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Title: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: JollyClubUK on 04 January, 2023, 01:34:35 PM Duck Tape definitely the best bit of kit in my tool bag.
Had a great drive across Herefordshire today and noticed my rear arch had come a drift. Pop rivets failed, now temp repair done with Duck Tape. Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: Kevinlincs on 04 January, 2023, 08:51:57 PM Always had plenty to hand when we were rallying, had many uses and saved the day a few times!
Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: Richard Fridd on 04 January, 2023, 09:08:16 PM Apart from my favourite, the carburettor column sight glass, a long length of insulated wire could be used as a heat resistant fastener, a temporary electrical supply or several strands could serve as an emergency fuse.
Richard Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: JollyClubUK on 05 January, 2023, 11:51:57 AM Along with 5 litres of Shell V Power as the fuel gauge in a Fulvia once you go past half a tank is all over the place!
Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: frankxhv773t on 05 January, 2023, 08:44:14 PM Seriously big cable ties are an essential part of my tool kit, most often used when exhaust rubbers give up the ghost.
Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: Dikappa on 06 January, 2023, 07:32:02 AM Does that tape come of without taking the paint with it? Friend of mine had a serious issue with that...got the whole car repainted....
Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: JollyClubUK on 06 January, 2023, 10:39:02 AM I hope so, just done a test no issues encountered.
Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: JollyClubUK on 06 January, 2023, 10:41:05 AM Seriously big cable ties are an essential part of my tool kit, most often used when exhaust rubbers give up the ghost. 💯 % always carry cable ties multi use for minimal cost.Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: Spider2 on 07 January, 2023, 05:08:09 PM What do you do with Duck tape, mend our feathery friends?. I use Duct tape.
Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: JollyClubUK on 07 January, 2023, 06:51:31 PM LOL 😆
Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: frankxhv773t on 08 January, 2023, 01:06:14 PM I thought "duct tape" too, but having researched it dear old Google says "duck tape" originated in WW2 as a waterproof sealing tape for ammunition boxes but soldiers rapidly found multiple uses for it. "Duck tape" wasn't the official designation but rather a nick name adopted by the troops possibly because it protected "like water off a duck's back". Duct tape, for sealing ventilation ducts, may have lower waterproofing performance.
Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: JollyClubUK on 08 January, 2023, 06:58:12 PM Thanks for the clarification :)
Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: Spider2 on 09 January, 2023, 05:56:58 PM Interesting,
Also have a small roll of aviation aluminum "Speed Tape". BA used to fix Concorde wings with it (temporarily I hope) so I guess should be good for old Lancias. Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: JollyClubUK on 09 January, 2023, 06:35:50 PM Now that’s a bit of interesting kit considering Concorde has been retired for 20 years.
Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: JollyClubUK on 12 February, 2023, 03:03:54 PM Refitted my Group 3 arches after Stan 1st had them fitted in 2005.
Still keep the Duck Tape handy mind you. Just had a great run out around the Forest of Dean great roads for a Fulvia to enjoy. Title: Re: Best bit of kit in my tool bag Post by: Charles T on 19 February, 2023, 04:26:18 PM On the theme of tape, electrical insulating tape is always handy. On one occasion, I could not understand why the headlights on my B20 kept flashing when going around right hand corners and roundabouts. After the fuse went and the car ground to a halt, I eventually worked out the cables that run through the steering column had been rubbing. Soon fixed with some insulating tape. Box of assorted continental fuses also useful! Charles |