Look, we’ve all used a butter knife to turn a screw and some of us have opened a beer or two with a cigarette lighter, so we’re all about multi-tasking. With that in mind, the theme of this week’s Hacks of the Week is MacGyvering:
Chain of Fools
And the Oscar for Most Creative Exhaust Mount goes to…
Lost My 710 Cap
You would not believe the oil-plugging power of a zip-tied paper towel.
Speaking of Zip Ties
Sadly, coat hanger manufacturers have lost hundreds of thousands in revenue since the advent of the zip tie.
Intricate
I have to say, I’m completely impressed by this zip tie repair. Although, you could’ve replaced the bumper cover in the time it took to knit it together.
Zip Ties are Bush League
Dateline Detroit: Jeep introduces Jeep Patriot Macrame Edition for 2014 model year, touting weight savings, reduced use of harmful paints.
High Security
This guy also invented his own LoBuck LoJack with a spool of butcher’s twine attached to the rear bumper.
A little Dr Frankenstein in that bumper cover repair. “Hump, what hump” Still cracks me up!
On that last photo — — didn’t even cover the screw heads LMAO — — o
Could he have used rivets?
I’ve done the zip tie fix on plastic panels before. Especially on quads and 3 wheelers, works like a champ and saves money when function is more important that form.
laugh if you want,but i bet the chain exhaust hanger outlasts the rig it’s on!!
I’m kind of wondering why that’s such a bad idea! Seems like it might clatter around, but certainly would be perfectly functional?
The LoBuck LoJack is following the oil drips!
I’ve zip tied once while waiting for the other guys insurance decide to pay me.
Body panel stitching is very common in the tuner community and is often viewed in a “badge of honor” or “battle scar” mode. Usually they tie in an x pattern for directional rigidity.
Please tell me that those zip ties are NOT holding the tie rod together, as in worn out ball socket. If so I do not want to be on the same road as that car. That is really scary.
It looks like they are holding together the upper wishbone to the spindle on a Honda double-wishbone suspension. Looks very similar to my old 1990 Acura Legend’s suspension layout
The hasp belongs in the Hack job hall of fame, between the trash bag rear window and the red tape taillight repair.