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dewmanshu on 11-28-2010

11-29-2010 07:09 PM
by 1slow01Z71

8

7,717

Normal Threads

12x16, car, carport, compressor, forum, garage, garages, lets, pitchers, set, setup, shop, shopsetups, storage, toolbox

Lets see your Garage/ Shop setup

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N/ALS1 on 05-10-2012

09-30-2012 05:28 PM
by lowered907

23

38,283

2011, 41, box, boxes, chest, chests, crafstman, craftsman, craftsmen, kobalt, tool, toolbox, toolboxes, trucks, versus

Kobalt or Craftsman Tool Boxes??

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WhiteChevy3 on 09-06-2011

02-11-2012 02:47 PM
by ak2007r6

12

28,667

2s, authentic, chinese, clone, clones, gm, good, laptop, oens, real, tech, thing, tis, trucks, work

Chinese Tech 2s

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1slow01Z71 on 08-26-2012

07-01-2017 05:25 PM
by D1SCSS

36

22,957

Tig fab pics! (Self taught)

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lsxperformance on 02-05-2014

07-11-2016 08:52 PM
by Tomhames

53

18,960

braided, braiding, cable, cutter, cutters, cutting, forum, freight, harbor, hose, hydraulic, line, stainless, steel, tools

What is the best tool for cutting braided stainless hose???

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BlackGMC on 03-07-2012

03-08-2012 05:38 PM
by rkwhite61

15

18,921

arabia, buy, china, craftman, craftsman, hand, husky, made, make, making, pat, performance, saudi, stamp, tool, tools, usa

After 85 years of USA Made, Craftsman hand tools now Chinese

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BaD AZz Z28 on 01-13-2012

04-21-2012 02:47 PM
by 1FastBrick

54

16,484

Valve spring compressor..... Recommendations

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Wolftrk99 on 03-01-2016

07-29-2016 01:07 AM
by Wolftrk99

21

15,720

427, air, ar, attic, compressor, exhaust, garage, mounted, mounting, oil, put, set, shop, storing, truck, wall

Attic Mounted Air Compressor

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1slow01Z71 on 08-12-2012

10-14-2012 11:41 AM
by sleek silverado

18

15,557

LS Lifter Holding Tool

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5.0 Eater on 02-08-2017

10-24-2017 09:57 AM
by 2004silvy

14

15,321

box, diamond, fill, filling, fix, hole, holes, patch, patching, plate, plug, repairing, side, tool, toolbox, truck

Patching holes in toolbox

DanHopZ71 on 02-16-2013

05-20-2013 09:16 PM
by Mangled03gmc

4

12,572

box, drawer, flare, general, northern, organaizer, organizer, organizers, socket, stock, tool, toolbox, toolboxdrawerorganizers, tray, wrench

Finally got my toolbox stocked and cleaned

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1slow01Z71 on 08-12-2012

04-08-2013 04:39 PM
by spent21

28

11,584

Balancer puller I designed. Quick / Easy

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TrickTurbo on 08-21-2015

08-26-2018 09:01 PM
by TrickTurbo

29

11,349

1000, 103, bank, bay, big, box, boxes, boy, cornwell, inch, mac, performance, tech, tool, toolbox, triple

FINALLY a big boy toolbox!

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1slow01Z71 on 05-21-2011

07-31-2011 07:23 PM
by bulldogSS

29

11,151

pre fabbed roll cages

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Jake75 on 08-08-2018

08-10-2018 11:34 AM
by Jake75

15

10,408

12, 19v, cheapest, freight, harbor, impact, w7150

Cordless impact/driver/etc recommendations.

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charcoal03silvy on 06-20-2013

05-27-2016 03:02 PM
by matte99

32

10,276

Teaching myself Tig welding

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BlackGMC on 04-05-2017

12-08-2017 02:01 PM
by Atomic

40

10,256

bed, build, cheap, coat, coating, color, designs, dip, fluid, fluidized, make, paint, plans, planspowder, powder, small, style

Small Fluid Bed Plans/Powder Coating Cheap! $50 and under

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aeorozco on 01-04-2011

02-25-2011 04:24 PM
by aeorozco

15

9,735

attach, automotive, craftsman, ecub9500, fluorescent, forum, handheld, hood, led, light, lights, snap, snapon, underhood, work

Underhood Work Lights

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1slow01Z71 on 11-11-2012

03-21-2013 12:55 AM
by RacinRust

18

9,508

my toolbox at work

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asap216 on 03-07-2013

04-15-2013 11:45 PM
by asap216

37

9,122

Anyone ever use the spark plug gapping pliers?

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BlackGMC on 12-24-2013

01-05-2014 12:40 PM
by SamuelsonMotorsports

16

8,889

2007, 48, 53, billet, bracket, brackets, coil, coils, flat, gm, lay, ls1tech, mount, pack, silverado, triple

Billet 4.8 Coil Bracket mounts!

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OSF on 07-25-2012

08-23-2012 10:24 PM
by OSF

50

8,581

3D Printing

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GM1697 on 03-03-2016

08-08-2016 03:08 PM
by Silverseirra

49

8,235

box, boxes, free, good, matco, older, paint, proformance, red, repaint, snap, spray, tool, toolbox, torin

Matco Toolbox - Restore?

sleek silverado on 03-25-2012

03-27-2012 09:27 PM
by RibeiroBJJ

6

8,114

baytown, baytownhomemadeporn, cabinet, efans, forum, harborfreight, homemade, porn, pornoaem, real, sale, sears, southeast, tbss, texas, tool, tx

Tool porn!!

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BlackGMC on 02-17-2012

03-06-2012 11:49 AM
by WhiteChevy3

30

7,797

200, customer, forum, matic, miller, millermultimatic, mulitmactic, mulitmatic200, multi, multimatic, multimetic, reveiw, reveiws, review, reviews

miller multimatic 200

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moregrip on 05-03-2012

10-01-2012 10:41 AM
by wkdivr

13

7,529

carbon, cost, difference, fan, fender, fenders, fiber, fiberglass, glass, hood, shroud, thick, thickness, verses, weight

Fiberglass versus carbon fiber question

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deion82 on 07-08-2011

08-20-2011 05:20 PM
by fastnblu

11

7,001

I weld things

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CJ_978 on 02-14-2014

02-15-2014 01:59 PM
by RS/SS 4.8

17

6,942

Good Value TQ Wrench

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WhiteChevy3 on 12-20-2012

02-24-2013 12:01 PM
by 1FastBrick

20

6,871

now i'm dangerous

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TXsilverado on 12-04-2014

02-28-2015 11:47 PM
by Fedupwbs

28

6,721

03, 91, auto, autometer, build, chevy, ck, cluster, gauge, gauges, installation, meter, oakley6575, silverado, truck

Would anyone be interested in an Autometer Gauge Cluster?

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oakley6575 on 08-30-2012

08-31-2012 06:14 PM
by oakley6575

13

6,491

Custom machined catch can! (pics inside)

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jroctpb on 04-09-2014

05-29-2014 09:59 PM
by jroctpb

19

6,361

tig welders

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02_Orange_D1SC on 03-04-2015

11-11-2015 11:49 AM
by TrendSetter

17

6,245

Homemade Dyno

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marketmerlin on 01-12-2015

11-28-2015 06:52 PM
by schino

13

6,044

180, 2012, 211, attachments, autoset, dual, fort, forum, lincoln, miller, millermatic, review, tx, vs211, worth

Millermatic Auto-Set 180 vs 211

BlackGMC on 08-12-2012

08-18-2012 02:10 PM
by WhiteChevy3

6

5,904

brown, craftsman, digital, good, line, patriots, performance, snap, tool, torque, troque, whats, whatys, wrench, wrenches

I need a new torque wrench, whats a good one?

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BlackGMC on 01-18-2012

02-18-2012 04:54 PM
by silver-mod-o

26

5,875

share/post photos of the inside of your tool boxes

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lowered907 on 11-26-2014

12-02-2014 09:58 AM
by WICKEDOWESIX

10

5,706

I Brake for fuel cells.....Pics

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Wilde Racing on 12-07-2008

07-14-2009 12:54 AM
by Wilde Racing

42

5,571

2008, 250mp, 350, chevy, hobart, images, lt, max, maxstar, miller, millermatic, pulse, silverado, tigwave, vortec, welder

What welder you guys running?

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Chevy Cowboy on 11-30-2010

12-04-2010 07:27 AM
by Gadgetized

15

5,549

316, difficuly, how, learn, long, picking, rod, stainless, tig, weld, welding

How difficult to learn how to TIG weld?

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BlackGMC on 09-01-2012

01-26-2014 09:45 PM
by lsxperformance

19

5,512

3m, 80, bmf, brite, cast, disc, forum, grit, heads, iron, novakane, pads, performancetrucks, roloc, scotch, silverado, yse

3M Roloc Pads

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1slow01Z71 on 05-20-2012

05-22-2012 03:31 PM
by 5.0 Eater

19

5,449

Bye bye Van Norman mill, hello!!.... CNC???????

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Wilde Racing on 01-07-2014

03-02-2014 09:46 PM
by LSter

14

5,321

2000, 71624, brake, chevy, die, double, flare, flaring, kit, line, make, master, mcl71475, thread, tucson, work

Struggling to make a double flare...

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Atomic on 04-25-2012

04-28-2012 10:33 PM
by smokeshow

26

5,212

anti, ball, device, drill, hitch, motorcycle, mybb, powered, receiver, receivers, receptacle, tap, trailer, vbulletin, wobble

Can I Swiss cheese my hitch receiver?

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Spoolin on 10-22-2012

11-02-2012 01:30 AM
by Mangled03gmc

17

5,158

Looking For Metal Fabricator Houston/Spring Area

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kaze_v8 on 06-18-2019

06-11-2023 03:07 AM
by Blown06

15

5,062

New Tool Box

Steve-O-08 on 01-26-2014

07-06-2014 08:26 AM
by silver-mod-o

5

4,993

Soon to buy a welder need a little help.

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silverado.408 on 07-23-2014

10-27-2014 10:57 AM
by goinbrokez28

16

4,910

2500, 70, aircondition6570lbsonlowside2005tahoe, degree, low, rpm, side

A/C service tools?

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thunder550 on 05-13-2013

05-25-2013 02:01 PM
by thunder550

21

4,855

blue, craftsmen, deep, didnt, grip, griptite, ls6, lug, nuts, remove, review, rounded, socket, sockets, springs, stripped, super, tite, what, work

Grip Tite Super Sockets

budhayes3 on 02-19-2011

02-27-2011 06:40 AM
by silver-mod-o

7

4,836

home, homemade, ls, ls1, ls1com, ls1tech, made, powered, spring, springs, tims, tool, valve, valvespring, vbulletin

Tims Valve Spring tool

WhiteChevy3 on 08-14-2012

08-14-2012 09:59 PM
by WhiteChevy3

0

4,794

67605, assembly, compressor, crane, fabrications, form, heard, ls1tech, ls3, part, pro, proform, spring, tool, valve

Proform 67605

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RSTinOKC on 01-14-2011

04-20-2011 12:01 PM
by budhayes3

18

4,645

Van Norman NO 12 Mill

Wilde Racing on 03-03-2013

03-03-2013 11:24 PM
by BlackGMC

3

4,621

185, 210, 316, fabrication, forum, handler, hobart, holbart, mig, mod, mods, motor, setup, steel, welder, welding

New MIG welder! Hobart Handler 210MP

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BlackGMC on 10-12-2012

12-14-2012 11:16 PM
by 2doorfury

15

4,474

TTo anyone considering assembly of braided AN hoses

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GMCtrk on 11-09-2013

11-25-2013 11:32 AM
by chevrolet all the way

16

4,266

4L60E and 4L80E Trans / Engine Stand Adaptor

Bill Reid on 03-28-2014

03-31-2014 11:19 PM
by Steve-O-08

2

4,251

cool, depot, fabrication, feet, foot, home, mfgs, net, pictures, sticky, tie, ties, tool, trucks, zip

Cool zip tie accesory

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BlackGMC on 03-30-2011

07-09-2011 08:31 AM
by bigboy576103

22

4,197

10, 99, bananza, band, bandsaw, cai, gonzales, homecraft, inch, left, louisiana, motor, mounts, sale, trucks, wood, z71

Band-Saw Bananza

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Wilde Racing on 12-23-2010

12-26-2010 04:03 PM
by Wilde Racing

18

4,134

Crankshaft balancer removal tool

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1 2)

Vortec350ss on 01-13-2014

02-03-2014 08:46 PM
by AUTOT3K

11

4,123

1950s, advertising, antique, antiquefloorjack, archive, blackhawk, cast, floor, floorjack, frfurbishing, garage, iron, jack, jacks, restoring

Restoring an Antique Floor Jack

Steve Bryant on 07-29-2011

07-30-2011 08:10 AM
by Daryn

1

4,115

Pinion Depth Tool

Fast_six oh on 02-04-2015

02-04-2015 08:47 PM
by 1FastBrick

1

4,101

new frame build questions

SkinnyK22 on 03-02-2014

12-14-2014 09:36 PM
by funkj62

1

4,096

costco, dealer, find, snap, tool, toolbox

Tools..

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05GMCL33 on 01-10-2006

01-17-2006 06:28 AM
by JimS

38

4,050

Help me pick a toolbox for my small shed.

Resolute_welding on 06-18-2019

06-14-2020 07:25 AM
by wretched73

3

3,991

converter, craigslist, cultivating, detroit, disc, drill, forced, nj, performance, phase, press, rotary, toy, toys, trucks, wwwcraigslistpowerfeeder

My new toy , craigslist ftmfw

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2004SSS on 04-28-2011

07-04-2011 06:53 PM
by 2004SSS

17

3,988

1500, 2011, 210, 211, 220, 57l, adapter, buy, dodge, forum, header, hobart, lost, miller, mvp, performance, ram, welder

want to buy my first welder......help

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moregrip on 09-22-2011

03-19-2012 12:50 PM
by Revolutionary

13

3,927

2050, 65, ass, cart, cutter, hypertherm, kick, miller, plasma, repair, review, spectrum, strike, torch, welding

Plasma torch?

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custm2500 on 12-22-2011

10-29-2012 02:47 PM
by custm2500

17

3,899

2 piece driveshaft crossmember

ronnie lueck on 10-28-2015

01-26-2017 10:57 AM
by thewrx

3

3,685

torque wrench suggestions

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1 2)

TXsilverado on 05-03-2021

05-11-2021 10:57 AM
by chevymec

17

3,680

engine swap tools?

Heym on 02-12-2006

01-28-2015 06:10 AM
by custm2500

5

3,578

Picked up a cheap welding machine

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Jake75 on 11-15-2016

02-14-2017 08:54 AM
by kainedogg

13

3,512

would you weld it?

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kode-x-kustoms on 04-20-2012

04-23-2012 10:32 PM
by dkkustoms

29

3,475

Weldor from Indiana, completely self taught.

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xmgfuller on 07-13-2014

11-04-2014 10:28 AM
by tim wellington

10

3,458

Getting dents out of pipe.

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1 2)

wheeliE-maxx on 08-07-2012

12-11-2012 10:48 AM
by Chevy Cowboy

11

3,154

Air compressor upgrades

BlackGMC on 11-03-2013

11-03-2013 03:15 PM
by TXsilverado

5

3,135

2011, 2012, 60, air, built, compressor, forum, gal, general, hp, ingersoll, ir, painting, rand, silverado, t70

Air compressor

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Go5.3tt06 on 02-28-2012

05-07-2012 06:26 PM
by AndysC3

10

3,117

16, 16mm, 16mmx, 20, 2010, bolt, crank, cranked, extended, ford, gmc, inches, long, set, tap, taps, thread

Long crank tap. 16mm x 2.0 6 inches long

BlackGMC on 11-28-2010

12-05-2010 09:58 AM
by BlackGMC

7

3,098