Revival!

I found a tool I made awhile ago. 901 Transmission pilot shaft seal installer:
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And today I made another tool. Turbo tie rod installation wrench. Donor 4mm thick metal from some squareback swing axle spring plates that I shortened to install IRS. Works like a charm!
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Next time I send out some zinc plating, I'm going to include some of these babies to make them pretty.

Here's my favorite 'found object'. My 914 Road Tool Kit. It's a Thompson Cigar Sampler case. Found mine at a swapmeet for cheap. First you must spend about 2 weeks removing the Cuban Cigars to make room for the tools...



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you can get yours here:
914 Road Tool Kit

once the cigars are removed, you are left with a 231mm X 259mm X 53mm aluminum case.


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now choose your favorite 'don't leave home without'em' 914 tools
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In my kit for example I have Craftsman ratcheting wrenches 8mm, 10mm, 11mm, 12mm, 13mm, 14mm, 15mm, 16mm, 17mm, 18mm, and 19mm. Socket Wrench with Variable Angle Head and 6" extension, Sockets 10mm, 11mm, 12mm, 13mm, 13mm extended, 15mm, 16mm, 17mm, 18mm, 22mm, CV joint star key, Craftsman 12" flat head screwdriver, Stanley 10" philips screwdriver, Full size 6 in 1 screwdriver, Proto Cresent wrench, Tire Pressure Gauge, Set of metric Allen Keys, OEM 10/13mm porsche wrench, Metal file, Hella Test Light, Needle Nose Pliers, and my favorite full size Craftsman Visegrips.

personalized variations are encouraged and may earn extra credit

packing requires a little practice and a methodology...

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and yes the latch closes fully and the 914 Road Tool Kit just barely fits behind one of these....

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That's a cool kit!

No, it's a TOOL kit.

Here's my home made blasting cabinet. I just finished it tonight.

I'd been wanting one for awhile. I recently bought an original muffler that has surface rust, so I wanted a cabinet that would be long enough to fit an entire muffler. $$$

I went ahead and made one with materials from Home Depot, Ace Hardware, and a cheap gun from Harbor Freight. I tried it out tonight and it works great! Obviously, it has no hopper, so I'll have to stop after awhile and shovel out the used media. On the back is an inlet and a bathroom fan for an exhaust. I have a filter in the inlet so no dust escapes. The exhaust fan makes for a nice negative pressure atmosphere in the box. I will hook up a hose and exhaust the dust outside. If it's a lot of dust, I will run the hose to a home made filter box. I realize that dust may shorten the life of the exhaust fan, but it's cheap and replaceable.

There is a 36" fluorescent light inside. I have it wired so that the light and exhaust fan come on together. I can't wait to do some more blasting!

Next step is to build a stand for it this weekend.

I made my own blasting cabinet too and used my shop vac as the ventilation. I just used one of the filters for drywall dust and it worked like a charm

I think nextime I will get a bag.

I couldnt resist this deal on the cigars, but be warned. They were relentless in calling my cell and trying to up sell me on other options and packages I finally called them back and asked them not to call me anymore....then when they called me I made the request again.....lets see how many more times they call me

Yeah you really can't beat Thompsons prices buy they are damned irritating. I get an e-mail DAILY and I've only bought from them 3 or 4 times I think. that's where I got that newest pipe and Zach's cigars from.

I'm not sure if you would classify 2" masking tape as a tool but here's a method for keeping track of you terminal ends while rewiring your car, boat, or what ever your working on.
I was recently rewiring the Healey. I had a HotRod Wires generic harness with no terminal ends. I was working on the dash and needed several different terminal ends. I have a big nut and bolt assortment drawer with different sizes and types. Rather that bring the bulky drawer over to the car and chance knocking the thing over in the tight quarters, I stuck several of the connectors to a strip of 2" masking tape and stuck it to the kick panel next to where I was working. Notice the tape in the left of the photo. It worked for me...

Oh, sorry about that! I had no idea. Like I said I found mine at a swap meet. Maybe you can use your inlaw's address for placing the order next time? It just seemed like a cheap alternative to dropping the doe on one of those aluminum breifcases.. and mine is holding up fine after 2 years.

tranny nut buster....

I'm suprise no one made a Engine Head Sensor tool.

Let's step over to the tool box

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Simple 13mm socket, 914 jack handle, cut at a certain length,
(to fit in engine compartment.)
Welding, grinding, cut off tool makes slot for wire.
No need to remove intakes.

The other tool is a "Short" Engine seal removal.
Can't remember why I was in tight quarters,
but 5 minutes,Fabing and welding, seal removed and moved on.
Think I was getting ready for some AX'ing, the next day

......and I am missing your Superbowl party....

Judging by your cooler, I may need to stop by one of these days Kevin!

You've never been to Kevin's?!?! You need to move.

That's pretty sweet!

Nice work.

Delrin rear bushing cutting tools

Top: Sleeve that fits an already reamed bushing

Center: Reamer with long shaft and sleeve that fits the unreamed bushing in the opposite end of the trailing arm. At the left end a socket is welded to the shaft to turn the reamer.
The rosette welds hold short pins that capture the square end of the reamer but allow it to be removed as needed.

Bottom: Face cutting tool to precisely adjust the end play of a pivot shaft in the bushings

Rear boot torsion bar tool

Made this tool for fitting of (fighting with!) the torsion bars to the rear boot hinges, there is a picture of it in the Haynes manual, need a R and L version, this is the R one...still with this tool I did not like fighting with the bar (talk about mouse trap!), is there another way of fitting the bars?
/Lars S

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I don't remember where I saw it but the fiero has similiar springs and there is what seems like a pretty good tool available maybe you could copy it if you can find a picture. I need to adjust one of my fieros now. One has been sitting in my shop with the trunk open for about 7 years so maybe it will be okay when I get around to using it again. It also has a lighter trunk than the gt I'm having problems with. I use a cresent wrench with a notch cut in it for my purposes.

bearing removal tool - not mine

see thread

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?sho...nteresting+find

text from designer...

Made another tool today. This piece fits tightly on the inside of the rear hub. A slide hammer goes through the middle and a few swings later, the hub is out. Quick, easy and safe.

Here is one that is surprisingly simple but I find I use it the most

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It bolts to the rear hubs w/o wheel using the stock lugs & prevents
turning even when busting off then stub nut.

here is THE tool for unlocking the rear boot

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A picture of you using that tool would be interesting. Do your feet reach the ground?

Handle made when fitting the rear window, one in each end, found it hard to manouvre the glass into its final position without handles.
Yes I know there are vaccum lifters but I did'nt have any...

/Lars S

Love it, Lars! That's awesome.

This looks interesting Rich. How does it fit through the targa latch cup hole when its so long? Can you post a photo of how it works to unlock the latch?

The simplicity of the duct tape handle is perfect.

Let's kick it up a notch This isn't 914 specific but it can be used with any Porsche. I always wanted a set of scales for corner balancing but couldn't quite justify ~$1500,00 to buy a set. So I set out last winter to design and build a set. Using Ax-Man surplus store parts and Digikey I came up with this They're not "gnats-ass" perfect but will do the job. Total investment was about $275.00.

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That is neat but it would take me three days to build the electronics box and three more to make the scales. I think I bought a thousand lb shipping scale on ebay for 49.95 + shipping. Couldn't I just use four of those?

Yes ....But not nearly as cool!

That was the first kaizan I did to my 75 when I saw it had a electric solenoid. It now has a ss wire hanging down under the floor with a loop in it.

Yes, that would work also but I enjoy a good engineering problem. Designing and building stuff is therapy to me. Besides 4 industial scales would probably take up more storage space and when and if my scales break I will know how to fix them.

Now for some other therapy

Paul

I could be first inline - you could add them to member vendor section say $300 for a set

I'd even pay you something for your time

that is the $25

I would even add a paypal fee

I would think 300.00-500.00 might cover the labor

That would be the low side There's a reason off the shelf systems cost what they do

But we are saving you thousands on therapy

Towing aid without removing axles.

That looks dangerous

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First pic shows:

914 Rotisserie
Engine stand
My really really deep socket for torquing the nut on the mainshaft of a 915 trans.



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My engine support to fit my jack.




When the jack dies, I grind off the receiver pin and weld a new one to accept the new jack..... The engine and transmission are stable on this. I can also remove the trans and it remains stable enough to remove the flywheel without fear of it tipping or rolling over.

I had a very rusty caliper I made this clamp with a hole through it for a grease gun

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