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Oct 18, 2014 14:50:19 GMT
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I decided it's time to get rid of the useless rubbish that has accumulated in my onboard toolbox. I'm not left with much, but I wondered what stuff people wouldn't leave home without. I always have a good stock of bicarbonate of soda and super glue. If you need an emergency repair that needs to be strong those two elements together are as strong as it can get. Either pack the space with bicarb then squirt the glue on, or coat with glue then blow bicarb on from a spoon. Its got me out of many roadside situations. Be wary though, its very easy to glue yourself to your car. My toolbox, after a purge... i.imgur.com/pLYl7ph.jpgDangit, I can't post a pic from my phone. Sorry. |
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Last Edit: Oct 18, 2014 14:51:02 GMT by Deleted
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THE_Liam
Yorkshire and The Humber
If at first you don't succeed... HAMMERS.
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Oct 18, 2014 15:03:04 GMT
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I don't really carry much, I just have breakdown cover. Most of the time I'd rather get it dragged home and fix it on the drive than curse word around at the side of the road, but I always carry spare premixed coolant and a litre of oil.
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luckyseven
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Owning sneering dismissive pedantry since 1970
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@luckyseven
Club Retro Rides Member 45
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Oct 18, 2014 15:27:07 GMT
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Two stroke oil. Cable ties. Knife. Cable ties. Mazda stock toolkit made from pressed bacofoil and cheese. Cable ties. Engine oil. Lighter. RAC card...
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Oct 18, 2014 16:00:29 GMT
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May absolute essentials are cargo tape, cable ties, spannners and sockets, screw drivers, knife, torch, superglue and bicarb, wd40, oil, can of petrol, breakdown membership, fuses, spare belts, small statue of some religious bloke praying... Possibly Buddhist... I'm not a believer but the great thing about Buddhism is you don't have to believe in it for it to work.  |
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Oct 18, 2014 16:01:06 GMT
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Oh, and a hammer.
How could I forget.
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stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member
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@stealthstylz
Club Retro Rides Member 174
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Oct 18, 2014 16:12:23 GMT
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Mine consists of whatever tools ive forgotten to take out of my pocket from work and cable ties. Never had to get a car recovered yet and they break down all the time. A piece of tree smashed into the aux belt tensioner on the Granada when it snapped was the last good one.
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bortaf
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Oct 18, 2014 17:36:13 GMT
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spanners 10mm and 13mm (it's a ford that's all you need) cable ties gaffa tape (the real stuff not the cr@p copys) cable ties chemical metal cable ties reversable BMW screw driver (or toyota they are both made the same) cable ties radweld (dog poo type) cable ties multitool cable ties 5 or 6 torches cable ties adjustable spanner (in case i have to help fix a non ford) cable ties length of bailing wire in case i run out of cable ties (never happened yet) cable ties I like most folks on here love cable ties in case no-one noticed  |
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Oct 18, 2014 17:44:55 GMT
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Which chemical metal do you use bortaf?
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Oct 18, 2014 19:28:56 GMT
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i don't have alot of tools, so all of them are in the back of my car xD
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Oct 18, 2014 19:35:49 GMT
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THE_Liam
Yorkshire and The Humber
If at first you don't succeed... HAMMERS.
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Oct 18, 2014 20:01:19 GMT
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I only take the bare necessities with me in my transit   I have a van like this in some of my dreams! |
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groovy
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Oct 18, 2014 20:37:19 GMT
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I wouldn't ask me lol, my current gear in the back of the ranger:
Cantilever tool box with selection of tools
1/2 inch socket set
1/4 inch socket set
Trolley jack
3ft breaker bar
Makita Battery impact wrench
Gallon of engine oil
Gear oil
Diff oil
Brake fluid
Wd40
Coolant
Gallon of petrol
Brake line
Brake flare tool
Full set of ignition stuff ( coil, leads, rotor arm, dissy cap, plugs)
Full set of bulbs
Two spare wheels
Diff
Gaskets
Half shaft puller
Tyre levers
Lump hammer
Compressor
Crimping tool and crimps
Gas soldering iron
Etc, etc lol
No wonder my fuel economy is curse word haha!
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bortaf
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Oct 18, 2014 21:32:46 GMT
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Which chemical metal do you use bortaf? Araldite Repair Bar 50g It's held an ally water pipe union onto the head in me P100 with it for the last 4 years  Obv there are others out there but i get it with 25% off from where my son works and it's done jobs perfectly inc sealing a grazed/ground through alloy sump for a year, odd rad leaks (2 years before i finaly changed the rad ) and if you have a dececent release agent (like GT85 or similar) you can make nuts and bolts with it, well ok not bolts but half decent substitutes for emergency repairs that can be undone/reused  |
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fred
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WTF has happened to all the Vennies?
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Oct 18, 2014 22:02:34 GMT
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Just tyre Inflator which every tyre company hate
Cable ties, WD40, battery booster, and an RAC card
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'79 Cossie ran Cortina - Sold
2000 Fozzer 2.0 turbo snow beast
'85 Opel Manta GSI - Sold
03 A class Mercedes
Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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Oct 18, 2014 22:03:41 GMT
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As a precaution when I'm out in the car I always follow Chris around. I only take the bare necessities with me in my transit |
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" East bound and down, loaded up and truckin' "
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Oct 18, 2014 22:59:07 GMT
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Every tool I own is in the back, it's a P38 for God's sake. Fortunately the new tyres are too big for the wheel well, so that is now the tool box.
The number one tool is the Nanocom and that lives in the glovebox to sort any electrical hissy fits out.
Full selection of spanners (open and combination) screwdrivers, pliers, hacksaw, two bottle jacks, two axle stands, oil, coolant, carb cleaner, WD40, glue, bulbs, 3/8 and 1/4 inch socket sets, bloody great breaker bar and wheel nut specific socket. Basically all sorts of curse word including, of course, cable ties!
Breakdown cover is a thing of wonder here with the Philippine AA seeming to make it impossible to actually join, and those I know that have managed it, only kept membership for one year as they never turned up when needed anyway.
Basically, I'd like the back of the RR to look like Chris' van, but Madam seems to insist that we can fit the kids in as well.
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Nice one bortaf. Must get some. I've had a bar of plumbers putty knocking around my toolbox for a while but its probably gone off by now. Used it to plug a radiator outlet leak one winter and never actually did replace that, its still on there with the new owner. This is a really useful thread in my opinion. Its really good to know what others carry with them. I'll know which one of you to call when I break down. |
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EmDee
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Committer of Autrocities.
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@emdee
Club Retro Rides Member 108
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Oct 20, 2014 12:17:51 GMT
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Good thread idea. Leatherman, torch, cable ties, tea bags, milk, sugar. Maybe a folding chair and some fags. And always bring PLENTY OF WIN.  |
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Last Edit: Oct 20, 2014 12:22:18 GMT by EmDee
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Oct 20, 2014 13:04:43 GMT
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Oh yes... leatherman: Check (mine is my wife's. She often wonders what became of it). Folding chair though... Genius. This has been missing from my roadside life. Thanks! |
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Oct 20, 2014 13:06:57 GMT
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PS there was a Pinto station wagon very similar to in style to that one up there, for sale on C&C for many months earlier this year. I was very tempted but it looked like it needed some intensive care so I passed by)
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