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Topic: What's the most pointless thing you ever fixed?
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Toronado3800
Gearhead Posts: 579
From: St. Louis, MO
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 11-12-2004 03:16 AM
  
Tonight I was working a 10 inch piece fo a 2X10 into a wall clock. Drilled out the hole and went to insert the $4 clock motor. Darn it, the motor got stuck so I popped it out. Wouldn't you know it, the plastic thing came apart into all its five piece glory.I spent the next 45 minutes putting that electric motor back together. Getting the gears, battery connections, and circuit board back in place with no working model was almost beyond me, even had to strap duct tape around the thing as one of the plastic clips broke. Anyone else ever spend way more time fixing something than its worth?
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 2664
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 11-12-2004 04:11 AM
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Anyone else ever spend way more time fixing something than its worth?
Yeah, my Mustang 
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Dave Witthoeft
Gearhead Posts: 2122
From: IL.
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 11-12-2004 06:34 AM
Cars , bikes. houses,...Some relationships.....
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MLariviere
Moderator Posts: 3861
From: Biddeford,Me.USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-12-2004 08:03 AM
Usually it's the kids' toys,the dollar store items most often. But there is alot of love when they get it back,so I guess it's worth it. 
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 6372
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 11-12-2004 08:55 AM
A mopar, what else! LOL!
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adragon8u
Gearhead Posts: 4283
From: Oceano, Ca.
Registered: Mar 2003
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posted 11-12-2004 09:28 AM
I used to own a Colt Vista wagon, need I say more ------------------
"I started with nothing, and I still have most of it left"
http://webpages.charter.net/adragon8u/mystang
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FrdTuff
Journeyman Posts: 96
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Registered: Apr 2003
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posted 11-12-2004 09:51 AM
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Originally posted by Dave Witthoeft:
...Some relationships.....
funny u say that because that was exactly what I thought when I read the thread title....
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mach1mike
Journeyman Posts: 20
From: newquay, cornwall UK
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 11-12-2004 10:41 AM
An Austin Allegro.... don't suppose you guys know what it is or looks like but I reckon thats an advantage! it was justly voted worst car ever made in the UK  [This message has been edited by mach1mike (edited 11-12-2004).]
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 2664
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 11-12-2004 11:56 AM
Ooooo, I know all about the Austin Allegro mate! My Dad had one Curiously I was in Tokyo ten years ago and saw a restored one for sale as an English classic - as if it was actually worth something!!!!!
If memory serves, the deal with those was when you jacked them up from the central jacking point, they broke in half!
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indyphil
Gearhead Posts: 2003
From: Senoia, G.A. USA
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 11-12-2004 12:31 PM
Im just impressed he actually managed to fix and Austin Allegro...My friends dad had something similar I think it was called the Princess? Getting older...Memory fading... Didnt know we had a member in Newquay either. Most worthless thing I ever fixed? Hmmm
a 1978 Olds Cutlass (305) someone had the plug wires on wrong what a complete piece of crap that was...
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'68 coupe, '66 289 C code
engine, edel 600cfm carb, performer intake, dual exhaust http://www.geocities.com/ottouk_77/68mustang.htm
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mach1mike
Journeyman Posts: 20
From: newquay, cornwall UK
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 11-12-2004 12:39 PM
Oh yeah the Princess was awful as well!
The Allegro did do some strange things when jacked up the most common was the rear screen falling out (seen it happen coz i did it!)You've been to Newquay indyphil?
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indyphil
Gearhead Posts: 2003
From: Senoia, G.A. USA
Registered: Jul 2002
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posted 11-12-2004 02:15 PM
Newquay
Yes but not for long. I left England for good about 4 years ago, the southwest was the part that i visited the least.
I lived Near Barnstaple when I was REALLY young, then King's Lynn, then London, then Shrewsbury. Now im going to google the austin allegro and find a fan site...
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'68 coupe, '66 289 C code
engine, edel 600cfm carb, performer intake, dual exhaust http://www.geocities.com/ottouk_77/68mustang.htm
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 40467
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-12-2004 05:27 PM
A VW bug. I think that car was faster when it was parked. ------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 351C 4V/FMX/3.25 Open
'70 Mustang Convertible 250 I6/3 speed/2.79 Open
'72 Mustang Sprint Hardtop 351C 4V/FMX/4.30 Trac Loc
'94 F-150 XL 5.8L/E4OD/3.55 Limited Slip
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chip67
Gearhead Posts: 121
From: louisville, ky, jefferson
Registered: Oct 2004
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posted 11-12-2004 10:19 PM
omg, theres so much time wasted i cant even remember. ive spent hours on things that would cost less than 10 bucks to fix right or just buy a whole new one. its the principle, doesnt have to make sense. tools, welder, air compressor,nuts and bolts, duct tape, jb weld, old car parts youve saved in piles to the point you can even get through your garage without needing stitches....these things dont allow you to walk away from fixing that thingie. if you throw that thingie away without wasting precious hours of quality time with your family, you lost. now i might be stupid, but im not a loser.------------------
coupe, 306, 4 speed, 4.11's. pump gas, n/a street car. best so far is 7.48 (1/8 mile) at 93mph with 1.64 60ft. 11.80 at 113 on greased 1/4 track.
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Fastback68
Gearhead Posts: 2664
From: Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines
Registered: Jul 99
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posted 11-12-2004 11:09 PM
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old car parts youve saved in piles to the point you can even get through your garage without needing stitches
Can we not talk about that? It makes me want to cry I once had a beautiful house. The three-car garage had one Mustang, a garden furniture set under the skylight, and some beautiful potted plants. Of an evening, I'd sit there with friends and admire the Mustang over a drink. Five years on, it looks like a breakers yard
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