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RE: Tricks of the trade ( anyone have any? )


lots of good ideas here !!!!

keep em coming !

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When I work on my car where the hood latch "hook" is I usually end up slamming the back of my head into it at some point.   So I utilize a old tennis ball and put a small slice so I can slip it over the hook while I work on the car.   



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When trying to remove a seized bolt in a steel "what ever", soak the bolt head with penetrating oil then use an air chisel with a blunt, round bit all around the surface, close to the bolt head. The vibrations help the oil migrate to the threads. Attempt to slightly tighten the bolt first as well, that gets things moving with any luck!?!



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love the thread ok if you are trying to fire up an old engine thats been sitting and is being stubborn take the plugs out throw them in the oven and getem hot. reinstall asap and noew you got a simulated hot start. Another one i learned here was wash yer seatbelts in the dishwasher! Another time gettin a ride with a buddy the fuel pump went in his 75ish chevy p/u we used the window washer container filled it with gas and the gas ran into carb out the hose got us home just put resivoir on top of carb.

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Noticed a few guys modifying plastic. You can weld plastic back together by using a soldering gun and some thin strips of the plastic that you have cut off. A flat paddle on your gun works best. Here's my Air filter intake that had to be moved back an inch to clear my fan. Have also done this on car bumpers, take a slice from underside of bumper where no one sees and use it for your filler, saves a lot of $$

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When your putting drag slicks, and/or street tires up into a tight  rear quarters    Let the air out of the tires....   Install and then re-inflate...



-- Edited by 427carl on Sunday 26th of July 2015 02:19:23 PM

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Blackheart4355 wrote:

When storing a car for the winter,

Put bounce sheets in the floor pans and trunk. It will keep the mice away, they don't like the smell.


 Whats a bounce sheet?



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koolconvertible wrote:
Blackheart4355 wrote:

When storing a car for the winter,

Put bounce sheets in the floor pans and trunk. It will keep the mice away, they don't like the smell.


 Whats a bounce sheet?


         You normally put them in your clothes dryer     They make clothes soft or smelly or both    The are great to reply mosquitoes and or mice

 

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Bringing back an old thread. Was working in the back of the truck box and had 4 different power tools with only one plug in. Kept plugging in the wrong tool!!! So my fix was coloured tape...could also use coloured zap straps. Sure made it easyer when going from tool to tool!!!

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Before removing a hood, hinge, or trunk lid, take a small drill bit and drill a hole through the hinge into the bottom side of the hood. Drill just behind a bolt/nut so it won't be seen and go through the bottom layer of the hood. When reinstalling, use the drill bit to realign the hood back to where it was before you removed it.

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great to see this thread again!

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You have to drain a transmission pan without benefit of a drain bolt. Guaranteed a messy job that will get fluid on your floor...

 

Take a large Rubbermaid garbage can lid and drill 2 - 1/2" holes through the top center.

Flip it over with the curve centered into a large "corn boiling" sized pot or similar big pan. Center under the tranny pan and when you unbolt it to let it corner hang to drain you won't spill a drop. The lid is big enough to encompass the largest sized auto pans. Kind of a giant funnel is the idea.

When done clean the lid, tape over the holes and put it back into garbage service.



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DonSSDD wrote:

Before removing a hood, hinge, or trunk lid, take a small drill bit and drill a hole through the hinge into the bottom side of the hood. Drill just behind a bolt/nut so it won't be seen and go through the bottom layer of the hood. When reinstalling, use the drill bit to realign the hood back to where it was before you removed it.


 This can also be done with door hinges. I also hqve heard you smear on some vaseline between the body and hinge after that nice paint job to stop any paint getting scratched off while menouvreing the door in place and adjusting



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WELDING up name plate holes or welding on a new quarter. use a pice of brass behind the hole will stop the wire from going to the other side of the weld

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WELDING up name plate holes or welding on a new quarter. use a pice of brass behind the hole will stop the wire from going to the other side of the weld


 Is it brass or copper? I have a special tool complete with handle that is made just for this.



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I have a little block of aluminum I use, that works ok too.

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norontcan wrote:
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WELDING up name plate holes or welding on a new quarter. use a pice of brass behind the hole will stop the wire from going to the other side of the weld


 Is it brass or copper? I have a special tool complete with handle that is made just for this.


 I use a piece of 1/2 copper pipe hammered flat. Have some 2''to 14'' for where you can't reach.



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77srx wrote:

When I work on my car where the hood latch "hook" is I usually end up slamming the back of my head into it at some point.   So I utilize a old tennis ball and put a small slice so I can slip it over the hook while I work on the car.   


I have a tennis ball dangling from a string attached to my car shed ceiling. It is placed at the right spot/height so I don't back-up the car too far in the shed. When I back my car in, I stop once the tennis ball makes contact with my rear car window.  



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I'll have to try the copper/brass/aluminum backing plate when welding thin metal. I'm using flux core wire on my MIG and at lowest heat settings, it's still way too easy to blow holes.


A warning about the Bounce sheets in the car:
Don't put the Bounce sheets on vinyl surfaces, or directly on the carpet. Over the winter, the chemical (some kind of wax?) will leach out and damage the vinyl or carpet.

I put them on top of an old plastic bag and that seems to work.



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When doing wheel bearings in a hub. Freeze the inner races, heat the hub in the oven to 200 degrees. The races will as good as slide right in.


 Getting the oven good and hot before you slide anything in is always good advice.


 Sounds naughty naughty to me. 



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