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Old 02-14-07 | 09:26 PM
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A friend and fellow racer dies :(

I'm still in shock.
Can't believe this happened.

RIP... Friend.


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Old 02-14-07 | 09:46 PM
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oh man. thats horrible. i always have a fear of working under a car with jack stands or jack i always am scared in the back of my mind...

my condolences go out to him and the family.
Old 02-14-07 | 09:47 PM
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Actually the car was on the lift.
Old 02-14-07 | 10:20 PM
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I heard about this earlier on the news! Man what a small world, alot of people have been checking out lately be careful guys.

I wondered if I knew this person when I heard the news.
Old 02-15-07 | 06:29 AM
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RIP... sad and scary
Old 02-15-07 | 05:58 PM
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r.i.p.
Old 02-15-07 | 06:14 PM
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my condolences, (quick story) back ,way back! a freind of mine went to the U-pull it, jacked up the car on bumper jacks, went under to remove the trans, car fell on his head , they did not find him untill the end of the day. DEAD! Just remember to be extra carfull!!
Old 02-15-07 | 11:05 PM
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i knew him also....real sad to hear. RIP Jose. Prayers goes out to his family.
Old 02-16-07 | 11:25 AM
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Oh crap......Makes you want to check twice before getting under a 3,000 pound car doesn't it?
Old 02-16-07 | 06:33 PM
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I remember him from around GR. RIP dude. He had one badass turbo civic.
Old 02-16-07 | 07:02 PM
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i usually use the ramps. Damn. and i knew him too.
Old 02-27-07 | 07:58 PM
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R.I.P.

I get under cars everyday, you take it for granted occasionally(nothing like putting a g-wagon on a lift, short wheelbase, 6500 pound tank that wobbles the entire time you lift or drop it). Just remember when getting under a car always try to have somebody around, that way if something bad happens they will hear it or at least find out, possibly soon enough to help you.
Old 02-27-07 | 08:47 PM
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Maybe you mean a G-van. Yes they are a bitch to lift. I prefer the drive on rack unless I have to pull wheels. However, if you take your time, and put the big ones under the humps (straight and solid), it's actually quite safe. The extra time you take with vehicles like that could mean life and death.
I work under racks every day that either sink (which is ok, since it's predictable) or the ones that lock one side when you're lowering (which sucks a LOT on an unsteady lift, but I haven't dropped one YET).
RIP, God bless his soul.
Be safe.
Old 03-01-07 | 09:09 PM
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No... a g-wagon... It's a Mercedes-Benz...Looks like a brick.
Old 03-02-07 | 08:25 PM
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Oh ok... but lifting a GM van sucks *** too... BIG TIME !!!
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