Recent content by beaucephus

This thing is a beast! I don’t have room for it, and can’t justify it for a hobbyist. It’s been cleaned up a bit. Everything is there but the fence.

There is a war bird museum near me, and they have many WWII Navy mechanics that volunteer there. If there is a tool mystery needing solved, it might be worth an email to them. They may have your engine. https://www.valiantaircommand.com

Many "master" fuel pressure test kits are not able to handle older Bosch K-Jet. It's in a lot of cars you would be working on.

This is a duplicate post, but belonged in this thread. It seems like I'm in good company with other CL addicts. I found this Snap On Rollabench on CL for $150. I researched here and another forum well enough to know that was fair. When I called the guy he said the box was at the local...

Clean it up and keep that Navy property tag on it!

It wasn't a steal, but seemed fair based on the number of "#$@ you" responses to those that got one cheaper. It was a functionality based valuation on my part. I couldn't find anyone selling anything for less. It cleaned up OK. I'm keeping the original finish. I had to spray paint an...

Bang on. Titusville, FL.

$150.

I'm a sucker for vintage stuff so I couldn't resist this Snap-On KR-300D on Craigslist. It seems to check out well with only a little rust in the bottom lip and one of the drawers. It should clean up well. Not bad for a 50+ years! The only fault I've found is the logo doesn't seem original...