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Old 12-20-2013, 11:15 AM
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We have any redneck engineers? Lets hear it! I had an air line whistling so while I was at work I found some 350 PSI hydraulic line hose for our fork lifts; it was 3/8 so I used it. Worked nicely
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Old 12-20-2013, 11:45 AM
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well, on my old 83 ranger, the air duct from the filter to the front rotted out, so i got a dixie cup & cut the bottom out & a slit down the side. duct taped it to 'complete' the flow from the grill intake haha!
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Old 12-20-2013, 11:46 AM
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There's nothing more Redneck than using duck tape for everything. Period.
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Old 12-20-2013, 11:49 AM
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i zip tied the rack/pinion bellow/boot thing back on when i replaced my inner tie rod haha!

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lol!

iirc i have bailing wire holding my trailer light plug up haha!

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i'm about to build a custom weight rack to excessive with in my garage. it will be made with 4x4 posts & some pulleys & cable lol! i'll be able to bench, squat, pull ups, lats, incline... i'll have to buy a new adjustable bench though lol
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Old 12-20-2013, 11:51 AM
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On my 1999 XLT I broke the tube going between the air intake and the valve cover, replaced it with fuel line hose I had laying around. Duct taped my dome light back in once till I replaced it. Used channel locks and vice grips to steer the truck when the steering wheel was taken off by a friend of mine as a April fools prank.
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Old 12-20-2013, 11:56 AM
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i took some needle nose pliers & filed a notch in the outside end of each tip to make snap ring pliers lolol!
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Old 12-20-2013, 11:59 AM
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There's nothing more Redneck than using duck tape for everything. Period.
Exactly
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Old 12-20-2013, 12:01 PM
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This is on my truck
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Old 12-20-2013, 12:27 PM
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Old 12-20-2013, 10:51 PM
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I had a coupler fall off a banshee exhaust where the expansion pipe comes to the tail pipe. I fixed it with a Pepsi can and 2 hose clamps lol. Duct tape, hose clamps and zip ties will fix the world.
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Old 12-22-2013, 08:06 AM
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i zip tied the rack/pinion bellow/boot thing back on when i replaced my inner tie rod haha!l
Thats what youre supposed to use! haha new bellow boots even come with zip ties! No redneck points there
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Old 12-22-2013, 11:56 AM
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Thats what youre supposed to use! haha new bellow boots even come with zip ties! No redneck points there
what if i told you i made a trap out of old chicken wire & wood pallet? lol would that make up for it haha!
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Old 12-22-2013, 01:59 PM
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Before I got my tool box I made a pool for the kids with a tarp in the back of my truck. My kids loved it; neighbor thinks I'm a genius. (He's from way up North)
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Old 12-22-2013, 02:48 PM
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So the other day me an my buddy moved his 12x12 shed, using his single cab Toyota pickup. Jacked the shed up in the air about a foot an a half then we used 4 2x8's across the bed screwed into the support beams of the shed. Lowered the shed onto the truck and moved it across the yard. It was sketchy and redneck as heck. By the way his truck wss sitting on its bump stops haha. All during the time my ranger was off to the side happy it didn't have the shed in it haha
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Old 12-22-2013, 03:04 PM
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Hello I'm new to this site and need help. I've looked up how to make homemade cold ait intakes and havent found a video or step by step for a 91 ford ranger 3.0 V6, I'm looking to make mine outta PVC pipe. I would like to know how to build one without spending all that money. I'm know very little about intakes or anything connected to it. I see it looks easy but I got thing running from my air filter box and when I do the Mod it wont have a box. Where do these end up going? Anyone done this and have pic or can help me redneck it. Thanks
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