"Make it yourself" or "Improvise" section?

[bigalturk1]

"Make it yourself" or an "Improvise" section......

I like stuffing big tires under any car. I wanted to run bigger tires but I couldn't get them in the rear wheel well.
I disconnected the shocks and almost got it to fit. So.... I made a trip to Home Depot and bought 2 threaded sleeves (1/2" course thread) and I put a piece of threaded rod between them. Then I welded a 2" piece of angle iron on both ends, horizontally.
I put this homemade "Gadget" between the rear end housing and the frame, then wound it out with two wrenches (About 2")... it worked and I was able to install the tire.
Flat tire on the road, no problem because w/o any air in the tire it will come out of the wheel well easily. And, no problem installing the space saver spare until you get the tire fixed or replaced.


I needed a bushing for the brake pedal pivot on my old Ford. I couldn't locate one, so I took a ride to Home Depot (Again) and walked around til' I ended up in the plumbing dept. I took my tape measure out and measured every pipe, elbow & fitting they had. Luckily, I found that a kitchen sink (Chrome) drain pipe had the correct inner & Outer dimensions. I cut it to length in my vise and banged it in place. It was better than new, no play in the pedal and it only cost me $1.59 plus tax!

 

[-83MONTESS-]

These are some good ideas. Even though I work at the Home Depot I havent tried anything like this :lol:

 

[bigalturk1]

That's nothing.... You should see the things I make from stuff I find at a scrap yard!

 

[Kwik_Cutty88]

My dad and I made a vacuum canister out of a piece of 4"x9" stainless exhaust pipe and a piece of stainless plate for free. Saved $50 for the same exact thing in Summit.

 

[bigalturk1]

I needed to make a firewall for my 39' Coupe years ago. I wanted more room in the engine compartment to install a big block, not to mention that the battery box sat on the RH side (I relocated it to the trunk). Anyway, a company named "Bitchin" made just what I needed. However, when I called to order the firewall, I couldn't believe that they wanted $375.00 WTF!!
Instead, I took a ride to a sheet metal place and bought a 4 foot by 4 foot piece of 14 gauge sheet metal for only $20.00!
Other than cutting it to size it only needed one bend, about 4" down from the top. I laid the sheet metal on the ground and positioned a 6' length of 4" x 4" (Pressure treated) wood under it. I took my rubber mallet and slowly hammered the sheet metal downward to the correct bend, by checking it a few times to the firewall opening and then I welded it in.
I didn't use any bondo because the heat would make it crack. I would welded then I'd grind repeating, until it was fairly smooth.
Where there's a will there's a way!

 

[Oldsmoletick]

The malibu is mostly a lego car, I've made/modified a couple things for it (shifter, H pipe, hvac block off plate with drip pan, seat brackets, trans adapter, driveshaft at one point, lol) , I make more crap for my jeep than any other, lol. We do have a junkyard upgrades thread.

 

[tc1959]

I got tired of always having dead batteries for my cordless tools.,Also every one of them requires a different charger.
Went to LOWES and got a big nice power strip.
Now all my stuff is organized and charged when i need it.
For the ones that don't have smart chargers,
I plug them into a light timer and they charge a couple of hours a night ,so they don't burn up.