SCORE just added to my spare parts stash

So the other night I was trolling around ebay looking for stuff and I came across a Holley Red Electric Fuel pump NOS for like $54 and $14 in shipping. OK so same pump CHUG has and a Great price (new $120) I get a notice from ebay the pump has been reduced $17.00 so now with shipping $52.00 I hit the buy it now and have a spare fuel pump to pickle and stash in the Tool box. YEA.

With my fuel system set up the way it is with a manual shut off valve right past the pickup fitting on the Tank I can change the pump and not loose a cup of fuel (or get it all over myself) Biggest PITA will be digging the wires out from behind the fuel tank to swap them over to the new pump.

I like saving money.

Oh ya I'll have it all plug and play.

Since I plan on some very long and remote adventures in Chug I'm going to have the tool box stuffed to the gills with anything I can image breaking on a trip. I have also been thinking on how to carry my service manual and the other material i have collected in a digital form. I have a couple of old cell phones which still work and have excellent cameras in them. I can photo each page and store it on a removable Micro SD card.  Can't get much smaller then that! As I have built or assembled every piece on Chug myself I already know every tool I will need so that too will be along for the ride.

And your correct about if I have it I will never need it. My son bought a Harbor Freight 1000lb trailer to haul his Honda CBR-600rr and stuff around on when he was in the Navy. I told him to not walk out of the store when he bought it without two sets of Wheel Bearings and Seals and the Spare tire and mount. He balked. I explained that if he did not he was guaranteed to have a bearing go out on him no earlier then 9pm and no closer to anywhere then 50 miles but if he had the repair parts and tools with him the thing would die of old age before it ever got used. 3 trips across the USA east coast to West coast and 3 trips from San Diego to Salem Oregon. Each time he showed up at home I had him service the bearings. The little trailer has almost 22,000 miles on it virtually every mile with a couple hundred pounds more then it should carry without a single problem. And for the last almost 8 years his brother in law has been using it to haul wood and trash still with no problems.