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Built a home made run stand/engine cradle. You can take the engine portion loose from the cart its riding on. Basically only have about 100 bucks in it and that was gauges and wiring and one piece of square stock steel. Snapper riding mower tank is a bit too small and runs out quickly.

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fishy68 said:
After another member posted a pic of a home made tool he made I thought to start a thread showing off our home made tools. You know the ones that are usually expensive and you only use once a year. I made a few so I'll start off with a few I made. They aren't necessarily pretty but do the job just fine.

First 2 pics is a clutch pack spring retainer compressor that I originally built when rebuilding a buddies turbo 400. It also works just fine on Torqueflites. Not pretty but works fine.
BTW: I use mine in my press but I'm sure you could drill a hole through it and use threaded rod through the middle with a plate on the bottom to pull it together if you don't have a press.

Second pic is a set of dial indicator extensions I made from 3/8" aluminum round rod. I just unscrew the tip off of the dial indicator and slip on what ever length I need. Allot cheaper than buying 3 different length dial indicators. Only trick was drilling straight into them but with a drill press it isn't hard.

Third pic is an adjustable pushrod length checker made from 2 old pushrods. I just wacked them in half close to the lifter and ran a thread tap on them and coupled them back together with a long nut I found at ACE hardware. You'll see it works on both ball/ball and ball/cup pushrods and adjusts from 7.2 to 7.8". Only problem is you have to have the intake off to do it cause they won't go through the pushrod opening in the head. Next one I do I think I'll tap the i.d. and use a #8 or #10 screw with lock nuts for the adjuster. I think that should clear the opening in the head.

Fourth pic is a roller lifter I took the guts out of and made it solid. I use it when degreeing in cams.

Last 3 pics are a valve spring compressor for changing springs with the engine assembled onto the engine. I mainly use it to install the inner springs after cam break-in. It's real easy to use. Just bolt it down to the rocker shaft bolt holes between the cylinder your going to do. Do one then slide it over and do the other cylinder.

So if you guys have some other neat tools you would like to share with us please do so. And don't forget the pictures. I think we can all benefit from saving a few bucks.

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After having to pull my Fuel Sender for the 3rd time, I made a lock ring wrench. Makes that POS job a lot quicker and easier.

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Made a plasma torch track. For making long straight cuts. Runs with my cordless drill.
Made about 60 feet of cuts,worked great.
Its mounted to the back edge of a workbench so its out of the way. Leftover steel from a project and a long piece of threaded rod 1/2”.
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Needed a transmission jack the other day, but couldn't really justify the purchase price of a new one plus I didn't feel like going anywhere (I had a transmission to get installed)...I wanted the overall height lower, but I was in a little bit of a hurry. I might cut it back apart and raise the casters...
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Theres some great ideas here guys thanks for the thread fishy im also gona use your pumpkin jack idea !. Im sure this has been done before but didnt see all the posts, i made a 7260 yoke tool then decided to go with a 7290 so walla a dual tool, lol also made the pumpkin holder.
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I made a jig/fixture to lower or lift a rear end housing(with or without leaf springs) from a car that's up on a hoist. The jig slips into the end tube of a cherry picker and is secured in place with a bolt.

This makes the procedure a "one-man operation"....and one hell of a lot safer than doing it the old-fashioned way.

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Rick@Laysons said:
I made a jig/fixture to lower or lift a rear end housing(with or without leaf springs) from a car that's up on a hoist. The jig slips into the end tube of a cherry picker and is secured in place with a bolt.

This makes the procedure a "one-man operation"....and one hell of a lot safer than doing it the old-fashioned way.

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I sure like that. The one i want to build will poke diff in from the side.
 
Here are a few tools I have made up for 727 and 904 trans rebuilding. Second pic is a fluid transfer tank I made this week. I ordered a cheap harbor freight AC vac pump to hook up to it. It also has an air fitting to pressurize it.

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Your cherry picker and 2 tie downs used as a 4 wheel dolly and a lift to install your fully assembled K-frame by yourself in less than 5 minutes

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BLKNBLU340DSTR said:
Your cherry picker and 2 tie downs used as a 4 wheel dolly and a lift to install your fully assembled K-frame by yourself in less than 5 minutes

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That's a good idea, thanks.

I used my cherry picker with some straps to pull my truck bed to replace the brake lines. It took two people to manage it off and on because the thing didn't want to hang level. I just realized I've got a load leveler but didn't try that. Duh. Might have been a one man job if I'd used that.

I will take some photos later today with some of the tools I've cobbed together out of junk.
 
Can't find my snap ring pliers to get the tail shaft off. Had 2 pair of piston ring pliers. Modified one pair...... worked like a charm.

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Couple brackets and i have a 3 point shop crane. Very handy. Now i need to build an attatchment for installing rear ends while car is on floor.

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Here is a valve spring compressor I made this week. I gotta make me one of the air fittings with the spark plugs to go with it that's a great idea.

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While changing the axles from my VW Rabbit I found the passenger side wouldn't budge for anything. Tried all the tips from the online forums until I saw this on Youtube.
Length of threaded rod that threads into a vise grip-beveled the adjusting end first.
Took apart my slide hammer and made a vise grip slide hammer.
Spent hours trying to pry the axle out only to apply two smacks of the slide hammer and have it pop out in 30 seconds.

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JDMopar said:
If you've got an old microwave oven that has given up, you can get some strong assed magnets out of it to use for this. Just be sure to short out the capacitors in the old microwave before sticking your fingers inside. Don't ask my brother how he knows! :realcrazy::eek::mad:
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Thanks I'm aware. I used to be an ET-R in the Navy, and I'm a radio amateur. Yep, filter caps can be dangerous.
 
Scored this off Craigslist today, nice home made engine stand for 50 bucks

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ever rebuild a valve body/add a shift kit and fight with/lose the ball for the rooster comb/selector shaft. i made this to hold ball/spring in against body and then slide rooster comb down into position. works great. my old azz couldn't center drill but works great anyway.
 
 
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