[MARTINSR]

One of my co-workers has been in this business for years having grown up in it with his dad and uncle both having shops. His dad gave him some tools recently and they are pretty cool, and brand new. (NOS)

Brian

[tech69]

a mini friction jack with extensions? OMG, that's so awesome! I would pay a lot of money for that. That looks very useful. Think he wants to sell the jack?

[milo]

your making me feel old...
there was a add on for that by Stek tools I think that really gets used a lot to this day.. vintage

[deadbodyman]

We used to call it a monkey on a stick,dont ask why, but its pretty darn handy.
They are most handy for opening up fender to hood gaps.especially when using repop fenders and light collision tweeking....

[timothale]

I have A VW Bug jack, they work similar and you can use pipe for the shaft, but you have to make the various attachments.

[timothale]

I took a street rod class at UVU, one of the retired instructors is in his 80's , comes in to demonstrate lead work, His paddles were well worn (burned on the edges) . I had some 2 inch hard maple left over from a custom stairway my son had built for a customer, The instructor traced how he wanted the new paddles, then I cut them on the band saw then finished them on a 6 x 48 inch belt sander, He used bees was to lube his.

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by milo

your making me feel old...
there was a add on for that by Stek tools I think that really gets used a lot to this day.. vintage

That piece you're holding comes with the new friction jack, I have a couple of them.

Brian

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by tech69

a mini friction jack with extensions? OMG, that's so awesome! I would pay a lot of money for that. That looks very useful. Think he wants to sell the jack?

They are still available! HOLY CRAP, check it out Henry!

11 Piece Body Mate Friction Jack Set Push & Pull | eBay

Brian

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by deadbodyman

We used to call it a monkey on a stick,dont ask why, but its pretty darn handy.
They are most handy for opening up fender to hood gaps.especially when using repop fenders and light collision tweeking....

Oh my God yes, if you are doing just about any kind of work you can use them. I used mine when remodeling my bathroom! They are VERY handy.

I use it all the time for aligning suspension, moving sub frames or control arms to get proper caster or camber, they are VERY valuable tools.

Brian

[YAMATHUMP]

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I worked for a few years at a shop with one of these. VERY handy, sure has been a long time! LOL Laquer primer was still the hot ticket!!

[tech69]

Originally Posted by deadbodyman

We used to call it a monkey on a stick,dont ask why, but its pretty darn handy.
They are most handy for opening up fender to hood gaps.especially when using repop fenders and light collision tweeking....

yep, I often find myself bolting up header panels on first gen Camaros to stretch it out in the front to even the gap with the rear.

It's a must to line up certain suv fenders where they have the wheelhouse welded in already. Escalades/ durango/ etc..

[tech69]

Originally Posted by deadbodyman

We used to call it a monkey on a stick,dont ask why, but its pretty darn handy.
They are most handy for opening up fender to hood gaps.especially when using repop fenders and light collision tweeking....

I actually said that before and a guy got offended. "Ok, it's a friction jack."

[tech69]

Originally Posted by MARTINSR

They are still available! HOLY CRAP, check it out Henry!

11 Piece Body Mate Friction Jack Set Push & Pull | eBay

Brian

So many times where I need something small like that to spread stuff out. Love the foot pads it comes with. Man, the guru at our shop would love that.

So much you can do with a porto power, friction jack, and come-along...a nice strong pole out front doesn't hurt either.

[deadbodyman]

Porta powers are so dang heavy though and such a PITA to set up for a quick little tweeking job plus they leak oil on everything ,I only use them on the heavier stuff...The ( "friction jack" LOL) really is perfect for the smaller stuff.
walk into the shop with one of these and let the guru use it one time and he'll love it.....

[MARTINSR]

I went to work at a shop with one of those Yoda bodymen and he showed me so much! I was mis-using tools or just not using them at all and this guy educated me. I have worked with a couple of guys like that, problem is they both had other issues that made it hard to work for them. One of them had BIG issues, very odd stuff. But damn he was BRILLIANT.

Brian