Man's Second Oldest Question
Hotshot
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 15,882
Likes: 88
From: Durham NC
Serious answer? Buy several large storage tubs with snap on covers at Wally world i.e tupperware etc a box or two of ziplock freezer bags and a permanent marker for each tub. Put one or two boxes of bags and a marker in each tub Put parts new or used in a bag for each assembly and label the bag with the marker put instructions in the bag with the parts. Label the end of the tubs with subassemblies: front end, engine, transmission, dashboard, etc. Clear an area of the shop/house where you can stack the tubs. Carry the appropriate tub over to where you are working and work out of it, take out only a bag or two at a time. Replace the bags and cover the tub every night, never leave the shop with any bags out of it's tub or loose parts laying around.
Posting Guru
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,616
Likes: 3
From: Sapulpa OK
I am still looking for my distributor clamp and capscrew that I removed a month ago. I have turned my shop upside down and no luck. Oh well, I'm a couple of years away from completion. I'm sure it will turn up before then.
I am a charter member of the "CRS"club.
I am a charter member of the "CRS"club.
oldmerc
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 1,538
Likes: 5
From: Edmonton,Alberta
Happens to me all the time . Spending money on a set of spare parts works every time . It's somewhat disturbing because the parts are not always in ziplock bags (too large) . I think I may be getting mature (old)
Roast em' if you got 'em
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 22,017
Likes: 9,972
From: Rio Rancho, NM
Back when I worked as a wrench I used a roll around tool cart. Invariably while in the middle of a job I'd reach for a tool that I just used and now couldn't be found anywhere. Search the car, search the cart, search the bench, search the tool box, nothing. Sometimes if you took one step back from the tool cart, turned around and faced the other direction,s tand for at least 30 seconds then turn back to the tool cart.
Viola! there's the tool, righ there on top of all the others in the tool cart....AAAAGH!
Bobby
Viola! there's the tool, righ there on top of all the others in the tool cart....AAAAGH!
Bobby
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership
Brett Foote
10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches
Pouria Savadkouei
Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained
Brett Foote
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Top 10 Ford Truck Tragedies
Joe Kucinski
Posting Guru
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 2,068
Likes: 7
From: Moyie, BC Canada
Does this thread indicate that we are normal?
At the beginning of building my truck I misplaced my favourite huge flat screwdriver, I know it is there somewhere. But I've searched everywhere, nook and crannies too. I'm beginning to think it is or might be some where in the truck, welded in behind a panel or cross member or something.
At the beginning of building my truck I misplaced my favourite huge flat screwdriver, I know it is there somewhere. But I've searched everywhere, nook and crannies too. I'm beginning to think it is or might be some where in the truck, welded in behind a panel or cross member or something.
Postmaster
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,922
Likes: 9
Get a wife. Then you can ask her where everything is.
Posting Guru
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 2,068
Likes: 7
From: Moyie, BC Canada
Yes, .....I don't know what I'd do without Wifey.
Thread Starter
|
Post Fiend
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 7,493
Likes: 7
From: Erie, pa
I'm gonna try and teach my dog to find tools - She's a Shepard/Lab mix - I guess it would be the metal/grease sent - Hopefully if I can get her trained she won't be trying to bring my hands and feet to me - Just a thought
Posting Guru
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 2,203
Likes: 4
From: Southern SC.
I rebuilt the complete inside of a house we had when I was young -I just remembered where I set the roll of film documenting the whole thing - on the 2x4 in the west living room wall under the plasterboard !! Dave s