mfg Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Why did Nate Altman provide a tool pouch on the trunk bulkhead of most, if not all, of his Avanti ll automobiles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 I believe it was for tools for any car equipped with wire spoke wheels. It's a nice touch whether one has Borranis or other wire wheels. I keep a flashlight in mine...nothing else though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogieman Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 My '79 has the tool pouch and came with wire hubcaps. No tools though. I intend to correct that as I get the car ready for spring and road trips and local cruise events. In a side note while getting the jack and spare tire well ready for a spare, I found the original lug wrench still in place in a recess in the trunk floor to the left of the tire well, and covered with glued down original factory shag carpeting Never used. A little rusty but still there. Who knew. I found a 1.5 ton scissor jack at Harbor Freight for $20. Perfect. I did have to modify a longer jack handle I had on hand as the one that came with the jack is only 20" long. Now I have one 40" long. Another "find" was a piece of masking tape on the underside of the tire well cover adjacent to the jacking instructions with the numbers "2897" on it. And the same numbers written in grease pencil on the underside (trunk side) of the rear package tray. This car is so original and pristine I am amazed that it is 36 years old and still so well taken car of.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 That really sounds great boogieman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 I was gonna say because he liked marsupials, but that would be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Well done brad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogieman Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Cleaver, Brad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avanti83 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 I was gonna say because he liked marsupials, but that would be wrong. Christopher Walken would never have installed the pouch however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfg Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Walken's one of my favorite actors...I watched him on a film shoot once when I visited Atlantic City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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