Recent content by Mocheezu

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    Tools from the old world

    They’re both the 5000 TI Mk2. We got new Paoli wheel nut sockets for our 488 GT3 to go along with the guns. I asked how much it cost and I was told about $12,000 USD for one gun and socket.
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    American in Japan; race mechanic

    @garfieldzzz Yup, he sure does.
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    Tools from the old world

    New Paoli wheel guns for this year’s Super GT season. 3800 Nm at 25 bar.
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    American in Japan; race mechanic

    My mistake, I just repeated what that mechanic had told me. I never used his ratchets either but I do use Koken ratchets. The Zeals and the regular ones are the same. I just imagine “ON” and “OFF” being written above the selector and that helps me remember. We have the second official test of...
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    American in Japan; race mechanic

    TONE sponsors a good amount of teams in various categories, so those teams use TONE tools. We use TONE impacts in the garage because we can power them with the compressor instead of nitrogen gas and they are significantly quieter than the Paoli guns we use for pit stops. KTC doesn't have a lot...
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    American in Japan; race mechanic

    Hello, everyone. As the title says, I am an American living some-what permanently in Japan. I have been here for about 10 years but I just transitioned into car related work last year. Currently I am in my second season as an intern with a Super GT team. It has been a very unique experience. I...
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