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Kiwi style brake caliper tool & transmission stabilizer and paint baking booth

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So I ended up doing a bit of work on the missus car this weekend,

New CVT transmission, new brake pads, rotors etc

But lacking a G-clamp of all things, and had issues compressing with leverage alone between rotors and old pads -  I had to dig deep with innovation

Thought some might find this funny, if not down right legendary

This weighed 15kg however, bloody heavy to lug up there !

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If you wanted to incorporate an arm workout into a brake job then its not a bad idea. If you wanted to skip the most of the workout but still remain a rugged kiwi then a longish flat blade screw driver would have been the better option.

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I tried with a massive pry bar, but i obviously lacked the muscle groups or the angle

So i pulled out the big guns

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That is so awesome

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Lol, a pair of vice grips or some big pliers work too, but hey, 10.5 points for effort 

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my vice grips weren't big enough! honestly, this was the only option lying around that would work.

Actually, during the transmission swap, because someone stole my ropes and straps that i usually use, I had to use a phone cable to counter balance the back end of the transmission to line up the transmission spline.

Never say die!

Winning!

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I guess to top it all off, i had the thick wood to help provide a level surface for the axel stands, don't feel comfortable having axel stands on gravel. 

Don't worry i had my old BMW wheels under it just incase it rocked off the stands XD

You needed 50cm clearance at the front to get the gear box under the front bumper / chassis!

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Ok, one more to top this all off 

So you don't have a paint booth to bake the recently painted bumper, and you have to fit it tonight so the missus can use it for work tomorrow

and i dont want to wake up and fit it at 6am tomorrow in the rain before she leaves

A spare room has now become a quazi baking booth

The clear coat, isn't fresh fresh, its been air drying for say 2 hours, but outside temp is like 12degrees - need to speed this process up!

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Now if you had sprayed it in there as well, that would be cool!

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I realised, i cannot help my self, there's so many limitless life hack possibilities

here is another one i did today 

I needed the lettering to dry so i could paint over it, (and remove the paint off the lettering clear coat)

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But it got done

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