bubba dumb **** stories
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Racer
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From: Fredericksburg VA
bubba dumb **** stories
Anyone else realize how dumb bubba dumb **** owner before me was every day? Didn't realize until today when I was removing the old exhaust to install headers that he at some point in time decided to chop of the stock 2 1/2 in exhuast and reduce it to 2 1/4 going into 2 in mufflers 
new exhaust here I come money in my bank account bye bye
new exhaust here I come money in my bank account bye bye
Melting Slicks
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From: Keizer Oregon
At least it's an easy fix 
The Bubba before me oversprayed primer into the whole interior----all over the carpets------just a nice light crispy coating
But it gave me a reason to change out the interior
The Bubba before me oversprayed primer into the whole interior----all over the carpets------just a nice light crispy coating
But it gave me a reason to change out the interior
Burning Brakes
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From: Sick of these TOOLS & AZZHATS in DC
Ya know....I've owned my '78 for about a year and a half now, and I am STILL "de-bubbafying" it!! 
Never fails....just when I think I've d iscovered it all, something else shows up. But, I guess I can't b!tch much because I only gave a grand for it when I bought it....and so far have put about 5K more into it.....she's starting be look pretty sweet! 
Never fails....just when I think I've d iscovered it all, something else shows up. But, I guess I can't b!tch much because I only gave a grand for it when I bought it....and so far have put about 5K more into it.....she's starting be look pretty sweet!
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Racer
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From: Fredericksburg VA
The bubba before me was obviously a complete idiot, not only did he do his exhaust trick, he also screwed up on the intake half of things. Bubba installed a drop base air cleaner, but never changed the height of the air filter...what this means is that when the top was put on the air filter the choke could not open all the way 
what this means is that whenever it was punched full throttle got nothing but a bog and lots of pretty black smoke...while this was an easy fix it took me a while to figure out that someone could really be that stupid and that I could be so stupid as not to notice myself 
Only other great thing he's done that I've noticed so far is that he installed a new convertible top but decided to install coupe windows to go along with it...now theres a nice pretty gap between the top and the window so it doesn't do much good to keep out the water.
what this means is that whenever it was punched full throttle got nothing but a bog and lots of pretty black smoke...while this was an easy fix it took me a while to figure out that someone could really be that stupid and that I could be so stupid as not to notice myself Only other great thing he's done that I've noticed so far is that he installed a new convertible top but decided to install coupe windows to go along with it...now theres a nice pretty gap between the top and the window so it doesn't do much good to keep out the water.
Burning Brakes
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From: Olive Branch MS
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How about a lug nut shoved into the pcv valve hole in the valve cover or that strange rattle in the passenger side door (spray paint can) or all that gooey stuff on top of the a/c box, pulled it off and cover was half missing. Can't even begin to tell you how many ground wires I removed from the engine??? 
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Melting Slicks
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From: Meriden CT
my entire light green interior was spray painted black. Dash, door panels, console, rear compartments. tryed our hardest to restore it and dye it properly, but soon realized we were screwed. had to replace EVERYTHING
Joe
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From: Illinois, USA
I don't know how many bubba's had a chance to work their magic on mine, but here's what I've learned to date:
1. The wiring to the reverse lights was "torn" out (switch was broke too)
2. The previous bubba had the engine rebuilt, and as many as 7 spark plugs were the same -- the 8th wasn't even remotely close (threads much longer, and setup for a flat seat, rather tha n tapered)
3. The interior was painted (forunately the same color). When I was cleaning it up, the paint came off with most of the dirt. And talk about overspray. Plastic, dash, console panels, steering wheel.
4. The horn contacts in the T&T column was held together with plastic wire ties -- and the horn didn't work anyway.
I've had it about 2 months ...probably still lots to learn!
1. The wiring to the reverse lights was "torn" out (switch was broke too)
2. The previous bubba had the engine rebuilt, and as many as 7 spark plugs were the same -- the 8th wasn't even remotely close (threads much longer, and setup for a flat seat, rather tha n tapered)
3. The interior was painted (forunately the same color). When I was cleaning it up, the paint came off with most of the dirt. And talk about overspray. Plastic, dash, console panels, steering wheel.
4. The horn contacts in the T&T column was held together with plastic wire ties -- and the horn didn't work anyway.
I've had it about 2 months ...probably still lots to learn!
Team Owner
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From: Redondo Beach, California
Originally Posted by Bullyj
I'd would have liked to to see the look on peoples face when you blew the oogha horn 
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Racer
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From: Fredericksburg VA
Originally Posted by 68/70Vette
When I bought my 68 in 1974 (?), it had an Oogah horn and mudflaps. The first thing I did was remove the Oogah horn and mudflaps and throw them in the trashcan. I don't know if the Oogah horn was a repro or a real Ford T-Model horn. If it was a real Ford T-model horn, I threw a lot of money away!! It was a week or two after I threw it away, that I learned that it could have been something I should have saved.
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From: James Island South Carolina
I bought mine in 1989 with 47,000 miles, but it had a brand-new remanufactured motor that a local shop installed along with a new gas tank. A couple of days later the car shut off and wouldn't restart. I found the lines to the top of gas tank were loose and no pressure/no go. Then I discovered just about everything else that they had to remove and re-install was loose. Transmission bolts not tightened, intake bolts, you name it. It's like one person installed the engine, trans, etc, and someone else was supposed to torque everything. I did that obviously myself for the next few weeks. The owner of the shop was a friend of the fellow who sold me the car. Hate to see what would happen to someone he disliked. Once I tightened everything, it had turned out to be one of the best cars I've ever owned.