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Ok, I’m going to ask the silly question, I know there will be a reason which is why you did it that way but, why did you use a hammer to knock the rivet things out rather than that beautifully restored pillar press thing?
+my mechanics insights Nice video! Thanks for the awesome work and consideration with the viewers. I hope you will be able to readjust the alignment of the doors after they receive the weight of all the missing parts (handles, glass, finishing panels etc) over them.
If I am spending ten thousand dollars for a shop to restore my car over a period of months, I hope they're buying fasteners as they need them and not tripping over thousands of pounds of screws and rivets for every possible job. 5S isn't for everyone but it's probably a lot more for you than you think it is.
There is one thing I would recommend, though: When you have labelled all the compartments with tape on the outside on the outside, take a picture of the lid of the box and store it somewhere safe, lest some of the labels get torn off. I do the same for optics parts, and I also like to give each of the boxes a number for this very purpose. In Germany, I get them from Aldi - once or twice a year, these are on sale there.
When i was replacing my engine, i didn’t really keep anything organized. All i really had to do was put the bolts back in their threads once parts came off. I did have to be careful working around these bolts as if you smack one with yourself it hurts, but if you smack it with a heavy part you might break the bolt… i get that its different when doing a restoration because you might be replacing a lot of the hardware and its easy to visualize it with these cases. At least for me, i got lucky with just putting the bolts in their place, it also helps having parts diagrams
One huge disadvantage of these boxes is, if you should happen to drop, catch or knock them over you are screwed. You haven't got just one bag full of bits to search out but a melange of parts from all over to try and find and sort out, you might just as well have thrown them all loose into a box.
I used ziploc bags when restoring a motorcycle and it was ok. A motorcycle has fewer parts than a car plus I had detailed description about where the pars came from. The boxes is a great idea!
I usually take each part and clean them and wire brush them on a bench grinder set up before reusing them. And I store them in most anything that will allow me to easily see what they are when I need them again. However, I have never ever taken an entire vehicle apart either. Usually smaller projects so it isn't that demanding for the parts for me...
Those are some tiny wheels you got there, i don't think it'll be much of an off-road vehicle LOL. Jokes aside, nice build. Goes to show how planning ahead can save you a lot of pain.
Used Zip Bags for Years now, CANT Complain anything.... stored them in different Boxes wich are also signed for different main topics, so i can find everything real quick.....parts have to be cleaned BEFORE stored, then you have no dirt.....but i use storage boxes for my Weber Carburator parts , too..... bit also WITH Zip-Bags inside ;)
Agree on the issues re: ziploc bags, especially finding _that_ bag again in the box. But I don't agree on the box organizer for used parts. I've kicked an open one once... and that did not end well. Works fine for assortments of new parts, since you can re-sort them after kicking them. I am bad at closing boxes though :p
I also use this sytem, and have a quick little extra recommendation: You can get these boxes in bright colours and semitransparent. The silhouette of the items inside stand out a lot better in these, making finding parts a lot faster, than with black boxes. Especially if you haven’t labelled them… 👍
I use Ziploc bags. I don't use the flimsy disposable ones, but the thicker ones which are made for storing parts. Maybe that's your problem? You're using the ones made for food storage? The bad worker blames their tools.
Those are parts bags. The thicker ones are usually food storage. And he demonstrated why it wouldn't work for this restoration. He does use these bags when he only has a couple of parts.
The sad reality is that, for many watching this, the individual plastic bags would be a major step up from the coffee cans and cardboard boxes that contain all the parts mixed together right now. The "It'll get sorted later, I know what is what" kind of thing.
The added advantage of your system is that you are storing the parts in steps/assemblies, so that when you are re-building, you can use the boxes in reverse order. Very nice 👍
25 years of restoring cars and ill stick with the bags thanks. Drop that tray once even if locked and you're done. Youre also not putting large parts in those boxes together with the bolts. Bag stuff, label it and put it in a box big enough that every bag sits on the bottom of the box. That way you can read the bags without pullingbevery bag out onto the floor. If the bag is worn out change it. If you drop the box it isnt an issue.
My own thoughts (and experience) for whatever they're worth to you. I tried using storage containers like you're showing for lots of my 3D printer building/fixing, but they have a major flaw I've never seen anyone else mention: those plastic dividers. When retrieving small parts, one has to reach into each section, and VERY often, one's fingers brush up against a divider, lifting it up out of its slots. If there are lots of parts in a section, when a divider lifts out, they almost immediately mix with parts in an adoining section. Imagine I have some M3 bolts, divided by length, arranged from shortest to longest. When a divider between lengths 4mm and 5mm comes out, both sizes mix together. It is very frustrating and time consuming to re-sort them. I have THOUGHT about using super-glue to adhere the bottoms of the dividers to the container, but that added time makes it not worth it to me. It might even be sufficient if there were some kind of latch or tab that "locked" these dividers into their slots.
Excellent video! There is one thing i want to add. There are organizer boxes with smaller boxes inside them, instead of the dividers. The advantage of that is that you can just take the individual box out if you need certain parts, so that you don't end up needing to pry out that last washer on the bottom for example. It's also easier to clean the boxes if they're dirty so you dont need to put freshly cleaned or restored parts in a dirty space. Downnside is that it's less flexible because you're bound to the sice of the boxes
