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240 2NR · 11-06-2002, 03:40 PM

Well I stopped in at Sear's today on my way home from a lecture.  Wasn't really looking for anything at first but then thought I should get a new socket wrench since I only have an 18" torque wrench, and a tiny 1/8" socket wrench that came in a 52 piece travel set.  Unfortuneately (or forturnately i guess) I couldn't remember if the 20 sockets I bought a few months ago were 3/8" or 1/2".  

So I wandered over to the power tools, or maybe they drew me in, but there I was.  I thought I'd check out their electric impact wrench again but didn't see one and the first guy who helped me was clueless about the existance of one.  Another guy came along and said they had a few in back.  Comes back and sure enough he had 2.  One was brand new in box for $180, the other was the former floor model for $60 (as is, no case like the new one had).  Sweet.  We plugged it in and sure enough it worked fine.  Sounds just like a power drill.  It's got a bit of character (finger prints and dirt, but nothing I can't clean off), but I went for it anyway.

It's pretty cool.  While I'd love an air compressor with a full array of air tools (they had a huge $800 floor model marked down to $400 and it would have been worth it if I ran a service center, no wheels, it bolts to the floor), my small garage and limited buget just don't allow it yet.

In anycase, it will twist 240lb/ft which is respectable (I think my friends cheap air one put out less than that), and it's no louder than a power drill.  DOwnside is it's a bit bulky and at full price you could get a pancake compressor and cheap air wrench for almost as much.  But for $60 I think it was quite the deal.

Electric Impact Wrench

onebadm5 · 11-06-2002, 04:46 PM

i bought an electric zip gun, 40 bucks from price club. worked pretty well for a while, but after heavy use, the clutch fried like a motherfucka. i have since switched to air, and keep the electric as a spare...

240 2NR · 11-06-2002, 04:58 PM

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Yeah, I don't see this as taking the place of air tools, but for a residential garage I think it makes a nice, temporary, low duty fix.  At the very least it should make for some quick wheel changes.  And of course there's no cycle time wheile the compressor is running.  It seems pretty beefy and it certainly wasn't cheap at full price, so I'm hoping to get a few years out of it.

camppain · 11-07-2002, 12:15 AM

thats the one i have cant go wrong when i was at nissa i used it for everything..... i never used my air tools once i got that unless the batt died which it rarely ever did!

its 420 but i bout it for 320 iirc

240 2NR · 11-07-2002, 11:34 AM

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thats the one i have cant go wrong when i was at nissa i used it for everything..... i never used my air tools once i got that unless the batt died which it rarely ever did!

its 420 but i bout it for 320 iirc</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>
NIIIIICE!!!!!

Annoying Eric · 11-07-2002, 12:00 PM

Yeah i have an air compressor. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

'> Mad people are jealous of it, Its about 3-4 feet high, and i think a 25-30 hp motor.. I love my impact wrench, when i got my first i sat next to my car and tryed to see how fast i could change wheels.. I also used my Air impact wrench for takign out struts, the screw that hold the body down.. everything.. You whats an awesome Tool also. SAWZ ALL, as you can see in the pictures.. Oh and by the way the car in the pic is no longer anything, its only a front clip now..

Pics:

240 2NR · 11-07-2002, 12:20 PM

Is that a porsche 356 in the background?

Annoying Eric · 11-07-2002, 12:25 PM

<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'>

You know your shit, thats my 1955 porsche 356 a speedster.
I have EVERY part i need to finish it, but i haven't had the time... The garage is full of porsche parts, window, seats, carpet, guages,curtians, Brand new wheels, non radial tires, I need to find time to finish it.. And by the way in those pictures the body is raised up, its really not that high..Im missing one thing and thats the porsche emblem... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='

'>

240 2NR · 11-07-2002, 02:04 PM

wow, color me green with envy.  If I ever restored a car, that would be high on my list, though a classic american v-8 muscle car is climbing the charts.

11-06-2002, 03:40 PM	#1
240 2NR Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Denver Posts: 1,131 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well I stopped in at Sear's today on my way home from a lecture.  Wasn't really looking for anything at first but then thought I should get a new socket wrench since I only have an 18" torque wrench, and a tiny 1/8" socket wrench that came in a 52 piece travel set.  Unfortuneately (or forturnately i guess) I couldn't remember if the 20 sockets I bought a few months ago were 3/8" or 1/2".   So I wandered over to the power tools, or maybe they drew me in, but there I was.  I thought I'd check out their electric impact wrench again but didn't see one and the first guy who helped me was clueless about the existance of one.  Another guy came along and said they had a few in back.  Comes back and sure enough he had 2.  One was brand new in box for $180, the other was the former floor model for $60 (as is, no case like the new one had).  Sweet.  We plugged it in and sure enough it worked fine.  Sounds just like a power drill.  It's got a bit of character (finger prints and dirt, but nothing I can't clean off), but I went for it anyway. It's pretty cool.  While I'd love an air compressor with a full array of air tools (they had a huge $800 floor model marked down to $400 and it would have been worth it if I ran a service center, no wheels, it bolts to the floor), my small garage and limited buget just don't allow it yet. In anycase, it will twist 240lb/ft which is respectable (I think my friends cheap air one put out less than that), and it's no louder than a power drill.  DOwnside is it's a bit bulky and at full price you could get a pancake compressor and cheap air wrench for almost as much.  But for $60 I think it was quite the deal. Electric Impact Wrench __________________ Steve 93 240sx FB currently very clean and for sale

11-06-2002, 04:58 PM	#3
240 2NR Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Denver Posts: 1,131 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (onebadm5 @ Nov. 06 2002,5:46)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">i bought an electric zip gun, 40 bucks from price club. worked pretty well for a while, but after heavy use, the clutch fried like a motherfucka. i have since switched to air, and keep the electric as a spare...</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> Yeah, I don't see this as taking the place of air tools, but for a residential garage I think it makes a nice, temporary, low duty fix.  At the very least it should make for some quick wheel changes.  And of course there's no cycle time wheile the compressor is running.  It seems pretty beefy and it certainly wasn't cheap at full price, so I'm hoping to get a few years out of it. __________________ Steve 93 240sx FB currently very clean and for sale

11-07-2002, 12:15 AM	#4
camppain Will never get banned... Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: San Diego CA Age: 44 Posts: 1,510 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	thats the one i have cant go wrong when i was at nissa i used it for everything..... i never used my air tools once i got that unless the batt died which it rarely ever did! its 420 but i bout it for 320 iirc __________________ -=-99 Sentra SE 5 speed-=- -=-95 240 SE 5 speed-=-

11-07-2002, 11:34 AM	#5
240 2NR Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Denver Posts: 1,131 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (camppain @ Nov. 07 2002,01:15)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"> thats the one i have cant go wrong when i was at nissa i used it for everything..... i never used my air tools once i got that unless the batt died which it rarely ever did! its 420 but i bout it for 320 iirc</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'> NIIIIICE!!!!! __________________ Steve 93 240sx FB currently very clean and for sale

11-07-2002, 12:00 PM	#6
Annoying Eric Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NYC / Indiana Age: 38 Posts: 830 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: Annoying Eric Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Yeah i have an air compressor. <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''> Mad people are jealous of it, Its about 3-4 feet high, and i think a 25-30 hp motor.. I love my impact wrench, when i got my first i sat next to my car and tryed to see how fast i could change wheels.. I also used my Air impact wrench for takign out struts, the screw that hold the body down.. everything.. You whats an awesome Tool also. SAWZ ALL, as you can see in the pictures.. Oh and by the way the car in the pic is no longer anything, its only a front clip now.. Pics:

11-06-2002, 04:46 PM	#2
onebadm5 BANNED Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 678 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i bought an electric zip gun, 40 bucks from price club. worked pretty well for a while, but after heavy use, the clutch fried like a motherfucka. i have since switched to air, and keep the electric as a spare...

11-07-2002, 12:20 PM	#7
240 2NR Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Denver Posts: 1,131 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Is that a porsche 356 in the background? __________________ Steve 93 240sx FB currently very clean and for sale

11-07-2002, 12:25 PM	#8
Annoying Eric Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NYC / Indiana Age: 38 Posts: 830 Trader Rating: (1) Rides Gallery: Annoying Eric Feedback Score: 1 reviews	<img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/thumbs-up.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':thumbsup:'> You know your shit, thats my 1955 porsche 356 a speedster. I have EVERY part i need to finish it, but i haven't had the time... The garage is full of porsche parts, window, seats, carpet, guages,curtians, Brand new wheels, non radial tires, I need to find time to finish it.. And by the way in those pictures the body is raised up, its really not that high..Im missing one thing and thats the porsche emblem... <img src="http://www.zilvia.net/f/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=''>

11-07-2002, 02:04 PM	#9
240 2NR Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Denver Posts: 1,131 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	wow, color me green with envy.  If I ever restored a car, that would be high on my list, though a classic american v-8 muscle car is climbing the charts. __________________ Steve 93 240sx FB currently very clean and for sale