Your biggest DIY screwups

MC · 10-20-2011, 02:17 AM

ive made a few.... probably the worst was trying to straighten up some bent fins in my intercooler on my old GTR....with a screwdriver..... once i started a couple broke totally off and others got bent in the process..... before i knew it my OCD kicked in hard and i had taken about an inch and half of one of the rows out

Boost_lee · 10-20-2011, 03:28 AM

I got 2 off the top of my head...

I remember I was swapping turbos on my Accord, so I ended up disconnecting the turbo oil feed/drain lines and took the entire manifold off from the head. Of course my curiosity kicks in and I want to hear the car open header. Fire it up, and I completely forgot to plug the turbo oil feed line...that was a mess to clean up

More recently I was jacking up my Honda with a standard 2 ton jack with a piece of wood on my front traction bar. The wood slipped off the metal, the car started to fall and shifted, but the jack caught on the thin metal under the radiator support. It bent the metal up about 3 inches, pushed the radiator up 3 inches, and the top radiator bar too (which also had the hood latch on it). I couldn't even close the hood anymore, had to bent it all back in place.

ImportConvert · 10-27-2011, 01:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MC

ive made a few.... probably the worst was trying to straighten up some bent fins in my intercooler on my old GTR....with a screwdriver..... once i started a couple broke totally off and others got bent in the process..... before i knew it my OCD kicked in hard and i had taken about an inch and half of one of the rows out

Aren't you supposed to use a comb for that? (I don't know)

10-20-2011, 02:17 AM	#1 (permalink)
MC Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NC Posts: 3,238 Drives: 2015 GTR NISMO Rep Power: 25	ive made a few.... probably the worst was trying to straighten up some bent fins in my intercooler on my old GTR....with a screwdriver..... once i started a couple broke totally off and others got bent in the process..... before i knew it my OCD kicked in hard and i had taken about an inch and half of one of the rows out __________________ 2015 GT-R N1SMO "THE ONE" Instagram MCGTRN1SMO Youtube MCGTRNISMO Last edited by MC; 10-20-2011 at 02:44 AM.

10-20-2011, 03:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Boost_lee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 2,813 Drives: 09 370Z TT 6MT Rep Power: 31	I got 2 off the top of my head... I remember I was swapping turbos on my Accord, so I ended up disconnecting the turbo oil feed/drain lines and took the entire manifold off from the head. Of course my curiosity kicks in and I want to hear the car open header. Fire it up, and I completely forgot to plug the turbo oil feed line...that was a mess to clean up More recently I was jacking up my Honda with a standard 2 ton jack with a piece of wood on my front traction bar. The wood slipped off the metal, the car started to fall and shifted, but the jack caught on the thin metal under the radiator support. It bent the metal up about 3 inches, pushed the radiator up 3 inches, and the top radiator bar too (which also had the hood latch on it). I couldn't even close the hood anymore, had to bent it all back in place. __________________ My TT Z

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
????????BIGGEST Bang $ BUCk..I have 3K to spend ?????	SuPErBLuE370z	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	10	04-06-2011 07:02 PM
AT&T-T-Mobile merger: 7 biggest changes for customers	Isamu	The Lounge (Off Topic)	13	03-25-2011 09:29 PM
Biggest difference between cheap and expensive hfc	ddvette9	Intake/Exhaust	19	11-18-2010 11:24 AM
What's your biggest beef with your 370z/any other car?	Phrausty	Nissan 370Z General Discussions	118	05-17-2010 03:00 PM
Biggest screen	Luv'n my Z	Audio & Video	13	10-06-2009 06:19 PM