Hot Rods "THE WALL OF SHAME"

Not car related, but definitely "LACK of MAINTENANCE"
I could not believe what I found when on my nephews' Toro GroundsMaster when checking out why the Mitsubishi diesel engine was hard-starting.
This wasn't their doing.....They bought the unit "used", and they did go see it and drive it.
Seemed to run OK at the time; early fall.
But there were some problems starting it when the weather got a little colder.

This is/was the dry air cleaner assembly .....

A little rust...a few holes? No prob, stuff in some paper shop towels...




There's actually a 60w trouble light inside here...




Ran a compression check. Not good. Poor little Mitsubishi....could barely breathe !
And if it did, it inhaled all kinds of grit, rust, fibers, etc.
The engine had to be replaced as it would only start when it was warm out, or with ether.
Not ideal for snow-blowing.

New filter assembly,


The existing air intake was just behind and slightly above the left drive wheel.
Excellent location for sucking up water, dirt, and debris.

Built this assembly to get the air intake ABOVE "water-line"...


Engine replaced, and all work done. But a few months later they sold it.

 

Ok , ok, ok ok ok....... I am not smart enough to figure it out on my own.

What in the fuck is the trailer hitch doing on that front end ?!?!

I am speechless at everything I have seen there is just so much wrong with everything on this .... um.... car?!?

 

quick-change front end ?

The headlight aiming looks like it would be easy from the cockpit tho'

 

Trailer ball appears to being used as a ball joint attaching the front axle to the frame with short leaf springs under them. Wonder what the rod and pivot does running up towards the front? On top of all that, it has coil-over shocks along with the cut down leaf springs!

 

Looks like a school experiment on how to design a suspension using no conventional or logical engineering.

 

Are those Ford "twin-I beam axles"? WTF..... I feel like I'm watching "Junkyard Wars"

 

That is without a doubt the rattiest rat rod I have ever seen!!!

 

Check out that redneck dimmer switch.



Bones

 

How about this redneck brake switch.

 

At least they have new radials for safety

 

I didn't even notice the trailer hitch - saw the rad on the side and thought what the hell


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Can't believe this but I'd like to see more of this thing. Bet it's a grin!

 

They are using the trailer coupler as a suspension pivot....


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Definitely Ford twin I beam.

 

Looks like it's a Twin Traction Beam, 4x4 version of the Twin-I Beam.
Either that thing has 4wd or there is a diff just hanging on the axle as dead weight

 

I wish I could say the same for my nose.

 

This can't be good.

 

Side pipe?

 

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I'll raise you on the exhaust...

 

IT's ALIVE

 

So this thread will be closed soon with the OT pics of RRs being posted. I would rather see real Wall of Shame pics of repairs and "what were they thinking"...and not pics of what that RR crowd likes. I'll just unsubscribe.

 

AWB Chevy

 

I always loved this idea....never thought of buying an exhaust system at Home Depot. Need to make sure you use the aluminum and not the vinyl though!!!

 

To funny.... We live in the same"hood" I've actually seen the Ford truck..

 

I completely agree with You, but this shit is Really silly funny... Hence I posted The rain gutter exhaust that was seen here in western NY... But You can't say You haven't almost spit your Choose your favorite beverage at the screen your using...

 

It spawned this guy.

 

I believe that's a thread on here about coker inner tubes...

 

Since I was a 16 year old idiot, I'll confess to this stuff we did in the '50's. My friend had a '49 Lincoln, I had a '50 Olds. Both had heavy rocker panel rot. We taped over all the exposed rust holes, then made some big holes in the top of the rocker panel. Mixed up some thin plaster of paris and poured it in the rockers. When it set up, we pulled the tape, did a little finish sanding and sprayed primer over it with a bug sprayer. Looked perfectly good from a few feet.