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bmartin9122 · 12-16-2006, 11:29 PM

Okay guys.... Let me preface my short story by reminding everyone about the recent disturbing news of surgical devices being "forgotten" inside of a patient during surgery. Here is a link if you have been living under a rock for the past year or so:

related story

So... You can see where I'm headed with this. I had to remove the driver's side door panel today, so I could reset the glass back into the felt track. Needless to say, I was surprised to find this almost-new pair of vice grips hanging securely from one of the rearview mirror nuts:

I figure these were forgotten by the guy who reassembled my truck after it was painted last month.

**N2TRUX** · 12-16-2006, 11:47 PM

Cool find. Nothing better than free...

pcmcobra · 12-16-2006, 11:49 PM

lol

gchemist · 12-17-2006, 12:21 AM

I'll post a bid to buy those new vice grips. I need them to hold something on my truck.

Good story.

bmartin9122 · 12-17-2006, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by gchemist

I'll post a bid to buy those new vice grips. I need them to hold something on my truck.

No way am I selling! Up until today, I only had crappy knock-offs made by slave labor in China. Now, I have me an "Original"!

edman87 · 12-17-2006, 01:59 AM

I have found tools in almost every used vehicle I bought so far. Everything from snap-on tools to junk that was thrown away. The best would be a large(about 14"long) INDESTRUCTABLE flat screwdriver that I have had for 10 years or so and use it as a prybar.

TwinTurbo · 12-17-2006, 06:53 PM

YOU FOUND IT!!! It's brothers and sisters miss it very much

killthewabbit · 12-19-2006, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by TwinTurbo

YOU FOUND IT!!! It's brothers and sisters miss it very much

Holy cow! That's some serious obsessive-compulsive organization there. Impressive!

edman87 · 12-18-2006, 09:13 AM

If my tools were that organized I would never be able to find anything!!
They would take up all 4 walls, floor, ceiling, roof and driveway though.

TwinTurbo · 12-18-2006, 09:30 AM

That's only 1 wall, there's more on the left and even still a lot more in the right bay, also the shelves are packed with tools and other junk..I like hanging stuff from the walls, easy access and it takes up little space. The spanners there are only the metric open/box end ones, the imperial, double box end, ratcheting types and such are all in the other bay because I use them much more oftten. This is the bay for the truck, I hardly ever wrench on it nowadays..the corvette in the other bay is where all the tools (including pneumatic ones) are

magnethead · 12-18-2006, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by edman87

If my tools were that organized I would never be able to find anything!!
They would take up all 4 walls, floor, ceiling, roof and driveway though.

no kidding.

We're on our 4th toolbox not to mention the solvent tank, everything under the benches, and what's already on the wall.

bmartin9122 · 12-18-2006, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by magnethead

no kidding.

We're on our 4th toolbox not to mention the solvent tank, everything under the benches, and what's already on the wall.

Wow... you probably have 8 pairs of Vise Grips.

pdxmac · 12-18-2006, 12:31 PM

LOL, you better not take them off! They might be holding your whole truck together... ;-0

When I was a kid my dad drove a '66 half-cab bronco and almost never washed it, so it always had a good coating of montana river breaks gumbo mud on it. He always told me that," If I wash it son, It'll fall apart."

edman87 · 12-19-2006, 11:36 AM

The extreme organization is what I was poking fun at, not a tool brag. Your floor is even clean, almost shiny!

trevor3240 · 12-20-2006, 12:34 AM

Ya i am another one of those people that if i have a clean garage i cant find anything. So i look at it this way its an organized mess.

**jerry moss** · 12-20-2006, 08:23 PM

free tools are the best

road tools are cool too, as long as they don't have too much road rash

Stano · 12-21-2006, 12:20 AM

I too have found tools in rigs I have acquired. Screwdrivers,wrenches,pliers,hammers,tail light lenses in bottoms of doors. Thats the reward for driving around for a year trying to figure out what that darned rattle is. Ever find tools left behind at the salvage yard all rusty and/or sticking up out of the dried mud. Those are good finds too. Thats where I shop for hammers and prybars and combination wrenches. LOL

12-16-2006, 11:29 PM	#1
bmartin9122 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Texas Coastal Bend Posts: 169	my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! Okay guys.... Let me preface my short story by reminding everyone about the recent disturbing news of surgical devices being "forgotten" inside of a patient during surgery. Here is a link if you have been living under a rock for the past year or so: related story So... You can see where I'm headed with this. I had to remove the driver's side door panel today, so I could reset the glass back into the felt track. Needless to say, I was surprised to find this almost-new pair of vice grips hanging securely from one of the rearview mirror nuts: I figure these were forgotten by the guy who reassembled my truck after it was painted last month. __________________ 79 GMC Sierra Grande K15 --PPG paint code 62608 Sunburst Orange Metallic (WA802K) --Gentex auto-dimming rearview mirror model K31 --Carriage Works billet grille model 40071 --Go Industries 2.5" tubular stainless headache rack --Sylvania Silverstar sealed headlights model H6024ST --Texas Saddlebags center console model 101 --Brown's Welding class IV V-5 pipe bumper --Ramsey RE8000 winch --33" tires

12-16-2006, 11:47 PM	#2
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! Cool find. Nothing better than free... __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

12-16-2006, 11:49 PM	#3
pcmcobra Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 1,684	Re: my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! lol

12-17-2006, 12:21 AM	#4
gchemist BAD BOW-Silverado XST Join Date: May 2000 Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX Posts: 6,431	Re: my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! I'll post a bid to buy those new vice grips. I need them to hold something on my truck. Good story.

12-17-2006, 01:59 AM	#6
edman87 junk collector Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: above Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 693	Re: my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! I have found tools in almost every used vehicle I bought so far. Everything from snap-on tools to junk that was thrown away. The best would be a large(about 14"long) INDESTRUCTABLE flat screwdriver that I have had for 10 years or so and use it as a prybar. __________________ '87/89/76 K5 in progress '99 K2500 short crew '91 camaro rs '98 jeep tj '52 willys cj3a

12-17-2006, 06:53 PM	#7
TwinTurbo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 994	Re: my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! YOU FOUND IT!!! It's brothers and sisters miss it very much

12-18-2006, 09:13 AM	#9
edman87 junk collector Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: above Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 693	Re: my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! If my tools were that organized I would never be able to find anything!! They would take up all 4 walls, floor, ceiling, roof and driveway though. __________________ '87/89/76 K5 in progress '99 K2500 short crew '91 camaro rs '98 jeep tj '52 willys cj3a

12-18-2006, 09:30 AM	#10
TwinTurbo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 994	Re: my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! That's only 1 wall, there's more on the left and even still a lot more in the right bay, also the shelves are packed with tools and other junk..I like hanging stuff from the walls, easy access and it takes up little space. The spanners there are only the metric open/box end ones, the imperial, double box end, ratcheting types and such are all in the other bay because I use them much more oftten. This is the bay for the truck, I hardly ever wrench on it nowadays..the corvette in the other bay is where all the tools (including pneumatic ones) are

12-18-2006, 12:31 PM	#13
pdxmac Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 49	Re: my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! LOL, you better not take them off! They might be holding your whole truck together... ;-0 When I was a kid my dad drove a '66 half-cab bronco and almost never washed it, so it always had a good coating of montana river breaks gumbo mud on it. He always told me that," If I wash it son, It'll fall apart." Last edited by pdxmac; 12-18-2006 at 12:31 PM.

12-19-2006, 11:36 AM	#14
edman87 junk collector Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: above Baton Rouge, LA Posts: 693	Re: my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! The extreme organization is what I was poking fun at, not a tool brag. Your floor is even clean, almost shiny! __________________ '87/89/76 K5 in progress '99 K2500 short crew '91 camaro rs '98 jeep tj '52 willys cj3a

12-20-2006, 12:34 AM	#15
trevor3240 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 7	Re: my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! Ya i am another one of those people that if i have a clean garage i cant find anything. So i look at it this way its an organized mess.

12-20-2006, 08:23 PM	#16
jerry moss Born Psycho Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: brentwood,cal,usa Posts: 4,940	Re: my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! free tools are the best road tools are cool too, as long as they don't have too much road rash __________________ jerry moss 72 cheyenne super K20- tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,tow hooks,bumper guards,toolbox,aux. fuel tank,posi front and rear,plus other goodies!!! SOLD 69 suburban K20-tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,4 inch all spring lift,4 speed, 14 bolt full floater, dana 44 HD,warn winch,posi front and rear,tow hooks,plus other goodies. 73/80 chevy/gmc K20 SB400,turbo 400,205,tilt,a-c,gas hog. 77 K/5 cheyenne blazer-daily driver/beater. SON HAS IT NOW BRENTWOOD,CALIFORNIA

12-21-2006, 12:20 AM	#17
Stano Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Mo Posts: 963	Re: my window breaks and I am rewarded with a new tool! I too have found tools in rigs I have acquired. Screwdrivers,wrenches,pliers,hammers,tail light lenses in bottoms of doors. Thats the reward for driving around for a year trying to figure out what that darned rattle is. Ever find tools left behind at the salvage yard all rusty and/or sticking up out of the dried mud. Those are good finds too. Thats where I shop for hammers and prybars and combination wrenches. LOL __________________ New daily driver 96 Chevy K3500 crew cab dually 53,000 miles 350 Vortec 4L80 Nice ride 67 Chevy C-10 LWB Built 350 TH-400 Wifes ride and family rig: 2001 Furd Expedition 5.4 Liter Kickin back in Rolla,Mo. USA "Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain" Mark Twain



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