FTO AUSTRALIA

Just use the scissor jack, f**k stands, f**k hydraulic jack, f**k impact wrench.

Only thing u need an impact wrench for is loosening and tightening fly wheel nuts

Just get a decent trolley jack and a set or two of stands and a tool kit like this - http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Tool-Set-148 ... 4acdc86b0c

Should get you through 99% of things you need.

Jack stands are for pussies!! Lol

silverGPX wrote:Jack stands are for pussies!! Lol

You obviously didn't see the scissor jack bend from a DIY day at Ben and Kaz's..

Front bars were being taken off for angel eyes. And just as one of the members got out fron underneath Bobby, the jack twisted and would have crushed him.

They are not desigbed to take the weight of the car for long..

I popped in a lower control arm in pouring rain at night with a rusty scissor jack on a side of a hill with a sh*tty handbrake lol

I've also had my car with no wheels on scissor jacks for about a month while I rebuilt my suspensions lol

Seriously thats just plain stupidity and laziness. Takes literally an extra 5 seconds to just move a jack stand underneath.. + then you get use of your jack back

I will never work under a car without stands or a hoist under it.

Daniel2019 wrote:Seriously thats just plain stupidity and laziness. Takes literally an extra 5 seconds to just move a jack stand underneath.. + then you get use of your jack back

I will never work under a car without stands or a hoist under it.

This. All of this.

Yep f**k working under an unsupported vehicle....

It's supported by jacks lol

What's a jack stand?

Daniel2019 wrote:Seriously thats just plain stupidity and laziness. Takes literally an extra 5 seconds to just move a jack stand underneath.. + then you get use of your jack back

I will never work under a car without stands or a hoist under it.

+ 100 and add something to lock the opposite wheels.

shadowarrior wrote:

Daniel2019 wrote:Seriously thats just plain stupidity and laziness. Takes literally an extra 5 seconds to just move a jack stand underneath.. + then you get use of your jack back

I will never work under a car without stands or a hoist under it.

+ 100 and add something to lock the opposite wheels.

You mean like a handbrake or putting it in gear?

I do that plus I put wheel chocks (Wood blocks or pavers, etc)... better spend $5 to make sure its completely safe.

Not needed unless on a hill. Which you shouldn't be jacking your car up on anyway

Yeah I also wear a safety helmet and gloves. And a hazmat suit and just in case I wear safety glasses and a breathing mask inside the suit and get all my injections before working on any car

LOL

In the Great Tome of FTOAu Wisdom, lies the 41st Chapter, on "Preventative Safety and PPE".

Meanwhile, some pics from the late night work with Kiz and Jack. Using the power of Kiz's toolkit and Jack's spare headlight, we have something that will hopefully pass inspection so I can drive my damn car. Even did the cold air feed at the same time. Though we didn't manage to get the aluminium bit in the hole near the airbox as it wouldn't fit past a bunch of wires.





Technically the parker is still visible!