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Ed Fuller
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by Ed Fuller » Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:40 pm
I can’t take credit for this idea. I saw a picture of it on another non Model T site and I really liked the idea.
Like most T owners, I like to keep a few spare parts under the rear seat of my touring. Spare parts aren’t any good if they are all beat up from bouncing around under your seat.
Harbor Freight sells nice hard plastic cases with foam inserts. This size is currently on sale for about $22. All of the my spares fit just right!
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Shannon_in_Texas
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by Shannon_in_Texas » Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:43 pm
Ha! Great idea and to me the contrast between the outside and what is inside is funny...
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DHort
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by DHort » Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:28 pm
Gun cases work great, so any store that sells guns. I did the same for my ECCT with 2 extra coils in the case.
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Susanne
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by Susanne » Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:06 am
Side note - don't put them in the foam and forget them - I had a couple firearms I did that to, opened the case after a few years (OK, more than a few), and the foam had decomposed all over these formerly fine firearms...
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signsup
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by signsup » Fri Apr 26, 2024 8:23 am
Another option along the same lines would be to get upholstery or pillow foam from the local fabric or hobby shop and make your own inserts into a vintage tool box or small wooden box. Not as much contrast between the exterior and interior of the box that way.
Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?
A bunch of old cars
Sometimes they run.
Sometimes, they don't.
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Don Demio
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by Don Demio » Sun Apr 28, 2024 7:21 pm
If you wish to store Model T Coils, Harbor Freight sells a .30 Caliber Plastic Ammo Box with lid #63135 for $5.99 that will hold 4 coils with cardboard spacers between them snuggly. I have one for each of my cars. I hope this will help get you down the road when a coils malfunctions. Have a great day.
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by Dennis_Brown » Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:43 pm
An old brief case makes a good toolbox also. I carry one in my modern car and keep standard and metric tools in it and have called on it many times for more than auto repairs.
