Take a Tour of the CAR WIZARD's 40K of Wizardry Tools

Take this in depth tour of the 🧙‍♂️ CAR WIZARD's tool boxes and see what magical tools he uses.
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[@dipsyfriday]

Grandpa's no longer with us, but his tool lives on!

[@skunkjobb]

I think that's a fine memorabilia. Too bad my father only had really crappy tools.

[@redline9579]

Hell yeah i got some of my grandpas tools.. Still use to this day

[@minermarcus]

Joe Mama I have one of my grandpas wood block plane and I love using it. They don’t make tools like that anymore.

[@dadtype2339]

I have my Dad's tools he passed in Oct of 2020, he too was in Vietnam as corporal awarded not 1 but 2 Silver Stars. He was an Army Corps of engineers and a Hydrolic Engineer. He worked on aircraft and helicopters with the Alameda Air station in CA and at FRC in North Carolina Cherry Point. I have his torque wrenches of all Ft-lbs, Inch-Lbs, and even Newtons. The one the wizard showed from Grandpa Wizard is just like my Dad's. I also inherited my Dad's 78 Dodge Ramcharger with the A10 LA 318. We were restoring it together. When I work on an of my vehicles which isn't often as I have a nerve disease (CRPS), but I take out his most used go to bag of tools and set it out there with me. My tools his tools that once were closed firmly in his hands now Grace my hands as I work and they lives on as he does in me. Holding my hand with each bolt on or off every step of the way, as Dad did from my childhood to adulthood my Dad was always there to lend a hand or a tool. I didn't just lose my Dad, I lost my best friend. Thank you to all our Vets! And to those whose Dad's / Grandpa's; are working on heavenly vehicles, may they live on through us and through their teachings and through their tools. Thanks for reading!

[@miika6739]

@@dadtype2339 what a heart warming story, you and your father really seemed to have a deep relationship. I'm jealous, i have to admit, didn't really know my own father aswell as i would've liked to as he passed on when i was 13, but i kinda like reading comments like yours and imagine myself in them.

[@SparkyGage]

Thank you Mrs Wizard for your camera work and indulging his KZbin hobby. He's really helping a lot of people. And entertaining even more!

[@TheTussman]

Really gotta compliment the Wizard on his rapid KZbin personality development. I like the dude.

[@artillerybuff2000]

I purchased the biggest Snap On roll cab made back in 1979 (the airport box, has springs and a hitch). I retired in 2015 and I still have it, they last forever. I was ASE master certified and GM master certified, made a very good living wrenching. Oh and I love that green color on your monster box... btw, I was taught decades ago to always store my torque wrenches at the minimum setting to maintain calibration.

[@RobtheAviator]

The famous “Taco Cart”. I have one of those boxes as well that I picked up. I intend on restoring it at some point

[@jayjaynella4539]

Yes. Always back off tension at end of job and for storage.

[@norwegianberserkerbear8227]

This is therapy for men.

[@leslie-tolman]

Then I'm either more fucked up than I already know or I was born with the wrong parts... Between these kinda videos, my garage, loud music and my project builds, it's therapy for me, too. Sometimes it's rage-filled (tho I don't throw tools anymore... too damn expensive,) other times is frustrated confusion and a lot of cuss words. The best times are when shit gets done, I've figured out what nobody else could and I take one of them out for a drive ~wind, loud pipes and an open road because I fixed that shit or added that something new =ultimate therapy. It ain't solely a "man's field" anymore 😉

[@mikebigelow561]

Amen brother. Nothing like shop time.. some of my best memories were made in old dirty shops.. If Jesus ever comes back, churches are done for and shops are the new Sunday-funday.

[@arthurmcaryanmcnuggetsblackone]

Only us mecs nobody else understands

[@scottreiber8555]

Amen

[@corbingreiner9879]

Tool box. You're so humble. I have a tool box. That's a war chest.

[@getchasome6230]

Car wizard could literally stock most mom and pops hardware stores with what hes got..

[@ronharris4125]

My dad was in Nam from 68-70 and also worked on hueys. We lost him last year. I treasure his tools. Thank you and your family for your service.

[@CarWizard]

Your welcome. Yeah I think about grand dad every time I use that old torque wrench

[@mrthomas7511]

@@CarWizard nice!

[@Narendra--Modi]

This why we like you wizard no fancy tools just enough to get the job done.

[@323spy]

Yeah. Just specialty diagnostic tools, hand made tools, OEM diagnostics tools, etc.

[@chrisiverson9156]

My dad has a Matco toolbox as tall as me that’s absolutely pristine - it always struck me as crazy that he had to bring his own tools to work and that the factory didn’t supply them.

[@mininari-hq5oy]

Less liability of theft of expensive tools. You won't steel your own tools that you payed for it

[@DocRevo]

"never buy another box" ...yeah, right! I said that 2 boxes ago.... I'm surprised you leave torque wrenches set when stored away. I was taught you always set them back to lowest setting on the dial.

[@scottfirman]

I thought the same. I have a cheap harbor freight one I bought just to change tires on my Subaru. I keep it in the back of the vehicle set at 0. You are never supposed to leave a torque wrench under pressure. It weakens the rod over time and wrecks the calibration.

[@Timberjagi]

if you keep your torque wrenches maintained and calibrated every year you see there is no need for it (with newer ones that is) if you don't it can sometimes be better to set it back

[@asdasd-ni8eg]

Exactly but you also don't want to wind it to the point the springs floating either as that's said to be a problem to.

[@lfgamble3924]

Ya, u want to relieve the interior rod/bar. By returning the torque wrench to 0 ft lbs. I have 2 torque wrenches, both name brand. Its what u do.

[@likeaboss882]

people always give me hell for buying a snappy box. but the thing is, it'll outlive me. i love it.

[@GarryMcGovern]

Woah, easy on the jumpcuts! You're way above that - leave those headache inducing random cuts for the screaming KZbinrs with the blaring music and the 'I'm so cool and not annoying in any way guys' attitude! The odd cross-dissolve? No worries, they make sense. But the constant, stuttering cuts mid-sentence? Wizard, your soothing tone and inclination is what draws us to this channel........, keeping it smooth keeps us coming back! ;)

[@JeffMiletich]

I really enjoyed seeing your tool boxes. I started working on cars when I was around 12. At 14 (1967) I was doing oil changes, tune-ups & rear speakers / reverbs & then later car stereos for my neighbors & friends. My personal irony was when I was young I never had the right tools for the job. Then a few years after I was able to buy the tools that fit my needs I was able to afford new vehicles that required very little work. I always did my own oil changes/lubes.

[@chasmcl42]

Hi Wizard great tool collection, i just have a big hammer seems to cover most jobs.

[@kimnielsen4343]

😂😂

[@zzcurve1141]

If its not working twat it with a hammer. If it breaks, it needed changing anyways.

[@rodclark4485]

75 here, wrenching since i was 7y.o. I consider myself a Renaissance Man. I am a shade-tree mechanic, even tho I now live on a 7th-floor penthouse apt. I build & sail radio-controlled model ships. I build & operate QRP (low power) Amateur Radio equipment including Morse Code. I do a lot of electrical & electronics experiments. I have owned & renovated 3 homes & a cottage in north-central Ontario (Canada). I hav maintained small fishing boats, a canoe, outboard & inboard-outboard motors, aircraft, & an endless string of cars & pickup trucks ('77 Ford RANCHERO was my fav)...GM, Ford, Toyota, Hyundai. Its amazing the overlap between The Wizard's tools & my tools. My sole SNAP-ON was a small crow's-foot for removing BNC (electronics) coaxial connectors. Most of my 'mechanics tools' hav come from CANADIAN TIRE or PRINCESS AUTO (approx = Harbour Freight). Its also amazing the overlap of tools from one hobby to the next. Now i own only 2 powertools...a corded variable speed drill + my corded Dremel 3000 with flex shaft. Everything else is a handtool. It's great that you 2 support each other in your endeavours !!

[@VeronicaKingsley]

Thanks for sharing a look at your tools. When I help friends work on their cars or whatever, they have commented how my tools look "unused". Made me think what do the tools of a real working mechanic look like. I was taught by my dad to take care of my tools. Keep them clean and organized.

[@johngibson3594]

Thanks for the tour. I started with a tool box like the 200 dollar one had it for quite a few years. I out grew it. I had three intermediate boxes between the top chest and bottom cab. I used it at the dealership where I was a mechanic. I went from that to a 40 inch craftsman box that I still have today. I love the tool truck boxes but no way I could ever spend that much. The cheaper ones I can change if they fail or just add another one if needed. Nice setup you have there.

[@ray_collins]

When I got hired at a shop, my dad gave me enough hand-me-downs to get started. 3-drawer flip top box with the basics, something like $2k, which blew me away. Years later, when I realized we had been supporting ourselves for over half a century with the same damn tools, it all made sense.

[@erikjohnson2889]

Wiz, I wish you nothing but the best. Well, I also wish you could be my mechanic, but Kansas is lucky to have you. The world needs more Wizards. Peace, brother.

[@raptuous]

For tight spots check out the M12 Milwaukee cordless 3/8 ratchet. I got one to take the tracks off my ATV where I could only get one click at a time with the ratchet making it too time consuming. It also locks when it requires more than about 60 lb or torque to break free. Paid about $65 US for it on a Home Depot sale.

[@xspawnloverzx]

Wizard you should do a pawn star's parody opening something like im.the car wizards this is my shop and I never know what hoovie is going bring through my doors

[@hank1556]

**the same trailer trash guitar riff they play in all of those shows**

[@calosrest589]

Lmfaooooooooooo

[@calosrest589]

Lmfaooooo

[@dillonkoch72]

😂😂😂😂

[@floppyseizure8615]

All financed by Hoovie's Garage! 😉

[@CarWizard]

Last year he spent $42K with me alone

[@bobrobert1123]

Paging the more money than sense department.

[@leerigs4180]

@@CarWizard snap on tools in the uk are twice the price you pay in the states :(

[@Moecean]

@@CarWizard he probably made at least 100 to 300k from KZbin I would belive

[@runarandersen878]

Car Wizard : Thank you for beeing honest/open about it.

[@matthewtynan84]

"Who does this anyway? Who puts all this garbage in such an expensive car?" "How's it going guys? My name's Tavarish..."

[@norwegianberserkerbear8227]

Hahaha, spot on!

[@rickc303]

Golden.

[@jayjaynella4539]

A trick taught to me by a auto yard mechanic. For harmonic balancer bolts. Find which way engine rotates. Impact socket on end of a breaker bar, long enough or with an extension to reach under the frame. Put the assembly under the frame rail. Bump the starter briefly and let the frame + breaker bar do the work. Just a short tap of the starter. I have used the technique 3 times, all successful.

[@jjm20685]

Wizard you always keep it classy!! Great Job Wizard Ross!

[@davidedgar2818]

In the late 80's I worked for a master mechanic that had only about 40 thousand in mechanical tools. These days with that cost plus the electronic compute tools, it's got to closer to 75 and 100 thou. area. He didn't buy only snap on , he bought for price/ value. He even invented tools that patents were bought by Snap On and Mac tools. We were lucky that the Mac man lived by the craftsman and the S n K centers in Phoenix area. He would warrantee those tools for us. It might take two weeks but it saved us the trip and time. I have to say it made buying tools from him much more acceptable. This was a truly honest guy, even before the internet.

[@allanwebster6625]

I'm a new subscriber, and I love your videos. I grew up here in Jefferson City, MO and my father was a really good mechanic and worked for Cummins Diesl in Tampa and St. Louis in the 60's and moved from IL to Jefferson city in 1970 and started his own trucking and Logging business. And that's where I got most of my mechanic training. So I got those same beliefs as you on most of your ideas about cars and fixing them. But I'm just small time and part time but really get a lot out of your UTube Channel. Thanks and Thanks also to Ms. Wizard.

[@bb2status]

Milwaukee has the new M12 stubby impact with 250 ft lbs of break away torque!! Must have.

[@SpencerRyllSmith]

www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Fastening/Impact-Wrenches/2554-20 I have it and it is AMAZING.

[@skmetal7]

Now they have the right angle coming soon.

[@monsterq6]

It was very special you mentioning the wrench that belonged to your grandfather. Rest in peace to the veteran himself. I love hearing about little special stories like that. Great tool set!!

[@joubess]

Thanks for the tool box tour! I like your smaller box, your every day box. My ex was a Chrysler mechanic and his tool box was very similarly organized. He had a few expensive tools (Snap-On and such) for the same reason you do, that's all that was available for the job, but he also had Craftsman, a few Harbor Freight, and some off-brand tools that just plain worked. He also had a separate box for his specialty stuff. Expensive doesn't necessarily mean the best.

[@jimcurt99]

Used to say that my dad had an awesome set of tools because he had "tools that could fix tools"- you have taken that to the extreme :)

[@MrDede2011]

Milwaukee m12 stubby nice sub for that stubby air gun

[@montevallomustang]

Amen

[@kylestewart4444]

It’s amazing to me that there are $10,000+ tool boxes. That Snap On box is nice and all and I understand the idea of it being a one-time investment in your career but surely there are $2,500 tool boxes that would be just as durable as that $10,000 box.

[@lilvic372]

I’m sure there is. But I’m also sure it’s his money he can spend it how he wants 😂

[@kylestewart4444]

@@lilvic372 well that goes without saying. He could go have a custom solid gold tool box commissioned for $4M if he wanted to.

[@darkdialga777]

I actually really like the color of that toolbox.

[@Beer_Dad1975]

Yeah with you there, nothing wrong with having a highly visible tool box.

[@greenriverrailfan]

Reminds me of airport fire trucks

[@RainmakerXBooty]

big heavy ass metal box ought to be highly visible

[@kellingtonlink956]

My palm ratchet and my stubby’s have consistently been my life savers. It was a great idea to give a tour of your tool box. Thanks.

[@BIMMERZEITT]

love the shop and nice tool set. keep it going!

[@dylanandersen9318]

Your replacement for the stubby impact is made by Milwaukee. M12 Fuel stubby in 1/4, 3/8, and 1/2.

[@l_queso4372]

Dylan Andersen I can vouch for this and they’re badass

[@MorrowSind]

Thanks for the tour, Wizard. I enjoyed it. :)

[@skip0110]

Those remote hose clamp pliers are amazing! Definitely been in a place where a pair of those would have helped a lot.

[@greggcrittermuse6347]

Hello Car Wizard, I just finished watching your toolbox inventory. You have a very nice toolbox, you also have a great collection of tools too. It seems that you could use a little bit of organization. Thanks for sharing your toolbox inventory with us. Gregg (Critter) Muse

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Bob Ross of car mechanics. Happy little tools.

[@biggiefitz6275]

Grey Pneumatic makes excellent sockets. Best video yet!

[@lashlarue7924]

Thanks for showing this shade-tree mechanic what a *real* mechanic uses, Wizard. I suspected that blowing $80k at the Snap-On truck was probably overkill, and you have confirmed this hunch of mine! 👍

[@jamestrent6458]

By far my favorite video you have done yet.

[@buaan]

Yay Wizard! Enjoying watching your content.

[@pandaslayer]

That's so amazing to still have your Grandfather's wrench. Truly something special!

[@charger19691]

I noticed the "sunex" tool sticker on your toolbox Wizard, I have many Sunex combination wrenches and they have always served me well!

[@CarWizard]

I love sunnex. Very good tools

[@noahswann]

My dad who was a mechanic for 40 years always said that he buys Snap-On boxes because they'd last forever (he still has two of them now) , and Snap-On or MAC for the stuff you use every day like spanners up to 19/21mm, sockets, ratchets and screwdrivers etc. The stuff you might use once a fortnight, buy Sykes-Pickavant or Bergen, and the rest you buy cheap. He always kept a rebuild kit in his box for each ratchet he owned so as never to be stuck with a broken ratchet. And at the end of the day, put them away after a wipe with a used rag. They're still in the garage now long after his retirement and 99% still look new, even the old imperial stuff that he bought from retiring mechanics in the late 70's that were issued in wwII.

[@Midnight_Rider96]

The larger boxes from harbor freight are actually quite well made and a good deal, they have double ball bearing slides on larger drawers. Fit and finish not quite as good as snap on or Mac but you pay 1/5 the price for 80% as good imo

[@FatdaddysGarage]

Exactly. I bought my dad a 56 inch roll top. He sold his Snap-On of 40 years. He loves it. And he uses it everyday.

[@nordicpride9708]

Yes but for a full time mechanic the Snap On boxes are hard to beat. I’m by no means a purist as I own all sorts of tools, but I see the build quality of their boxes. HF is stepping up their game big time!

[@john7365]

YES! There is a difference between diy, and a professional mechanics tool boxes. Great video! Everyone told me I was crazy for buying snap on too lol

[@ryanmalin]

Stethoscope is such a handy tool. I use them on refrigeration parts. Compressors and valves. It makes finding the bad part much easier.

[@kevinlimo696]

I use mine to find the noisy bearing on the front of the engine, alternator water pump ac compressor idler tensioner etc sometimes hard to hear without help.

[@newsgetsold]

$40,000 of tools, but what about the $10 mouth-mounted flashlight? 🔦😯

[@geoffreykrenn9671]

As a mechanic we usually use the streamlight that runs 20 bucks on Amazon. If you like your teeth, Milwaukee makes one similar for the same price with a rubber end piece. It makes the job so much easier having both hands free.

[@helenforeman5219]

Geoffrey Krenn headtorch ?

[@terrybarkman3219]

That works, I have the problem when the saliva starts running down out of your mouth down the side of your face

[@strassafrass1]

Hey, my 85 camaro is also a work of art! Now where did I put my aqua net...

[@raymondruz9634]

Michael Strasser IROCs over anything else bro🍻

[@dreyperezz]

this episode is awesome, everything is in order that's how u know he's a great mechanic.

[@ajw828]

Good stuff!! Thanks Wizard.

[@pfootball6363]

My dad has been an agricultural mechanic at a John Deere dealership for over 30 years. A couple years ago he had to inventory all his tools for a company to refund the taxes paid on the tools. Between both of his tool boxes at work, his service truck, and some tools at home, it was well north of $35,000. It's easy to make it to that number when you buy quality tools though.

[@joes.7536]

Nice tool set. I've been starting to buy the brand tekton tools to grow my tool set faster. Other than specialty tools. Pretty nice tools for the money. They are like what Craftsman used to be, before they rode on the coat tail of their old reputation and starting selling Chinese junk.

[@GarthELibre]

Craftstman is upping their game and preparing to make tools back in the U.S. again. I have some low end U.S. 80's Craftsman socket wrenches that are low tooth count, but solid, and I use them when I can because they were my first socket wrenches. I use a lot of Harbor Freight mid grade because it fits my budget. My electrics are mostly Milwaukee and I use them every day without issue, but my heavy duty impact is an electric Harbor Freight which makes easy work for wheel bolts.

[@michaelalberson126]

Mr Wizard you are the bomb I absolutely love all your videos and presentations. Thank you so very much.

[@marcin1069]

best episode ever, hope to see more of your shop stuff

[@VBshredder]

Just got one of those low profile mini socket wrench sets for a window motor - like you said - nothing else was going to do it besides drilling a hole in the door! Mirror + that set and I was victorious getting some old stuck screws out for the motor! As a full on amateur, that was a good moment.

[@mws3779]

The most important tool is not kept in a box, it's the one between your ears.

[@sheelindecor7593]

It's the one between your legs.

[@oliverdelgado6952]

@@sheelindecor7593 lol funny

[@Fee.1]

Sheelin Decor a head or a mouth?

[@19ghost73]

Great to see a real mechanic's toolbox who doesn't have like 25+ different 1/2"-ratches and claims that he cannot work without that many varioations. Same for sockets & wrenches etc. I always smile when I see with how few good quality hand tools my Dad uses to fix ALL of his farming equipment.

[@Mechaniclyfe]

All the essentials covered! Love it, that’s how I am I only buy what I need and nothing more. I got a full two bank Matco I don’t have all the latest and greatest but I have the stuff that makes me money and gets 95 percent of the jobs out there handled

[@rjft7003]

Best tutorial to learn tool names for those who do not have English as first language :) Thank you Wizard!

[@BarcodeWarrior]

A torque wrench from the vietnam war makes the set off the limits, value vise. Great set up, thanks for content!

[@scottfirman]

My brother was a frame and body mechanic. He had 3 huge tool boxes. When he passed away from cancer this spring, my brother called his daughter to make sure his tool boxes got locked and shipped to Michigan from Texas. A mechanic is nothing without his tools. I spent my first two years of small engine repair just buying the tools I needed. I built a workshop in my back yard. It kept me plenty busy.

[@ThinghaMaJig]

Nice! Caught that DMC! Had the fortune to align and test drive one. Highlights of tech life!

[@billygreenhorn9275]

Wizard...you rock !! Looking forward to the Caddie vids !

[@skunkhollow1]

I agree that the more expensive boxes will last a lot longer, but the $300 I spent at Home Depot for my 46" toolbox was very worth it. It has worked flawlessly over the last 2 years, the drawers are all ball bearing, and have never gotten stuck or given me any issue. My boss even hit the thing with a Toyota pickup with some pretty serious force when he was trying to rack it, and it only made the slightest dent. I will try and remember to report back in 20-30 years to let you know if the thing still works.

[@MoeLarrycurly1]

Wow kool 😁😁 Great box Tools 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🖖🏽 I spotted a few tools that I also have

[@Dee--Jay]

everybody got harbor freight tool boxes at work.....i think they are wayyy better made now. i know a few of them are 3-4 yrs old and still operating like new

[@muskokamike127]

I applied for a business loan and they wanted an inventory of my tools to offset the loan. I stopped at $36K can could have gone on considering the loan was for $10K.

[@craigjorgensen4637]

1974 260Z was a one year only nightmare. Constant carb problems that were maddening. The dealer techs hated them! The next year the 280’s came out and the problems went away. The real dog is a 260 2+2 with Automatic.

[@dwightbetten5280]

I have almost all my Dad's tools and my Granddad's tools and I cherish them all. It never fails that I will use something out of one tool box or the other. My Dad was in WWII and Granddad was in WWI. And thankfully I was too young for Vietnam.

[@woodworkerroyer8497]

I'm amazed. I can't believe that you do what you do to super cars and exotics and only use basic tools, nothing crazy, just basic, everyday tools and a high tech gizmo here and there for a specific job. Thank you, you have told me that I don't need any more tools than I already own... Not that that will keep me from buying more...

[@shanehuber348]

Wizard I love your channel I get Mr. rogers neighborhood vibe and I love it

[@harryclayton2416]

Hey Wizard, Milwaukee make stubby cordless impact guns that work off the same battery as your ratchet. They're beasts, 100% endorse

[@burromouse]

Real mechanics use torque wrenches....

[@fordtechchris]

@@burromouse Not to remove fasteners.

[@DannyWildMedia]

I got the same vacuum (looks like a tool box but it isn't)! Really practical to clean up the cars!

[@carloslugo2986]

They do make a small little 1/2 inch impact. Milwaukee sells the stubby 1/2 ,3/8 and they are one bad mamajama. I have the 1/2 and it fits in some tight places

[@spyonthesoftparade]

So glad this channel exists.

[@Lintary]

One of the things that always stood with me in regards to tools was this simple bit of advice: If you start out buy a good toolbox (spend the money) and fill it with cheap tools, then each time a cheap tool breaks replace it with a quality piece cause those be the tools you use and need quality pieces for, the rest cheap will do the job just fine and you save yourself a lot of money which you likely do not have to start out with anyway.

[@NRCustom]

Wow... you do a lot with what you have. Impressive!

[@rvhmon656]

OOH, on the Amazon tools page that Mini-Ductor Venom for using a quick hit of induction heat for bolt heads or nuts has me drooling... and I look funny with my tongue hanging out

[@mazdaspeed-]

I see some tools from Harbor Freight. Those mini screwdriver bit gray box @ 10:58. Costs like $7 at harbor freight lol

[@muskokamike127]

I spoke to a licenced mechanic recently about tools. Used to be that they only used snap on because the rest were garbage. Now? It's not uncommon to see someone with Mastercraft (CTC brand) because a) the quality is 100x better than they were and b) unlimited lifetime warranty,. Break a socket, walk into the store walk out with a new one unlike snap on where you have to wait until the truck comes by.

[@Fee.1]

Muskoka Mike yea the good shit got worse and the shit shit got exponentially better

[@getchasome6230]

@R230Tuner the good stuff is still good stuff, but not good enough to justify the price.

[@Beer_Dad1975]

I buy mostly Stanley now for hand tools - sockets, spanners etc - medium to low price, quality has so far been excellent - but I'm no professional. Cordless I use Ryobi, because again, they seem to be a good price/quality trade off for the do it yourselfer.

[@AlvinBrinson]

@R230Tuner Depends on what you're using the tool for. Some harbor fright tools are truly terrible. Others? Work fine day in and day out year after year.

[@Thomas63r2]

Buy quality and you will never have to apologize - but buy disposable where it makes sense. I bought my roll away in 1985 and it still works like day one. It was much more than I really *needed* in 1985 and when people questioned why I bought something so big, I told them I knew I would fill it over time

[@park9912]

ive got the same box in black and love it! great choice

[@AlvinBrinson]

My dad's auto tools from a career as a mechanic were supposed to be my inheritance. My cousins and uncles raided the toolboxes and all i got left was the dust in the bottom. Hell I didn't even get the old Craftsman toolboxes. The only tools of his I have are those that were in my personal tool chest that I'd borrowed and forgotten to return - painfully few. I've spent years now rebuilding my own tool collection. Tools going back a hundred years from my great grandfather, Model T kits wrenches, lots of tools from the 60s 70s and 80s... Craftsman.. Snapon.... all raided. No I'm not bitter.

[@ZippoVarga]

You're a lot like me when it comes to tools and not being a fan boy of any particular brand. If it works, and it's durable (I'd rather not bust knuckles with a cheaply made wrench), then I'm all for it. Thanks for taking us along David! Zip~

[@Fee.1]

I don’t get the $9k tool box but cheap tools thing though. I’d rather have nice reliable tools and keep them in a chest of drawers than a $9k tool box & cheap out on the things I actually have to work with

[@jamesfrench7299]

Nice arsenal of metal tools. I like the colour of the go to tool chest.

[@Rekcuf690]

That Datsun though... so nice....

[@williamohlmeyer6988]

www.hemmings.com/blog/2019/04/26/only-the-pure-of-heart-will-come-across-a-10000-mile-1974-datsun-260z-barn-find/

[@Joe-qu9se]

dat datsun doe

[@Dee--Jay]

they make a impact wrench, the Milwaukee 3\8 stubby impact for small areas. 250 ft lbs torgue

[@aayesher9400]

Mrs. Wizard is the real hero or we wouldnt have such quality content. Graphic design powers activate!

[@Dcc357]

I went the Cornwell route with a 54 inch box and 3 drawer cart. On the box, the sliders are silky smooth with double sliders on the big top and bottom drawers. A metal latch release goes all the way across under each drawer handle, and this allows me to open the drawer from any part of each handle. Not to mention the loud metallic click it makes when shutting a drawer sounds so damn good! I was sold after seeing the 3 power outlets and 2 USB's on top too. Very solid box and have no regrets. Box also comes with a Regulator lock that even gives a warning light for the battery life. The cart is okay and also comes with 3 outlets and 2 USB ports. The drawers don't come with latches on the Cornwell carts, unfortunately. You just have to switch the lock lever on top to keep them shut if moving around. My coworker had the same cart for over 15 years loaded with tons of tools. It stood the test of time easily. What I so LOVE about this setup is my keys. Since the box uses an electric lock, I can just store the cart keys in it and lock them in. I don't gotta take them with me when I leave work, and risk losing or forgetting my cart keys.

Oh man. I once owned a 76 280Z Wish I hadn't sold it many years ago.

[@kylehansen2122]

10 mm socket missing?

[@MarcoPollo77]

Of course it is.

[@kittykat999a]

Kyle Hansen Just buy them by the pound.

[@josepeixoto3384]

not mine, i have just about 10 of those; same with the 1/2 and the 9/16 when i was in the states,in NJ

[@musclesmouse]

I dont mind using cheap tools. you are my kind of wizard

[@Grunt49]

Oohrah for Gramps! I was riding around in the old hueys.My taxi service!Lol

[@thetreyrich1]

i have a distributor wrench like that. found it in a toolbox my grandpa gave me and never knew what it was until now. thanks!

[@andrewbutton5580]

I am an old guy and have a whole set of distributor wrenches. Most guys now probably dont have even one.

[@kevinlimo696]

He only has 1/2 that particular wrench, the other is 1/2".

[@aaronandhayleyskinner3249]

Excited to see more on the Cadillac swap! 👍

[@talltomtube]

That ratcheting hose clamp tool is amazing for water hoses and intakes air hoses. If you wrench on a car you need one.