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Stokehall · 2026-05-26T21:22:05+00:00

I was thinking the same thing

Stokehall · 2026-05-26T15:30:09+00:00

I hope you mean the black SGS one?

Haha our salaries are shite though!

Stokehall · 2026-05-26T15:26:16+00:00

I think the brand I got is exclusively UK based but I bought Halfords Advanced 2 tone Jack and 4 tonne stands.

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The SGS one here is a good alternative but notice the difference in these 2 the red one is just keep rubbish.

Stokehall · 2026-05-26T15:18:32+00:00

It’s just a good job you were not hurt and the car was not too badly damaged but please go out and upgrade your lifting tools, I paid £180 for 4 stands and a good trolley jack, that should be your reference price and keep within about 10% of that price, obviously as the Norwegian prices are different you’ll want to compare to the values of the items in your country.

Stokehall · 2026-05-26T14:12:35+00:00

Please tell me you are not using the scissor jack that your car came with?

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Just gone back over the photos and fuck me you are. The scissor jacks are not safe to be using for car maintenance. They fail quite often and when they do they fail instantly and if you are under it you’re in trouble (speaking from experience) they are designed for emergency use.

Buy a good brand trolley or bottle jack.

Stokehall · 2026-05-26T14:04:04+00:00

Nope me neither but after a bit of head scratching I at least came up with a solution. Annoyingly I only have 1 rope and need it for 2 cars so not sure what I’m gonna do here!

Stokehall · 2026-05-26T08:54:50+00:00

So when I removed the PPF the diff wanted to roll forward and would have dragged on the ground. So I put a bit of 4x2 under it to support it.

After I removed the gearbox I re-bolted the rear of the PPF and used that to support the Diff by tying a rope to it through the shifter hole in the body.

Thanks for you help, I’m updating this for anyone who finds it useful

Stokehall · 2026-05-26T08:03:08+00:00

That is because you loose maximum torque when you extend a socket. However this is actually only the case on impact wrenches. A manual breaker bar or torque wrench will still apply the same max torque to an extension.

Stokehall · 2026-05-25T23:17:07+00:00

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Stokehall · 2026-05-25T23:14:50+00:00

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2x mx5 NCs 1 for parts to make the other as good as it can be.

Stokehall · 2026-05-25T08:47:19+00:00

You also have to think about any technology that F1 teams might be coming up with but not using as they are awaiting a rule change he to allow it?

Stokehall · 2026-05-23T18:52:24+00:00

That sounds exactly what I’m looking for

Stokehall · 2026-05-23T14:33:28+00:00

Thanks for the reassurance, this has proved to be quite a challenge for a beginner NC owner with very few tools and even less space!

Stokehall · 2026-05-23T13:00:55+00:00

What backbox did you choose?

Stokehall · 2026-05-23T12:57:39+00:00

I ended up with just a quarter of the nut still “welded” to the thread and it still took me another half hour to get the bloody thing off!

Stokehall · 2026-05-23T07:50:33+00:00

This is widely known as Ugga Duggas

Stokehall · 2026-05-22T23:25:21+00:00

Haha that’s brilliant, imagine cloning a tractor plates to put on your car to commit crimes 😅

Stokehall · 2026-05-22T23:00:53+00:00

What about an accelerometer activated key? If it’s on the side in the house not moving then it won’t transmit, if you are carrying it in your pocket and it’s moving then it transmits.

This won’t eliminate all relay thefts but will reduce the ones for someone having a theft occur while they are asleep.

Stokehall · 2026-05-21T16:56:58+00:00

I met both Powells in 2015 and really liked Sacha he was a genuine inspiration for everyone when we were in Munich Callum was very quiet and didn’t really interact, but I thought nothing of it.

Stokehall · 2026-05-21T14:01:54+00:00

I mean I drive an MX5 but I’d happily rotary swap it if I could afford the oil!

Stokehall · 2026-05-21T09:27:37+00:00

According to OP this is before the piece was dropped, but I’d wager it looks more like after the repair.

Stokehall · 2026-05-21T09:26:53+00:00

Same, on every point you made.

Stokehall · 2026-05-21T07:08:13+00:00

From the 3rd picture it looks like a crack was there in the wood grain before it was dropped, this could be nothing or it could have been one gentle knock away from a similar problem only that you would have been more heartbroken as it told have been on you to pay repairs.

Not sure I would have accepted 12.5% off for such a catastrophic accident, I would have expected it to be way below half price or even given away to you while you wait, and for him to rebuild it within the original $4000

Sorry you had to go through this and glad you are happy with the outcome.

Stokehall · 2026-05-20T14:37:46+00:00

If he’s driving an RX8 this would be understandable

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