# Looking for a place to work on my car... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [May 24, 2011, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732 "2011-05-24T07:41:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/1 "2011-05-24T07:41:37Z")
I’m trying to do throw on my drilled/slotted rotors today and I need a place to work on it. I have all the tools, jacks and such, but just no place to do it. Anyone willing to throw back a few beers and maybe lend me a spot/hand? ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/2 "2011-05-24T07:52:14Z")
you don’t have a driveway? simple job…should take less than 1hr with basic tools/jack. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/3 "2011-05-24T07:56:07Z")
I do, but its my landlords blacktop and he is super picky about it. He doesn’t want me using jack stands on it which sucks. ---
**Author:** ![NYstanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@NYstanger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYstanger)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/4 "2011-05-24T07:59:30Z")
throw a piece of wood under the jack stand ---
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/5 "2011-05-24T08:01:24Z")
> [@NYstanger](#): > > throw a piece of wood under the jack stand Problem solved. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/6 "2011-05-24T08:01:38Z")
Plywood squares worked great when I lived at home. They had just repaved the driveway and me Ma was super picky about it. I had to spray tire shine on the street! ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/7 "2011-05-24T08:52:03Z")
> [@maxwell](#): > > I had to spray tire shine on the street! Ha… I used to do it at work until I overheard the owner asking someone if they knew what was making the half moon shaped stains in the parking lot. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![1sik\_bmw](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1sik_bmw/32/7341_2.png) [@1sik\_bmw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1sik_bmw)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/8 "2011-05-24T19:13:18Z")
Ill lend you a spot if you lend me a frosty 6 pack of craft beer and a $20 spot. Air tools,lift and supplies will be there if needed. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/9 "2011-05-24T19:28:47Z")
I sweet talked my landlord into letting me use his garage. sure beat doing it in the sun today on the blacktop. I had alot of problems getting those stupid screws out that hold the rotors on, but once I got an impact driver, I was good. ![http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/bobbyg1243/2011-05-24_15-44-00_203.jpg](http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/bobbyg1243/2011-05-24_15-44-00_203.jpg) End result after detail, drilled/slotted rotors and ceramic pads: ![http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/bobbyg1243/2011-05-24_20-01-30_679.jpg](http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/bobbyg1243/2011-05-24_20-01-30_679.jpg) ![http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/bobbyg1243/2011-05-24_20-02-36_589.jpg](http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/bobbyg1243/2011-05-24_20-02-36_589.jpg) ![http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/bobbyg1243/2011-05-24_20-02-44_585.jpg](http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/bobbyg1243/2011-05-24_20-02-44_585.jpg) The drivers side rear caliper is sticking which is odd since it was replaced last week. It was so hot when I got home tonight that it was glowing orange and the smell was pretty bad. I will have to tear it apart tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![1sik\_bmw](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1sik_bmw/32/7341_2.png) [@1sik\_bmw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1sik_bmw)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/10 "2011-05-24T19:36:30Z")
You know that slotted/drilled rotors are useless on DD cars like that right? On topic: did you grease the slider pins when you put them back on? That could be the reason they are sticking, had the same problem on the GFs civic. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/11 "2011-05-24T19:48:22Z")
I do know that they are useless, but I got a good deal and I figured if I was going to buy brakes, I might as well do it right. These will prob last 3x as long as a stock set would. I did not grease the slider, I will have to tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![gt08vapor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@gt08vapor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/gt08vapor)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/12 "2011-05-24T22:13:03Z")
What brakes did you end up going with. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/13 "2011-05-24T22:26:51Z")
I believe they were the ones you recommended to me, or someone did anyways. ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 1:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/14 "2011-05-25T01:34:34Z")
hey fggt, you know i bought a house with a 2 car garage, right? call me whenever you want and use it. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2011, 6:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-place-to-work-on-my-car/212732/15 "2011-05-25T06:53:38Z")
I didnt know that. Maybe my house warming invitation got lost in the mail? FGGT \<3