A Peek Inside A NASCAR Team's Toolbox

[AP2TUDE]

Saw this awesome post this morning. Clearly it is a VERY thoroughly thought out storage solution for all their necessary tools.

There is a ton in this post to admire and oogle, but I can't get over the custom wrench storage. It looks like they used metal drawer inserts, and then ran bolts up through the bottom of the drawer to use as guide posts for the closed end wrenches. What a great idea.

Also, that is a ton of 20v XP DeWalt Batteries.

http://www.speedhunters.com/2016/07/want-see-inside-nascar-toolbox/

 

[rcktpwrd]

very cool!

Many years of figuring out how and where to put everything for quick and easy access!

 

[evildky]

Pretty cool, That portable box wiht the ratchets on the sides and the 3/8 drive stub if gonna keep me up at night.

 

[Fixin'Stuff]

Awesome stuff! I wonder if they have to deal with metric vs. SAE fasteners like the rest of us do? One of my rides is a '94 Suburban that was built during the time that GM was slowly changing over to metric. It is about half metric and half SAE. Sometimes I feel like I've had to drag out the entire toolbox after I'm done working on it.

 

[Grimpala]

Awesome stuff! I wonder if they have to deal with metric vs. SAE fasteners like the rest of us do? One of my rides is a '94 Suburban that was built during the time that GM was slowly changing over to metric. It is about half metric and half SAE. Sometimes I feel like I've had to drag out the entire toolbox after I'm done working on it.

"I love the individual trays for each size ratchet, and you can bet those are high quality torque wrenches. It’s worth noting that all of the wrenches and sockets were SAE, with not a single metric tool in sight!"

Right there in chapter two.

 

[Organized_Garage]

Very cool! While taking a look at that article and the photos, I seen one that also included the wheel spacers that the company I work for manufactures for NASCAR.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Pretty cool, That portable box wiht the ratchets on the sides and the 3/8 drive stub if gonna keep me up at night.

I'd guess it's used for chassis adjustments. They used to have a small hole in or near the back window they would stick a ratchet and extension in and give it a quarter turn or whatever was needed or wanted.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Great link with awesome pictures that should be viewed on something other than a phone. At the bottom of the page was another comparable story with pics from the same author.

 

[jd_1138]

"I love the individual trays for each size ratchet, and you can bet those are high quality torque wrenches. It’s worth noting that all of the wrenches and sockets were SAE, with not a single metric tool in sight!"

Right there in chapter two.

Interesting. You'd think NASCAR would've gone metric? The cars on this particular race team are Toyota Camry's albeit that doesn't mean much. NASCAR cars are all pretty much the same design.

 

[dawgee]

Ernie Irving's dad use to build these types of carts cant think of the company name off hand but cool stuff

 

[3baygarage]

Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing that AP2TUDE.

 

[aka Larry]

Interesting. You'd think NASCAR would've gone metric? The cars on this particular race team are Toyota Camry's albeit that doesn't mean much. NASCAR cars are all pretty much the same design.

The ENGINE is from Toyota, but that's about it as far as metric would be concerned.

 

[dmw16]

I really enjoy the Speedhunter features in general. I'm not all that interested in the parts of car culture they cover (tho the pro level drift cars are pretty cool to look at), but I love the way they document things.

I really liked the little trays with all the tools for common jobs. Might try putting something like that for my track tool box.

 

[zmotorsports]

Awesome. I can relate to the author when he mentions how he is more interested in the engineering, hardware and tools including fabrication tools than the actual racing.

I also like how everything is 5S'd. I routinely go through the 5S process in my shop at least annually.

Mike.

 

[meatsis]

Cool, but not nearly as impressive as I was expecting it to be.

 

[aka Larry]

I also noticed their mobile cart design looked every familiar...

 

[dmw16]

Cool, but not nearly as impressive as I was expecting it to be.

That was the impressive part to me. Very simple tools that we almost all own. But lots of them and well organized to accomplish serious work.

...or maybe I'm weird. Which I can also accept.

 

[Arps]

love the organization

 

[zmotorsports]

Cool, but not nearly as impressive as I was expecting it to be.

Not much different that what is in many of our own shops, I agree. But impressive none the less, if nothing else the organization and the quantities in which they had of each.

Mike.

 

[bwringer]

Funny to see all those $$$$$ MAC wrenches, then a cheap "HUSKEE" from Home Depot sitting on top.

 

[Trey T]

Very cool ... gonna be my inspiration for reorganize my tools.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

I'd guess it's used for chassis adjustments. They used to have a small hole in or near the back window they would stick a ratchet and extension in and give it a quarter turn or whatever was needed or wanted.

That's exactly what the "lone ratchet" is...

Tommy

 

[Corndoggeh]

That organization...

 

[Richard Cranium]

Thank you for posting, I found this very interesting.

 

[WE3ZS]

Ernie Irving's dad use to build these types of carts cant think of the company name off hand but cool stuff

They are still building them, https://www.irvansmith.com/scart/carts-wagons-wagons-c-656_694.html

 

[LS6 Tommy]

And to think, for over a dozen years of racing in GT1, the only things we brought to the hot pits were a couple of hand tools in an old 3 drawer portable Craftsman box, two stopwatches, my setup notes & timing sheets, a chalk message board, a tire pressure gauge and sometimes a tire pyrometer...

Tommy

 

[Organized_Garage]

Here is one of the more popular builders:

Pit Boxes