/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2558993
Four-point hydraulic lift
Engine hoist
60L 300PSI compressor
Compressed-air nut driver
TIG & MIG welders (500A) plus gas
Oxy-acetylene gas torch & canisters
#2 Phillips screwdriver

>>2558993
1000 miles? A bottle of water and some snacks maybe.

>>2558993
Depends on the age of the car. Modern car, take a wheel brace, if you have a spare wheel. Maybe a really cheap code reader if you're feeling fancy.
Old car, it depends how fucked it is really. Bring oil, if it burns oil. Coolant, if it gets through coolant. I always bring some spare washer fluid since the roads in my area are muddy as shit.
From the way this is phrased and the fact you don't know what tools to bring, you're probably too retarded to use any of them anyway, so save the weight.

>>2558993
Non tool related
>Fire extinguisher
>Blanket
>A mid size camp axe
>Road flares
>Jump leads
All of these should be in your car anyway if you're not an urbanite cuck

Parts
>Various fluids, like >>2559004 said
>Bulbs if you don't have LEDs

>>2558998
Woow that's a very comprehensive list, thank you.

>>2559004
>Old car, it depends how fucked it is really
It's 20yo and has the engine light on due to the catalytic converter but runs fine otherwise.

>>2559008
Just do it then, I bought a classic V8 Jag and drove it 2k miles the first time I ever drove it. As long as it starts when you leave and you don't absolutely rag it, you'll be fine.

>>2558993
A cell phone and a charger?

I have a bunch of bullshit in my car because I hate tow companies and many friends and family call me before they call a tow. A little tool kit it great, some oil and coolant just in case, some fuses, zip ties and duct tape, plus tire plugs and an inflator should cover a whole lot.

>>2559115
Oh yea and a jumper pack or jumper cable. The cheap OBD2 scanners are nice to have as well.

Plus whatever cold weather shit if you have to deal with that.

>>2559006
I have most of these and a rudimentary first aid kit as well. You never know.

Ratcheting boxends

>>2558993
Fluids. Tools don't mean shit if it blows it's guts out. Have a couple bottles of antifreeze/water, and oil.

>>2559185
I always carry a flat of bottled water (24 x 500 mL I think) in my trunk. Coolant and/or rehydration as needed.

>>2558993
This
>>2559185

>>2558993
>>2559188
Bring oil, coolant, brake fluid/steering fluid a donut/spare tire and proper jack. Bring a map too, a printed/laminated one in case service dies when your car does too. If you start shitting out on the road you can at keep yourself from being totally dead in the water if you have these items and can limp your way to supplies/ a shop. Also given that your car is ancient, look into mileage maintenance and the typical things that might fail as those might come mid trip. The only thing I can think of that would really put you to a stop is coolant/suspension issues/electrical/battery/starter going out, biggest issue being suspension.

>>2558993
Folding camping shovel.

Keep Bepis in your trunk, put a blanket over him and smash him blindly with a hammer until he stops squawking like a cow

>>2558993
>1000 miles
A car charger for your phone, some cash money and an auxiliary audio cable if you don't have bluetooth.

>>2558993
Throw in some hose clamps. You're not gonna ziptie your way out if a coolant or exhaust problem.

>>2558993
AAA or some other roadside assistance
Water bottles (keep in an insulated bag so they don't get warm)
Poncho or umbrella
Change of clothes
A pillow or just use bunched up clothes
Toothpicks, maybe a toothbrush
Pen and paper
Napkins or paper towels
Fix-a-flat kit if no spare tire in trunk
Sunglasses of course
Matches or a lighter
Tums / other antacid

Plus other stuff as already mentioned.

oh money for tolls if you're going through any city, bring more than you think you'll need in $1 bills. NYC has some toll that's like $18. Lincoln tunnel I think. I would usually avoid that but it was the crack of dawn with no traffic and I wanted to get through the city as fast as possible before it started.

>>2559346
>Tums
>Jew detected

>>2558993
Nothing

>>2559355
um no I just get heartburn from some foods, how is that jewish
anything with tomato sauce usually does it

>>2559368
Oy vey

>>2559375
The absolute state of idiots from /pol/

>>2559407
/pol/ aside, tomato sauce giving heartburn is a very jewish problem
very sensitive digestive systems
why all their food is so bland
and terrible

>>2558993
i would say
>additional tire and everything you need to change it
>fluids, coolant, oil
>basic hand tools
>battery light
>gloves
>jumper cables and/or jumper battery pack


half of the stuff you probably could get on the way like washer fluid etc.

I travel long distances frequently in a fairly reliable, but old, pickup truck. Mostly just need things to get me running again in the more likely desperate situations. I only care about pure practicality.

My main stuffs:
>Crossbar lug wrench
>The mini jack kit that comes with the truck
>Full spare tire
>Tow chain
>Wearable led headlamp/flashlight
>Some kind of bright/large blinking red light
>Full sized jumper cables
>A set of heavy duty ratchet straps
>A solar usb power brick
>A 6+1 .380 pocket pistol
>50 dollars cash
>Bottle of water

I think if you have more than this you're just larping. My main concerns are breaking down in bad areas or areas with no reception where I have to walk long distances, or things that would be easy to fix with minimal gear, mostly flats and dead battery. The ratchet straps I just found universally useful for many different situations.

I used to carry that stupid mini socket kit and spare belts and stuff like that but you know the truth is I never used any of that stuff even once in 25 years now. Things like "fix a flat" and battery charger are kind of stupid because any time you are in a place to use them properly you wouldn't really be in trouble enough to use them anyway so why carry them with you 24/7?

>>2559533
Cash is one of those things people don’t realize, like if you have no phone or need a lift for some gas on the side of the road, $50 cash talks better than “let’s stop at the ATM on the way back!” Whenever I’m getting hurricane supplies together, I always hit the ATM for a stack of cash for when credit card readers are down.

>>2558993
I do 1000 miles a week, what piece of shit car are you driving

>>2559004
>Old car, it depends how fucked it is
>>
>be me
>10years ago
>dating my now wife
>she's on the phone with me driving
>starts freaking out
>aaaaaaah it's smoking we're gonna splode
>engine overheated
>calls her dad
>they drive it to Firestone
>Firestone apes replace the radiator with chinesium
>$1700
>tell my future father in law he is retarded
>smiles like a retard
>new radiator leaks
>overheats on her 3 more times
>blows the headgasket
>we get married
>fuck it, I'll daily the shitbox while I dick around on project car
>drinks oil, just keep topping off
>mfw no oil changes, just top it off
>towing project car on a flatbed with shitbox, 75mph uphill
>mfw it's overheating again
>mfw a thick white smoke starts billowing from exhaust completely clouding people behind me
>mfw it's dumping coolant into cylinders
>mfw engine temp is dropping fast
>mfw it cools down at stops smoking
>mfw it's self regulating, literally impossible to overheat as long as there is coolant
It's the best car ever.

a shovel?

>>2559780
Praise the machine spirit

>>2559783

>>2558993
What on earth are you lock wiring on your car? I have never seen bolts lock wired on a car before unless your just gonna use it for ghetto rigging things.

>>2558993
Jumper cables
A four way tire wrench
Hydraulic jack
Full size spare
Lube in case you have to pay for a tow and repair.

>>2558993
tarp, long handled shovel and a bag of lime

>>2559780
Dangerously based anon. Sounds like the best sort of shitbox.

>>2561991
You guys tip your tow truck drivers, right?

I try to give em at least $15-$20 to cover lunch for their shift. But only with my personal vehicle, the big wrecker tows at work, i’m too pissed off.

>>2560133
>>Dynamite, Balaclava
BASED Criminal Scum.

>>2562173
I did when one guy saved my ass when I ran out of gas. Less of a tip and more him asking for money for helping me out though which was kinda weird.

>>2559666
Damn, I should keep $50 in my cars

>>2559006
Fire extinguishers are a meme. Get a bunch of baking soda instead

>>2558993
I drove 10,000 km last summer. My mingy toolbox was totally adequate to the task. I didn't a single one of the tools.

>>2558993
>, what tools should I have on my car?
A cell phone and your wallet
Thats it.

>>2558993
-Ratchet straps, tow strap. Say you hit something/get hit and the car is still drivable, can be used to hold a fender on or the hood/trunk closed, door shut, etc. If you end up stuck you can try to convince someone to pull you out.
-Battery pack for your phone
-Maybe a couple pieces of 1x wood cutoffs. You can use maybe use them to place a jack on to change a tire if you're not on a solid surface, or if you get stuck in you can use the ratchet straps to put them on your drive wheels to get out like pic related.
-Maybe a better jack if the one with the car is shit. Small cars should be ok with one of those shitty red trolley jacks, scissor jacks are dangerous and take a long time to deploy which sucks if you're in bad weather. Make sure you have something to take the lugs off with, and if they're security lugs make sure you have tool to remove them and that they're not too small for the spare. I've seen them pull right through a spare tire before.
-Tire pump. The cheap portable ones are shit but as long as it's a slow leak you can use them til you get to a tire shop. You could get one of those tire plug kits but they won't do anything about sidewall or rim leaks and the portable pump will die try to fill it up.
-Jumper cables. A jump box would be a luxury because you don't need a 2nd battery to use it. They're heavy, bulky and relatively expensive and you probably won't be stopping at some place that people never go to. They also come with a shitty tire pump usually but it just drains the energy from the pack and doesn't work nearly as good as a standalone.
-A kit of replacement fuses, self explanatory. If you don't have a fuse diagram in the box or owners manual find one on line and save it before you're in a spot with no data service.
-Cash, hidden, on your body, not in the car.
-Knife
-Lighter
-Typical survival shit like clothes, water, meal replacement bars, shit to stay warm.
And there's some other good suggestions in thread.

>>2559006
Why the camp axe?

>>2562621
Last ditch suicide tool.

>>2562516
>t. Someone who was never fought a real fire and watches too much tiktok

>>2562621
Just a very versatile tool, obviously if you're doing 1000 miles of urban motorway driving, you don't really need one. But if you end up innawoods, there isn't really any better general survival tool. Round my area we get quite a few small trees down across roads and it's quicker to move them out of the way than find an alternate route

>>2558993
Meh, I got a canopy over my truck bed so theres a huge toolbox in the back with all kinds of assorted shit including a folding toolbox with wrenches, 1/2" and 1/4" socket wrench and stuff like that.
But aside from fluids I see no real reason why you should take that much stuff with you. If you're afraid your car can't make it, then fix it beforehand and if it's in good shape there's honestly nothing to worry about.

I also have a thick jacket in a vacuum bag in case I need to wait for road assistance for some time.

>broke down on a sunday night
>in january

Had to wait for 2h and waiting in the car is quite dangerous when the car is parke on the shoulder of a 5 line highway with no space to get away from traffic.
>car was black

>>2562759
>I also have a thick jacket in a vacuum bag in case I need to wait for road assistance for some time.
Yes! That's a fucking awesome idea. I thought I was the only one who's doing this.
Years ago I bought a MA-1 bomber jacket repro because of general warmth and the bright orange inner side. Put it in a vaccum bag, threw in some silica packs and vacuumed the shit outta it. Unpacked it this last fall after several years. After a few moments the jacket was as puffy and uber-warm again as it was when I put it inside.

>>2559780
Ah, you made it past the break in period. Congrats on your new car.

>>2558993
A complete change of clothes and a towel is a very important in a permanent emergency kit. Slightly larger in case you need to use them on someone else.

>>2559019
Wow the V8 is already considered classic? Are Jaguars no longer considered maintenance heavy?

>>2563038
It was a 1997 xk8, probably on what I would describe as the borderline of being a classic. As long as the preventative maintenance is kept up with, they are relatively good, just when they go wrong, it will cost you an arm and a leg. Think timing chain tensioners snapping or the gearbox shitting the bed

>>2559000 (trips of truth)
>deck of smokes and a lighter

>>2558993

A funnel

>>2558993
A potato riser and a rolling pin made of marble. Good to go.

>>2558993
One of these unless you want to use the shitty stock one the car came with. AAA even better as someone mentioned

>>2559355
Should I just eat my chalk plain?

>>2558993
I carry my gun. If I am traveling and have car trouble. I use the gun to get a different car.
Only a sucker would carry all those unnecessary tools.

>>2558993
what is that thing to the right of the can opener?

>>2562698
How do you neck yourself with an axe if you're alone?

>>2559287
>Trojan
I thought they only make condoms.

>>2559780
I have an 01 4runner like this with 270k miles. Leaks oil and coolant like a bitch but just keeps chugging. (I have a leaky gasket, and leaky o-ring on my water pump). Recently took it on a 16hr round trip road trip with no problems

>>2558993
If Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead has taught me anything its that you better have one of every god damn thing you can find in your deathmobile. Why store it in a garage when you can take it with you.

>>2566968
94' runner here with 5vz swap. Waterpump is amazing practice if you need it.
took me roughly 16ish hours the first time, could do it again in 4 if needed.

>>2562516
Holy shit.

>>2559004
>cheap code reader
Second this. I was on a long road trip one time and got a check engine light on a relatively new vehicle when I went to climb a hill. We pulled over and I plugged in the code reader, and it said there was a cylinder misfire. I reset the code and continued on. It hasn't happened again in 6 years. All I can figure is that it was because I filled up at a Flying J and got shitty gas. I would probably have been ok without the code reader, but I would have shit bricks and ended up paying up the ass for a mechanic to do the same thing.

>>2566711
The condoms are for using before sex. The shovel is in case the condom breaks, or you forget to put one on.

>>2567373
I wonder if chatgpt could catch the implication here.

>>2567370
Lol normally you would say pay out the ass

But hey, pay up the ass. With pain... I dunno what kind of "mechanics shop" you go to tho

>>2559780
Based shitbox enjoyer

I need a ratchet.

>>2558993
Cash and a cell phone
Thats it.

Stop pretending you are going to do repair work to your car on the side of the road.

>>2568884
I do roadside repairs like monthly, especially with shitty work vehicles. Liftgates and 15+ year old electrical systems are unreliable but can often be fixed in 30min if you have a multimeter, some fuses, and a couple feet of wire.

There’s random ass shit too, like one day a shitbox wouldn’t shift out of park, would’ve 100% been a need for a tow. I popped open some plastic bits and the problem was an old plastic bushing that had crumbled. I was able to rig it enough to get it home.

>>2569097
No you dont

>>2558993
Bring a car trailer and tow a spare car behind you. If your car shits itself then you can just swap to your spare car.
Like a spare tire but more useful.

>>2569097
15 year old cars are shit boxes now?

>>2569164
The rust belt is a hell of a drug

>>2558993
/o/ here, have done dozens of 1000 mile trips

>socket and ratchet set (1/4" and 3/8" at least, but 1/2" not a bad idea(
>hammer (3lb sledge would be best)
>phillips screwdriver
>one little flathead and one big one (mostly for prying)
>vise grip
>breaker bar, make sure it fits your sockets or you have adapters

You can unfuck almost any situation with this, or at least unfuck it enough to drive you to an Autozone. I have fixed broken sensors, replaced brake lines and fuel lines, wheel hubs, u-joints, obviously brakes etc. with mainly these tools and one or two trips to the parts store.

pic rel

>>2569164
>15 year old cars are shit boxes now?
always have been, but new cars are shittier

>>2569895
>no 10mm

Tire repair kit

>>2558993
check oil, coolant and tire pressure, make sure brake pads not shot and tires not bald, take along a spare tire,jack, 3 quarts of a heavier viscosity oil than normal, couple cans of fix-a-flat and and a 12v air compressor

>>2569939
and this..

>>2569117
If you say so.

>>2569164
Yea, 2008 is getting into shitbox territory unless it’s some garaged weekend car.

>>2569918
there's never a 10mm
>or a 13mm

>>2570020
Mangle it a little and grab your 3/8” and 1/2”!

>>2570024
those are the driver sizes you fool

>>2570027
They are also wrench sizes you fool

They are quite common wrench sizes you fool

They are also quite close in size to 10mm and 13mm you fool

3/8” is like 9.5mm and 1/2” is 12.7mm you fool

A multitool, a duct tape, a bunch of thin wire, a car jack and a car pump.

>>2570515
>multitool

>>2570520
You ever pump a flat SUV tire with a bike pump? It fucking sucks.

>I driving 1000 miles
Is this the new 100 word essay?

>>2560133
That's a very similar vibe

>>2559000
>1000 miles? A bottle of water and some snacks maybe.
12 pack of beer and a gram of speed?

>>2570735
>You ever pump a flat SUV tire with a bike pump? It fucking sucks.
Have you? lol. I've tried pumping the rear tire on a riding lawn mower with a bicycle pump and I was about ready to have a heart attack and didn't even seem to make any progress on the damn thing

>>2571125
Skill issue

>>2571125
I think I needed to fill a tire from like 25psi to 35psi once and I decided to grab the bike pump, which was actually a good one with some Yuro name, because it’s not even that much air to go up a couple PSI. It was useless, you would be retarded to keep a bike pump in the car for vehicle tires unless you want to die of dehydration before you fix the flat.

Anybody who hasn’t tried it, bike pumps are so much slower than you think.

>>2571395
Bepis, i would have thought you of all people would know about high displacement foot pumps

>>2558993
extra battery, extra water, extra tire, shop rag and gloves, jack and lug wrench for changing tires and those tools there are good. AND FLASHLIGHTS and glowsticks. Also some candles and matches for general survival. And a good knife.

>>2558993
Nothing. If your car breaks down what good are tools without parts? And dont even bother with bringing a quart of oil and coolant because if some hose explodes it wont do you any good either. Also its dead weight

>>2571909
>t.hasneverfixedacar

>>2558993
a turbo

>>2571953
I fixed my car properly when i first got it so i dont have to worry about these things anyway

>>2572456
>he thinks a random break will never happen to him
I hope your gamble pays off.

>>2562516
that's a great idea!
if you're lucky you might be able to borrow some vinegar and make a little volcano to distract you while your car burns down

>>2558993
>new car
nothing

>10+ year car
bailing wire
pliers (must be able to cut and work the wire)
zip ties
duck tape

>>2562516
>>2562703
>>2567368
>>2572464
I can't stop giggling now that you've all made me imagine some 3rd world countries firefighters armed with weed sprayers loaded with arm and hammer. It reminds me of that gif of africans shoveling dirt onto a burning building and missing the fire completely,

>>2571395
>because it’s not even that much air to go up a couple PSI
It's an exponential relationship. It will be exponentially harder to pressurize the higher you go, even a battery pump will start struggling at 30 psi and take longer. The only reason compressors+tanks are faster is because they have a higher volume of air ready to go.

What should I carry in my car for a first aid kit? Did you build your own kit or buy a pre-assembled one?
I used to be wilderness first aid certified (16 hour class) and CPR certified, but that was many years ago. I'm usually in a city/suburbs, but occasionally I'll be really remote, up in the mountains where there's often bad weather/snow storms/avalanches/washouts/no cell reception/etc.

company, couple of tools in the backseat.
like david and eric or jim. Trucking companies pay people good money to endure solitary, a practices now maired in controversy for making inmates a bit fucked in the head..

>>2574751
What an unphathomable pussy

Only 1000 miles.
That's 2 and a half stops at a gas station that equals 15 beers, 2 gallons of water and an eightball of speed

>>2574906
>1000 miles
>2 and a half gas stops
*cries in awd*