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Homemade tools
I don't usually make the best make-buy decision when it comes to tools and fixtures. I usually spend too much time making something I could buy for a few bucks. But hey, I have the time and it's kind of a puzzle.
So I thought I'd start a thread with a couple of my inauspicious creations. Maybe you have some brilliant, or just funny, items to share.
I wanted dimpled rivnuts, so the panel would sit flush. A 1/2 NPT adapter and an old screw and I got it
dmpl tool.jpg
I made an assembly tool to guide the ss braided hose in the fitting
hose tool.jpg
Last edited by driveslikejehu; 03-11-2022 at 10:55 AM.
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Clever, functional, rewarding, inexpensive. Kudos, thanks.
jim
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Less than 1% of the animal kingdom uses tools, therefore, scientists claim that humans are the superior species. And hot rodders that make their own tools are the top of the intelligent life forms in the universe.
Dart Little M 406" SBC 800 HP N/A & 1,100 HP on nitrous, 2-spd Powerglide with trans brake, 6,000 RPM stall converter, narrowed Moser 88 3.90:1 spool with 35-spline gun-drilled axles & Torino bearings, custom parallel four-link, custom tube chassis & roll cage NHRA certified for 8.5-sec (only two FFR Hot Rods have this cert).
33 Hot Rod Super Pro Drag Racer Build:
33 HR NHRA Cert Roll Cage Build
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MKIV complete kit w/powder coating and cut outs, serial #9189 delivered 10/10/17, first start - 10/5/18, legal - 10/08/20. Blueprint 306 w/Holley Sniper EFI, TKO 600, power steering, Breeze fan shroud, trunk cubby, & engine compartment battery kit, CNC brake reservoirs, RT turn signal & gas pedal, mechanical throttle linkage, METCO safety loop, GASN side pipes, drop trunk, dual chrome roll bars, vintage gauges, glove box, custom center console, cup holders, and speakers.
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Nice... Although a little too well made for my stuff, lol
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Necessity…the mother of all inventions
Jet
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Yes, I love Technology
Links into my build - some tools / processes I used -
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Awesome Art!
Now, back to the inauspicious. Here’s a tool to seat pop rivets when the holes don’t line up quite right. Made from 2 inches of ¼” hydraulic tube from the donor power steering tubes.
Rivet setting tool.jpg
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