bubba confession
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From: Scottsdale Arizona
Originally Posted by Buffalo Dude
I used zip ties to hold my horn assembly together. i thought that was pretty clever. 
I notice that my wife see's my ingeneous solutions as half a$$ed.
Oh, and PS, I think that is pretty clever
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From: Sugar Land, TX
Come on BlackCorvette, give me a break. Remember, this is an every day driver. Tomorrow I'm driving the ole girl to Michigan from Texas with A/C, radio, clock and all the gauges working. I mean I'm not talking about radical bubba repairs, but keep the zip locks handy!!
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From: Old Skool, NY
Originally Posted by original76
Must tell y'all, after driving my 76 for 30 years and most of that time a daily driver, I have had to do a bubba repair a time or two. Thank you, I feel better now!
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From: Tracy California
Originally Posted by Buffalo Dude
I used zip ties to hold my horn assembly together. i thought that was pretty clever.
Melting Slicks
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From: Minnesota in the summer, Las Vegas in the winter
How is Bubba defined? I would say it is anyone who fixes a problem on their car with less than reasonably acceptable outcomes. From time to time that would include most here including me. Yes, I am Bubba. Bubba is relative. I have been taking the Bubba out of my two corvettes for a long time now. And I realize that, perhaps, the repairs done by the owners at that time may have been the best they could manage, given their skills, tools, and budget.
I have repaired several items on my 72 that, given more money and skill, could have ended better. I do the best I can with the tools and budget I have. Does that make me Bubba? I suppose it does to someone with superior skills and deeper pockets.
So I will continue to curse the Bubbas who went before me. At the same time I will try to improve my abilities in the hopes that, in the future, I will not be referred to as Bubba. The learning curve is a sharp one, isn't it?
I have repaired several items on my 72 that, given more money and skill, could have ended better. I do the best I can with the tools and budget I have. Does that make me Bubba? I suppose it does to someone with superior skills and deeper pockets.
So I will continue to curse the Bubbas who went before me. At the same time I will try to improve my abilities in the hopes that, in the future, I will not be referred to as Bubba. The learning curve is a sharp one, isn't it?
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From: Saint Louis MO
Originally Posted by original76
Come on BlackCorvette, give me a break. Remember, this is an every day driver. Tomorrow I'm driving the ole girl to Michigan from Texas with A/C, radio, clock and all the gauges working. I mean I'm not talking about radical bubba repairs, but keep the zip locks handy!!
76 I was not trying to knock what you did, you have had your car for a long time and I'm sure you will have it longer.. What I ment was.. you have a car, it has a problem you do a quick "bubba fix" then sell the car before how you fixed it breaks again, knowing it won't last and you don't tell the new owner. Those are the "bubba repairs" that I don't like.