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07-01-2005, 12:52 PM
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car tried to kill me...
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
City: Severn
State: Maryland
Posts: 1,805
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was doing my tuneup yesterday when the damn extension and/or the spark plug socket kept falling off and into the enginebay or on the control arms. (had to use a crappy almost broke 6" extension for the pass. side plug in the back) my dad comes over to help, socket and extension fall off again and cant find it. get the jack out i put it on the subframe and my dad starts to jack the car up, I crawl under the airdam to try to locate the socket and extension, im on my side and about that time the jack slips off the car, I was very lucky that it caught on the floorboard and stayed and im only a little sore this morning from being smacked with the bottom of the bumper and radiator deflector in the kidney/rid area.
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Current:
1985 Mustang GT Hatchback
Past:
1990 Mustang GT
1988 Mustang LX 5.0
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07-01-2005, 12:54 PM
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sʞɔns ʇuǝɹq
Join Date: May 2003
City: Macon
State: Georgia
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thats happened to me before, the crappy part of not having a nice flat driveway
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GO BRAVES
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07-01-2005, 12:58 PM
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I liek gramer
Join Date: Jan 2004
City: Birmingham
State: Alabama
Posts: 19,165
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oh, that coulda been really really ugly. Glad you're ok.
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07-01-2005, 12:58 PM
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Sayhellotomylittlefriend!
Join Date: Jan 2004
City: Coral Springs, FL
State: Florida
Posts: 3,574
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Geez. one of my biggest fears every time I get under the car is that it will fall on me and crush me. I use Jack stands 
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07-01-2005, 12:59 PM
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I liek gramer
Join Date: Jan 2004
City: Birmingham
State: Alabama
Posts: 19,165
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^ Me too. haha, nothin wrong with that. 
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Delta Sigma Phi - building better men since 1899
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07-01-2005, 01:03 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2004
City: Severn
State: Maryland
Posts: 1,805
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I use jackstands to,nothing to be ashamed about. but didnt worry about them since all i had to do is grab a socket and extension, if the car is raised for a extended period of time, like when i did my h pipe I used jackstands.
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Member #5 of the ME.com 5.0 Club
Current:
1985 Mustang GT Hatchback
Past:
1990 Mustang GT
1988 Mustang LX 5.0
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07-02-2005, 08:17 AM
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I kill you
Join Date: Feb 2004
City: Madison
State: Alabama
Posts: 2,164
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Makes me glad my truck is high enough I can just slide under it without jacking it up. Glad you didn't get hurt to bad man.
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1993 Ford Explorer Sport 4x4
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07-03-2005, 03:37 AM
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^needs more bondo
Join Date: Sep 2003
City: Modesto
State: California
Posts: 9,609
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always use jackstands. it takes 2 seconds to jack up the car high enough and slide one under, and can save your life.
i wont get under a car without them.
i could see just a jack to take a wheel off and do brakes or such, but even than its safe to put a jackstand if youre gonna have the car up high for a while, you dont want a jack to give out and the car land on the bumper, thatll suck big time.
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2003 Redfire Cobra - 448whp/435wtq
1990 Eclipse GSX - possibly For Sale (Will fund cobra's clutch and IRS mods!)
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07-03-2005, 12:45 PM
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
City: Hoover / Florence
State: Alabama
Posts: 27,258
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the title of this thread reminded me of a moron I knew. He some how got a 95 cobra which was ONLY refered to as the cobra... cuz it was just so fast in its stock with no cats glory.
well he is a dumbass... and even that much power is to much for him and he took a ditch.. he claimed the car tried to kill him ... .. no he is just a dumbass... why they didnt total it I dont know..
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MGW Shifter, Stingers, JLT, SS Inserts, MM FLSFC & CC Plates, SS Lines, H&R Race springs, IRS Brace, MRT Hood Struts
ME.com Member #29 - 400rwhp/380rwtq
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07-03-2005, 12:54 PM
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jdm mustang dori
Join Date: Oct 2004
City: Tallahassee
State: Florida
Posts: 2,135
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when i get my own house im definately getting a lift for my garage
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07-03-2005, 02:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
State: California
Posts: 9,197
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07-03-2005, 03:07 PM
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Mustang Evo NEWB
Join Date: Aug 2004
City: millville
State: New Jersey
Posts: 4,938
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imagine having an F350 dually up on a lift, your arm reaching up under the vehicle - on top of the trans trying to get to the ICP sensor, having the lift drop down suddenly and slam onto the safety latches while doing it... makes me never want to use a non-drive on lift for any truck ever again 
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2003 Regal GS - the beater/daily driver - somewhat stock. No its not a mustang, at least it's blown.
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07-03-2005, 07:05 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Severn, MD
State: Maryland
Posts: 3,920
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07-03-2005, 11:42 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
State: South Carolina
Posts: 2,289
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gawd this sounds like something that would take place on OCC show if mikey was going to be conducting the build of a new bike or sumthing!
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07-03-2005, 11:47 PM
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Stang Bangin
Join Date: Apr 2004
City: Peoria IL
Posts: 97
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yea man it is scary. i dont like doing my work at my house. i would rather go to work and have a tech do it for me. |
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