The vintage Blackhawk Thread

[MR.X]

Portland International Raceway swap. Early obstruction wrench "special"...1 1/4" on the one side is quite a bit larger than the industry standard size.

 

[Smokeshow69]

Portland International Raceway swap. Early obstruction wrench "special"...1 1/4" on the one side is quite a bit larger than the industry standard size.

Is that wrench about 1' long? Thats a big obstruction wrench!

 

[MR.X]

Is that wrench about 1' long? Thats a big obstruction wrench!

Hey Smoke, looks to be about 9 3/8. Grabbed this at the "by the lb." stop.

 

[Ricky Joe]

I missed a 3/4" drive tool set on E/b the other day because I was on a Cruise ship and had bad internet.
It had 2 extensions for my tool cabinet. The T17X and the T8X both I need to complete this cabinet



So I'm still on the hunt. And the T11 valve grinder is one I've not seen yet either

I have a 1930s Blackhawk 3/4” drive set. It is in the shed, so fairly difficult to access. I know the ratchet is Plomb, but if I remember correctly everything else is Blackhawk. Do you want me to check it?

 

[Smokeshow69]

Hey Smoke, looks to be about 9 3/8. Grabbed this at the "by the lb." stop.

Well my head was down and focused on the other rusty gold brand so Aliens could have walked by and I would have missed them . Nice grab.

 

[don long]

I have a 1930s Blackhawk 3/4” drive set. It is in the shed, so fairly difficult to access. I know the ratchet is Plomb, but if I remember correctly everything else is Blackhawk. Do you want me to check it?

Please

 

[joshotto94]

Just secured this sign should be here later this week. The sign is 32x24 painted metal with edge flanges. Now i really need to find the 4 ratchets to hang on it. Very cool graphics super happy to add this to the collection.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Did some checking, looks like I have an extra 3/8

 

[jabberwoki]

God I'll bet Dons having conniptions over that sign.
Nice

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Here it is along with its buddies

 

[Smokeshow69]

God I'll bet Dons having conniptions over that sign.
Nice

What makes you think it's not already on the way to the party garage ?

 

[3baygarage]

Here it is along with its buddies

Did you see the broken bullet handle currently on Ebay? I wonder how they managed that? With a pipe I assume.

Edit: it ended.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/225520411602

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Yup the tail was missing on that one!

 

[don long]

I spoke with the owner, He didn't know that there was a piece of it missing. Tha rear of the handle unscrews to extend the length of the ratchet. He still got good $$$ for the bunch of tools.

And YES I'm scratching my head wondering where Josh found that great sign

 

[don long]

I'm hot after a 7/16 baldy Too

 

[thehorse13]

Just secured this sign should be here later this week. The sign is 32x24 painted metal with edge flanges. Now i really need to find the 4 ratchets to hang on it. Very cool graphics super happy to add this to the collection.

You must be reasonably close to me. I saw that the lady selling this went to Marketplace looking to sell the sign. I'm glad someone here ended up with it.

 

[joshotto94]

You must be reasonably close to me. I saw that the lady selling this went to Marketplace looking to sell the sign. I'm glad someone here ended up with it.

I talked to that guy and then this one came up in NM. The local one disappeared so i didn't waste any time, Im in Pittsburgh PA.

 

[twertsy]

That's a great sign!! I'll be getting my new shop set up over the next month or two so once complete, I hope to be able to find stuff easier and help some of y'all out on your missing pieces.

 

[thehorse13]

I talked to that guy and then this one came up in NM. The local one disappeared so i didn't waste any time, Im in Pittsburgh PA.

Yep. You're a little over 3 hours from me. I thought for sure yours was the same one in our neck of the woods. Believe it or not, I know where a 3rd one of these lives but the price is very steep. The only thing is that the condition is the best I've seen of this display.

 

[3baygarage]

I spoke with the owner, He didn't know that there was a piece of it missing. Tha rear of the handle unscrews to extend the length of the ratchet. He still got good $$$ for the bunch of tools.

And YES I'm scratching my head wondering where Josh found that great sign

Yes, mind boggling.

1950 catalog shows how the two Length Ratchet works. Site won't let me upload a pic right now.

 

[3baygarage]

Pretty neat.

 

[don long]

I really like the shape of those handles. Those are the tools for the round display that I made

 

[don long]

You have the larger version and it looks great. I still have a little ways to go on my smaller version. I need:

Handles
T5, T13, T60

Socket #s
16, 20, 14, 19, 25, 30, 18

The fleas have been horrible so far. I don't expect any change in luck this season. I also need the smaller version of the merchandiser topper. I'm sure hens teeth will be easier to find. I may have to make my own whenever I get finished with my spring house list.

I may have a couple of the sockets you are looking for. I'll check it out for you

 

[don long]

I have another piece to add to my growing Blackhawk corner. Joshotto turned loose of these Porto power case



With a little love and the help of my sign painter we were able to turn it into this



I have the correct parts to fill this case so my next project is polishing up these




For now the resting place for this case is here

 

[joshotto94]

Great piece and i love the sticker on the inside. Nice job Don Long

 

[don long]

I got my Chev tool board ready to go back into the BPG



There is a story to tell about this project.
when I picked up this tool board I didn't study it I just put in the BPG after seeing it was a Chevrolet board I started doing some research on it to know what tools were to be hung on it. I found a picture of the tool board. I printed it and started collecting the tools by the numbers on the picture. Now 2 years later I have collected all but a couple of the tools so I took my tool board to the shop to design the missing tool holders. That is when I discovered that the picture of a chevrolet tool board was not the same as my board.
The sign in the center of the board says "Tools for use on Chevrolet cars" the picture is a board that says "tools for use on 409 chevrolet cars.
Some of the tools are the same and some are the same shape with different sized sockets attached .
I've cleaned up and added the tools on the board after making the hangers for them. I will continue looking for the correct tools to hang but in the meantime the tool board looks almost complete.

 

[don long]

Ie's back up on the wall

 

[thehorse13]

That K260 is in the wrong neighborhood. Better send it over to me for safety.

 

[don long]

It;s just hanging out with its red friends while it waits for a spot to open up in the Pennzoil garage



Maybe that old craftsman will give up his spot

 

[thehorse13]

It;s just hanging out with its red friends while it waits for a spot to open up in the Pennzoil garage



Maybe that old craftsman will give up his spot

Did you happen to buy that Alemite wheel balancing sign from a guy on the east coast?

 

[don long]

Did you happen to buy that Alemite wheel balancing sign from a guy on the east coast?

I got that in Indiana in 1996 on my way to the Indy 500

 

[shiber]

Hello All, Its been a few years since I started this project but finally got it back together. I wanted to see what people think.

 

[Oldtuleguy]

Nice!

 

[930dreamer]

Hello All, Its been a few years since I started this project but finally got it back together. I wanted to see what people think.

Did you rebuild the pump?

 

[shiber]

930dreamer, Yes I did.

 

[don long]

You are one of the few that has made the light work again.
Very nice. How about some info on how you managed that.

 

[930dreamer]

930dreamer, Yes I did.

May I ask where you sourced rebuild parts?

 

[shiber]

Tools and hydraulics inc
Chatanooga TN
423-622-8282
The kit was about $170.00

 

[shiber]

May I ask where you sourced rebuild parts?

Tools and hydraulics inc
Chatanooga TN
423-622-8282
The kit was about $170.00

 

[shiber]

You are one of the few that has made the light work again.
Very nice. How about some info on how you managed that.

The jack had the handle but was missing the switch and battery holder, and it had the cover on the pump with no lense or light. I'm a machinist and I made all the parts that were missing. Its not original but it works.