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I supported Toymods
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Perth WA
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I supported Toymods
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Adelaide
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May 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Fri, 11 October 2002 14:46
 
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I have to say you cannot go wrong with a FULL factory Toyota tool kit. All the spanners. But after buying a 39pc Kinchrome socket set. I think I will carry toyota tool kit in left rear 1/4, socket set right rear 1/4 
And a space saver except for cruise and hills runs!
Jaz
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Fri, 11 October 2002 14:46
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Gerber multitool and a mobile phone
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Fri, 11 October 2002 23:14
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Due to previous experience I take a 1/4 and 1/2 drive socket set, a set of ring spanners and a screwdriver (switchable)!
If anything goes wrong at least I will have tools with me...
Can't wait for the day that I feel that I don't need to have them in there any more tho!
Cheers
Wilbo
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Carlingford, Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sat, 12 October 2002 00:43
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Well i used to carry some sockets and stuff till some guy decided he needed them more than me 
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Newcastle
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September 2002
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Sat, 12 October 2002 02:54
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In the trusty Corolla all you need is a Shifter,two screwdrivers and a hammer. with them tools you can fix almost anything(BUSH MECHANIC STYLE) 
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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July 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sat, 12 October 2002 08:12
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I NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT THE MULTI PURPOSE TOOL THAT SWINGS BETWEEN MY LEGS!HAHAHA
TOOL KIT FOR CAR!
RACE TAPE{100MPH TAPE}
SCREW DRIVERS BOTH PHILLIPS AND FLAT IN SMALL AND LARGE.
AJUSTABLE SPANNER
AS JAP CAR A 10MM,12MM,14MM,
PLIERS WITH WIRE STRIPPER
LENGHT OF WIRE
FUSE SPARE FOR ALL SIZES.
BATTERY LEEDS
ALLEN KEY SET METRIC
SHOULD DO THE TRICK
MICK
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May 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sat, 12 October 2002 08:24
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 Farknl mick u gona do a road side conversion or something lol  yeah its always handy to have jumper leads, and a few basics screw dirvers, shifter etc etc. 
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I supported Toymods
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Turramurra, Sydney.
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May 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sat, 12 October 2002 08:31
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I carry my whole tool box with me, you never know when my car's gonna fall apart!
Plus jumper leads, rope, 1st aid kit, jack & all that crap. It's a bit more weight, but has saved the day a number of times, and it helps even up the weight distribution too.
I gotta get me a new fire extinguisher.....
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I supported Toymods
Banned User
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sat, 12 October 2002 08:43
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I just take the girlfriend with me in the car! If anything goes wrong she can push
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sat, 12 October 2002 09:08
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haha cool1 ! i was once at a servo and watched as a guy sat smiling to himself in the drivers seat as his girl filled the car up! i walked over reached in with him in shock and handed the keys to her and said you can drive, then turned to him and said get in the passanger seat you girl and she will drive and im going to follow you up the street to make sure she does. so of she drove and i followed for awhile till my turn off and waved. the girl had the biggest grin on her face and he was just looking straight ahead! just my good deed for the day. cant stand that sort of mentallity at all, exept when joking of course.
wonder if he learned from it! i hope so
mick
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I supported Toymods
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Berowra-Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sat, 12 October 2002 09:28
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Interesting, I'm actually trying to get my girlfriend to drive my car but she wont get behind the wheel she wont even start it for me 
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sat, 12 October 2002 09:43
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gin5 you prob make her nervous thew no fault of you own. best thing to try is to say i need you to sart it so i can listern to the engine as i cant do both{and take it out of gear and stand to the side of the car with the bonnet up}. then say i really need you to drive down the street so i can listern to a noise in the engine, when she says she cant say i dont trust anyone else driving my car but you!
or get someone else to teach her.
simple mind games.
mick
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Melbourne, VIC
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May 2002
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I supported Toymods
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Berowra-Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sat, 12 October 2002 20:55
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think she is just worried about doing a dodgy gear change or something as she knows i love the car, but think what i may have to do is go somewhere take myself a couple of beers then say she has to drive as i'm over the limit
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Banned by his request
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moved to tamworth
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sat, 12 October 2002 21:11
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F*** gin you get up as early as me on a sunday!lol
yep that could be the way to go. and she could always just keep it second. but the car would be screeming its tits off down the freeway.lol
mick
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sun, 13 October 2002 03:00
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Depends where I'm going and who's been rabbiting my stuff, I usually try to keep tyreweld, sockets, spanners, screwdrivers, etc. etc. etc.
not to forget extinguisher and tow rope! that tow rope has saved me much strife (although I still HAVE done a lot of pushing before...)
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I supported Toymods
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July 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sun, 13 October 2002 07:58
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mick its bathurst i set my alarm for 6am
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Newcastle
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September 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Sun, 13 October 2002 12:18
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One time i was rallying a KE70 through the Bush when suddenly the track i was on droped down then came back up real fast.The car plowed in to the other side and shortend the wheel base alot . It pushed the lower radiator hose into the altinator and tore a hole in it. all we had to fix it was some lock wire and GAFtape. No tools at all . WE Taped the hole up and then wired the hose out of the way .it worked great
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Victoria
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September 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Mon, 14 October 2002 02:02
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Bottle of water
Transmission fluid
Tow rope
Jumper leads
Can of tyre inflator
Shifter
a few wrenches
Pliers
little work light
spare fuses.
Used to have screwdrivers dunno where they went?
tyre pressure gauge.
Camera - taking photos of crashes (insurance). Haven't needed it yet though. Good to have just in case.
bandages, band-aids, painkillers, anti-septic fluid, those stick-on butterfly stitches (saved me a few times), some gooey aqua-bandage things (great for those deep flesh wounds!).
Oh and the tyre iron in the drivers door, for those 'other' emergencies. 
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Mornington Peninsula
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September 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Mon, 14 October 2002 03:24
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If anything happens I usually call someone to come and help because the usual things that go wrong with my car are pretty major.
Jack
Wheel Brace
Fuse's
Race Tape
Oil
Water
Spare Tire
Brake/clutch fluid
Shifter
Screw driver.
Tow Rope
Hayns Manual
Rag
In one other car I've got:
Rocker cover
Head
Timing change cover
2 carbys (one attached to a manifold)
Cam
Big round air filter
and a few other engine parts I've yet to identify.
My car had to be towed a few times and we never had decent ropes so my friend gave me a huge role of seat belt webbing and that does the trick just fine!
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Mon, 14 October 2002 03:56
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Toyota tool kit
swis army knife
4xD Mag torch (aka * basher)
set of pantyhose
no sh%t I broke the power steering belt on my temporary car (XB Firlaine) we drove into the servo, walked past all the belts and straight to the women's sanitary area. Bought a couple of packs of pantyhose and told the attendent "Wanna see something funny". Went out side and tied the pantyhose around the crank pulley and around the PS pulley, tied it tight as we could, and drove off. Works fine. Now alyways carry a pair of pantyhose! (Car lasted a week before pantyhose came off, then I realised there were 4 belts in the boot!)
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Victoria
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September 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Mon, 14 October 2002 05:04
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You ever seen someone get hit in the head with one of those mag-lites? They don't get up for a while. Took a bit of paint off the torch too!
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Mornington Peninsula
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September 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Mon, 14 October 2002 05:58
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| Blacki wrote on Mon, 14 October 2002 15:04 |
You ever seen someone get hit in the head with one of those mag-lites? They don't get up for a while. Took a bit of paint off the torch too!
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Have to be careful with them. They can actually be considered a weapon, just like a baseball bat can be.
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Victoria
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September 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Mon, 14 October 2002 06:13
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You're allowed to have a baseball bat in the car if you have a ball and glove too.
The only time you're gonna get in trouble is when you use it anyway. (and how often does that happen?? Most people are fairly reasonable.)
I don't think it really matters what it is (eg. a fence picket) If you hit someone with it, it's considered a weapon.
The only time you'll ever get away with it is if they deserve it anyway.
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Mon, 14 October 2002 06:17
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"When an adult male is chasing a female intent on rape, I shoot the bastard. That's my policy." - Dirty Harry
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Mon, 14 October 2002 06:28
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here here pete
all I need if 5 litres of 25-70 oil (yes, I need all that), plus a mini-toolkit. full docket wrench set, metric spanners, screwdrivers... the works. only weighs a kg or so too
except some bastard stole both the pairs of pliers out of it
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Victoria
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September 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Mon, 14 October 2002 07:00
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You call that justice??
The customary rusty barbed wire and poly pipe punishment is much more fitting I feel. Also, a touch of Tabasco for good measure.
Who was that guy that said "Kill 'em all and let god sort 'em out." ? I'm pretty sure it wasn't something my mother would say
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I think they deserve punishment, dying just seems like an easy way out.
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Mon, 14 October 2002 23:58
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Best weapon in the car is a big right foot... if someone really doesn't like you, let 'em catch you 
There was a guy at my TAFE got done for having knives in his car, he was an apprentice butcher eventually they let him off...
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I supported Toymods
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Berowra-Sydney
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July 2002
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Victoria
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September 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Tue, 15 October 2002 00:30
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Hmm. Couldn't really justify to the police why the cam isn't in the trunk. Fire extinguisher maybe, spray them then hit them with it...
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Tue, 15 October 2002 00:34
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Considered carrying a big ass torque wrench, which even has a nice handle grip. But instead I bought some mounts for my mag torch to go under my knees, bolted to the floor. looks good too!
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Mornington Peninsula
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September 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Tue, 15 October 2002 02:47
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I had a cam shaft in my boot, and some manifolds and carbies. I needed somewhere to store them.
The other day that sproket went through the front of the timing case. But I have a spare timing case in the boot as well.
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cambo
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May 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Tue, 15 October 2002 11:05
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man you guys are packing too much wait i reckon. i got zip ties and race tape its all you need. if they cant fix it the problems probably too big anyway.
i usually got a crow bar or a half in breaker bar in the car, good thing is im a mechanic so i just say i was taknig it home/to work to work on my car/cause i worked on my car at home you get the idea.
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Toymods Board Member
I supported Toymods
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Turramurra, Sydney.
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Tue, 15 October 2002 12:22
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Now that we know what sort of tools we all carry, how many times have people been stuck without necessary tools or saved by what we could find in the boot?
I had the cap in the top of one of my front struts that holds the shock in come loose while I was up in Forster a couple years ago. Luckily I had the big-ass shifter in my tool box, 'cos that needs about a 30mm spanner to tighten it up.
Another time, one of the flanges in my exhaust system, just after the cat, came loose, & that sounded real bad. That was also at night, just as it started raining, so my torch jack & 13mm spanner came in handy that day.
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Tue, 15 October 2002 22:29
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I dont usually carry many tools, but I know where all you old celica guys are coming from, I used to travel with half the toyota parts inventory.
One unusual one was for no reason I can think of I used to carry a handwritten copy of the fuel maps for the ems computer ( about 4 pages).
This came in handy one day when the thing ( about 100 k's from nowhere) decided to just stop, click, and refuse to start.
After eliminating everything else, I started looking at the maps, every setting ahd been reduced to its minimum value, even the curve modifiers which further reduced fuela and ignition by up to -213%.
An hour on the handset and I was away again.
Apparently EMS do this a lot !!! Dont buy EMS.
a month later it did it again , but only changed the +50kpa map ( on boost), cost me $2500 to fix the engine damage that time !
Matt
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Mornington Peninsula
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September 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Tue, 15 October 2002 22:48
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Usually when something goes wrong and I need a tool I don't have it, so from that day forward I usually carry it with me.
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Wed, 16 October 2002 13:46
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...thereby never needing it again...
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Toymods Social Secretary
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Thu, 17 October 2002 00:03
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extra pack of smokes for when the shit happens (you get mighty pissed off fast.. those spare ciggies always help!!)
bunch of screwdrivers
heaps of lecky tape
small roll of wire
fuses
brake fluid (incase clutch cylinder leaks - has happened b4!)
most of the tools i carry are cos i mess around with the interior and electrics too much, and they are the most likely thing to break
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I supported Toymods
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South of Wollongong
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May 2002
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Re: Tools you can't leave at home
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Thu, 17 October 2002 00:46
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| HKSPete wrote on Tue, 15 October 2002 10:34 |
Considered carrying a big ass torque wrench, which even has a nice handle grip. But instead I bought some mounts for my mag torch to go under my knees, bolted to the floor. looks good too!
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Can you explain this a bit more?? at the moment my maglite just sits under passenger seat next to tool box (which doesnt have many tools in it i might add).
Is there any pictures of these mounts on the net or somewhere??
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Sydney
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July 2002
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