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Small metric only travel tool kit for my 911

As many of you know, a G body 911 does not have a ton of space for a large tool bag, for the Aw, Crap repairs.

My 911 did not come with a factory tool kit, and every time I start to look for those, the price takes my breath away. 100% of the time carry the tools to change a tire, gloves, painter's Tyvec suit to keep my clothes clean. The tools needed to replace a fan belt, and spare tool belts! Flat repair kit, and flashlights, fuses, spare DME relay and a 15 inch long piece of string trimmer line to open the gas filler lid if the cable breaks. And hand cleaner, and a towel.

For my road trips, I end up packing a bag of tools that I figure I could fix most minor things to get me to a larger town. No major jobs are practical. Then invariably I need some tool I packed already the day before the trip, and I have to unpack it.

I really want to find a dedicated roadside tool kit that does not waste space with SAE tools, or an inaccurate pen style tire pressure gauge or other garbage.

I have been lucky, with a 40 year old 202,000 mile 911 with me driving it for 30 years with 41 states and Canada visited, I have have zero issues. I had a DME relay die, but that was an easy swap with my spare. I have a list of the tools to bring on every trip, but I want something I can just keep in the 911.

A set of sockets, 8mm to 19mm open wrenches with the same size range, and the other few tools used the most.

Any ideas?
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