Bodge JobsIf you can't fix it with a hammer and a roll of duck tape, it's not worth fixing at all, my old mate said minutes before that nasty business with the hammer and a roll of duck tape. Tell us of McGyver-like repairs and whether they were a brilliant success or a health and safety nightmare.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:58)
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Not mineMongolia + terrible car + terrible roads = Snapped axle
Snapped axle + tyre irons + belts + cable ties = fixed axle
(, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 16:14, 5 replies)
what sort of motor is that? Was it the thing where you take a sub - litre motor over there for no good reason other than it's a jolly fine adventure?
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Fathter Puddytat Kill Kill dat widdle boid is mine on, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 17:04,
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yupswww.mongolrally.com
The rules have changed a little bit now though due to import laws. And I believe it's a Hyundai Accent...
(, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 17:55, closed)
Happy DaysBrings back memories of sitting at Dave Bar in UB when a Fiat panda arrived with the engine held in with one bolt and a flipflop and the rear suspension on one side held in place with a large lump of wood!
(, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 19:15, closed)
I'm SO tempted to do this years race!My friends and I are trying to see what sort of sponsorship we can arrange already, however, I wanted to ask someone who has already been, in various places around the site they make repeated references to this being "SUPER MEGA DANGEROUS, THERE IS A PRETTY HIGH CHANCE YOU WILL DIE"
What do they really mean by that? - people are likely to drive like tits and plunge head-long into a camel or that you'll get held up by bandits, shot in the face and your corpse held to ransom? Just a general question.
(, Fri 11 Mar 2011, 9:17, closed)
I'm doing it this year,kinda nervous about the whole thing.
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chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Fri 11 Mar 2011, 15:45,
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