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Well, you shouldn't have left the garage door open, should you? |
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Not an entirely original idea. Many older vehicles (especially British bikes) came with a toolkit which was adequate to completely strip and rebuild the machine. Cap head (Allen) fastners are not suitable for all locations, so you'd always need a few additional tools.
The reason this doesn't happen any more is that motor manufacturers don't want you to work on your own car. They'd rather you took it to one of their francised dealers or, preferably, just scrap it and buy a new one. |
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The Maclaren F1 comes with a tool kit (like you'd ever dare to try and repair that car) - needless to say, all the spanners etc. are made from titanium. |
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I like it - I might even buy one. |
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A series of cars that were engineered to be fully and easily serviceable by idiots like me. That came with their own toolkit - it sounds quite frabjous. Wooo HAAA ha HA! |
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How about you buy an adjustable wrench? |
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I hate that car companies don't want you to work on your own car. I recall that a few years ago, Volkswagen was going to put a plastic shield over their engines so you couldn't even do anything more than check the oil level. I don't know if they went ahead with that, but it pissed the hell out of me. |
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[+] for sticking it to The Man. |
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You probably won't find anything like that coming out of the factories today, but this was standard practice in the early days of automobiles. Many cars had small toolboxes built into the engine compartment, and came complete with all the tools you'd need to perform most minor repairs. |
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Even more recently, the early Jeep vehicles (CJ5, CJ6) and their immediate predecessors (Willy's Overland) could be stripped to parts with nothing more than an adjustable wrench, a wide-blade screwdriver (used more as a prybar than a screwdriver) and small assortment of Torx bits. |
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don't know about the allen keys themselves...refer to previous entries... |
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although bun from me for the underlying concept..bravo |
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I think it was the Australian HQ Holden which could be stripped and rebuilt with a single 10mm spanner. |
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The Triumph Herald could be almost totally dismantled with two 9/16 spanners and a Phillips screwdriver. (And you could remove the gearbox from inside the car; I speak as one who knows.) |
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//And you could remove the gearbox
from inside the car// - that must have
come in handy..... [angel] |
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"Let's pull over for a rest in this lay-by
dear - you make the tea, and I'll get
busy removing the gearbox" - "But I
don't like being left in the car on my
own" - "Have no fear Oh precious one,
in this type of car, you can remove the
gearbox without leaving the vehicle". |
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Or... "Step outside your vehicle sir ! -
and kindly remove your license from
your wallet, and don't forget your
gearbox as well - we'll be needing to
look at that too." |
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//that must have come in handy//
Yes, actually; it was pissing down at the time. |
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.....so you took out the gearbox to stop
the rain ? novel solution. |
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Well, it's not raining now; you be the judge. |
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"To avert today's anticpated rainstorm,
Triumph Herald owners are being urged to
remove the gearboxes from their vintage
cars in a co-cordinated, nation wide
exercise. Following closely the expert
advice of our special hafbaked consultant
[Angel], we advise all participants that
this action must be completed whilst
remaining inside the car." |
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