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Blacknwhitepit
08-19-2009, 08:34 PM
I saw a Craigslist ad today. Snap on toolbox listed in one ad, parts washer in another one.

He wanted $100 for the Snap on box and $50 for the parts washer (HF variety)

I sent an email, but got no response.

Checked CL later in the day and noticed he had now changed his ad and given his phone number.

I called him and told him I was interested in some of his items. He agreed to meet with me at his house at 6:30 PM

I got an early start and made it to his house well before 6 PM. As I was driving around I realized I was in the middle of CRACK Central.

I was getting stared at for my slow driving by several of the people in the neighborhood because I was looking for his house address...

I drove by his house early and he was not home. Sooo..

Went to the local deserted strip mall that had only a pawn shop and a Family Dollar still in business. Noticed several people go in the Family Dollar with no shirt on, they did not come out anytime soon... I guess that was no issue.

Watched a drug deal go down in my rearview while I waited.... I figured they didn't think I was a cop by my obvious bad placement and that I was in a truck... Anyway... I waited a while

Finally drove back to his house and saw the Snap on box and a like new HF parts cleaner... I asked what was the best price he could do and he said he was as low as he possibly could go.. I even though I thought that $150 for both was a very fair price.


Here are some pics

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w209/blacknwhitepit/sayno001.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w209/blacknwhitepit/sayno003.jpg


http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w209/blacknwhitepit/sayno015.jpg



Got the Snappy box home and cleaned it up a bit, The drawers in this thing really glide nicely, except for the top one. I removed the drawer and found out why... A bent slide.... NP I just need to call my Snappy man.


http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w209/blacknwhitepit/sayno002.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w209/blacknwhitepit/sayno013.jpg




I removed the bottom drawer (To find all the stuff that people lost) and pulled out a long Made in USA 3/8 MAC ratchet. (That was a nice surprise)



http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w209/blacknwhitepit/sayno010.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w209/blacknwhitepit/sayno011.jpg



Anyway this box is in pretty good shape... I won't give the model number so that Lookin4'67Galaxieconv can guess it. But I will give this hint. It was made in a year popularized by the rock group Smashing Pumpkins.



Here are some pics of the Parts washer... He said it was used once... I actually believe him.




http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w209/blacknwhitepit/sayno008.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w209/blacknwhitepit/sayno009.jpg

I don't think that these were stolen by his demeanor.... He was working at a transmission shop (had the shirt on) and said that he had bought another box... I asked if he had bought it off the truck and he said he just had... Good for him....

But as I cleaned the Snap on Box it became obvious to me that this box was well taken care of (except for the last 2-3 years of its life (My Humble Opinion)), and was given to someone who did not take care of it.



I hung these MAC socket holders to remind me of old times!!!! :beer:

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w209/blacknwhitepit/sayno007.jpg


http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w209/blacknwhitepit/sayno006.jpg

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w209/blacknwhitepit/sayno004.jpg

-BWP
arkangel06
08-19-2009, 08:43 PM
Nice finds

I think you did great for 150$

Cant wait to see what you do with the box!
Blacknwhitepit
08-19-2009, 08:48 PM
Nice finds

I think you did great for 150$

Cant wait to see what you do with the box!

It is definitely restorable... Just need some time to make it right !!!!1

-BWP
Uncle Buck
08-19-2009, 08:48 PM
WOW, Do you suck or what BWP!!!!!!!!!!
Ramblur
08-19-2009, 08:51 PM
I tried to get a couple drawer slides for my old snappy and they aren't to
be had(at least thru Snap On). I carefully bent them back but the force
required made me wonder how the hell they bent them in the first place.
What are the #'s stampe on yours?
My Snap On buddy was a little shocked he couldn't get the slides,told the
district rep he was gonna have to warranty the whole box...:thumbup:


BTW Nice Score!
Packard V8
08-19-2009, 08:52 PM
FWIW, I've successfully straightened many bent slides. It ain't rocket science. You got nothing to lose, so use the eyeball, swing the hammer.

thnx, jack vines
Rickster
08-19-2009, 08:59 PM
Very nice score!
Blacknwhitepit
08-19-2009, 09:02 PM
I tried to get a couple drawer slides for my old snappy and they aren't to
be had(at least thru Snap On). I carefully bent them back but the force
required made me wonder how the hell they bent them in the first place.
What are the #'s stampe on yours?
My Snap On buddy was a little shocked he couldn't get the slides,told the
district rep he was gonna have to warranty the whole box...:thumbup:


BTW Nice Score!

Code on the slide is:

8-1257

I think I could bend it back, but really don't want to if I don't have to.

I hope they still make them.. On a box like this, I figure that this is a very common slide (I hope) :headscrat

-BWP
caper
08-19-2009, 09:12 PM
They still make them I got 4 last week from my Snappy dealer as warranty replacements,same number.
Mike83
08-19-2009, 09:14 PM
1979?

+10 characters
Blacknwhitepit
08-19-2009, 09:17 PM
1979?

+10 characters

I knew that hint was too easy.....:thumbup:

-BWP
volvo420coupe
08-19-2009, 09:18 PM
What!?! No free weed with this box, bummer.
Blacknwhitepit
08-19-2009, 09:24 PM
What!?! No free weed with this box, bummer.

Not this time.... I am checking all the drawers......:lol_hitti

-BWP
Lookin4'67Galaxieconv
08-19-2009, 09:28 PM
I removed the bottom drawer (To find all the stuff that people lost) and pulled out a long Made in USA 3/8 MAC ratchet. (That was a nice surprise)



Damn, BWP, I've never found anything that good in a toolbox!



Anyway this box is in pretty good shape... I won't give the model number so that Lookin4'67Galaxieconv can guess it. But I will give this hint. It was made in a year popularized by the rock group Smashing Pumpkins.


ha ha! Well, I have the same box, 7 drawer rollaway. Mine was made in '84 and I believe it's a KRA 557. I got mine for $100 too, in a roundabout way. I bought mine with a KRA 537 top box, the Rick Mears box, but NOT the one I restored in an earlier thread. Both boxes were $400, then I sold the Rick Mears box for $300. :)

So I'll say 1979 KRA 557.




I don't think that these were stolen by his demeanor.... He was working at a transmission shop (had the shirt on) and said that he had bought another box... I asked if he had bought it off the truck and he said he just had... Good for him....



I was wondering about that, esp. with the story of getting there and the surroundings.


But as I cleaned the Snap on Box it became obvious to me that this box was well taken care of (except for the last 2-3 years of its life (My Humble Opinion)), and was given to someone who did not take care of it.



Okay BWP, how many toolboxes do you have total now? I bet you have more than me...and I have about 15! :shocking:
Blacknwhitepit
08-19-2009, 09:31 PM
Damn, BWP, I've never found anything that good in a toolbox!




ha ha! Well, I have the same box, 7 drawer rollaway. Mine was made in '84 and I believe it's a KRA 557. I got mine for $100 too, in a roundabout way. I bought mine with a KRA 537 top box, the Rick Mears box, but NOT the one I restored in an earlier thread. Both boxes were $400, then I sold the Rick Mears box for $300. :)

So I'll say 1979 KRA 557.





I was wondering about that, esp. with the story of getting there and the surroundings.




Okay BWP, how many toolboxes do you have total now? I bet you have more than me...and I have about 15! :shocking:



:lol_hitti

You are COMPLETELY WRONG....

IT is a KR557 "B"


JK...:thumbup:

KR557B is the stamped code


Damm you are good :bowdown:

I am now up to 15 boxes, I know... It is a sickness..


-BWP
Lookin4'67Galaxieconv
08-19-2009, 09:41 PM
:lol_hitti

You are COMPLETELY WRONG....

IT is a KR557 "B"


JK...:thumbup:

KR557B is the stamped number


Damm you are good :bowdown:

I am now up to 15 boxes, I know... It is a sickness..


-BWP


Yep, you're right b/c the top one is KR 537A. Yes, it is a sickness...but for $100 I wouldn't pass that deal up either. :) A lot of people like to turn their noses up at friction slide boxes, but I've never had a problem with them.

I've got a printout of the parts sheet from Snap On's website for that box. The drawer slide for the top drawer is $6.80 if you order it from them, postage paid.
fatfillup
08-20-2009, 07:23 AM
If you count roll cabs, middle boxes, top boxes and side boxes seperately, I've got 21.

3 macs, 1Lista, 2 vidmars, 3 vulcan, 1 cornwell, 1 matco, 1 blackhawk, 2 craftsman, 1 homak, 6 snap on

All are used, some nice, some well used and a couple rough. Most will be sold sooner or later.
caper
08-20-2009, 03:05 PM
If you count roll cabs, middle boxes, top boxes and side boxes seperately, I've got 21.

3 macs, 1Lista, 2 vidmars, 3 vulcan, 1 cornwell, 1 matco, 1 blackhawk, 2 craftsman, 1 homak, 6 snap on

All are used, some nice, some well used and a couple rough. Most will be sold sooner or later.

I thought I was bad,if I count that way I have ten.