Forum: Wackbag Home Improvement & Car Repair

Checking fluid levels and such on the car and truck today Master cylinder reservoir was half full on the truck Saw no evidence of leakage on any brake lines Fuckin' thing is leaking at the plastic reservoir on the MC If it wasn't Winter , I would do it myself I still might But the shop...

Picked up a used (very fucking used) hot tub a couple of weeks ago for $400 from a friend of my sisters. Just finished refurbing it. Before:

I know that a lot of WBers have or currently own/ride motorcycles. I just picked up my first bike about two months ago and I don't know all of the tips and secrets of bikes. Lets share our knowledge and lack thereof. Kind of like I don't know the signs of running your bike "lean" or...

Fuck all that fancy-pants bullshit, who drives a shitbox? My daily driver work car is a 97 Cavalier, 260K on it. Mods include missing trunk lock, deer damage, and glued shut interior where the airbags were. Runs good, decent on gas, gets me to work every day (50 miles round trip).

my current pusher is a shitty cub cadet! i will never buy a cub again as the rear drive is gone after 3 seasons. i am looking at 1 of these and will be my 2nd mower ever owned. i am also not familiar with front wheel drive mowers. there are some rear drive also ...

So I'm building this new house because my wife and I screwed ourselves out of bedroom space in our old house. Cost to remodel the old place would have approached six figures. Made the decision to build new an easy one. When everything is all said and done, we'll have about 3,000 square feet of...

for the last few months ive been working on this project for a team of designers/builders of custom sports cars. today marked a milestone in the project and i cant help but post it for my twisted world to see. the photos are of what is called a body plug, from this we will make molds for a carbon...

Just thought I'd make a thread for anyone who wants to post ridiculous car pictures... Stupid rice boys, redneck rust mobiles, horrible ******-rig repair jobs, anything you want. Take a picture, post it here. I'll start. Here's a brand new Honda CR-Z which someone thought needed a huge...

I parked car in the garage and left the dome light on....for 4 days. Now the fucker won't start. I put the 50A quick start on it and my battery charger basically said "nope" and switched to the 2A mode. (i have one of those Shumacher $150 smart chargers). So I put the fucker on 10A and checked...

Here's the deal. I'm a smoker, and I'm sick of my fingers being brown. I decided to fix the problem recently. I tried finger cots. Then gloves. Then both at the same time. Didn't work, apparently they're waterproof but not gasproof. Makes sense if you think about it- skin needs to breathe, at...

Ok, so I have a Nissan Quest b/c my wife delivers cakes and flowers for wedding so she needs cargo room that can stay cool. We are looking at a few diff vehicles that are smaller but still serve this purpose. Does anyone here have experience with any of these models? Mazda 5 Honda Fit Kia...

Anybody in the Phila Area have access to find me a flexplate for a 2.8L S-10/Jimmy/Blazer ASAP, like tomorrow? Its 148 tooth, 12.40" OD for automatic trans My truck was making a chattering noise so thinking it was the converter I pulled the trans out to find my flexplate is cracked all the...

Okay I have a number of repairs needed to my front suspension on my 96 celica gt. I was looking at some of the parts quoted in the estimate. One of the parts I need 2x of is Sway bar link kit k90124 moog front sway bar with control arms. Belle tire is charging 80 a piece for these and I need 2. ...

So my tub started draining slower and slower so I decided to snake it. Initially I pulled out a little bit of gunk but the farther down the drain I got the harder it was to get the snake going. Eventually I hit a point where I couldn't get any farther and after I pulled the snake out I nothing...

I have a bounce issue with my living room floor. My floor is a 20' x 12' Oak strip floor held up by 2" x 8" x 12' joists at 16" OC and I have full access underneath. What minimum size beam do I need to install down the middle with only 3 supports along the entire 20' run to get rid of the...

Looking for pros and cons of doing this work myself. After about 6 years our driveway is starting to fray a bit, is sealing it myself worth the effort? Any tips on best products to use? Thanks

My brother bought a brand new Dodge Challenger about a month ago, black. This morning, we go outside, and it's covered in silly string. And I guess it kind of screwed up the paint or the shine/finish. He took it through a car wash, but you can still see some lines and circles. He's ready to...

Just for fun. And loffs, if your car sucks. Here's mine.

Looking to get one to keep the critters out and keep my wife and soon to be born child safe. Any suggestions?

Does anybody have any experience with EdenPURE heaters? I was thinking about getting a couple for my grandparents. They only have 1 zone in the house and its rather inefficient electric heat, last bill was over $600, my grandfather is to old to keep the coal stove burning now and they keep the...

CpjPIj1YF0M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpjPIj1YF0M

Trying to reset my water heater, only one problem... Cannot find the fucking view-hole on my hot water tank. Fantastic. Looks like I'm doing it blind. There is not a view port anywhere on this fucking thing. Any tips? Am I looking in the wrong place or does this thing really not have any way...

GM put the kibosh on the Swedish automaker's plans for a Chinese buyout, so it looks like they've had it. Link

has anyone ever hacked into the ECU in a car? long story short i have an VW beetle... yes i know German fag car, the up side is its a diesel, i am having trouble with the engine immobilizer (very common with VW) i found a guy in canada that would hack the ECU for me but there was some kind of...

We sign the paperwork next Friday and take the keys. Feelin' a little woozy here, I need to take a knee.

I'm just wondering if anyone ever messed with a water feature - thought about them - had a cool idea they wanted to/or have tried. Going to do a railroad tie pond/water feature. It is in the corner of the yard against the block fence. Triangle shaped base 8' on a side. One tie tall for the...

So as I've mentioned a few times, I bought a car a couple weeks ago. It was a used car (2 years old with 38k miles), and it was a decent price for being at a dealer. Against my best instincts I decided to go for it and finance the car. Got a good rate at delivery, and took the car home. A couple...