Going junk yard hunting for mini starter

Concord, CA, CT, or NC? In northern CA, most junkyards are now PickNPull (Schnitzer Steel). They usually have 2-wheel carts, though hard to find on half-off day. I put tools and supplies in plastic pool chemical buckets. Sometimes, I bring my own 2-wheel cart and bungie-tie the buckets. I usually go loaded for bear, with big tools for both SAE and metric tools. I would hate to run across say rare Kelsey-Hayes disk brakes on a 1964-72 Mopar and not have the tools to grab that stuff, or say rare Euro-lights or bumpers for my 1985 M-B. Even if I don't find what I need, enough stray nuts and bolts fall into my pockets to cover the $2 entry fee. Your tools can also help others. Once two clueless youth wanted to remove an O2 sensor (a bit cheap of them) and I just happened to have that special socket and 1/2" extenders and breaker bar. They might even have said "thank you" for that 30 sec assistance.

I suggest buying a set of ratcheting box wrenches, if you don't have. They save a lot of time, especially on new cars (metric) with tight spaces. I recall using one to remove a mini-starter. You likely also need a 1/2" socket extension to easily get at the top bolt, though a mini might have just enough room to swing a wrench. If rewiring your engine bay, I suggest also taking the battery cables. The BATT+ cable from a ~1990 Dodge truck was a bit long for my 1965 Dart, but perfect length for my C-body. The negative cable harness also has the alternator output cable (thicker for if you later up-amp your alternator), plus extra wires to ground the radiator support and other things that should have been grounded in the 1960's. The BATT- and ALT cables route across the water pump of a SB or BB, but perhaps no room for that on a slant.