Most used tool
12-17-2013, 03:16 PM
#42
Burning Brakes
while my wallet may be the most used tool...
alcohol would be my second
funny you mentioned old tools, My elderly uncle just moved to a new place and no longer has a garage to work in really. he handed me down a lot of old hand tools. Loaded the back of my tahoe up!
Some I am still trying to figure out what they are for. old flat head tools I suppose.
I love old tools!
alcohol would be my second
funny you mentioned old tools, My elderly uncle just moved to a new place and no longer has a garage to work in really. he handed me down a lot of old hand tools. Loaded the back of my tahoe up!
Some I am still trying to figure out what they are for. old flat head tools I suppose.
I love old tools!
12-18-2013, 08:12 PM
#47
Safety Car
I think my most used "tool" is the AIM book. While its not really a hardware tool, its the item I use most in the garage.
Other than that it may be a pair of needle nose pliers. I use it to hold small parts in place to assemble, holding washers in place before putting the nut or bolt on, or taking off wires, grommets, bushings.
kdf
Other than that it may be a pair of needle nose pliers. I use it to hold small parts in place to assemble, holding washers in place before putting the nut or bolt on, or taking off wires, grommets, bushings.
kdf
12-18-2013, 10:32 PM
#49
Burning Brakes
I melted the Plug Wire Inductive Timing Plug Wire Attachment when I used it on my 1972 El Camino one time and he was pissed but it still works 
He still has it from the 1980s
12-19-2013, 07:52 AM
#50
Drifting
Mako Joe I don't believe these tools were used much but I know about the melting wires and that seems to happen to all of them at some point.if anyone needs the points analyzer and is near by it's yours.540 vette, don't do it! we need to form a support group.i am nearby and have beer.
12-20-2013, 09:12 PM
#54
Racer
I really do miss the old oil cans. Just something about putting the old opener funnel on the can. really made you feel like you was doing something. I have always hated the plastic oil bottles.
03-03-2014, 04:53 PM
#55
Melting Slicks
Thread Starter
Bill!
I don't think I explicitly understood your comment before, but I went to Sears yesterday to pick up a set of Craftsman crow foot wrenches and noticed the lack of "U.S.A." stamped into them. Turning the package over, there was that dreaded "C" word! I started grabbing other products - torque wrenches, ratchets, sockets... that "C" word is on everything.
I headed home and turned to ebay for an older set.
I don't think I explicitly understood your comment before, but I went to Sears yesterday to pick up a set of Craftsman crow foot wrenches and noticed the lack of "U.S.A." stamped into them. Turning the package over, there was that dreaded "C" word! I started grabbing other products - torque wrenches, ratchets, sockets... that "C" word is on everything.
I headed home and turned to ebay for an older set.
03-04-2014, 03:05 PM
#58
I like to pound a few beers when tearing my cars apart amazeling enough never have any extra parts and everything works when I am done. Working on my own cars is a hobby I enjoy like Beers, Cigars and Cars all go together in the same Vice but never while driving them.
Working on them an oil change is like a 2 beer job ;o) Brake jobs 4 beer job and 2 cigars. Tune up 3 beer and a cigar job. I can judge a job by how many beers it takes to complete. Working on cars is relaxing to me and I enjoy my vices while doing it. Can opener is my Lighter to light my cigars and open the import beers.
Each to there own as I always say. Beer is an acquired taste that is thirst quenching on a hot summer evening in the Man Cave Garage. I would never work on my cars with a PBR than that would not go down well
Working on them an oil change is like a 2 beer job ;o) Brake jobs 4 beer job and 2 cigars. Tune up 3 beer and a cigar job. I can judge a job by how many beers it takes to complete. Working on cars is relaxing to me and I enjoy my vices while doing it. Can opener is my Lighter to light my cigars and open the import beers.
Each to there own as I always say. Beer is an acquired taste that is thirst quenching on a hot summer evening in the Man Cave Garage. I would never work on my cars with a PBR than that would not go down well