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This is the craziest hill jack video I have ever seen. Hope you enjoy.
I almost vomited from the dodgy camera work. Literally had to close my eyes. Sheesh.

This seems like a really bad idea to me...
Just to "hear" a woosh sound. Impress the ricer boiz? Pass. Thanks, tho. Ack....
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Where do I find left handed vise grips? I've looked everywhere!
I think I saw them at harbor freight. I'd go in and ask them. :LOL:
 

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Where do I find left handed vise grips? I've looked everywhere!
Hi Wayne,

At Home Depot they are located right next to the left handed tin snips.....

Okay left hand backstory, My good friend and neighbor brought his grandmother's 1965 Chrysler Newport back to Arizona. A garage "find" from Iowa. All the tires were rotted. 14" rims.... So he ordered new tires and then went about removing the the old rims and tires when the new ones came in to the tire shop. He called me to tell me and I said Great! Then it occurred to me....Left side wheel lugs were left handed, so in a bit of panic I texted him. He called back immediately and thanked me for reminding him. So all was well but, whew, close call....

I do not have left handed Vice Grips, but I do have left handed and metric adjustable wrenches....I could not work in the shop with them....

Best,
Phil
 
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Here is a vid that is near and dear to me, if your turbo ever goes this is the definitive guide how to rebuild it, note the special tooling used to remove the torx screws.

I’m gonna wash this in my wife’s dishwasher inside! ???
 


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Where do I find left handed vise grips? I've looked everywhere!
You must not have looked very hard. You can get them at the big box auto parts store. They usually keep them next to the blinker fluid, muffler bearings and piston return springs.

But seriously. People have been mutilating air boxes for quite a long time.
 

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You must not have looked very hard. You can get them at the big box auto parts store. They usually keep them next to the blinker fluid, muffler bearings and piston return springs.
I found them next to the high performance Rx-7 cylinder heads.
 

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Where do I find left handed vise grips? I've looked everywhere!
Go to your local tool store. When you walk in if they are on the left side of the store they must be left handed. :headbang: :crackup: :like:
 

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Why not just throw the filter away. You will probably get 3 more HP. Butt dyno probably more.
 

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Go to your local tool store. When you walk in if they are on the left side of the store they must be left handed. :headbang: :crackup: :like:
That reminds me of an old joke:
Boudreaux and Thibodeaux were building a house. Boudreaux would pull a nail from his pouch. If the point faced the wall, he would hammer it in. If the head faced the wall, he would throw it away.
When Thibodeaux saw this, he yelled to Boudreaux "Why you throw those nails away? Those go on the other side of the house!"
 

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Love the reactions!
 
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Hi Wayne,

At Home Depot they are located right next to the left handed tin snips.....

Okay left hand backstory, My good friend and neighbor brought his grandmother's 1965 Chrysler Newport back to Arizona. A garage "find" from Iowa. All the tires were rotted. 14" rims.... So he ordered new tires and then went about removing the the old rims and tires when the new ones came in to the tire shop. He called me to tell me and I said Great! Then it occurred to me....Left side wheel lugs were left handed, so in a bit of panic I texted him. He called back immediately and thanked me for reminding him. So all was well but, whew, close call....

I do not have left handed Vice Grips, but I do have left handed and metric adjustable wrenches....I could not work in the shop with them....

Best,
Phil
I hate to break it to you Phil but they do made left, center, and right cut tin snips although you can use either hand.
https://www.harborfreight.com/aviat...MI-t6N-9nA9QIVxB6tBh1OHwhqEAQYBCABEgL-LPD_BwE
 
 








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