914 tool kit --what should be there?, And why is the round bar longer than my roll? Options

[PinetreePorsche]

I got my car ('73--yeah, and the 2nd one. a '72, too) without a tool
kit--the roll-up assortment. I found one, in pretty fair shape,
incomplete, for cheap-- it's medium brown (tone is slightly reddish-
brown) , grained naugahyde with 2 black snaps, about 14 in long,w/6 pockets
between the main piece and the slant-cut sewn-in second layer. I have
picked up tools--I now have all 4 wrenches, the double-ended screwdriver,
and the lug/plug/jack wrench (?), and the 15" round bar. A few questions:
Q1 -The handle-less socket wrench won't fit down in the recessed holes of the
Fuchs wheels--I assume the wrench, which also fits the jack, was made for the
steel or other wheels of the first years. -?? Did they make a thinner-
walled one later--or has anyone machined theirs down slightly at the
corners so it will go in the holes (presumably weakening it, possibly
fatally)? It's also too small, probably too short also, for a spark
plug wrench--could have been made longer and double- ended, you would
think. That's what I'd do if I ran the zoo (I had a motorcycle wrench like that)!
And Q 2-- My 1/2 inch round-stock bar (or maybe 12mm diameter) ia
14 3/4+inches long, about an inch too long to fit in the tool roll-- it sticks
sticks out the top. Did the bar come in a 14-inch size for 914s and a 15"
I have for 911s, or some other such mix, that would explain the non-fit
Q3: - I once found a link on some site, not so long ago, that had lots of
info--pics, even, on these tool rolls -- 914s, both 4 and 6 cyl, 911s, etc.
Anyone know where that site is? -Thanks

[NC-914]

...and it is, in fact, a photo of the toolkit from my 1973 2.0 (or "S"). Mr. 73Phoenix20 must have a very similar kit (and a similar white towel that photographs as bluish in evening lighting).
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[Johny Blackstain]

...and it is, in fact, a photo of the toolkit from my 1973 2.0 (or "S"). Mr. 73Phoenix20 must have a very similar kit (and a similar white towel that photographs as bluish in evening lighting).
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If I may ask, what does your tool kit have to do w/ that website? Might you have something to do w/ that website? Any history behind it? Just curious.


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[NC-914]

...and it is, in fact, a photo of the toolkit from my 1973 2.0 (or "S"). Mr. 73Phoenix20 must have a very similar kit (and a similar white towel that photographs as bluish in evening lighting).
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If I may ask, what does your tool kit have to do w/ that website? Might you have something to do w/ that website? Any history behind it? Just curious.


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It's my site.

Honestly, I created it because I got really tired of seeing people totally misrepresenting things on eBay and in other online sites as "factory Porsche 914" equipment or "rare original 914/6" when it was aftermarket or VW or standard 914/4 or otherwise incorrect. For things like tool kits, gauges, mirrors, etc., I couldn't find a good, free, online repository (especially one with pictures) to spell out what was correct for a given 914 or 914/6 model year, so I figured I'd start one.

For instance, In the three tool kits pictured by 73Phoenix20, the top one (bag w/ white ties) looks 100% correct for a '70-'73 914/4. By the presence of the 914 tow eye-hook, I expect the second picture is supposed to be a 914/6 tool kit, but 914/6 tool kits had no tire gauge, the bag is aftermarket (white interior and polished snap are wrong), the spark plug socket is for a 912, the open-end wrenches appear to be "SELECTED-SPECIAL-STEEL" (post 1974 911) instead of the correct "DROP FORGED STEEL" wrenches, the P208 pulley wrench is aftermarket (should not have a hole in the end), and the screwdrivers and pliers are also wrong. The third kit is a Beetle kit with a painted 914 tow eye-hook and a spark plug socket likely from a VW single or crew-cab. Most people wouldn't know or care (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yellowsleep[1].gif) about any of this... but, for those that do, I built P914. I'll be adding a "badges" section when I get a chance.

I hope that's what you meant by "...history behind it." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Johny Blackstain]

It's my site.
Honestly, I created it because I got really tired of seeing people totally misrepresenting things on eBay and in other online sites as "factory Porsche 914" equipment or "rare original 914/6" when it was aftermarket or VW or standard 914/4 or otherwise incorrect. For things like tool kits, gauges, mirrors, etc., I couldn't find a good, free, online repository (especially one with pictures) to spell out what was correct for a given 914 or 914/6 model year, so I figured I'd start one.
For instance, In the three tool kits pictured by 73Phoenix20, the top one (bag w/ white ties) looks 100% correct. By the presence of the 914 tow eye-hook, I expect the second picture is supposed to be a 914/6 tool kit, but 914/6 tool kits had no tire gauge, the bag is aftermarket (white interior and polished snap are wrong), the spark plug socket is for a 912, the open-end wrenches appear to be "SELECTED-SPECIAL-STEEL" (post 1974 911) instead of the correct "DROP FORGED STEEL" wrenches, the P208 pulley wrench is aftermarket (should not have a hole in the end), and the pliers are wrong. The third kit is a Beetle kit with a painted 914 tow eye-hook and a spark plug socket likely from a VW single or crew-cab. Most people wouldn't know or care (IMG:style_emoticons/default/yellowsleep[1].gif) about any of this... but, for those that do, I built P914. I'll be adding a "badges" section when I get a chance.
I hope that's what you meant by "...history behind it." (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Cool! I've been using it to piece together a tool kit for the six off of eBay. I came w/ no kit or jack, but I had a six jack lying around. Thanks for the info.


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