Whats in you trunk?

[Harry_Ward]

As I sit here waiting for the temp to get above 30 F I was wondering what you all carry in your trunk?

 

[Don Elliott]

I don't have a bicycle pump. I never had a flat. If I ever did, I'd put on the spare. I use the TR jack through the floor. I don't carry a second jack that will tip and let the TR fall. My tools for the spare are wrapped in old towels and kept in the dished part of the spare - not in the trunk. I don't need a spare inner tube. All my tires are tubeless. I don't carry tire irons. I'll let a garage handle that. But I never had a flat in 94,000 miles.

I have a small tool box about 6" by 15" and 5" high. It sits in the bottom of the trunk and is protected on 3 sides by a piece of old carpet. I carry a 15 foot long tow cable and only needed it once, to let an SUV pull a friend's TR3A back onto the road after he slid too far into the soft gravel shoulder in Yellowstone National Park at 10:30 one rainy night. I lay another piece of carpet over the tool box, then I have my sidecurtains in a vinyl protective bag on top of the tool box. On top of this, I put my top, folded in it's own protective vinyl bag. I carry all my small tools in 4 fabric bags with a zipper closure, one for the wrenches, one for the sockets, one for the screwdrivers and one for the electrical stuff. These can fit in anywhere in the "boot".

In the rest of the space, I put whatever I can, in small corners like spare silicone brake fluid, one qt. of spare oil, cleaning cloths and plastic bottles of cleaner etc. plus a small container of white spirits to wipe off some of the oil that sprays all over the bottom and up the rear ner the licence plate.

I don't put my side curtains at the bottom of the trunk because the weight of everything on top of them will distroy them. In the spare wheel well, I carry a spare generator, a spare fuel pump, control box and overdrive solenoid.

 

[Tinster]

The Crypt Car trunk is used for general garage
stuff storage. Right now it is filled with the
soft top for my new Jeep Wrangler. Wendy bought
me the Wrangler this past week to kinda make up
for her nightmare Christmas gift of the Crypt Car.

 

[Banjo]

My TR2 has two intake manifolds, a cylinder head, a drive shaft, a transmission top cover, a front frame tube, various engine parts, lots of nuts and bolts, and whatever else fit in there.....
Of course like tinster, my car is pretty much a fixture in the garage for the time being....
and there's a shop stool dropped in the empty engine bay so it was outta my way.

 

[aeronca65t]

Nothing other than the top part of my fuel cell and the related plumbing......that's it.

(when it was a street car, I carried a can of fix-a-flat and a vise grips)

 

[cjm]

auxilary radiator! can of fix a flat, fuel pump.when its up and going that is!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/driving.gif

 

[Geo Hahn]

Generator
Fuel pump, mechanical
Fuel pump, electric
Water pump w/pulley
Water pump pulley-puller
Complete dizzy with wires
U-joint
Inline spark tester
Stromberg diaphram
Starting crank
Radiator hoses
Asst'd hose clamps
5/16” & 1/4" Fuel Hoses
Points & condenser on base plate
4 spark plugs
Coil
Voltage regulator
Fuses
Extra wire
2 pair of long jumper wires w/ alligator clips
Electrical tape
Small bulbs
Fan belt
Brake fluid
JB Weld
Radiator stop-leak powder
Gasket material (2 types)
Spare snaps & LTDs & install tools
Hylomar
Lots of oil
2 hose clamping pliers
Several pairs of rubber gloves
Mechanix gloves
Spoke wrench
Emergency fan belt
Selected Allen wrenches
Nylon rope
Bungee cords
First aid kit (w/ lots of BandAids)
1/4, 3/8 & 1/2" socket sets
Phillips screwdrivers
Flat screwdrivers
Offset screwdriver
Pry bar
Needle nose pliers
Regular pliers
Diagonal cutters
Hemostats
.015 feeler gauge
Spark plug socket
3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16 & 5/8” combination wrenches
Stubby screwdrivers (usual + tiny)
Emery board
SU jet wrench
Stromberg jet tool (1 shilling coin)
Ball peen hammer
Brake adjusting wrench
1/2” breaker bar
Nylon wire ties
Duct Tape
Fire Extinguisher
Shop manual

Everything fits in 3 small cloth bags (Harbor Freight) for short drives plus an aluminum suitcase (HF also) with the long-drive stuff.

Some think I carry too much until they have a problem... then they are looking for me. I end up using this stuff much more on others' cars than my own.

 

[jerrybny]

Here's whats in my TR6's trunk:
Alternator
Fuel pump
Complete set of radiator hoses and clamps
Spare electronic ignition
6 spark plugs
Coil
Voltage regulator
Fuses
Electrical tape
Small bulbs
Fan belt
Brake fluid
Several pairs of latex gloves
Allen wrenches
First aid kit
Assorted pliers
Spark plug socket
Complete set of wrenches and sockets
assortment of screwdrivers
SU carb wrench
Brake adjusting wrench
Fire Extinguisher
Shop manual
Portable chair
Transmisson and differential Fluid
Windbreakers for wife and myself
Car Duster
Original jack

 

[Don Elliott]

Geo - You forgot the portable de-fibrilator to use on yourself if, heaven forbid, you ever have to use any of those things.

Don

 

[DougF]

I have been called McGyver for all the stuff I carry. I won't get into the list.
One thing I will mention is an amalgamated wrap, Eastwood sells as Cold Shrink Tape. It is non-adhesive but melds to itself in 15-20 minutes. It basically turns into a solid rubber. Uses? About 7 wraps will hold up to 100 psi, so it will road fix a blown rad/heater hose. Also excellent for use in electricals. And a great space saver in to trunk at all times. Shelf life is five years.
I have sold the stuff for a number of years, and have used it successfully several times.

 

[Andrew Mace]

I often have extra (usually good used ones) ignition bits in the glovebox of the Herald. When I first bought it and took my little NY-Minn-NY trip four years ago, I carried quite a few odd spare parts and a medium-size tool box with most every basic hand tool I could think of. Turns out that I hardly had room for my luggage and the extra battery I bought in Indiana because of the quirky voltage regulator. Oh, and I did have one flat tire somewhere in Ohio. Bad news was that the spare was usable but didn't match the others. Good news is that the flat occurred about 20 feet from a tire store. Took off the tire, carried it over, and they replaced the valve for me in about 20 minutes!

At this point, I tend to be much more of a "mcGuyver" type in that I might, when the mood strikes, carry some really basic tools and possibly bits like a fan belt, but otherwise rely on improvisational skills (think coat hanger as a universal repair item! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif) or a tow truck depending on the need.

 

[R6MGS]

I just realised last week when we took both MGA's put for a cruise and the fuel bowl on my 58 got clogged up requiring roadside repair, that I have more tools and repair stuff in my modern cars than any of the LBC's. When I pulled over I knew my trunk was empty of tools, but figured my wifes DD MGA would have something helpful...WRONG, for a car she drives everyday the only thing she's got is a single 3/4 wrench, hand crank, jack, and a knockoff hammer.....I had to borrow a screwdriver from a local farmer. I've filled a plastic tool box with general handtools and stuck it in her trunk.

 

[Don Elliott]

I don't carry a lot of things I'll never need. There is a rule that if you have it as a spare, the one on the car will never break.

And I agree with Steve Hedke of So. Calif. who once wrote that the best time to work on your TR is before you leave on a trip. And the best place to work on your TR is in your own garage with proper tools and lighting. Not along the side of the road at night in the rain. That's why I don't carry much .

 

[Aldwyn]

Huh... The original spare tire (guess I need to replace that!)... a box of parts, old and new... teanneu cover.... a jacket and scarf... the front license plate...

I THINK that is it... but I feel like I am missing something.

 

[Guest]

In July I drove the 16 hour round trip to Dallas for the regional VTR convention. Since I carried my travel bag behind the seats I never bothered to look in the trunk. When I arrived home after four days out on the road, I pulled into my garage and discovered the whole contents of my trunk neatly piled on the garage floor, including the spare and jack! I had cleaned out my trunk before the trip and organized my tools and forgot to load everything back up. St. Christopher was riding along with me the whole way.....


Bill

 

[mailbox]

A very large hole where the spare tire used to sit. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[hondo402000]

Ihave a spare tire, a jack, a lead hammer, and a cooler

 

[Guest]

The battery...