[Aussie Mike]

Had a bit of an incident in the workshop tonight. I was bleeding the brakes and I'd jacked the rear of the car up and had positioned one jack stand but had to jack the car up a bit more to get it in the right spot. As I lifted the car up a couple more inches the jack pad slipped out from under the rear cross member. It looks like a stone on the floor had stopped the jack from rolling forward as the car went up. The rear of the car dropped down onto the one jack stand and supported it's weight but unfortunately the jack itself was under the fuel tank which is now neatly crushed in the center.

Fortunately I wasn't under the car. I make a rule of never getting under a car unless safely on jack stands.

So there was a lot of swearing in my shed this evening. If I'd had a swear jar I'd probably have enough cash for a new tank. If I hadn't been worried about whether I had any fuel leaking in the shed I would have pulled that trolly jack out and sliced the bloody thing up with the plasma cutter.

The good news is the car has working brakes now. Bad news is I need a new fuel tank as I don't think this dent will buff out.

Be careful when working on your cars guys.

Cheers