Official Contest Thread - Vote for your favorite automotive tool!

[kbalch]

Our first contest went so well last fall that we thought we'd kick off 2014 with a fresh one!

The theme is: Best Automotive Tool

Eligible forum members may nominate entries as replies to this thread. Nominations should include both the name of the tool and its HomemadeTools.net link.

The official rules:

• Forum members with at least five (5) posts or who've been members for at least 30 days may nominate and vote
• A member may not nominate his own tool, but he may vote for it should it be nominated by someone else

Prize structure:

• 1st = $100 hardware-related gift card (winner's choice of several) + HomemadeTools.net T-shirt
• 2nd = $50 hardware-related gift card (winner's choice of several) + HomemadeTools.net T-shirt
• 3rd = HomemadeTools.net T-shirt
• Bonus = The nominator of the 1st prize winner will also receive a HomemadeTools.net T-shirt

The Contest's nomination phase will last for two weeks, followed by a ten day voting period conducted via forum poll. The three tool entries garnering the most votes will be declared the winners and announced on Monday, February 3.

OK, tool fans: get to it!! Reply directly in this thread with your nominations.

[daveward]

My tool nomination isn't for one of the many fine ingeniously clever hand tools I could choose from. I decided to nominate a the tool that would hold my body in position working on a lifted truck, or any vehicle with a very deep engine compartment. The Top Side Creeper @ Homemade Top Side Creeper isn't a tool I'd want to store but I sure would appreciate it when I needed it.

[DIYer]

I'd like to nominate TPS testing harnesses, as exemplified by this tool -Homemade TPS Harness. Having grown up jetting carbs and messing with venturis and emulsion tubes, using multimeters and studying voltages was a bit of a leap for me.

[Altair]

I would like to nominate Tom Hoppe's Digital Camber Gauge. Great job upgrading this tool into a more accurate and reliable one. Slapping the ubiquitous level on to a length of cheap steel, this gauge exemplifies the KISS principle.

[kbalch]

I'd like to nominate toolman8's Heavy-Duty Rotisserie. A fantastic writeup of an exceptionally well-designed and executed tool.

Ken

[Catfish]

I would like to nominate John Kunkel on board.moparts.org for his Oil Filter Cutter, a very useful tool for aircraft also.

[Jon]

I'd like to nominate this Engine Stand, by John Niolon, aka "The Best Damn Engine Stand Money Can't Buy". Great stand, great writeup, and a solid example of a homemade tool that's far superior to one you can purchase ready-made.