My favorite tool/parts box is the bottom part of a 5 gallon paint
bucket. Cut the bucket off to a height that will fit under your spare
tire, then cut a hole in the middle of the bottom to clear the spare
retaining boss. Put it in place and fill it with stuff, then put the
spare in on top of it. It used no space in the trunk.
Peace,
Pat
Thusly spake Gordon Glasgow:
> Everybody's been listing parts to take (all good advice), but let me add a
> different tip.
>
> I've found that a plastic lunchbox makes an excellent tool box. You know,
> one of those grey ones like construction guys carry. You can roll up a towel
> and a tube of hand cleaner and stuff it in where the thermos would go. A
> roll of duct tape will fit in the end of that space. You can fit a ton of
> wrenches, sockets, screwdrivers, hose clamps, wirestrippers, box cutter,
> mini flashlight, tube of gasket sealer, etc. in there with some shop rags on
> top to keep them from bouncing around too much.. About all you can't fit in
> is a torque wrench.
>
> But the coolest thing about it is that it will jam down in the back corner
> of the trunk right behind the taillights and take up practically no useable
> trunk space. Fill a gallon antifreeze jug with water/antifreeze and it will
> drop down right ahead of it. You can probably fit a bottle of brake fluid in
> there too.
>
> BTW, Gerardo, do you think packing a spare starter would be a good idea?
> ;-)
>
> Gordon Glasgow
> Renton, WA
> www.gordon-glasgow.org
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: datsun-roadsters-bounces+gsglasgow=comcast.net@autox.team.net
>> [mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces+gsglasgow=comcast.net@autox.team.net]On
>> Behalf Of peter harrison
>> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 9:12 PM
>> To: Datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>> Subject: [Roadsters] X-country trip
>>
>>
>> I am seriously thinking of taking a cross country trip in November as a
>> continuation of my trip to PHX.
>> I will make sure the heater works!!!
>> Apart from a spare water pump,gasket,head gasket anything else
>> that I should
>> take along apart from tools,jack etc. (and a map of course).
>> Don't suspect
>> they see too many of these little cars in Mississippi etc.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Peter
>> Eliza 1970 SPL TOAD SAN.
>>
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