Re-purposed tools
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Re-purposed tools
I know of some of the tools I have which have been re-purpose or created.
I have one to install the firewall insulation rubber installer. Plus some others for doing the rivet installation.
Any others?
Cannot remember if there was a thread out there for innovated tool tips. Or tricks...
I have one to install the firewall insulation rubber installer. Plus some others for doing the rivet installation.
Any others?
Cannot remember if there was a thread out there for innovated tool tips. Or tricks...
Last edited by jimh_1962; Mar 24, 2016 at 07:00 PM.
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Off the top of my head, I've made a fixture to hold half shaft flanges for replacing the u-joints, A-arm fixture to install the bushings without distorting the A-arm, a pinion flange holder for torqueing the pinion nut to crush the sleeve, a modified engine stand to hold 2 doors for painting, various adapters to use with a bearing puller etc. Having a MIG, O&A outfit and a plasma cutter, I look for projects and tools to build.
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I needed to remove the radio on my '67. The nuts behind the ***** were hard to get off; I used the old trick of sticking a spread apart needle nose pliers into the slots, but that didn't work. I took a 1/4" drive 3/8" deep socket and did a little grinding and came up with a tool that worked perfectly. (Don't quote me on the exact size of the socket because it was about 15 years ago.)
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I took an old butter knife and bent the blade into a "J" shape it to assist in installing the rubber grommet for the speedo/tach in the firewall...with the distributor in place...took forever but i got it in...
:::EDIT:::
Also took a can/bottle opener and made a shifter alignment tool to use with shifter in the car...
:::EDIT:::
Also took a can/bottle opener and made a shifter alignment tool to use with shifter in the car...
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I took an old butter knife and bent the blade into a "J" shape it to assist in installing the rubber grommet for the speedo/tach in the firewall...with the distributor in place...took forever but i got it in...
:::EDIT:::
Also took a can/bottle opener and made a shifter alignment tool to use with shifter in the car...
:::EDIT:::
Also took a can/bottle opener and made a shifter alignment tool to use with shifter in the car...
I am looking for something similar for the stock 63' shifter. I keep finding the gate changing as the muncie transmission heats up and think I might need to go back to a baseline alignment to retune the pattern.
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I used a drill bit for an alignment tool. Plus, used anchor bolts, paper clips and a cotter pin to hold screws in.
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I don't know what the 63 tool looks like...could be the same...
