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2008-12-02 11:19:17 (5 weeks 3 days 5 hours 57 minutes 46 seconds) #1940647 | | view posts since this #1
- snocross1985
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Gifts for a young mechanic?
My younger brother is a senior in high school. He goes to a vo-tec school and studies auto tech. The school does an alternating week schedule meaning one week of academics; one week of work, then back to academics again. He has been working at a local shop for a few months now and has been restoring a 1957 Chevy 4 door wagon with my dad for the last couple years and is almost done. I have him all figured out for xmas, but I am trying to think of another inexpensive gift (around $30 or so) that would be good for a mechanic in training (other than tools, got that part taken care of). He will be going to a tech school next year to further his education in the automotive field. Any ideas? Throw 'em out, I appreciate it!
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2008-12-02 11:21:12 (5 weeks 3 days 5 hours 55 minutes 51 seconds) #1940652 | | view posts since this #2
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
Gloves? Or a nice flashlight?
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2008-12-02 11:22:48 (5 weeks 3 days 5 hours 54 minutes 15 seconds) #1940656 | | view posts since this #3
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
get him a personalized mechanic suit?
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2008-12-02 11:24:39 (5 weeks 3 days 5 hours 52 minutes 24 seconds) #1940659 | | view posts since this #4
- SpecV118
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
l.e.d. flash light.
25-30 bucks and you can find some pretty decent one that pushes out a lot of light.
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2008-12-02 13:33:58 (5 weeks 3 days 3 hours 43 minutes 5 seconds) #1940791 | | view posts since this #5
- snocross1985
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
some good ideas so far, keep 'em coming!
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2008-12-02 18:54:17 (5 weeks 2 days 22 hours 22 minutes 46 seconds) #1941167 | | view posts since this #6
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
Some nice work boots? Lol... Thats about it for me on ideas. A Jacket for the wintertime?
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2008-12-02 18:57:55 (5 weeks 2 days 22 hours 19 minutes 8 seconds) #1941177 | | view posts since this #7
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
Get him one of those flashlights that you strap around your head. I love mine
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2008-12-02 19:23:33 (5 weeks 2 days 21 hours 53 minutes 30 seconds) #1941195 | | view posts since this #8
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
you cant go wrong with a hooker.
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2008-12-02 19:25:15 (5 weeks 2 days 21 hours 51 minutes 48 seconds) #1941196 | | view posts since this #9
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
a GOOD plastic handel steel head hammer.
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2008-12-02 19:26:06 (5 weeks 2 days 21 hours 50 minutes 57 seconds) #1941197 | | view posts since this #10
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
specv118 wrote:
l.e.d. flash light.
25-30 bucks and you can find some pretty decent one that pushes out a lot of light.
+481
I use the hell out of mine, never have it off of me at work lol:)
A few other things that aren't really car tools but are extremely useful are:
1. A small step stool, helps when working on larger trucks, I used mine a lot when I worked at GM, I'm only 5'7 though :-\
2. One of those lil' heat guns for heat shrink wire connectors. I got one b/c I kept lighting them on fire.
3. A PSP since everywhere seems to be slow as hell right now.
I'll post more up if I think of them.
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2008-12-02 19:26:39 (5 weeks 2 days 21 hours 50 minutes 24 seconds) #1941199 | | view posts since this #11
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
my brother did the same thing in highschool..flashlights are always needed..or get him a gift card to an auto place..i've done that for my bro before..he just went and got what he needed...but now he's a diesel mechanic on top of a reg. mechanic..so i gave up and just bought him an xbox360 for xmas this year.
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2008-12-02 19:26:54 (5 weeks 2 days 21 hours 50 minutes 9 seconds) #1941200 | | view posts since this #12
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
snocross1985 wrote:
(other than tools, got that part taken care of).
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2008-12-02 19:40:45 (5 weeks 2 days 21 hours 36 minutes 18 seconds) #1941216 | | view posts since this #13
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
A very realistic Die Cast of his favorite car. 1/18 or something.
Aside from the the LED flashlight thing is bad ass. I got the innova X5 like 6 years ago and have used the shit out of it, also Ive never changed the batts.
$39.99 tho.
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2008-12-02 19:56:58 (5 weeks 2 days 21 hours 20 minutes 5 seconds) #1941238 | | view posts since this #14
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
A good set of heavy duty mechanics gloves.
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2008-12-02 22:28:05 (5 weeks 2 days 18 hours 48 minutes 58 seconds) #1941371 | | view posts since this #15
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
636SpecMan wrote:
you cant go wrong with a hooker.
i am with him nothing wrong with a cheap slut 
or i guess you could get him gloves
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2008-12-02 23:39:56 (5 weeks 2 days 17 hours 37 minutes 7 seconds) #1941513 | | view posts since this #16
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
gloves, flashlights....the "op"er is looking for gift idea for a budding mechanic not some gay blind guy that "tinkers" under the hood of a car and hates getting dirty. You said he is going off to school to further his automotive education? Then why not get him a gift card to wal-mart that has a like 100 bucks on it, because if he is going to be living bby himself, or with a roommate then he is going to need it. Believe me, I am going to school for the same thing and I never have money to go to walmart and because of that I never have food in my fridge.
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2008-12-03 10:02:47 (5 weeks 2 days 7 hours 14 minutes 16 seconds) #1941819 | | view posts since this #17
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
What vocational school is it?
The Voc school I went to did the exact same thing with 1 week shop, 1 week academics.
One of those little magnetic pans for nuts and bolts might be a good idea.
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2008-12-03 10:47:17 (5 weeks 2 days 6 hours 29 minutes 46 seconds) #1941847 | | view posts since this #18
- snocross1985
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Re: Gifts for a young mechanic?
Whittier Vo-Tec in Haverhill
Got quiet a few good ideas now...
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