ZR8ED

I did some searching with regards to what tools to carry with you in your car for daily drivers, and what extra stuff you may want to take with you for longer journey's just in case. I didn't see any threads on their own, mostly attached to threads of guys buying a car and asking what to bring along for the drive home just in case.

This stuff is not new to me, as I have been driving older sports cars for decades now, and I have my own tool kits that I put together especially to store in the car. They have saved my butt many many times, from switching out a vent hose to be used as a coolant pipe, changing a fuel pump on my honeymoon, securing a broken tranny mount, securing blown intercooler pipes etc etc. The latest was last night on my first trial run to work in my new 944 that is supposed to be my daily driver. The cooling fans stopped working, and to prevent the car from overheating during rush hour, I pulled off the highway, and wired up one of the fans to run so I could get home. That "tool bag o tricks" saved me again and I just wanted to share this so others may learn and not get caught stranded.

Wire and connectors saved me this time. I wish I had a bit more wire, so I will add more to my kit.

I carry the basic stuff...going from my memory, I have:

metric open ended wrenches
metric socked set
screw drivers
big flat screw driver that can double as a pry bar.
utility knife
extra hose clamps
tape
zip ties
allen wrenches
pliers
wire strippers
vice grips
needle nose pliers
rubber gloves
disposable coveralls
wire and aligator clips
now adding extra connectors and more wires
going to add an inline fuse holder so I don't have to run something unfused like I did last night.
oh and I carry some quarters for a pay phone (do they still exist?)

What do you folks carry?
What Porsche specific parts do you carry (I have none in my kit right now)

M758

I have set of metric sockets and wratches. 6mm to 19mm and a set of combo wrenches 10mm to 19 mm. Plus a couple screw drivers (flat and phillips) with a pair if plyers too. This combined iwth 2 qts of oil and a couple 2 liters of water. Spare DME relay in the glove box.

I got a the tools at Home Depot years ago when their Husky tools were nice tools. Small little socket box about 6" by 10" and the wrenches I put in rolled pouch. All fit in rear cubbies. Not sure how much I have used and of it, but nice to have tools when you need them just in case.

For my race car I bring my full took kit that do my work with, but that goes in the trailer so I have room for that. The key is that I have dedicated tools just for the kit in my Turbo. I never use them for anything else. This ensures they are always there.

Mac 86 951

2-post lift, 220V welder, and paint booth...

(jk, my 951 is still a work in progress)

-Mac

pontifex4

DME Relay and a cell phone.

I never seem to have the tool I need, unfortunately, but I normally need something at the track where I can borrow it.

ltdan12a

^^^^THIS^^^

The only other things I keep in my "tool bag" are a couple lengths of wire, a wire stripping tool, some vacuum hose, and some basics(wrenches, screw drivers, couple clamps)

TexasRider

DME relay and a cell phone with AAA's number and

m73m95

Wha....


That's one of the beautiful things about the "German" 944.

With one handfull of tools, you can disassemble/reassemble nearly the entire car.

Just make sure you have metric wrenches and sockets in 8,10,13,14,15. 2 sizes of both flat and Phillips screwdrivers. The FREE (with coupon) volt meter from harbor freight. A pair of channel locks and reg pliers. And, a flashlight.

Just that little amount of stuff, and you can nearly take the car down to the tub.

Shawn Stanford

My indy's phone number and my AAA card.

Copilot

I like ZR8ED's list - most of what I kept with the car for my cross-country trip in the 951. A couple other things I added:
--a portable soldering iron (battery operated - not particularly great or reliable for extensive work, but great for a quick remote job) and a small spool
--lots of electrical tape!
--adjustable wrench
--tin foil (I know it is a TERRIBLE thing to do with a fuse box, but it's better than no fuse at all)

thirdgenbird

She has not left me stranded but on last years road trip I packed:

-fuses
-dme relay
-electrical tape
-pocket knife
-cable ties
-screw driver w/ multiple bits
- 2 "4 in 1" gear wrenches
-shop towls
-qt of oil
-bottle of water/coolant

All of it packed nicely out of sight in the saddle bags.

mazdaverx7

where are you guys keeping your tool bags? in the cubby holes in the rear?

thirdgenbird

I had the fuses, dme relay, electrical tape, and knife in the glove box. The rest was hidden in the rear.

Jrboulder

Sockets and wrenches in common 944 sizes
A bag of hardware
A couple drifts
Small hammer
Allen keys
A few feet of wire
Electrical tape
Wire brush
Scuff pads
Spark plug
DME relay
Multimeter
Spare alterntor belt
iPhone
Credit card
Fuses

thirdgenbird

I forgot two:
-flashlight
-pyrometer

Cole

You guys must drive crap examples of these cars

Once I caught up the maintenance I have not packed a single tool. Car has run fine for years

Have a couple of buddies that have daily driven these cars for 10 plus years and hundreds of thousands of miles that don't pack tool bags either.