I met Don Bower and the Grande Dame of couping herself at the Eurofestival here in greenville this past weekend. The best picture I took was of Amy's tool set!
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Nice Looking Tool Set
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Doug Dolan
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Minor point, it's "Amy" not Anne (Amy & Wayne Lester own that beautiful coupe & toolbox)
show us your tools
duane_sword
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we need cardboard wrapper for out headlight lens
I'll play
This is my old clamshell, I had to buy a new one after shutting the trunk on a bottle of wine in a grocery bag, blew a hole in the bottom of it :-(
This is my old clamshell, I had to buy a new one after shutting the trunk on a bottle of wine in a grocery bag, blew a hole in the bottom of it :-(
dbower
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pliers
As we pondered the cosmic meaning of toolkits at Eurofest, Wayne Lester and I discussed a question that has been nagging me (I have no life): Are the water pump pliers supposed to overlap the other pliers as they lie in the tray? Seems odd to me that the elves would have designed it that way, but every tray that I can recall seeing has them that way. Seems like I have also read that BMW used different size water pump pliers over the years. Is it possible that original E9 pliers were marginally smaller? Does size really matter (rhetorical)?
Don
As we pondered the cosmic meaning of toolkits at Eurofest, Wayne Lester and I discussed a question that has been nagging me (I have no life): Are the water pump pliers supposed to overlap the other pliers as they lie in the tray? Seems odd to me that the elves would have designed it that way, but every tray that I can recall seeing has them that way. Seems like I have also read that BMW used different size water pump pliers over the years. Is it possible that original E9 pliers were marginally smaller? Does size really matter (rhetorical)?
Don
I'm so glad my car doesn't have a tool kit... ;-)
Later pliers are a bit smaller.
Shall we start the sleeping-dog debate about the Shroud of... oops, I meant the Blue Cloth. Said with the appropriate reverence. My understanding, no coupe came with a Blue Cloth. They came later. And some according to Legend had a faint image of what's his name who designed the 507, Count somebody.
Fantastic. Even more so knowing the tools are not counterfeit.
What is the tool furthest to the left ? I was told that feeler gauges where OEM, but I'm not sure I see them here.
What is the tool furthest to the left ? I was told that feeler gauges where OEM, but I'm not sure I see them here.
Murray once told me to carry my tools in a pouch rather than leave the weight in the tool chest, so I removed them, lost them for a while in my clutter but now they are back in the chest. Phew! I am missing the feeler gauge, but have two plastic window tools (1 is a repro…Thanks Stan) for anyone that wants to make a deal!! Are the Pink spark plugs still available?
duane_sword
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I use the pouch
Yes I also use the tool-roll pouch for my tools when I am not 'showing'.
There is too much weight otherwise inside the clam-shell and the fragile mounting points.
I think I purchased my tool-roll from CoupeKing.
I see that you can also buy the re-created feeler gauge from CoupeKing: http://www.coupeking.com/?post_type=parts&p=3544
No I am not an employee of CoupeKing
Yes I also use the tool-roll pouch for my tools when I am not 'showing'.
There is too much weight otherwise inside the clam-shell and the fragile mounting points.
I think I purchased my tool-roll from CoupeKing.
I see that you can also buy the re-created feeler gauge from CoupeKing: http://www.coupeking.com/?post_type=parts&p=3544
No I am not an employee of CoupeKing
What is the correct shape of the original spark plug socket?
Stan has the straight profile at the narrow end in his photo while Amy, Duane, and Steve have a tapered end?
Doug
Stan has the straight profile at the narrow end in his photo while Amy, Duane, and Steve have a tapered end?
Doug
I used the pouch when I had my old toolbox, the new one are very solid so I've been keeping them in situ for now.
Pink plugs are available often on eBay Germany, I just got some. If you want to get picky the stock size is Beru 175/14/3
Pink plugs are available often on eBay Germany, I just got some. If you want to get picky the stock size is Beru 175/14/3
Doug,
I think the only difference in spark plug tools is the early and correct tool has a metal clip inside to hold the spark plug. Later tools have a plastic clip inside. The non-hex ends don't have a taper that I can see.
Correction: Ah, you mean the bar, sometimes referred to as a Tommy Bar! Not sure on those.
Chris
I think the only difference in spark plug tools is the early and correct tool has a metal clip inside to hold the spark plug. Later tools have a plastic clip inside. The non-hex ends don't have a taper that I can see.
Correction: Ah, you mean the bar, sometimes referred to as a Tommy Bar! Not sure on those.
Chris
Chris,
Maybe spark plug socket is the wrong description. It's the spark plug connector used at the end of the ignition wire. I have various versions left from old tune ups in my bin (some with tapered ends and grooves, some with just the tapered end, and some without any taper at all like the one I think is pictured in Stan's kit.
Doug
Maybe spark plug socket is the wrong description. It's the spark plug connector used at the end of the ignition wire. I have various versions left from old tune ups in my bin (some with tapered ends and grooves, some with just the tapered end, and some without any taper at all like the one I think is pictured in Stan's kit.
Doug
Chris has opened another question though, what's with the different tommy bars?
This will probably diminish my standing around here (such as it is), but when I found my toolkit had been ravaged by the seller of my car, I bought a Sears toolbox and put in it a set of combination wrenches, a pliers, a channel lock, a combination screwdriver, some picks, duct tape, bailing wire, a magnetic pickup, flashlight, bottle opener and a flask of Makers Mark.
So, I've got that going for me.
So, I've got that going for me.