13 Drawer Mac Macsimizer Tool Chest For Sale
So I bought the bottom box for approximately 1/3 of what they normally sell for, $500! Here are a few pictures of the MBN1700/MB1710 set. I have spoken with a couple of professional mechanics who own or have owned this box.
I decided that this was just not worth it, paying $3K for a vintage old box, that I would have to now restore and refurbish both the top and bottom boxes. Or sell just the bottom afterwards, no good options, really. I never gave up though, and finally a MAC MB1210 showed up on eBay!
Mac Tools since 1938. Mac Tools was founded in the USA in 1938 with the goal of manufacturing the finest tools in the world. This same spirit has made Mac Tools a world leader in the automotive tool and equipment business today. MAC TOOLS 5/8' - 11/16' RATCHETING OFFSET BOX macsimizer box in excellent condition. Mac tool box with cover and removable wood top. MAC TOOLS 5/8' - 11/16' for sale, some tiny age spots from storage, Asking price is 9.
My intention is a truck-mounted box and after reading the info here, it seems like it would be a shame to mount this box to my flatbed truck, haha. Perhaps you or other commentors may be interested in saving this box, although shipping may be a problem for you in the northeast. In any case, here's the Craigslist link for y'all!
He was a pioneering visionary for racing and performance cars. I am also a die-hard Ford/Shelby/Saleen guy. I don't like how Shelby American slaps his name on everything and then doubles and triples the price! So I saw some pictures of the latest Shelby Super Snake, in a Shelby Performance catalog that I received in the mail.
To ship a complete MB1700/1710 would be around $1K from the Mid West, $1500 from the West Coast. About the same amount to ship a car!
You should be proud of the results. I have turned wrenches for more years than I want to say but still love the trade. I have a MAC MB 1700 with the MB1710 flip lid top. It is in prestine condition. I also have another larger tool box but the MAC has remained my favorite.
Owning the best tool box in the world Priceless.
He must have used a ton of the charge canisters! Here is what I am talking about. I also purchased a right angle trigger for the nozzle. This is an absolute must, otherwise your finger will fatigue, very quickly. I was very happy with the Preval.
You can see that I removed the handles and scuffed the box, prepping for paint. The hard part was routing the wires. There were small holes, in the corners, that needed enlarging, so that I can run power wires and RCA cables to the sound bar. I also decided that I would have power IN my box, not with a couple of useless outlets on the outside. I drilled and grommeted a hole, in the back, for a large power strip.
13 Drawer Mac Macsimizer Tool Chest For Sale
You can store your leftover paint in the quality glass bottle, afterwards. You can see the colors, and it will keep way longer than in a traditional metal paint can. Couple of things I noticed; when the bottle is full it draws very well.
Update November 2016 We did end up with a bit of leftover paint, and I also purchased a small bottle of touch up from Automotive Touch Up paints. So the light bulb went off again, and I decided that I would paint up some accessories to match my tool box!
Guys will sell their cars, once they realize that they aren't driving it anymore, or they are never going to get around to restoring it etc. The guy who owns the top box uses it every day, and it perfectly suits his needs. Sure he could replace it with a bigger better modern version, but that would represent a significant investment and a hefty monthly payment, which he has no interest in. Bottom line: he is never going to sell it.
Obviously when it gets down towards the bottom, it won't draw if you are holding it on an angle. Also, the bottle can get in the way, especially if you are painting something that is on the ground. Meaning, you can only go so low, if that makes sense. The spray pattern was exceptional and very forgiving. 6-8 inches away from your target is just right. I found this to be one of the best spray paint or rattle can spraying experiences I have ever had, and I have had a lot! Here are a few pics of tool tray.
So I moved on. Winter of 2015/2016 I really wanted a project and it was time for a top box to match my Shelby bottom box. Now I was able to find some MB1700/1710 sets. Sold together they usually command around $2K for a nice example. That's a lot of money, but do-able. However, when you factor in, that I couldn't find any in my area of New England, nor any within 500 miles, you start pricing out shipping costs.
He has a nice enclosed trailer, with a low floor, so he was able to load it himself, on a dolly. Here are some pics from the auction, and how it looked when it arrived at my door. I fabricated my own radio plate out of an unused MAC drawer bottom. A few simple bends in a brake, and I was able to duplicate the original radio shelf. I decided to stick with the old school twin shaft style radio. It just fits the vintage vibe and era of this box.
I also replaced the original radio with a newer (at the time) cassette unit with digital display w/clock so i blocked off the opening that held the digital clock that was redundant and required battery changes. I mounted an outlet strip inside the radio tray to accommodate the wall warts for the rechargable tools inthe door. Since I was up grading things I wired a micro switch into the door that shut power down to the radio when I lock the top box.
Box has left it's mark on more heads than just mine. The other problem is transportation of the loaded box.
The automotive radio is an interesting idea, that is still used, today. However on these vintage boxes, the provision is for the older style two post car radio. You also had to remove the entire radio 'tray' to access the radio, converter and clock.
I had just purchased a new rolling tool tray, which is handy as hell! Rather than have tools scattered all over the floor, you can keep them neatly organized, right next to your work area. If you are good at planning, you can even bring all the necessary tools with you, before you begin, right?! I usually just make 10 trips back and forth.
There was actually a separate, digital clock mounted to the side of the radio. It even ran off of the converter, if you kept your box plugged in. Clearly this was an old design, as car radios, even the two post style, came with clocks in the digital age, mid 80's! My best guess is that this top of the line MAC tool box, would be great as a stand alone 'island' in your shop or garage. Meaning, if you needed power and a radio, and tool storage, this box would do it all. Most shops have their own power and radios/stereos or boom boxes.
Big flat screen TV's have no room for quality speakers, so a sound bar is an absolute necessity. New ones are technological marvels. Small soundbars, with wireless subwoofers sound amazing! The model I wanted for my TV, a Klipsch was just too big for my man cave. The soundbar was too large, blocking the TV remote, and I had no good place where the subwoofer would fit. So I chose a more compact Polk unit, for the man cave. But it gave me the idea, to mount the soundbar, to the lid of my toolbox, and stow the wireless subwoofer, nearby.
The flat top was a well liked feature, as a catch all for paint cans, lubricants, brake kleen etc. The swinging 'cupboard' doors were not very well liked. They required a lot of clearance, to swing open, on either side.
So a few years ago I was presented with an opportunity to purchase a vintage MAC tool box. A local mechanic was purchasing a new bottom box, and trading in his old one. The old one was a MAC 1700B, like the one pictured below. The Snap On dealer really didn't want to take the lower box into his inventory, due to its age and size. These older boxes are 50' or so in length, boxes are customarily much larger, now. I checked out the box and it was in very good condition. It was extremely dirty, from 20+ years of use.
I was given a price of $240/quart, before being informed that it was discontinued, bummer. A local supplier was able to use a paint matching spectrophotometer to color match my existing Shelby box. The color is actually based off of a 2004-5 Nissan Imperial Orange color. It did need a bit of tweaking, to get it just right. I measured out my existing stripes, several times over, so that the new ones would line up. Challenging, because I couldn't bring my lower box to the body shop to line them up, nor could I install the top box, without a couple more strong men to help me lift it in place!
Anyway, I took the lower box and began to clean. I spent days cleaning and degreasing my 'new' tool box. I also tore down each drawer slide, cleaning off years of dirt, dust and petrified grease sludge. Once cleaned and lubed up with fresh grease, all the drawers glide as they should.
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In addition many of the drawers were sticky and did not slide open freely. However, I was able to recognize that there were no dents or dings, nor any real defects. The box would clean up just fine, and the drawer slides just needed to be cleaned, de-greased and then properly lubed.
I plan on using the cubby area as a charging station for my rechargeable drills, impacts etc. I also picked up a converter for the 12 volt old school car stereo. Here you can see the stripes have been applied, and the first coats of color. The House Of Kolors color is no longer available.
While I've been happy with the setup, I've always had two problems with this box. The first is the doors can get in the way. Especially if you're not used to being around them. It's easy to forget they're there when you drop something and bend over to pick it up.
These doors did not lend themselves to locking up your tool box at night. What I found is that most simply left them open, all of the time. The doors do swing all the way open, flush to the sides of the tool box. One mechanic said that there were way too many little compartments in the swinging cabinet doors, to lose small items in. These doors/this style was discontinued after only a couple of years of production. In addition, there are locking compartments, inside the top right 'cubby area, and all of the lower drawers can be locked, separately.
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I found a few good examples for sale on eBay. I actually decided on a Clarion unit-- the same one that I rocked in my high school car!! I was going to go with some separate speaker boxes, like home bookshelf speakers or even some old school Jensen TX-9's lol! Those would have sounded like crap! I recently upgraded my flat screen TV and had to immediately buy a sound bar to go along with it.
I yearned after that retro cool box, with the old school car radio, power outlets, flat top and even the weird cabinet doors. I searched the internet, Craigslist and eBay for literally years. I also kept after the original mechanic that I bought the bottom box from. I would offer him cash from time to time, gradually upping my offers. I realized that these top boxes, or any MAC boxes of this vintage were nearly impossible to find. So I resigned myself that convincing the original owner to sell me his MAC MB1710 was the only way I would ever get one. This was a different situation then getting someone to part with their old car!
I think Ford/Shelby calls it Grabber Orange, and the color is lighter and not as nice and rich as what I wanted. So I went with a House Of Kolors Karisma, Tangelo or Nova Orange?
When I checked the auction, the top box was local to me!! Located about 40 miles from my house. He had trouble selling it, due to its immense size. There were 36 watchers on eBay, but again, shipping killed any deals. So I negotiated a price with the seller, and he was even willing to deliver it!
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This was going to be a DIY project, not a pro job at the body shop. I purchased a nifty little Preval Sprayer kit, from Amazon. I have seen these used for painting guitars and small projects and thought that I would give them a try. I even heard a story of a guy who painted an entire car with this system!!
It would benefit from spring type casters. Pushing it around can be interesting. Anonymous Hi,Mark from New Jersey here. Simply Beautiful Well Done!
This was the light bulb moment for me. I mean, its a tool box, right? Just a metal box with drawers. So why can't I simply paint mine up with a Shelby motif'?? I love Carroll Shelby.
Nice restoration on the toolbox. I have the both the top and bottom MB1700 set. Bought them new in '86-'87 maybe. Don't see them around much,only seen two others in person here in Reno. I'm always surprised when I see how other owner use (or mostly don't use) the storage in the doors. Myself, I mounted my socket rails into the trays on the left side and fabricated a rack into the right side door to hang my ratchets and extensions. I also mounted the charging bases for my rechargeable ratchet and screwdriver.