Bubba Files....C3, The best and worst

[RedRagTop]

That under-the-tarp post I put out had a really nice trailer hitch pic...

 

[MaineShark]

He said that every 150 miles, he had to add a quart of oil to the engine, so instead of stopping, he would reach behind the drivers seat, grab a quart , then pour it into the funnel which ended up in the engine.

That reminds me of one...

Bubba decided that he wanted to drink and drive. Bubba didn't want to have open containers in his car as proof that he was drinking and driving. Bubba decided that the wine, therefore, could not be in the passenger compartment. Bubba gets idea: fill the washer fluid resevoir with wine, and disconnect the washer hose. Add a new hose that goes from the washer pump, through the firewall, and under the dash.

When Bubba wants a drink, he just pulls the hose out, sticks it in his mouth, and pushes the "wash" button.

Luckily some smart cops spotted the "mod" and Bubba got shut down.

Joe

 

[CS72Roadster]

That may not be as you rare as you'd like to think. I've seen the washer mod on more than one occasion years ago.

CS

 

[billybob]

I've gotten a good chuckle out of most of these, but I will be the first to admit that in a pinch we try some pretty bizzare things to hold the car together.

But there are those rare occasions like on my 71 serious oil leak, and after carefully attempting to locate (looked under car) the oil pan bolts had been over tightened, but thats only part of the bubba, there had to be some 3 or 4 tubes ( industrial size ) caulk squeezed and wedge just about everywhere.

I tell ya it had to have taken a heck of alot longer to try and bubba it then it was for me to move out the steering arm and tie rods and drop the pan and just replace the gasket, cheaper too.

oh well

Bill

 

[Blade]

Bubba Car Washing Tip

Background: Most Television Transmitters are water-cooled by a closed water circulating system similar to cars. The water contains Ethel-Glycol that works as an antifreeze along with rust inhibiters and other strong chemicals to keep the water and pipes clean. There is a standard water spigot valve on the system for draining purposes; it looks just like the ones on the outside of your house!

Bubba was working in Master Control one cold Saturday morning and decided to wash has new Grand Am by connecting a garden hose to the drain valve. It sounded like a good idea at the time: boy that high-pressure hot water really cuts through the dirt while washing the car!

A few days later, Bubba seemed to have a problem with all the paint peeling off his car!

We added locking caps to the drain valves and hired a new non-Bubba employee.
:gap

 

[69vettester]

Hahaaa...
This one really got me thinking about the condition of my motor.
I was removing the thermostat housing from my car when I first got it and found that one of the holes had been stripped then filled with something like carpenters window calk, then the bolt was lightly fastened into it.
I mean a helicoil kit wouldnt have cost much more than whatever that was put in that hole..har...
Me bubba..oh yeah..but never that bad, at least on my vette anyway..hahaaa..

Fun topic..

 

[Buford]

Bubba Flooring

Back in the 70’s a Bubba I knew wanted to sell me his Nova, so I get in and take it for a spin down the road. After a bit my eyes started watering and a strong smell filled the cabin, so I pulled over to find under the floor mat Bubba was covering up a hole that had rusted through the floor, the material he used to patch it – why several CCR albums that didn’t really get along with the hot exhaust pipe inches below. Man that stuff had to be toxic, might explain Bubba’s other problems. Nope didn’t by it.

:Silly ;stupid :cry

 

[intex99]

Guess I was a bubba back in the old days as well!Had a 69 Mach1 in the late 70s and the tail lights would cut out on me every once in a while.I got pulled over by the cops and told I needed to get them fixed before I could leave the parking lot I puled into.Luckily I had 2 good flashlights and yup duct taped them in place to get me the heck out of that town.

 

[finadk]

ok how about this all are true.

On my 76 bubba had the engine re-built and put it in the car then left it out in the snow with no hood and no intake.
I went t ochange the oil and got 5 quarts of water.
I bought it in the winter anf the water was frozen so all I saw on the dipstick was the clean oil that was on top of the frozen water

How about bubba replacing the steel floors on he same 76. the well where the seatbelt attaches is held in with calking, no welds, nothing else AND THE SEAT BELT ATTACHED TO THIS WELL!!!

Same guy wants a black instead of red interior and spray painted the interior with black paint.

I am an even bigger dolt for buying this wreck!

 

[MaineShark]

Alright, this one isn't quite as bad, but it's still bizarre...

I was removing the auxillary cooling fan's temp switch from the passenger-side head. So, I'm reaching under the exhaust manifold, find the hex, slide on a socket and ratchet it off. Now the switch is sitting in my hand, and the threaded part is obviously quite a bit smaller than the 1/2" NPT that the hole in the head is supposed to be. I reach back under and find an adapter. So, I get another socket, and pull out the adapter.

Instantly, my hand is washed with coolant from inside the head. Seems odd, to me, since I was expecting that to happen when I took out the switch. So, I look at the adapter. It's blind-threaded. The hole don't go through.

In other words, this replacement switch that was installed is actually sensing the temperature of the head, not the coolant.

And, the odd thing is... last I looked, blind-tapped plugs like that are more expensive that reducing couplers...

Not as impressive as some of the things that have shown up in this thread, but still has me scratching my head (after washing the antifreeze of my hand, of course ).

Joe