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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 01:15 AM
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 01:47 AM
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:lolg: :rofl: :lolg: :rofl:
OMFG! i was laughing so hard the wife was yelling at me for interupting her movie!

one suggested mod: "trouble light (or drop light) can also be used as a cauterizing tool to seal open wounds. the heat generated radiates into the light deflector/cauterizing element capable of inflicting 3rd degree burns and permanently closing any laceration.
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 02:09 AM
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Dawg,u,have,way,too,much,time,on,your,ha nds......this,must,be,your,good,will,ret ribution,for,being,a,naughty,boy,in,off-topic.... :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg:
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 02:51 AM
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Dawg,u,have,way,too,much,time,on,your,ha nds......this,must,be,your,good,will,ret ribution,for,being,a,naughty,boy,in,off-topic....
I don't see any points being added back to my % yet???????


BTW for those of you that noticed George's typing skills. (lots of commas) He spilled coke on his keyboard (3damn days ago) and his space bar is kaput.
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 03:01 AM
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I don't see any points being added back to my % yet???????


BTW for those of you that noticed George's typing skills. (lots of commas) He spilled coke on his keyboard (3damn days ago) and his space bar is kaput.
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Sit,tight,don't,get,any,hemorrhoids... :D ...points,are,supposed,to,be,added,back, on,a,daily,basis.....and,it,was,NOT...I. repeat,it,was,NOT,coke,it,was,PIPSI...
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 03:12 AM
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,PIPSI...


I guess that PIPSI messed up your speel chequer too :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 08:36 AM
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Thank a bunch - I left all the emblems off & the coral anh horse from the grill. I think it looks much cleaner & meaner that way. Only GT badge is the pop open gas cap.

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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 11:34 AM
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very,nice,ride
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 12:18 PM
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I've neer had tools do that to me! :jester
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 01:38 PM
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Great explanation. Now I finally know how to use my tools :lolg: :lolg: :lolg:
You gotta love the DAWG :party:
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 01:46 PM
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ROTFLMFAO :lolg: :lolg: :lolg:
My wife wants to know why I'm sitting here laughing hysterically with tears in my eyes. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 02:00 PM
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Desert Dawg this is quite possibly the funiest post I have read on the forum. Up there with "Ricers make baby jesus cry" You forgot one.

DREMEL: Electrical tool used to accelerate wire wheels or cutting discs to ludicrous speed that tend to break off without warning and impale themselves into the operator's chest, family jewels etc.

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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 02:57 PM
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Default Re: TOOLS EXPLAINED (Desertdawg)

I added a few:

MECHANIC'S KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on boxes containing seats covers and new carpet set and new leather jackets.

OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable
objects in your garage on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside a
brake drum you're trying to get the bearing race out of.

WHITWORTH SOCKETS: Once used for working on older British cars and
motorcycles, they are now used mainly for impersonating that 9/16" or 1/2"
socket you've been searching for the last 15 minutes.

HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering a car to the ground after
you have installed your new front disk brake setup, trapping the jack handle
firmly under the front fender.

EIGHT-FOOT LONG DOUGLAS FIR 4X4: Used for levering a car upward off a hydraulic jack.

TWEEZERS: A tool for removing wood splinters.

PHONE: Tool for calling your neighbor to see if he has another hydraulic
floor jack.

TWO-TON HYDRAULIC ENGINE HOIST: A handy tool for testing the tensile
strength of ground straps and brake lines you may have forgotten to
disconnect.

CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 16-INCH SCREWDRIVER: A large motor mount prying tool
that inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on the end
without the handle.

BATTERY ELECTROLYTE TESTER: A handy tool for transferring sulfuric acid
from a car battery to the inside of your toolbox after determining that your
battery is dead as a doornail, just as you thought.

AVIATION METAL SNIPS: See hacksaw.

TROUBLE LIGHT: The mechanic's own tanning booth. Sometimes called a drop light, it is a good source of vitamin D, "the sunshine vitamin," which is not otherwise found under cars at night. Health benefits aside, it's main purpose is to consume 40-watt light bulbs at about the same rate that 105-mm howitzer shells might be used during, say, the first few hours of the Battle of the Bulge. More often dark than light, its name is somewhat misleading.

PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket
you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.

HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to cut hoses 1/2 inch too short
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 05:26 PM
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{HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to cut hoses 1/2 inch too short}

Closley related to the TUBING cutter which functions similarly. :yesnod:

Great post... :lolg: :lolg:
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 05:38 PM
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Old Mar 8, 2003 | 05:42 PM
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:lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg: :lolg:
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Old Mar 10, 2003 | 04:13 PM
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Good Job! :cheers: But you forgot a couple. These came from a post like yours, on this forum about 2 years ago. I'm only posting the few that your post missed...
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Crescent Wrench - Frequently used when lacking the ambition to find the right wrench for the job. Adjusts to fit nearly any bolt, but only accepts enough torque to loosen bolts about to fall out of their mooring anyway. Excels at gradually opening during use, rounding off bolt heads and causing deeply skinned knuckles.

Shop Rag - A grease-saturated cotton scrap, frequently used to make the inevitable tourniquet.

Hydraulic Engine Hoist - Theoretically used to remove engines. However, it is designed so that at "full lift" the top arm hits the garage rafter. This is unfortunate, for as the engine is removed, the unloaded suspension causes the car to rise, thwarting any effort to roll the engine clear of the car.

Friends and Relatives - Used to sit on front fenders of car, compressing suspension until engine on hoist will clear core support.
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Old Mar 11, 2003 | 12:43 AM
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Hydraulic Engine Hoist - Theoretically used to remove engines. However, it is designed so that at "full lift" the top arm hits the garage rafter. This is unfortunate, for as the engine is removed, the unloaded suspension causes the car to rise, thwarting any effort to roll the engine clear of the car.

Friends and Relatives - Used to sit on front fenders of car, compressing suspension until engine on hoist will clear core support.
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