Whatzit No. 1

[Outlawmws]

Some of you know I bought a life long mechanic's tools last Sunday.

There are a few things I either don't have a clue on, or finally found something on line, but will post here to see how astute the GJ membership is for vintage stuff!

One drawer in the bottom box had a LOT of old fasteners, clips and what have you (at least 100 valve stem caps for instance... maybe my daughter can turn them into art of jewelery.. )

So starting with some odd take off (probably car) parts:

A hint: The guy did work in a ford dealership for some years, and was also into VW's, and was very much a "general mechanic" not a specialist...

So, anyone recognize these? what do they got to, and special recognition if you know the years

By the way, if anyone needs some of these (most have quite a quantity), maybe for restoration work, they can be had for the cost of shipping. PM me.

And just a flavor os the other junk, I've been going though and replenishing the "hardware store", and I've already re-filled the acorn nuts, rubber grommets, and "sheet metal nuts and plates" trays, but a lot of this will have to go: a lot of it is too specialized to be worth storing it all...

 

[NUTTSGT]

The three on the left look like distributor pieces almost, like the weights inside but the double ones say no.

The top plastic (teal overspray) with the bolt/screw looks similar to a headlight adjustment screw.

Gray "H" shaped piece at the bottom might be an interior trim clip.

The bottom pic has Ford packages in them(right side), they should have a part number that you can google.
Bottom left corner, carb studs ?

 

[Flatintoone]

+1 on the "H" shaped thing being an interior trim clip. I had a water-cooled VW that had those (or something similar) all over the place.
The pieces at the top with the channels and the screws: Some kind of mirror holder/bracket?
Looks like the kind of stuff I'd put in a junk (oops-I mean "contingency material") box in the hopes I'd use it someday-but will really only disappoint my great-grandkids with.

 

[rodknocker]

The 3 white plastic pieces on the right are trim clip for the older cars. I had a 1974 Monte Carlo that took the large clip to hold on the chome trim at the bottom of the rockers. After looking, most of these clips are bodyshop related, I see the harness holder clip, next to the nozzle thing. I think the oblong things are possibly ecentric adjusters to align body panels like a hood.

 

[Outlawmws]

The three on the left look like distributor pieces almost, like the weights inside but the double ones say no.

The top plastic (teal overspray) with the bolt/screw looks similar to a headlight adjustment screw.

Gray "H" shaped piece at the bottom might be an interior trim clip.

The bottom pic has Ford packages in them(right side), they should have a part number that you can google.
Bottom left corner, carb studs ?

I agree, most of the plastic stuff is interior trim/door panel clips, but for what is the trick.

Good thought on the teal sprayed piece being a headlight adjustment piece.

on the table bottom left, those are mostly broken driver bits I set aside for my daughter to decide if it wil become art...

The table stuff I'm not too worried about ID'ing, as it either gets put into the "hardware store" or goes away. (I've already filtered about 1/4 of this stuff into the Hardware store... a little more will go there, and then the rest is gone, unless dear daughter wants it for art...)

 

[larry_g]

Bottom center, two Idle mixture screw limiter caps.

lg
no neat sig line

 

[unslow1]

The white plastic T shapes in the middle look just like the ones on my 66 Tempest. Probably generic door weatherstrip clips for 60's GM.

 

[BigAl62]

The tan tool (shaft with semi circle bottom and rubber o ring) is my favorite Ford part!!!!!! Ford used them to seal the dipstick tube holes on auto trannies. When the tube was installed, the plug got pushed into the trans. I don't know how many new guys freaked out and asked where it goes when they dropped the trans pan for a fluid and filter change!!!! Great source of laughs for the old guys in the shop!!!!

 

[Outlawmws]

The tan tool (shaft with semi circle bottom and rubber o ring) is my favorite Ford part!!!!!! Ford used them to seal the dipstick tube holes on auto trannies. When the tube was installed, the plug got pushed into the trans. I don't know how many new guys freaked out and asked where it goes when they dropped the trans pan for a fluid and filter change!!!! Great source of laughs for the old guys in the shop!!!!

Thnaks, So those are just junk to throw away, right?

 

[Outlawmws]

The white plastic T shapes in the middle look just like the ones on my 66 Tempest. Probably generic door weatherstrip clips for 60's GM.

Need any, or know someone that needs some?

 

[Outlawmws]

Bottom center, two Idle mixture screw limiter caps.

lg
no neat sig line

That one I knew, and forgot to mention; posted those to see if anyone needed them, but they are gone...

 

[unslow1]

Need any, or know someone that needs some?

Already have extras. Thanks! They come with new weatherstripping.

 

[Outlawmws]

I had a water-cooled VW that had those all over the place.

Those which?

 

[unslow1]

The master cylinder bleeders with the black hoses come with a new master cylinder. Center of bottom pic. I throw those away.

 

[BigAl62]

Thnaks, So those are just junk to throw away, right?

Yup, I don't know why someone would have saved them in the first place.

 

[Outlawmws]

Yup, I don't know why someone would have saved them in the first place.

I know what you mean the guy had some packrat tendencies: There were at least two dozen empty Freon 12 cans in the rafters, and another half dozen on the floor of the place, you say the table full of general "stuff" I've weeded through, and used to restock the "hardware store" (Speaking of packrat tendencies, but at least mine is organized and I can FIND a something if needed...), and am trying to find useful homes for some of the stuff in the first pic with the blue background. If not most, if not all of it, gets trashed or recycled...

I've found a number of broken tools or parts of tools he has apparently kept for some reason or another. Again, no clue...