BrianHorn Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Morning all, I want to buy (read need) to buy a comprehensive toolkit (suitable for use on the seven) in a case which would be suitable for carrying in the 'boot' of said seven. Any suggestions 🤔 ie do Draper or somebody do such a thing or dare I say, should I be looking at something a little more upmarket 🤔 What do you use 🤔 Brian 'The Wizard' is a 1989 de Dion SuperSprint in Red with Silver stripe.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 I've got one of the Post Office style leather tool cases and the range of tools/spares that it carries has evolved into things that I didscover that I needed about 50 miles away from home. Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight fart Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Hammer and cable ties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-B Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 duct tape and hay bailing wire Steve B Big Black Beast ^3SV VHPD Join us on the USA 2005 tour......HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted September 4, 2003 Support Team Share Posted September 4, 2003 Brian, People will probably laugh, but i bought a kit from Halfords which comes in a zip up case the size of a large File-O-Fax. It cost £20 and contains the following: - Screwdriver with every bit imaginable - 3/8" sockets set - not massively useful but handy for some stuff - pliers - large adjustable spanner - zip ties - insulating tape - electrical screwdriver - feeler gauges and some other stuff I can't remember. The only thing I would add is a second adjustable spanner (you always need 2 ❗) and maybe a stubby screwdriver for the Dzus fasteners on the nosecone. I strap this to the rollbar inside the boot using a velcro strap (also from Halfords) so it doesn't slide around. Hope this helps, Shaun Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithj41 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Got one of the toolkits from Halfords too. Cant complain for £20. James Zetec - www.yorkshirese7ens.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not a Postman Pat Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Me too, it's saved my life a few times. Pat and his not quite black and white cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby dooby doo Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 must say that the 20 quid halfords kit is a horrible waste of money. in a year or so you'll buy a few more sockets, a few more spanners etc etc and eventually you end up spending 250 quid to get something that you can get from halfords for 100 quid in a single heavy duty plastic case... so - thanks for the 20 quid tool kit 5 years ago dad - its cost me an extra 150 quid ❗ or something HOOPY R706KGU Hoopylight R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normans_Ghost Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 "Stubby screwdriver for Dzus.." Get a 2p coin, drill hole on edge to fit on keyring and grind/file flat on opposite edge to fit Dzus fastners. Always got the tool with you now. norman verona 1989 BDR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tight fart Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Sounds expensive to me. T.F@O.F www.p1spot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 You could save 1p and use a 1p peice. Also saves weight! The difference could go in the upgrade find. 😳 Greg, Q 86 NTM (slow Green XFlow) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil.cavanagh Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 how about a US quarter? even lighter I think.. or use an old coin form a country that is using the Euro now? That wouldn't cost you a thing! Didn't Greece or somwhere have coins with holes in the middle, for that 'drilled to save weight look' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy couchman Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 ...or use a big washer. They even come pre-drilled for attaching to your keyring Andy Couchman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted September 4, 2003 Support Team Share Posted September 4, 2003 I did not suggest the Halfords kit as a starting point for a toolkit - it is definitely NOT that. It is however a very useful thing to keep in the car if you don't want to keep a bag of your usual tools in there. Given the good chance of it being nicked you don't want any of your good/expensive tools in there. If you want a good complete tool kit for the garage then that is an entirely different issue and I'm sorry for getting the wrong end of the stick. Shaun Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianHorn Posted September 4, 2003 Author Share Posted September 4, 2003 Wow! Nobody at work today then 🤔 😬 Thanks to all who posted helpful hints. Thanks to others who made me chuckle ❗ Shaun, You got the right end of the stick! I was looking for exactly that. A toolkit which I could carry in the boot in case of emergencies. Not a whole workshop! Cheers Guys, Happy Sevening Brian 'The Wizard' is a 1989 de Dion SuperSprint in Red with Silver stripe.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAUL MARRIOTT Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Brian I don't think that you will get a comprehensive toolkit of the shelf, but Halfords will get you as close as anybody. I have a leather A4 zipped dockument holder behind my seat (I've got little legs). First thing is to decide what jobs/repairs you are capable of and which of those you could do beside the road without towing the garage bench and toolchest, then work though the jobs mentally trying spanners, sockets allen keys, screwdrivers as you go. It'll take you about 2hrs and you will end up with a buy list which you can fill with some decent kit. Good way to pass the time if you manage to escape to the garage for some peace and quite. Paul M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishmaninwales Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 not tools, but I would add a clutch and accelerator cable . WILL be needed at some point. Think about starter solenoid wire - yes it happened this morning. usual story - hot engine in petrol station, late for work etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrigsby Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 the medium sized hard cased Halfords kit fits quite well in the boot of a seven, it's not cheap but it does have just about everything you'll need in an emergency... Rob G www.SpeedySeven.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete east Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Brian - Dont go too mad with regards price. My brother had a decent toolkit in his Caterham and had it Knicked whilst in a pub at Framlingham by a group of max power types in a grotty fiesta XR2. As usual the police were not interested because theiving is not a proper crime like exceeding the speed limit by 5 mph. actual comment `well you`ve had that havent you!` If you get a kit get one that can be bolted in or that you can afford to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete east Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Sorry but Just another observation, If you do put a tool kit in the boot,make sure it is padded or fixed so that it cant slide around,The last thing you want after a spirited blat is to arrive home to find your ali dented all the way around the boot from the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianHorn Posted September 4, 2003 Author Share Posted September 4, 2003 Good points ❗ Will bear all this in mind. Thanks chaps. Brian 'The Wizard' is a 1989 de Dion SuperSprint in Red with Silver stripe.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not a Postman Pat Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Shaun Pay no attention to Mr "If it moves, it must be capable of upgrading, and it if doesn't move, it definitely needs upgrading" Hoopy. When he goes out drinking, he tries to upgrade his beer to Bollinger Pat and his not quite black and white cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 You have to admit that Tetleys to Bolly is a definite upgrade. Mind you the last time I had 5 pints of bolly and a curry it went very wrong. I have long hankered after a flat, slim toolbox in the passenger footwell. This could house all the tools and spares and the passy could put their feet on it. It would bolt in and lock, and be filled with 7/16, 1/2 and 9/16 spanners, also 8,10,13,14 and 17mms and a little skt set. One adjustable nut wrecker, couple of screwies, few cable ties etc, bingo. These are all available cheap or can be cobbled together from the selection of old spanners in the shed. 'Course a custom box would need the full matching set of Britools, racked out with foam so they didn't rattle. Dream on. A spare clutch cable can be lashed to a chassis rail under the bonnet. 'Course you can build a box under the bonnet too, for the heater shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted September 4, 2003 Support Team Share Posted September 4, 2003 Pat - Cheers, I won't take it personally. Upgrading to Bolly on the other hand sounds like a great idea 😬 although not sure if I could manage 5 pints of the stuff . As for the tools, I really think that putting expensive tools in the car is asking for trouble. I had my Seven "broken into" a couple of weeks ago - they left my £20 tools and just nicked the house keys that I had foolishly left in there. I'm pretty sure a set of Snap-On would have disappeared. Cost me a new set of locks for the house though ☹️. Shaun Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Sewell Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 As with any car, but especially one that does not have locks, don't leave anything tin there that you don't mind losing! I might have a look at this Halfrauds tool kit as the one I carry does contain most of the tools that I use regularly and some that I would object to losing - incl a snap-on hex drive for the crankshaft pulley - nobody else did AF hex drives for a 3/8" ratchet drive. Low tech luddite - xflow and proud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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