What new tools have you got lately?

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Radiohead

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Realized my line crowsfeet went missing, so off to Harboring Fright for a new set. Not buying more StrapOn this late in life.

That, and forgot I ran my a$$ out of brake fluid on the van caliper warranty. So off to the other store for more DOT3. Maybe tomorrow I can make better headway on new brake hoses and master cylinder.
 

ali_c20

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Bought a quality Knipex wire stripper. Paid 20$ more for Made in Germany, I prefer to pay more for stuff not made in China/Asia/India.
All units in metric/imperial mm2/AWG.

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K10 Extra Cab w/ Proper SWB, & 85 K5 Blazer
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454 BBC, & 383 Stroker
Got my Plasma Cutter, and New TIG welder in, and all set up. Waiting on the foot pedel for the TIG welder to come in. Haven't had the time to try either out yet.
 

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hoagster

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Blast from the past !

Spark tester that slides on the wire. :cool:
I wonder how many people go bit by this one because they weren't paying attention and ground themselves out on the motor.
 

Mr Clean

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K10 Extra Cab w/ Proper SWB, & 85 K5 Blazer
Engine Size
454 BBC, & 383 Stroker
Got the Yost vice from Eastwood. I liked the idea behind it. See if its worth it.
 

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Sad Sack

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TotalyHucked

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Not a new tool, but I re-found this old plumb bob over the weekend lol. My buddy gave it to me, it came from a far removed family member when they cleaned out the guy's garage. It's ancient

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Carb'ed Vortec 350
Huh. Apparently something in this post about a plumb bob flagged the computer gremlins lol

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Plumb bob, dingleberry, all bad juju to gmsquarebody...lol...
 

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350-454
Huh. Apparently something in this post about a plumb bob flagged the computer gremlins lol

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It was annoying at first, but now I'm used to all the stupid stuff that the software is afraid of. It's quirky, but it's ours, lol.
 

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K10 Extra Cab w/ Proper SWB, & 85 K5 Blazer
Engine Size
454 BBC, & 383 Stroker
I was sooo offended by you talking about your plumb bob... I'm going to have to sleep the rest of the day:eek:
 

Terlingueno

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350
There is another car forum that comes up a lot in searches that edits letters out of entire words with asterisks.

Examples: passenger, chassis, substitute, scrap, scrape- on that forum, it looks like this- p***enger, ch***is, subs***ute, s****, sc****

Yikes!...

Maybe I'll make a H.A.M.B. sammich for lunch
 
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