How about something like this> Nightstick LED Rechargeable Under Hood Work Light Shop, Under Car Mechanic Best | eBay
It's one of their customers...
It's all original car and in beautiful condition... 68 Olds 442 with a 400 engine... I believe they said that it has around 80 k original miles...
The guy is getting an edelbrock performer manifold installed...
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The garage does general mechanical work and is very good... They only fix what is needed and don't try to pump up the repair bill...
They specialize in exhaust work and do custom bending...
That's where we took Eddie's Dart to get the x-pipe... They did from the headers back and hooked it up to his existing mufflers...
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Here's the Dart after it was finished and we installed a distributor rebuild with a custom curve for it from @halifaxhops and tuned it in...
They are pretty cool guys that work there... I've hung out with them after work when they close the garage and have a few drinks... If they are closed when I get there, they will open the door and let me in and we hang out for a bit...
I've hung out with the owner a few times... One time I had two extra tickets to the Roger Waters concert performing the Wall at the Cub's stadium on a Saturday... I invited the owner and his GF to come... They happened to be able to reciprocate the next day as one of their other good customers gave them free tickets to a White Sox game... Awesome hook-up - paid parking near the entrance of the stadium, second level private booth with catered food and drinks all free with padded seats right behind home plate and even had waitresses taking drink orders and delivering them to you in your seat... You didn't have to pay for the drinks, just tip the waitresses if you felt necessary...
We all had a great time and that made an awesome weekend... Great concert on Saturday, and seats right behind home plate on Sunday... They were the best seats that I've ever had at a ball game... I told Mike after the game, "We have to hang out more often.."
The owner, Mike, is my buddy Doug's uncle... It turns out that he grew up in the neighborhood right next to the first one that I lived in when I was a kid... I get to walk in the back of the shop and hang out with them when I go there, even though 'regular' customers are not allowed in the shop....
Rusty I use a combo. I have some cheap clamp on reflector lamps and a couple of beat up conventional old drop cords. The "trick" is that I use cheap LED screw in bulbs in 'em. They don't get hot and you can drop them a few times
CAVEAT: I did drop one the LED came out of the screw in base which was crimped to the plastic "bulb." I actually epoxied it back in, been workin' ever since LOL
I need LOTS of light anymore
I've been looking at those, waiting for the price to drop somewhere online. I can get it for $49 locally at hodepo, I guess that's the best it's going to be.I have been using a Milwaukee 2352 LED stick light. I have a bunch of Milwaukee 18v tools and this one is a nice addition. Maybe not the lightest (if you hang a big battery on it), but lasts a super long time, has two settings 300 lumens and 150 lumens. The led bulb is excellent because it doesn't get hot, if you drop it it won't burn out the bulb (like a CFL or conventional bulb). Portable, no cords, can be hung, the head swivels to direct the light where you need it. Is it cheap no, but you get what you pay for.
M18™ Stick Light
hodepo , had to read that a couple of times before it hit me !! LOLI've been looking at those, waiting for the price to drop somewhere online. I can get it for $49 locally at hodepo, I guess that's the best it's going to be.
Being an avid rock climber, a good headlamp is critical. I keep cheaper extras in all my cars. The best 3 brands out there are listed here. They may be expensive but they perform the better than the Shitty ones you see sold at Costco. They can be bought on amazon or head to you local REI or outdoor camping store. I’ve used all three brands. I prefer petzl.
Petzl
Black Diamond
Princeton Tec (best warranty)
I agree, use an LED light and it won't get hot either.I've got a couple of these aluminum reflector clamp lights. Just use whatever bulb is available. Plenty of light, usually can mount out of the way but if it doesn't have anything to grab, I have a magnet with a bracket to mount it anywhere on the car.
HDX 8-1/2 in. 150-Watt Aluminum Incandescent Light Fixture with Clamp-277894 - The Home Depot
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