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I see Bubba as a beer drinkin fun lovin guy who loves to go fast in the barely held together ride that he is so proud of . He probably still has last years grease on him from last years engine build and has his favorite shirt from the Texaco station that he used to work at before he got fired for all of the cars that he Bubbafied. But really I love Bubba . He is sometimes some of the best friends that you can find.
Or the way they wanna preach that YOU should do the repair,
I seem to see different people have different definitions to what "Bubba" means on here,
1, Some seem to believe it's a disparaging term purists/NCRS folks use to belittle any non numbers matching by the book repair.
2, I see some that are like me see it as a replacement for "jerry rigged" in that I was seeing it as things "hack jobbed" and not done well.
3, To my happy surprise I see a really cool group who see it like what "jalopy" used to mean, doing it well with what you have, a working fix that isn't by the book but works.
( See number 1 for what purists will think of this definition )
So here is a picture that I find "hack job" years ago when I posted it much of what I considered hack job was defended,
Lets see what people think of the work in the picture today?
Hey Bats, I think it would depend on the intent of the person who did the work.
If the spring and cable tie were temporary fixes to get it driving until more "professional" fixes could be made, then it was "Jury-rigged".
It would be "Jerry-rigged" if it was done for pay, or to quickly sell to an unsuspecting customer.
BATS, What is that zip-tie doing on your throttle linkage?
What car talk on a car forum?
Originally Posted by 74modified
Hey Bats, I think it would depend on the intent of the person who did the work.
If the spring and cable tie were temporary fixes to get it driving until more "professional" fixes could be made, then it was "Jury-rigged".
It would be "Jerry-rigged" if it was done for pay, or to quickly sell to an unsuspecting customer.
It was done for pay and the job was to make sure the car was ready for a long troublefree trip...
Originally Posted by KYC4
I don't use the term myself but understand the implied meaning. Same with 'Jerry-rigged' which I also find to be equally unflattering when you understand the initial idea behind it.
I have used the term 'Mickey-Moused' since I was a kid and still do to this day.
Some folks use their ingenuity in a way that makes sense even if the repair could have been done with factory pieces. And others make repairs that truly have you wonder how the car still runs and/or did not burn down to the ground. But in all honesty if something has been half-arsed in an ignorant way then it deserved to be called out.
My two cents,
Lee
I need to make a blanket apology for my posts in this thread.
In hast When I posted my reply I misspelled "Jury rigged" as "jerry rigged" and to some that takes a different meaning.
I have never thought that this term ( any spelling ) had any connection to any person persons, or race or religion. except sailors as the origin for me comes from the riggings on a ship done in a hurry for a quick fix.
I was not trying to offend Germans, non Germans, NCRS, NCRS members, Purists, non purists, Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney, people from the south, anyone named "Bubba" etc...
You guys have fun I am going to run off and wait til it cools off enough to work on the car.
In the context of this forum, I'd argue that "Bubba" is closer to the person who repairs/maintains a vehicle incorrectly..... An example of "Bubba" working on my car is the home electrical caps used for wiring my reverse lights
More examples of "bubba".... the block of wood I found that replaced a worn or missing body mount on a GTO.... drywall screws through the floor tunnel to hold a console in place.... a wedge of wood between the starter & oil pan to keep the starter in place because the corner where the mounting bolt goes was broken off.... silver tape backing and expanding foam to fill holes in a trunk floor..... and on a big rig, a Cummins engine chained to the frame due to a broken engine mount!
As a non native English speaker, I have always been fascinated by idioms and specific vocabulary use.
I encountered the term bubba very regularly on this forum and started wondering where it came from.
A quick google search did not bring any meaningful results.
Just to satisfy my curiosity, would anybody have some insight on where 'bubba' is coming from?
Bubba is the idiot that used a beer can flattened out to fix the fiberglass nose of a C1 1962 .
bubba s with money build C2 or C3 station wagons or 4 X4 s ....
Bubba spends all his money on aftermarket junk add ons .....flares , chrome , velour interior, chain steering wheel......but is too stupid to have a decent set of brakes or a working suspension . Has a 1000.00 dollar stereo , **** carpet and cheap azz tires ....three types .....of worn tires .
Nothing important works on bubba s car .
All money is spent on visual garbage from auto zone .....and nothing of substance like trailing arms.
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In the context of this forum, I'd argue that "Bubba" is closer to the person who repairs/maintains a vehicle incorrectly rather than not to NCRS/factory original condition (e.g. aftermarket alternator vs. factory would not be "Bubba"). An example of "Bubba" working on my car is the home electrical caps used for wiring my reverse lights like below :
I did that once. Broke the ground wire replacing a tail light housing. I used a wire nut to fix it until I could repair it properly with one of those blue things. Oh, wait minute, repairing properly would require a whole new wire harness. Call me "Bubba"'
To me, Bubbafied does insinuate southern engineering/technology. In most cases, I would say someone who uses household items to repair a vehicle because that's what is available would affectionately be known as Bubba. Bubba uses the same parts to fix his Corvette that he does to fix his 4-Wheeler that he does to fix his TV that he does to fix his dog - and is proud of it. Some of his work I've seen is cardboard and newspaper used in fiberglass repair.
I played Bubba on my GMC Canyon. Some of the clips that hold the headlights in are missing and the entire assembly squeaked. I squirted some black RTV silicone onto paper towel and wedged it in between the headlight assembly and the body. No more squeak.
On the 1975 I had, I was driving along the highway at night, smelled smoke, tried to open a window (power) no luck, more smoke, all electrical stopped, more smoke, limped to the shoulder.
No tools - towed to my girlfriends house -
Next day examination, I found 2 quarters jammed into the radio fuse spot.
Fusible links fried, harness behind speedo fried, misc. things melted here and there,
'Bubba' is sometimes used on this particular forum to refer to sloppy unsafe mods and repairs. It's not a common term. I haven't run across it anywhere else and I'm on forums for hotrods, golf carts, vintage garden tractors, V8 Rangers and antique pickups.
Calling a Corvette convertible a 'vert' indicates to me the person using the term is probably younger, spent time on a Fox body Mustang forum and isn't up to speed on C3 slang yet.
Calling a Corvette convertible a 'vert' indicates to me the person using the term is probably younger, spent time on a Fox body Mustang forum and isn't up to speed on C3 slang yet.
You'd be wrong on all three counts. Calling a convertible a "vert" in written or typed form is no different than Vette for Corvette, or 4spd for four speed. It's just faster and easier and still understandable. Anyone who texts LOL and ROFL and all that should understand. Convertible is hard to type and hard to spell, vert is not, yet you still know what body style car being discussed. I don't know of anyone who uses "vert" in conversation, it's just a convenient shortcut and odd that someone would pick that as a stereotype. What do you think of Chevy, and Caddy? How about tranny for transmission? How about "tach" for tachometer? Embrace "vert" and learn to love it. You'll finally have inner peace.
Calling a Corvette convertible a 'vert' indicates to me the person using the term is probably younger, spent time on a Fox body Mustang forum and isn't up to speed on C3 slang yet.
I for one do not care any what kid racers on Mustang forums call their cars...
You'd be wrong on all three counts. Calling a convertible a "vert" in written or typed form is no different than Vette for Corvette, or 4spd for four speed. It's just faster and easier and still understandable. Anyone who texts LOL and ROFL and all that should understand. Convertible is hard to type and hard to spell, vert is not, yet you still know what body style car being discussed. I don't know of anyone who uses "vert" in conversation, it's just a convenient shortcut and odd that someone would pick that as a stereotype. What do you think of Chevy, and Caddy? How about tranny for transmission? How about "tach" for tachometer? Embrace "vert" and learn to love it. You'll finally have inner peace.
Really? "Inner peace" from embracing "'vert"? No, I never heard the Dalai lama say that is the way to it...
Seems after your diatribe you could use some inner peace yourself and I doubt that will come from scolding others and trying to force them to like what you like.
I do not find "convertible" ether hard to type or spell I guess for some it could be a challenge to some.
I said way back I do not "like" the term "'Vert" and I do not have to and and I bet there are things you do not like and that is Okay.
When I got my car I noticed the gold tint to the plate that reinforces the gas pedal to the floor of the car. With bolts in it and down under the dash I never took notice until I pulled it out.
Disregard the top piece. The gold piece at the bottom turned out to be a piece of old house hold door hinge. He cut, bent the pin bearing flat then cut them shorter, Bubba even saved time by not having to drill one hole by using the recessed slot for the hinge bearing as an opening for one of the locating pins in the pedal assembly. I made one out of some stainless I had laying around.
Really? "Inner peace" from embracing "'vert"? No, I never heard the Dalai lama say that is the way to it...
Seems after your diatribe you could use some inner peace yourself and I doubt that will come from scolding others and trying to force them to like what you like.
I do not find "convertible" ether hard to type or spell I guess for some it could be a challenge to some.
I said way back I do not "like" the term "'Vert" and I do not have to and and I bet there are things you do not like and that is Okay.
So TTYL
Thanks for making ok if there are some things I don't like. I was worried what you might think if I didn't agree with you, but I wasn't talking to you. I responded to a three part statement specifically. It doesn't concern you or what you like and don't like. For example, one of the things I don't like is your attitude in most every thread you get involved with. But that's ok, right?
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