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Old 15-01-2013, 12:20 AM   #1
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We've all heard them over the years, the fake and made up car parts and mods, they always crack me up, share yours.
Some of my favourites, radiator hose for air cooled beetle, headlight fluid, mandrel bent steering wheel, and a good mod is the flux capacitor.

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It's pretty amusing though, considering the XR8 next year will be reborn with the same spec engine as the FG GT, could you imagine being a HSV owner forking out all that money on a brand new GTS, then pulling up to the lights next to a FH XR8 and then sitting side by side all the way to 100 and beyond
Even more embarrasing would be the lower spec variants of the VF in HSV's stable getting whopped by a factory XR8.
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As in the app Torque???

Make sure you get that app to work on the BOSS motor as well

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there's a shop that sells them too,
http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...11tieqqf3uccl7
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http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...11tieqqf3uccl7
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funnily enough,
i have seen the wiper blade sharpener in a car shop before, and was around $11
http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...products_id=54

they even have an AWD conversion kit too,
http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...products_id=18
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When I was an apprentice I fell for the left handed screwdriver and the can of chequered paint.

I also fell for the diesel spark plugs and VW radiator hoses.

All in good fun though - felt like a dumbass at the time.
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we sent the apprentices in the paint shop out looking for the striped paint,
the electric rubber mallet, and to lots of places looking for a long wait....
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Sent the apprentice to Autopro for a box of compression, that had us all on the floor laughing when he came back with a taped up box.
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I remember many moons ago this bloke telling me he had a 250 overdrive in his XC.
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15min counter weight as alway a good one
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15min counter weight as alway a good one
I got an admin trainee pretty well with the ‘long weight’ trick at an old job

She came to me a day later saying that there was nothing in the corporate express catalogue and she had asked people who also had no clue.

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How about,
1. lowered door handles to decrease wind resistance
2. 5 thou off the ignition key to improve starting
3. double overhead cam grease nipples chromed for better servicing
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Hi. For those of us into old english fords (and other cars with lucas electrics) you need to see here..... http://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html . Cheers MD
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Hi. For those of us into old english fords (and other cars with lucas electrics) you need to see here..... http://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html . Cheers MD
i had heard part of that story before, that must be it's origin.....

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Ahhhh Lucas electrics.....

My Sprite had Lucas electrics, as well as a 'self lubricating undercarriage'... due to the factory fitted oil leaks it had.
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My Sprite had Lucas electrics, as well as a 'self lubricating undercarriage'... due to the factory fitted oil leaks it had.
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One of my favourites was the "Cross drilled Brake lines" to compliment the cross drilled rotors.
"Friction-less brake pads"
As seen on many ads for second hand falcons "V6 4 litre motor"
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Had a kid at the place I worked at in the UK hunting for a box of blue sparks for the angle grinder because the orange ones were too hot and his next task after that was to locate a large bucket of steam for the pressure washer !
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Tailshaft for a Mini!!
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