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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 07:26 PM
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i will be installing a header in my car an jus want to know where to raise the car.. i dont have a lift available to me so i will be using 2 jacks and ceramic tiles to support the wheels(ghetto ) should i put the 2 jacks on the supports on the side of the car or is there any safe spots to raise it under the front bumper? thx
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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 07:49 PM
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you can either use the front right around the rad suport ... thats waht i use... but the sides are prob more safe. If you use the front dont leave it up like that for a long time. its in the very middle of the rad suport
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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 09:59 PM
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i used the side supports but i have another question.. i took the main 9 bolts off where it connects to the block.. but there is a mount on the opposite side of the o2 sensor holding it on.. but i cant seem to get the bolt off.. its a little rusted but ive seen MUCH worse.. ive put all my weight into it an greased an wd40'd the hell out of this thing and it wont budge.. is there somethin i should know about this bolt or bracket or can you just tell me the best way to get it off? thx
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Old Aug 21, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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if anyone has even a guess please post it.. im leaving for canada in 2 hours and i wont be able to get this done and i dont like it sitting.. i dont mean to be pushy im just running out of time.. thx
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 03:55 AM
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Well you don't want the bolt broken off in the head for sure. Try this stuff called PB Blaster it's 10x better than wd40. Maybe tap the nut with a bit of force with like a socket wrench or something try to loosen up some of the rust.
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Old Aug 22, 2005 | 05:15 AM
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Yeah, my o2 sensor wouldn't budge, so I just left it and got a diffrent one for the new header.
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