Recent content by Hacksaw

Ha Ha Ha, naw...it's more like: 1. Collect all the parts you think you'll use someday. 2. Scatter said parts all over your garage, your house, the trunks of your other cars, your buddy's garage, etc. 3. Come up with at least five completely different ways to build your car. 4. Buy more...

I think the "Do It Yourself" spirit is alive and well, and probably stronger than ever in many circles. Kids today build cars in a different way than my friends and I did ours back in the 80s, and we were doing things differently than generations before us. In my time, the 60s musclecars were...

For most engine assembly work I use good old Nitro 70 motor oil (straight 70 weight) on bearings and such. Crane assembly lube on cams and lifters, 30 weight oil on gaskets and bolt threads unless it's a bolt that requires a sealant or Loc-Tite. For chassis stuff and other random projects...

That sounds like this one! It came in a no-name blister pack with a blue cardboard backing that just said "3/8" Drive Ratchet"! You wanna sell your 3/8 that you never use???:)

Here's a picture of the rascal in question. It's small, but unbelievably comfortable! It also fits right where you need it to...ideal for spark plug changes on LOTS of different vehicles! MIGHT be an OLD S-K? Would love to get my lil buddy here repaired, but replacement seems more likely!

Fine looking Kanadian shop there!

Good idea! I always forget about those, and there's several of them around here! I've picked up some smokin' baragins there in the past! Thanks for the suggestion!

Thanks, George...I think my little 3/8 ratchet just may be an old SK, actually! It took ALOT of grunt to finally break it! I will definitely look into SK and pick up a stubby 3/8 from them if I can locate one!

Nothing fancy to say, just a low key ex-Ford dealer mechanic who works on various projects out of a drafty one and a half car garage with basic tools acquired over the past 25 years. I do what I can with what I got and that practice has served me well so far. Here to learn a few new tricks...

They tried to give me one of the new ones, and I didn't like the feel of it at all. I'll spend the good dollar to get a good tool, I just don't want to take stabs in the dark. I have a 1/4 drive Snap-On ratchet and it works great, but the Snap-On guy doesn't keep shorty 3/8 ratchets on his...

Okay, I need some input here before I spend any more money needlessly! Years ago I bought a stubby little 3/8 drive ratchet from a long defunct parts store. A no-name tool...just a small, chrome ratchet maybe six inches long with a nice, round design...comfortable and easy to fit into tight...