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- Alabama
I have been looking at the Weeks Brothers carb packout boxes and they are kinda neat, they are also kinda pricey , I am truly a cheap ass at heart and know what works for me so at any point if you disagree with anything said here refer back to this statement , it pretty much covers it.
What you see here is what I was able to put together after being home for about 30 minutes, I still have to get some toolbox foam and make cutouts for some things to go , also my carb parts inventory is way down, I haven't restocked for the coming year just yet.
I have used may plastic sorters for my carb parts over the years , they all have one thing in common , they are plastic and only last a few years before I have to replace them . I have no experience with the Milwaukee packout whatsoever so I can't speak for their durability, I do know they are plastic and cost $50.00 , even if they are UV stable they would still have to survive being bounced around in my truck all year.
I wanted something more durable , I have seen the mini toolboxes from Kobalt and even Harbor freight , these are a lost leader , they don't make anything selling them but it gets you in the store to buy something else, it's metal , it's powder coated and after a few years I bet it will still work just fine so I bought one today .
These have been hard to find lately , especially in decent colors, I would rather have had red, black, blue or green , they have pink , I bought the only purple one in the store because that was my only other choice.
I plan on building my own jet holder out of Aluminum plate drilled and tapped for the jets to screw in and I will add it later on , that plate won't cost me $75.00 , I had some plastic cup dividers from a plastic sorter that fit in the big drawer really nicely , so I used them.
I still have to buy a new Vessel JIS screwdriver ( mine finally broke) and I have to restock it with parts , I have one empty drawer left and I am in a total of $25.00 , the box was $22.00 at Lowes, the Kobalt screwdrivers were about $3.00 each at Mikes Wholesale and of course I already had the popoff gauge .
Apparently there is some mechanism that keeps the drawers closed, it takes a bit of effort to open them , I need a latch to keep the top closed and found that lunchbox latches should fit perfectly , I will order some, I also need to add a handle to the top so I can grab it and go, I will post here when I figure it all out. The screwdrivers and the popoff gauge will fit in the second drawer or in the top of the box without issue.
What you see here is what I was able to put together after being home for about 30 minutes, I still have to get some toolbox foam and make cutouts for some things to go , also my carb parts inventory is way down, I haven't restocked for the coming year just yet.
I have used may plastic sorters for my carb parts over the years , they all have one thing in common , they are plastic and only last a few years before I have to replace them . I have no experience with the Milwaukee packout whatsoever so I can't speak for their durability, I do know they are plastic and cost $50.00 , even if they are UV stable they would still have to survive being bounced around in my truck all year.
I wanted something more durable , I have seen the mini toolboxes from Kobalt and even Harbor freight , these are a lost leader , they don't make anything selling them but it gets you in the store to buy something else, it's metal , it's powder coated and after a few years I bet it will still work just fine so I bought one today .
These have been hard to find lately , especially in decent colors, I would rather have had red, black, blue or green , they have pink , I bought the only purple one in the store because that was my only other choice.
I plan on building my own jet holder out of Aluminum plate drilled and tapped for the jets to screw in and I will add it later on , that plate won't cost me $75.00 , I had some plastic cup dividers from a plastic sorter that fit in the big drawer really nicely , so I used them.
I still have to buy a new Vessel JIS screwdriver ( mine finally broke) and I have to restock it with parts , I have one empty drawer left and I am in a total of $25.00 , the box was $22.00 at Lowes, the Kobalt screwdrivers were about $3.00 each at Mikes Wholesale and of course I already had the popoff gauge .
Apparently there is some mechanism that keeps the drawers closed, it takes a bit of effort to open them , I need a latch to keep the top closed and found that lunchbox latches should fit perfectly , I will order some, I also need to add a handle to the top so I can grab it and go, I will post here when I figure it all out. The screwdrivers and the popoff gauge will fit in the second drawer or in the top of the box without issue.
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