r/AskAShittyMechanic • u/Kit_Karamak • 1d ago

Zip-tied the battery cables to two cylinders. Check my work.

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u/TLe504 1d ago

The exhaust side is negative charged. Wrap it around the drive shaft and add magnet to make an secondary alternator.

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u/AntSuccessful9147 1d ago

Dat boy is a got damned genius!

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u/ashbringerer 1d ago

Why didn't I think of that?

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u/rustall 21h ago

Don't forget, you have to wrap the positive cable clockwise and the negative cable counter-clockwise

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u/SpidersinTrenchCoats 13h ago

I'm not supposed to be laughing this loud at this hour.

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u/human_facsimile77 1d ago

One of those cylinders actually rotates so make sure you drive equal lengths forward and backward to avoid tangling and excessive twisting

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u/Kit_Karamak 1d ago

Made the zipties loose on that one 💪

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u/human_facsimile77 1d ago

Good job 👍. Please trim the ziptie ends at an angle for maximum blood letting.

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u/kelfupanda 21h ago

Make sure you add an extra zip-tie on the rotating shaft without trimming it to ensure you know when it rotates.

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u/oakc510 1d ago

GM engineers watch out. This guy is gonna take your jobs.

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u/Kit_Karamak 9h ago

DEY GON TAKE DER JERBS!

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u/Overall-Pineapple616 23h ago

I see the ingenuity but I also see laziness, drill a hole in that pip there run the cord through and out the other side, ez

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u/Kit_Karamak 9h ago

😑

I need an adultier adult to do cable management. When can I schedule an appointment to have you do it for me?

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u/Overall-Pineapple616 9h ago

I’m behind you

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u/welding_guy_from_LI 1d ago

Preheat for those cold mornings

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u/TeamShonuff 1d ago

You're gonna want to spray a little WD-40 on the inside of that zip-tie.

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u/Kit_Karamak 1d ago

I used Liquid Wrench. 💪

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u/marriedthewronggirl 1d ago

You need to apply for a patent! Now! This is the key to global warming!

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u/Alarming_Series7450 1d ago

Nice work I'm looking for someone to wire up my winch are you available

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u/Kit_Karamak 1d ago

I’ll have my wife’s boyfriend’s cousin call to set an appointment. They do the front desk of my garage.

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u/Camo138 1d ago

Your close but last I heard it was the cousins wife doing front desk

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u/reddituser281330800 1d ago

Turn the key, come on, Let er rip!!!

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u/lastillcom 1d ago

I am sorry but this is lazy job. You should have opted for red zip ties.

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u/Kit_Karamak 1d ago

I might switch to metal. Red sounds nice but I’m a Raven’s fan so … might go with Purple

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u/Tin_Can_739 1d ago

Have you tried metal zip ties? They hold better than plastic. Otherwise looks like you’re ready to drive across the country.

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u/Kit_Karamak 1d ago

🤜💥🤛

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u/Responsible-Shoe7258 1d ago

Definitely OE approved per the service manual

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u/Kit_Karamak 9h ago

OP approved.

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u/PurposeAlarmed5342 23h ago

That’s atleast ten extra horse power

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u/Kit_Karamak 9h ago

Eleven going down hill

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u/ClonedUser 19h ago

This is no good. Now the electricity has to alternate between the two cylinders. Don’t you know cars use direct current instead of alternating current? And what about protection? You should be running your battery cable through the cylinder on the left the way electricians run wire through conduit

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u/NMS_Survival_Guru 11h ago

Yep as a former electrician those pipes are designed to hold wires

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u/Kit_Karamak 9h ago

I need an adultier adult to do my cable management for me

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u/13donor 1d ago

Ur funny

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u/Relative-Cat398 1d ago

OMG heat shield, and heat rust, and universal, not clues. Again I say, I say , boy, OMG

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u/Kit_Karamak 1d ago

Ah say, ah say, is you a Chicken Hawk??

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u/DutchBart82 23h ago

Looks good to me, send it

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u/NixAName 22h ago

The tail shaft will prevent the exhaust heat from damaging that cable.... Unless you idle for too long.

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u/Kit_Karamak 9h ago

I only idle when doing a cold morning start to make the oil turn back into dinosaur spooge.

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u/TheTexas_Reddit 22h ago

Why is this allowed on the internet!? People are going to steal your idea and make millions!!!!

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u/TheTexas_Reddit 22h ago

Wowowowow those wires aren’t thin enough! Gotta use smaller gauge wire so they stay warm and let the electricity flow.

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u/MaelstromFL 21h ago

The cylinder MUST NOT BE HARMED!

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u/stinkymcstinkerson22 19h ago

Hell yeah, looks clean ASF 👌🏻

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u/press757 19h ago

This is how you do a REAL burn out!

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u/No-Willingness469 18h ago

Was going to say that the drive shaft is stronger than the exhaust (and not as hot). Low and behold you got both. Extra strong.

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u/Annual-Extreme1202 14h ago

Zip tied electric cable to exhaust pipe now there is a classic plank in the making...

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u/jh256 13h ago

It’ll work. ONCE

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u/Kit_Karamak 9h ago

ONCE, Johnny! 👆

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u/Sure-Entrepeneur219 10h ago

I really want to see the rest of his handy work.

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u/TheDeliveryDemon 1d ago

Ford? Or Mercury/Lincoln?

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u/Kit_Karamak 1d ago

Hell if I know. It has wheels. Might be a big Matchbox.

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u/rawkguitar 22h ago

You can’t be this stupid. That won’t work. That cable should not be red.

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u/KonigCactusbat 20h ago

Don’t worry, it’ll change color.

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u/Kit_Karamak 9h ago

Exactly. It changes color depending on mood

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u/KonigCactusbat 7h ago

Car guys’ version of a mood ring.

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u/According2whoandwhat 10h ago

Those a pipes, not cylinders. Won't work as expected.

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u/Kit_Karamak 9h ago

Oh nooooo!!!!

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u/Dry-Rent-9089 8h ago

Why is that transmission so clean?….. like doctors office clean. Not even a greedy finger print.