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Old Jun 6, 2011 | 05:45 AM
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WOW my friends.. yesterday I was jacking up the front of Nina to paint the calipers. My drive way had a slight incline and hadnt been a problem before. I didnt chock the other wheels but did set e-brake. While trying to get it up high enough to put a jack stand under her she started rolling back just enough for the jack to almost kick out. I guess what saved me was the jack stand, also digging deep into the pavement and tilted, was still holding.

I initiated a controlled panic mode. The wheel was still on but only 2 lugnuts hand tight . I got the jack down and quickly lifted the car again freaking out at the sight of that jackstand that looked like the leaning tower of Pizza as I wrentched it out from underneath.

Rolled it back to a more level part of the driveway, chocked all 3 wheels, put cinderblocks and my motorcycle jack under it too.. Close call for Pooly

BTW, installed freakingfast's drilled/slotted rotors and painted the calipers black with silver CHRYSLER decal.




 
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