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Guy Comes Up With Clever Way to Flip Car On Its Side for Repair Work

This might be the best DIY jig I've ever seen

By Rain Noe - May 28, 2020

in DIY | Cars

A particularly ingenious Redditor called Pyroblock is restoring a 1975 Camaro. Having removed most of the mechanicals, he now needs to strip some paint from the underside and weld new suspension mounts on--both tasks that would be far easier if the car were on its side, as opposed to up on a lift, with the work above you.

Well, here's how he solved that problem, using some dimensional lumber and plywood:

Video by Pyroblock

Brilliant!

Watch the original video with sound here (we're having problems embedding it).

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Tim s

4 years ago

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Oh I love the sandals while working with something heavy like that. Safety sucks :) :) ;)

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stephen knifton

4 years ago

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and don't forget the wisdom of heavy industry / machine shop work ... wearing open-toed sandals.
not sure if i'd be taking innovation inspiration from this dude.

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stephen knifton

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yeah ... if the car happens to be stripped clean of all the heavy stuff .. including, it seems here, the engine.

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Sean Horita

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All that great plywood work, and no handles or improved affordance for the actual lift. Ever heard of a lever? Coming down will be fun...

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Nazira Murak

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This looks super dangerous.

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