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I bought a new screwdriver set to replace my trusty old orange handled set. Also bought a pair of carbide scrapers a while ago and some locking pipe wrench type pliers. The locking pliers are great for adjusting tie rods quickly and easily.

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4L80 Service Tools, Sonnax "The Sure Cure" Reamer, TransGo Specialty Reamer.
4L60E/4L80E/THM350 Transmission Service Repair Manuals; 3 versions Each, 3 different publishers.
Full Bushing Puller Service Kit, 2 new slide hammers, with all the attachments.
Pump Service Alignment Ring. Converter Alignment Tool.
Kent-Moore 4L80E Auto Special Service set.
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"Samurai Mobile Transmission GM Repair Service"
 
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@bucket Have had one of those "pipe wrench" style pliers for years....and you are absolutely right. They work great on tie rod sleeves for adjusting toe. They will also loosen almost anything that is too tight for crescents, open end, box end sockets.....anything....they work!!!!
 

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@bucket that orange set is the bomb, you can send it my way. :D

Sorry, keeping them lol. I'm attempting to put together a decent set of tools for my other garage so I can work out of it too. I don't have the energy to be constantly carrying a bunch of tools 75+ feet away. Or the brain power to remember where I left anything, lol.
 

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Sorry, keeping them lol. I'm attempting to put together a decent set of tools for my other garage so I can work out of it too. I don't have the energy to be constantly carrying a bunch of tools 75+ feet away. Or the brain power to remember where I left anything, lol.


Oh yeah, I don’t blame you. No such thing as too many tools. lol

Seriously, that hard handle set with the ratchet screwdriver is a rare set and worth a lot. I would not let that go.
 

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Damn you Harbor Freight!

Got this little generator for the slide in truck camper. Should fit well on a swing out next to the spare.
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The band saw and stand were on sale. The stand can be in a horizontal or vertical position, which I thought was nice.
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Trying out this dust collector. $100off rebate on it. It gets good reviews, but the price seems too good to be true. Nothing like the dust collectors that I’m used to seeing at real mill works shops. They typically empty into a modified horse or stock trailer and fill it up rather quickly.
 

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I was given this awesome tool today. Only problem is I have absolutely no idea what it is or does. :D
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You get letters from Hobo Hut too?
 

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My late father-in-law loved Hobo Hut in Batesville Indiana. Didn’t notice the letter in the pic until you mentioned it. Wife is there getting the estate ready to sell
I didn’t know there was an actual hobo hut. The letterhead is blurry when you zoom in. Now I’ll have to look the place up.

Sorry for you and your wife’s loss.
 

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Well darn. Thought I may have some interesting shop tool, but turns out it’s a shoe stretcher for folks with bunions or hammer toe. Never would have thunk it........

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We have a “guess this tool” thread somewhere on here. There’s some really interesting stuff in that thread.
 

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Here is a pic of the filler piece I added on my Burb. This replaces the old crappy plastic one that GM used to cover the gap between the bumper and the body. I used brushed stainless steel and made a clone of the old plastic one
 

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I added a jump seat/center console from a 2012 Silverado. The seats are from a 2004 Yukon which are fully electric. I added the seats a couple years ago with a small center console from a Chrysler mini van but the Silverado jump seat fills the space much better and is more useful. I upholstered the seats myself but only had enough left over material for the top of the jump seat,
 

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