Touring Tool Kit, List of Tools When on Tour (and spares) Options

[Midway]

I'd like to make up a tool roll to carry in my '72 1.7 for when I'm out of town or on tour. I want to make it compact but comprehensive enough to cover basic servicing and situations that experience shows us can occur when on the road, and can be fixed by someone handy with tools. I'm sure people who have owned these machines for a long time will have refined the contents of their kit. Perhaps a list of likely useful small spares for a standard spec car also.

I'm well experienced in making up such kits for outback motorcycle touring where outside help is unavailable but am thinking here of saving time by not re-inventing the wheel!

If someone can draw my attention to such a list then that would be appreciated. If not then maybe we can make one up here on this thread.

[914forme]

Jack Stands (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)

A nice tool bag or roll

Screw Drivers
1/4" socket Set
3/8 socket set, I carry just a small 3/8" set
Open wrenches in the sizes you need on a 914
10mm
13mm
Piers - Water Pump Pliers, Vice Grips, Diagonal Cutters, Safety Wire pliers, Needle Nose, and Safety wire. I safety wire lots of items.

Alen Wrenches, a folding set is fine
24" Breaker Par
Tire Gauge

A Knife
Jumper Cables or Battery Pack
LED headlamp the ones that stop to your head, not the 7" kind in the front of the car.
Mat - or tarp, it is nice not to have to lay in a puddle.
Gloves

Fan Belt
Wire with some terminals, small crimper and stripper
Relay
Fuses
Bulbs

I also carry chalk, a tire promoter, a jack, a cordless impact wrench and a 19mm deep soft socket. And extra 27mm socket, some oil, a volt meter, and a torque wrench.

[Midway]

Thanks for the reply. I think your list will be a good basis for me to get the kit together before venturing out into the hinterland. Some of the tool names I had to do a Google to convert American into Australian (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) - water pump pliers = Multi-Grips, diagonal cutters = side cutters. A bit like the old bonnet - hood, boot - trunk thing! This one has got me though, what is a tire promoter? I know the Michelin Man was pretty good at promoting tyres back in the day.

I might put in some plugs and points and a grease rag also.

Cheers

Jack Stands (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif)

A nice tool bag or roll

Screw Drivers
1/4" socket Set
3/8 socket set, I carry just a small 3/8" set
Open wrenches in the sizes you need on a 914
10mm
13mm
Piers - Water Pump Pliers, Vice Grips, Diagonal Cutters, Safety Wire pliers, Needle Nose, and Safety wire. I safety wire lots of items.

Alen Wrenches, a folding set is fine
24" Breaker Par
Tire Gauge

A Knife
Jumper Cables or Battery Pack
LED headlamp the ones that stop to your head, not the 7" kind in the front of the car.
Mat - or tarp, it is nice not to have to lay in a puddle.
Gloves

Fan Belt
Wire with some terminals, small crimper and stripper
Relay
Fuses
Bulbs

I also carry chalk, a tire promoter, a jack, a cordless impact wrench and a 19mm deep soft socket. And extra 27mm socket, some oil, a volt meter, and a torque wrench.