My coup de grâce was in the 80's with my first TR7.. Dead broke, as usual, and the muffler broke away from the tail pipe causing a myriad of problems.. So, I had some JB Weld in the garage and a hacksaw.. and we just made chili and had an 8oz tomato sauce can in the trash.. So, hacksaw the tomato sauce can in half, wrap around the busted area for the tail pipe to the muffler, and JD Weld that thing until the cows came home - which in Texas means serious business.. Worked like a charm..

Late 90's, I'm working a good job and have money and get the transmission of the TR7 fixed.. the mechanic, a good friend of mine, calls me up laughing hysterically and tells me about the tomato sauce can/JB Weld McGyver fix I had forgotten about.. Still holding! I almost didn't want him to fix that properly, but went ahead and told him to..

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