Custom made shop tools

[bretcopsey]

Here’s a home built rotisserie made from two Harbor Freight engine hoists following some plans I found online. The project is a 68 Camaro, my first car, and it hasn’t been on the road since 1993. Some day….

 

[Moparmat2000]

Lots of great ideas keep them coming

 

[Orpedcrow]

This is great, I’ll get some more pictures when I get to the shop. I’ve got a handful of things I’ve had to make. Here’s some head stands.

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[Orpedcrow]

Ok I found a bunch of stuff, here goes.

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Chopped up distributor to be used for an oil pump primer. I’ve got another one for a SBC somewhere but this is for an international 4cyl 152. Welded the nut on so I can use an electric ratchet.

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The end of a steering coupler with nut welded for checking bearing preload on a steering box. (International scout 80)

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Fuel injector cleaner

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Assorted gasket hole punches made from hydraulic fittings (left and center) and a drill bit (right)

 

[Orpedcrow]

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Transfer case/bearing splitter for Dana spicer t-18 (international, Willy’s, bronco)

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Dana 27 inner axle (next to the carrier bearings in the Punkin) seal installer/remover

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Custom roll pin punch for Pratt & Whitney propellers. The tip is replaceable and uses rollers from a roller bearing.

The masterpiece in the top of the photo is an oil filter poker drain hole maker 5000. The tip is hardened haha

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Another oddball Dana/spicer tool (pvc pipe)

 

[Orpedcrow]

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Step stool/work platform made from a portable generator cage and fence boards.

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Shop made air blowers for when you need ALLL the cfm’s. The long is used for cleaning radiators… and the floor.

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Aluminum “soft jaws” I have some pieces of rubber I tape to them when I need “more extra softer jaws”

 

[Orpedcrow]

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Hole cleaners? Idk, one end gets chucked in the drill, the other gets a strip of scotch brite. The brass is made from a pice of .22 rifle cleaner kit.

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Not sure about “made” but putting this articulating lamp on this cart has been one of my greatest ideas haha. It gets used so much. I can put the light exactly where I need it and don’t have to forget about leaving it attached to a vehicle.

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Again the “made” part is iffy but I haven’t found a gear oil pump that’s worth a crap so I fill this bottle and squeeze it in. The hose is epoxied to the cap.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

Hole cleaners? Idk, one end gets chucked in the drill, the other gets a strip of scotch brite.

We used to call that an "Okie Hone" used with emery cloth.

 

[Orpedcrow]

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Finally my all time favorite that I think should be in every shop is this vice stand that sticks out away from the bench. I can get all around something and can have 3 people bowed up on an immovable object with out touching each other. It is very sturdy. The whole shop shakes when I’m wailing on something. (The shop is never this messy, I’ve got 9 projects going at once)

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Figured y’all might get a kick out of our “fancy” shop sink. Those are lawnmower blades holding the faucet.

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More or less a shop tip, I put degreaser (usually super purple) and water in this coffee can, makes the cleanest parts that you don’t have to scrub. Throw your parts in, Boil, then rinse. 60 year old grease, dirt, paint, it all just falls off

 

[Moparmat2000]

Orpedcrow. Great stuff!!!