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oxsign
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 Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 10:21 am Post subject: Your "Custom Tools" |
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Not sure if this topic has been touched on, but I was wanting to see your custom tools that you've have to invent to work on our cars. Working bumper to bumper our cars have some very interesting angles to get to certain spots, lol.
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Sun May 16, 2021 11:34 am Post subject: Re: Your "Custom Tools" |
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| oxsign wrote: |
| Not sure if this topic has been touched on, but I was wanting to see your custom tools that you've have to invent to work on our cars. Working bumper to bumper our cars have some very interesting angles to get to certain spots, lol. |
About the only "custom" tool I have, is my 36mm socket welded to a piece of bar stock for doing the axle nut on a bug. I made that up 30 years ago and still use it once in a while.
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Multi69s
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Location: Lefty, CA
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 12:26 am Post subject: Re: Your "Custom Tools" |
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I'm really surprised that there have not been any entries in this post. We can all learn from what another person is doing. Here are SOME of mine.
Oil Cooler Tester: Connect to a suspect oil cooler, pressurize, and look for any pressure drop.
Adjustable Pushrod: For setting up rocker arm geometry
Distributer Stand: Lay Distributer in it and use a punch to drive out the foot's roll pin
Fuel Pump Tester (Carbs): Low pressure gauge used to check fuel pump's pressure, and check that it can hold that pressure under a load
T4 Main Seal Installer: Insures that the main seal is installed square in the case
Flanged Heater Box Tester: Used on heater boxes with flanged ends. Pressurize them, then submerge in water and look for bubbles
T1 Breather Bolt Tool: Used to remove / install slotted bolt that holds the breather to the generator / alt stand
Disc Brake Piston Remover: Used to pressurize a brake caliper with air to remove a difficult / stuck piston
One Man Brake Pressure Bleeder: Probably the most useful. Screw unto brake fluid reservoir and pressurize up to 10 psi. Then you can bleed the brakes by yourself. Really, really useful when a brake line has been changed, and there is a lot of air in the system
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oxsign
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Location: Sanford, FL
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 6:16 am Post subject: Re: Your "Custom Tools" |
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| Multi69s wrote: |
I'm really surprised that there have not been any entries in this post. We can all learn from what another person is doing. Here are SOME of mine.
Oil Cooler Tester: Connect to a suspect oil cooler, pressurize, and look for any pressure drop.
Adjustable Pushrod: For setting up rocker arm geometry
Distributer Stand: Lay Distributer in it and use a punch to drive out the foot's roll pin
Fuel Pump Tester (Carbs): Low pressure gauge used to check fuel pump's pressure, and check that it can hold that pressure under a load
T4 Main Seal Installer: Insures that the main seal is installed square in the case
Flanged Heater Box Tester: Used on heater boxes with flanged ends. Pressurize them, then submerge in water and look for bubbles
T1 Breather Bolt Tool: Used to remove / install slotted bolt that holds the breather to the generator / alt stand
Disc Brake Piston Remover: Used to pressurize a brake caliper with air to remove a difficult / stuck piston
One Man Brake Pressure Bleeder: Probably the most useful. Screw unto brake fluid reservoir and pressurize up to 10 psi. Then you can bleed the brakes by yourself. Really, really useful when a brake line has been changed, and there is a lot of air in the system |
that’s what I was thinking too, lol. That’s why I started it thinking we might get pictures of odd stuff. I know how difficult our cars can be sometimes lol.
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ghianowbug
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 10:32 am Post subject: Re: Your "Custom Tools" |
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| used a tennis ball can cut the bottom to use my uni syn on kadrons with the stock airliter that had the bolt right in the middle where you put the uni syn. the tennis can was an extension to clear the airfilter mount. i had a ghia so plenty of room |
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 4:57 pm Post subject: Re: Your "Custom Tools" |
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| ghianowbug wrote: |
| used a tennis ball can cut the bottom to use my uni syn on kadrons with the stock airliter that had the bolt right in the middle where you put the uni syn. the tennis can was an extension to clear the airfilter mount. i had a ghia so plenty of room |
I use a number 1 main bearing with 1 inch wide strapping tape to cover the oil holes for use on my type 3 Solex carbs and my uni syn.
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71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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