SpecialEducation Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 26 minutes ago, JohnD1956 said: The ONLY tool necessary, is a list of where you have to go to borrow all this stuff! Fortunately for me, it's a long drive from New York to Kansas! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialEducation Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) Speaking of borrowed tools, the tools I lend out the most are my pickle forks. My first pickle fork was Chinese. So was my second & third. Then I got a real set that has changable heads and will load up in a rivet gun (air hammer - but not like a Chinese air hammer). WOW! It's amazing how well these simple machines work when the material is the correct hardness! Digital cameras are also one of the greatest inventions known to mechanics. I started snapping pictures as I took things apart back in about 1999/2000, and I also take pictures of people holding my tools when they borrow them so I can document date, condition, and identity. Edited June 14, 2016 by SpecialEducation (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob H Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Safety devices, eye protection, ear muffs, and a pair of leather gloves. A respirator or face mask if you are painting, sandblasting or using chemicals known by the state of California to cause cancer. Bob H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Stolen from another thread here but this looks like a fine tool to have around.. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Not a tool exactly but one of the most often used items from my tool box. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTX5467 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 That looks like ONE dog-gone handy took carrier, Bill! Hope he doesn't get the urge to "shake it off!" NTX5467 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Harwood Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Still the best tool there is for fixing old cars. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Oh Matt, 'YOU' are getting some BROWNIE points with your post. hehe But, to be FAIR, this site IS a GREAT TOOL to have at hand, Matt, YOU are correct. Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Somewhere around 1987 or '88 I think I was the only person in my circle of influence who owned a pitman arm puller. Then, in the early part of this century I used to tease my cardiologist about making being the last doctor to make house calls.... when he stopped to borrow tools. Oh, anyone tempted to connect me writing "my cardiologist" with my disparaging comments about "my mechanic" others make on the forum; Ted, my doctor passed away a few years ago and I do that work myself now, as well. Long walks by the Erie Canal and eating right. I do miss Ted, though. Bernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Well, AREN'T you the NICE ONE! Oh, and just WHEN is your book on proper WRITINGS coming out? Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 For prewar cars.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 7 minutes ago, Mark Shaw said: For prewar cars.... Is that a collection of 'old' tools or something supplied with a car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 (edited) High end cars from the teens through the 20s had tool rolls like this. I have a friend with a 1918 Cadillac that has a tool roll like this with the original owner's name on each tool. There is also a keyed compartment below the driver's seat for the tool roll. Edited June 17, 2016 by Mark Shaw (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 30 minutes ago, Mark Shaw said: High end cars from the teens through the 20s had tool rolls like this. I have a friend with a 1918 Cadillac that has a tool roll like this with the original owner's name on each tool. There is also a keyed compartment below the driver's seat for the tool roll. I understand that some had a tool kit, but were all of the pictured tools in the kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 (edited) That would depend on what you or your chauffeur ordered from the car dealer or maker. Edited June 17, 2016 by Mark Shaw (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 (edited) Mark, is that pouch/tool set up something YOU did for one of YOUR cars? Are you saying in dim old days you could order from the factory a kit like that, with the tools you wanted? I wonder if old-tank was asking, IS THAT PICTURED TOOL POUCH, SOMETHING THAT CAME WITH A CAR, or DID YOU/SOMEONE PUT IT TOGETHER? Just wondering, Dale in Indy Edited June 17, 2016 by smithbrother (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 One of my dad's favorite tools was his tappet adjuster. With that and a feeler gauge, he could set 16 tappets on a straight 8 in minimal time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 OH, yes, I remember a rocker arm too, Dad was good with it toooooooooooo. Could you adjust and LOCK with that? I recall Dad's did both. Dale in Indy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 1 hour ago, RivNut said: One of my dad's favorite tools was his tappet adjuster. With that and a feeler gauge, he could set 16 tappets on a straight 8 in minimal time. I have one of those. Not a Snap-On. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 The one that my dad had had a socket the size of the lock nut on the handle, and the screwdriver head in the knurled knob. Break the lock nut with one hand, and adjust the tappet with the other, then lock the nut down again. He'd use his had that held the handle for the feeler gauge. He'd never remove the tool from start to finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 That's how I remember the tool toooooooo! I don't recall there was a VISOR removal tool though, do YOU? Maybe a sledge hammer would work, hehe Maybe someday Ben will LAUGH, just havin some fun Ben. Thanks, Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Dale, This one was made by Kim Dawson at http://antiqueautotophardware.com/ I had my 1912 Buick roadster top made by him and he makes up these tool rolls with original tools for various cars and trucks. Two friends and I visited his shop a couple days ago and he showed us several of these tool rolls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) Had a local farmer back here that said the only tool he needed was a sledge hammer, chain saw, and a crow bar. If that would not fix it then he had to call some one. I guess that make the telephone the most important tool to have. Dandy Dave! Edited June 19, 2016 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 A CAA/AAA membership can be pretty handy to go along with that phone. Young, flexible sons can be good to have around too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 June 28th 2016 on Evil bay....: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Antique-Dodge-Bros-Tool-KIt-1914-1938-Alemite-Vlchek-/131859568477?hash=item1eb371575d:g:N~sAAOSwbYZXcEju&vxp=mtr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Probably one of the most 'not knowing that you need it until you really need it' tool in any shop is a gallon jug full of Marvel Mystery Oil. This is the best penetrating oil that I have ever used. What more can a person say? Terry Wiegand The Kid from Doo Dah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 I decided to revive this thread, so here you go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beemon Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 In my short time messing with old cars, I've found an L-shaped box wrench works best for starters and a 90-degree box wrench with a drive end works best for distributors. And a match book for setting dual points. Also kind of silly, but if you're ever doing multiple carbs: take two Pepsi bottles (or Coke if you're that guy) and fill them half way with water. Then cut two holes in the top of each cap and run one piece of surgical tubing from one bottle to the other (all the way to the bottom of both bottles) and the other two pieces of surgical tubing to manifold vacuum ports on each carburetor (in my case, the hot air choke port on a Rochester 4GC). Seal the caps with glue and watch the water levels in each bottle for different atmospheric pressure. You'll know you did it right when the water level is the same in both bottles, successfully equalizing your carbs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 When things ain't working out..... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 First before the wrenches. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) Saves time and the back wrenching out bolts/nuts... Edited March 17, 2017 by avgwarhawk (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 As of late....a gift my wife got me for Christmas. Totally awesome as it it magnetized and great for lighting up any spot on the car. Very bright and no cord to get tangled in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Well I'll be darned, he has his own brand in LFH,MFH and BFH sizes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 19, 2017 Share Posted March 19, 2017 I walked into Farm & Fleet the other day. And there she was, gorgeous in every way. I was drawn to her and could not take my eyes off of her. I reached out to touch her, and a voice from behind me said No! You do not need another tool box! (It was my wife) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 I find a supply of moving pads come in handy for draping over fenders and lying under the car. Much more comfy then cardboard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Keep the suggestion coming....I'm making a list and headed for Harbor Freight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old-tank Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Harbor Freight...buy 2 of each. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cords Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 all of them ,that's which ones you need, all of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Some of the best "tools" aren't what we consider tools at all. Here are some things I find useful: Pieces of mirror glass with bendable 14 gauge copper wire glued on, cut in shapes to fit the occasion and need for seeing into inaccessible places, cue tips for cleaning and applying grease to small parts, medical syringes for getting glue or oil into tight spaces, aluminum angle iron bent down on the ends for making no-mar vise jaw liners, disposable plastic frozen dinner trays for temporary small parts organizers and catching small spills, unstranded fine gauge telephone wire for temporary light duty twist-ems, 14 gauge electrical wire strands for tie-offs such as tying brake calipers up while changing rotors, disposable funnels made from various plastic bottle necks as appropriate for a special purpose, plastic medical tubing with an enlarged end, cut to size for getting lubricant to hard to reach places, popsickle sticks for mixing things such as 2 part epoxy, Plastic newspaper sleeves with the closed end opened to put over your arms to keep from getting greasy when delving into awful spaces, cotton ball wads to hold rust penetrant on frozen nuts. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 42 minutes ago, Dave Henderson said: Some of the best "tools" aren't what we consider tools at all. Here are some things I find useful: Pieces of mirror glass with bendable 14 gauge copper wire glued on, cut in shapes to fit the occasion and need for seeing into inaccessible places, cue tips for cleaning and applying grease to small parts, medical syringes for getting glue or oil into tight spaces, aluminum angle iron bent down on the ends for making no-mar vise jaw liners, disposable plastic frozen dinner trays for temporary small parts organizers and catching small spills, unstranded fine gauge telephone wire for temporary light duty twist-ems, 14 gauge electrical wire strands for tie-offs such as tying brake calipers up while changing rotors, disposable funnels made from various plastic bottle necks as appropriate for a special purpose, plastic medical tubing with an enlarged end, cut to size for getting lubricant to hard to reach places, popsickle sticks for mixing things such as 2 part epoxy, Plastic newspaper sleeves with the closed end opened to put over your arms to keep from getting greasy when delving into awful spaces, cotton ball wads to hold rust penetrant on frozen nuts. Dang it Dave, my garage will not hold all that! Ben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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