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Wombat
 Post subject: No excuse
PostPosted: Mon Dec 27, 2010 10:46 am 
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With 50% off small car stands at Supercrap at the moment making them $17.50 a pair there is no excuse to be working under a Mini not supported on stands.

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Where's the Like Button gone... Totally Agree...I may even get an Extra set anyway

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like like like like like like like like :P

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haha +1

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Dylans Clubby
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To be fair, there should be no excuse anyway. What price can you put on safety?

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superSeven
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Dylan's Clubby wrote:
To be fair, there should be no excuse anyway. What price can you put on safety?


well things are different when you're a struggling uni student and everything is a LOL anyways.

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MG Rocket
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Why waste your money? What's wrong with this? Costs nothing.8)

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Convertible Mini
 Post subject: Axle stands ??
PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 11:58 am 
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Most people work like the Guy in the picture above.... Axle stands are not high enough.

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drmini in aust
 Post subject: Re: Axle stands ??
PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 12:07 pm 
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Convertible Mini wrote:
Most people work like the Guy in the picture above.... Axle stands are not high enough.

That'd be safe over here, just stick the pole in a local pothole. :P

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GT mowog
 Post subject: Re: Axle stands ??
PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 1:49 pm 
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drmini in aust wrote:
Convertible Mini wrote:
Most people work like the Guy in the picture above.... Axle stands are not high enough.

That'd be safe over here, just stick the pole in a local pothole. :P


Yeah, and you can work in the shade and stay dry when it rains too :D

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Umm... is that guy welding under there? :lol:

Still, don't know what all the fuss is about, he has a redundant prop system there, if one slips he has a spare :shock: :lol: :wink:

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MG Rocket
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VulcanBB18 wrote:
Umm... is that guy welding under there? :lol:

Pretty close to the fuel tank too.
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