I am helping a friend clean out a closed sports car repair shop and purchased the remaining tools that need to go. so, let’s see what we got and help identify what they may do.
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Cool Cabinets 😊😊😊
In short, if you don't have those specialty tools, you can not do all the repairs of German vehicles such as front ends and brakes. In hindsight and the cold war, the subject of Mercedes and overall German vehicles, with the exception of VW, and repairing them came up when my Dad was working, as a mechanic, back in the sixties at Texaco gas stations. My dad believed that the average mechanic could not achieve the technical ability to do the repairs because he needed all those special tools and equipment. He also claimed that it was Germanys way of making sure none else could work on them, meaning foreign countries… referring to Russians or warring factions. That fellow, where you got the collection, must of had a lot of influence and knowhow to even understand what he needed to repair early Mercedes and was tied into those secrets. Moreover, he would have been a very elite technician, and therefore may have been the only person to obtain that collection of tools and electrical gadgetry in that part of the country. In short, even Mustie 1 with all his experience is stymied by some of the aspects of that collection. And like my Dad — stayed clear of certain German auto repairs.
Awesome video MustieðŸ‘✅
11 min in the sockets look to be injector line wrenches/attachments
Will or donate your stuff to your local voc-tec high school to help the kids learn a trade and earn a good living.
29:45 differential compression tester
I got pops tools last month. Used 1-1/16†socket today. And torque wrench. Needed 26†extension to reach trans bolts too.
I had a pretty big collection of tools back home and had to leave home for work, currently in the UAE. My brother ended up selling half the stuff and now when I go back home and if I want to Work on my bike it's more of frustration than therapy. I miss all my tools !
@ 11:22 that may be for removing Mercedes diesel fuel injectors
Each tool has a feel in my hands in memories attached to it, I admire it's craftsmanship and Design while dreaming of future projects.
Yea, stay away from that stuff you'll hurt yourself!
EPIC for car guys
(at least those who respect history)
Diesel injector sockets
The glow plug one can use for a soldering iron. I made one myself for when I'm not near power.
I wonder, if you chase down a Snap-on truck, will they replace / repair the busted tools. Including the timing light?
slotted socket O2 sensor socket
im 2 weeks late but probably 15 years ago when I was working on my daily at the time a old guy pulled up and said to me I would like you to come look in my garage and buy some of my tools. He was a engineer at ford back in the day and apparently had a full machine shop in his garage. ( I only learned this later ) At the time we were very Young and poor so I said yeah maybe this summer. I never heard from him again and later learned he died. I was told his sister sold the whole garage for $2700.00. Im talking a Bridgeport, atlas lathe, 3 boxes full of machining tools, all old school starret and Mititoyou stuff. After that I have never ignored old guys. My wife has been the benefactor as she has gotten a $50,000 quilting machine willed to her, and a $1,000 long arm sewing machine for $200.00. This kind of thing is VERY rare on the west coast.
lol, the rat in front of the motorcycle lift – probably been in there since the 90s
The socket at @10:21 looks like an O2 sensor socket.
I'm in the UK & now I'm 67 & disabled. For years I worked on keeping old motorbikes & cars on the road for myself & friends, so I ended up with a workshop full of vintage specialist motorbike & car tools. I had to sell up & go into care & my place was going to be demolished by the new owner. I had this awful vision of all my stuff just being slung into skips.
Luckily a neighbour who knew my worry introduced me to 2 wonderful young ladies who restore vintage cars for a living.
I could see immediately how much they were enjoying looking though my tools & I loved discussing their usages.
One of them is into Britsh motorbikes & immediately recognised all my old stuff (my main ride was a BSA rocket 6 with sidecar). They wanted to give me something for the tools, but I told them that just knowing they were going to get a second life with people who cared was enough. It meant so much to me & as a bonus I got 2 new wonderful friends out of it.
19:12 How to use that? I'd read the instruction manual under the gauges. Lots of blowhards posing as mechanics but that garage could have honestly posted a sign "If we can't fix it–Good Luck." I'd say if you needed that wrench at 18:27 nothing else is going to work.
I had a box like that full of one time wonders 🤣🤣 use once and never use again 🤣🤣🤣lol
Metal body Black and Decker tools used to be gold in color.
Is that called sand paper or is it emery cloth😊
Hazet is quite expensive and essential for workshop equipment.
I started using a label maker, my stash isn't Nearly as big as Mustie's though.
I think you showed a 1/2†snap-on ratchet, missing the direction paule and or damaged.
Snap-on have a couple of repair kits, different parts depending on damage. Used to be not to expensive and will bring the ratchet back to new condition. The dealers used to keep them in the truck. (Don’t go into the truck, unpredictable financial damage could occur).
I wrote the above before I saw the ratchet repair kits in the pile, should be repair parts in the bags.
PS. You have a terrific tools collection. Definitely have the gear to build a rocket ship, and launch a monkey into near earth orbit.
The Makita angle grinder is easy to find schematic with OEM part ###, pretty good grinders.
That is the coolest most badass trailer I've ever seen! I must have one!
I will start with, Nice Box Bro… lol and What a cool find my friend. Tools from the windows to the walls. Scores. lmao Stay safe Dizzy