Who says we don't know JACK? I bought two orange jack stands because they didn't have red to match my other two. Sometimes you need 4 to jack up the entire car at once! |
I'd like to answer "what's new in the garage" with "a new Corvette and a real Formula 1 racecar," but I'm sticking with the truth today! Other than hitting 100 degrees outside this week (Fahrenheit that is, duh!) we've been adding some more gear in the garage that should make a lot of jobs a bit easier. Sorry, no new cars this time.
Brian bought this engine support and it made the recent 350Z work way easier than pulling the engine all the way out! |
Milwaukee brings the power in a small powerful 3/8 stubby impact. |
Next up, we've added to the Milwaukee power tool arsenal with a very nice 3/8 drive stubby impact. Yes, Milwaukee tools are not cheap, but this thing has some mighty power for being so small. It was a special deal on line and came with two free M12 batteries, and man, those batteries aren't cheap either! It just about jumped out of my hand on the first bolt I took off with this little devil, it was so powerful. My mistake was not checking what speed I was on, since it has 3 speeds. PRO TIP: If you're just taking off a small 10mm bolt you do NOT need to be at full power!
One more thing about power tools. There are plenty of different brands available, so you might consider just going with one, maybe two of them. Since they have lots of tools that use the same battery/charger system, by limiting your brands you can avoid needing a bunch of storage for 6 brands of batteries and 6 brands of rechargers. OK, if you have a compressor and air system, go with the air tools. If you are just getting into power tools, try the one brand method. I've ended up with Milwaukee and Ryobi, with Ryobi being cheaper, and both of them available at The Home Depot. If you're a Lowe's store fan, nothing wrong with the brands like DeWalt that they have.
Gear Wrench long, flex-head, ratcheting set from 8-19mm. I don't think you can ever have too many wrenches (or too much garlic!) |
Kimi Raikkonen approved floor pad. |
MATCO clip tool, in groovy purple baby, YEAH! |
One last item that has come in handy is a cool purple clip remover/trim tool from MATCO. Yeah, MATCO tools cost a bit, but I tend have really bad luck with all those little clips underneath cars that hold on those under-tray panels. The clips always seem to break, get lost, and sometimes you get cars in the shop that are missing some of them anyway. This tool feels very sturdy in your hand, and I've used it on the 350Z and the Cayman and it's very handy! It's much better than just using a screwdriver.
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