tools u must have
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: detroit area
tools u must have
i'm sure we all know that we need wrenches/sockets/screwdrivers/etc....but for the newbies that are just getting into there projects i would recommend a few tools that you must have
1. a dremel with heavy duty cutoff wheels...has to be heavy duty ones...the other ones will just snap
2. a saw-zall.... for all the stubborn shyt....
3. a "dammit" tool....preferrably a squeeky hammer or a bouncy ball... so u can throw it after u bust your knuckles trying to break loose the shock mount
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1. a dremel with heavy duty cutoff wheels...has to be heavy duty ones...the other ones will just snap
2. a saw-zall.... for all the stubborn shyt....
3. a "dammit" tool....preferrably a squeeky hammer or a bouncy ball... so u can throw it after u bust your knuckles trying to break loose the shock mount
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Racer
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From: Tacoma Washington
my clock is like my last girlfriend. Works when it feels like it. 
Tools? how about a digital camera...I take pics that way when I forget how something was when I started, I can put it back the right way! Like spark plug wires and vacuum lines.
Tools? how about a digital camera...I take pics that way when I forget how something was when I started, I can put it back the right way! Like spark plug wires and vacuum lines.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Sep 2005
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From: Santee CA
Universal joints in 1/2" and 3/8" drive, and wobble end extensions.
I found those were INCREDIBLY helpful to get the bolts on motor mounts in from under the car.
One of those squeeze grabbers; they're the things that are spring loaded on a long, thin cable, and squeezing them causes the skinny metal fingers to come out to grab dropped nuts/bolts/sockets that fall in those nooks & crannies that they don't drop to the ground from.
I also bought a really nice tool that's basically a magnet on wheels; it's great to roll under the car and pick up washers/nuts/bolts that fall underneath. It's great when there's oil, grease, cat litter, etc under the car and you don't want to get gunked up.
I found those were INCREDIBLY helpful to get the bolts on motor mounts in from under the car.
One of those squeeze grabbers; they're the things that are spring loaded on a long, thin cable, and squeezing them causes the skinny metal fingers to come out to grab dropped nuts/bolts/sockets that fall in those nooks & crannies that they don't drop to the ground from.
I also bought a really nice tool that's basically a magnet on wheels; it's great to roll under the car and pick up washers/nuts/bolts that fall underneath. It's great when there's oil, grease, cat litter, etc under the car and you don't want to get gunked up.
Racer
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Thief River Falls Minnesota
Go to Sears, buy every tool they have. I guarantee you will only have to buy 1 new tool per project after you have done this.
Seriously though, a good torque wrench that goes to 150 ft-lbs, a torque wrench that goes from 1 ft-lb to 15 ft lbs, a torque wrench that goes from 15-50 ft-lbs, a good socket set, a good wrench set, a dremel, a sawzall, a welder, a plasma cutter, an oxy-acetylene torch, a screw driver set (phillips and flat blade), some paint scrapers, an impact driver, an air wrench, an angle grinder, a table saw, a gear puller. That will get you through most things, but not everything, be prepared to buy a lot of tools depending on how far into your car you get.
76custompaint
Seriously though, a good torque wrench that goes to 150 ft-lbs, a torque wrench that goes from 1 ft-lb to 15 ft lbs, a torque wrench that goes from 15-50 ft-lbs, a good socket set, a good wrench set, a dremel, a sawzall, a welder, a plasma cutter, an oxy-acetylene torch, a screw driver set (phillips and flat blade), some paint scrapers, an impact driver, an air wrench, an angle grinder, a table saw, a gear puller. That will get you through most things, but not everything, be prepared to buy a lot of tools depending on how far into your car you get.
76custompaint
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: detroit area
ok...... i just had a chop saw for metal...... i cut aluminum on a table saw and it sucked.... i just go to the steel shops and have them shear it now....easier...i just tip them
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