local Pittsburgh Meet
Do you know if they are allowing passengers to ride?
Craftsman tools have never let me down yet. I have two digi-torque wrenches (3/8 and 1/2 '') and just about everything they make except for a 3/4'' ratchet. Lifetime warranty on all hand tools. In my opinion you really can't beat that. Break one and go to sears and exchange it for a new one. As for their ratchets, I've never broken a ratchet but I used to help rebuild them. 90% of the failures I saw from ratchets were from lack of lube or too much rust. I never once saw a gear broken. The main problem goes back to binding and rusting of the ball and spring. Of course there are about 10 different designs. The latest is by far the best. Torque wrenches can be off sometime, but the differences are usually not greater than 10 ft-lbs. And when you're torquing down something like a flywheel bolt, 100 ft-lbs is the general number, give or take another 10 f-lbs. Plenty of room for error. It would have to be waaay off to cause major problems.
i've seen alot of people hate on craftsman tools, but i myself swear by them.
are there better tools out there? yes. but for the cost, you can't beat craftsman, and i have never had a problem with breaking them. i am rather abusive to my socket set too.
the only one i did have a problem with was my hydraulic jack. the seals blew in it, but that happens with about every home hydraulic jack i've ever seen sooner or later. i could have easily replaced them, but opted for an aluminum racing jack instead.
hell, my dad has all craftsman hand tools, some of which are older than i am, and they still function just fine.
1. they must be registered as a driver for the event so they will be covered under insurance.
2. they must have the same safety equipment as the driver. meaning seats, belts, or other restraints.
as a side note, if you want to pay by check instead of cash at the event, you can.
Originally Posted by Chris Carlisle
Also Justin asked me a good question earlier. While paying with cash at the event works better, you can pay with a check also. Checks should be made out to "Steel Cities Region, SCCA"
i've seen alot of people hate on craftsman tools, but i myself swear by them.
are there better tools out there? yes. but for the cost, you can't beat craftsman, and i have never had a problem with breaking them. i am rather abusive to my socket set too.
the only one i did have a problem with was my hydraulic jack. the seals blew in it, but that happens with about every home hydraulic jack i've ever seen sooner or later. i could have easily replaced them, but opted for an aluminum racing jack instead.
hell, my dad has all craftsman hand tools, some of which are older than i am, and they still function just fine.
are there better tools out there? yes. but for the cost, you can't beat craftsman, and i have never had a problem with breaking them. i am rather abusive to my socket set too.
the only one i did have a problem with was my hydraulic jack. the seals blew in it, but that happens with about every home hydraulic jack i've ever seen sooner or later. i could have easily replaced them, but opted for an aluminum racing jack instead.
hell, my dad has all craftsman hand tools, some of which are older than i am, and they still function just fine.
at any rate, it only cost me 100 bucks when i bought it, and i got FAR more than 100 dollars worth of use out of it.
Justin, so does that mean that my girlfriend would have to drive the car (she can't
) and/or pay the $90 driver fee just to be able to ride shotgun!? Thats really weak if thats the case...she actually took the day off work to do this 
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took it back got a normal one and now i have 2 broken jacks. one goes up but you have to stand it to go down, and the other wont go up!!! how frustrating! I use a lot of the tools. I am sometimes rough one them. Using breaking bars to get leverage on bolts that not even my impact gun takes off (like sub frame bolts and control arm bolts for some reason never move.) I will have to get a picture of my bent ratchets 
but seriously, i am not a hater by any means. I have only been buying tools for a few years now since i really started working on cars, and i have no true preference. I just got irritated when they denied my last ratchet return.
Ha, maybe Craftsmen/Sears needs to look at their QC a little bit better, because the same thing happened to my Craftsmen jack - its sitting in my basement useless (I used it about 5 times).
Justin, so does that mean that my girlfriend would have to drive the car (she can't ) and/or pay the $90 driver fee just to be able to ride shotgun!? Thats really weak if thats the case...she actually took the day off work to do this .
Justin, so does that mean that my girlfriend would have to drive the car (she can't
) and/or pay the $90 driver fee just to be able to ride shotgun!? Thats really weak if thats the case...she actually took the day off work to do this .
Who makes fun of me?!?!?! what cause i drive like grandpa in my stock evo? 
NOW IM ANGRY!
- Man I have missed a lot.....actually not really, a lot of blah blah blah blah
But I am glad to hear everyone is doing well with there projects, racing, etc...
NOW IM ANGRY!- Man I have missed a lot.....actually not really, a lot of blah blah blah blah
But I am glad to hear everyone is doing well with there projects, racing, etc...
Sj
Is renigged a word ha ha ha ,,I guess you should of just brought the car to me to begin with...My price stands the same... I dont do side jobs except for a few people obviously a better price.If I run it through the dealership the price is set, and its less than most places...Even though I have lost you as a customer I still offer my help if you need it...bring the car to the dealer and I will fix it...
Just waiting on on the turbo to be done at Forced Performance. In the mean time, I installed a B&M short shifter, underhood metal bushings, and shifter metal base bushings tonight. I'll also be installing the FMIC while I'm waiting for everything else to arrive. The next month should be busy/fun![/SIZE][/B]
Looking good denny. When its done lets race for fun. Hopefully erics will be done this year but we are probably looking for an appearance towards 2010 for that car (unless it disappears before I get a chance to race it).
Mines been ready to race since the snow was flying.
Hell denny you've only been building your car for a few months now and its almost ready to run!
P.s. Justin, I'll be giving you back your lugs when I see you next. I put my black ones on today. And ugh, j/king with the whole "slow" thing
!