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rhyspw
Original Poster
161 posts
61 months
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I'm about to start a project building a car and as I now have my own place a long way from my folks (Dad has all the tools) I am in the position that I need to build my own tool collection quickly. I currently have some essentials but need a lot of stuff -> Off the top of my head in no particular order:
4 Tall axle stands
Big pillar drill
Punches
Pullers
Impact wrenches
Air ratchet & Assorted Air tools
Impact sockets
More assorted sockets and spanners
Engine hoist
Compressor
Mig welder
Heavy duty Screw driver set
T bar Allen key set
Crows feet
Loads of random nuts and bolts, zinc coated and stainless
Spray gun
Oil can
Angle grinder
Bench grinder
Long reach sockets 1/2" or 3/4" sq drive
Wire brushes
Breaker bars
Wire stripper and crimping tool
Flare nut spanners
Taps and dies
Compression tester
Dremel
Pop riveter
Assorted sockets and extensions mainly 1/2 and 3/4 drive
Swivel sockets
Sharpening stones
Small Hoover
Small lathe - Myford ML7 etc
Torx - inc security ones
All the little stuff you accumulate over years that you don’t realize you need it until you need it!
I am sure i have forgotten loads in the above but you get the picture. The main question here is does anybody know of a place where I can look to get loads of stuff in a garage clear out etc? Buying all of the above brand new doesn’t make any sense so was hoping I could get a job lot off someone.
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Clivew
192 posts
44 months
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What are you planning on building? I built a Cobra replica a good few years back and didn't need anything like the amount of tools in your list.
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Drop Test b3nxj
1,003 posts
83 months
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what do you mean by "quickly"?
i have been building up my tool collection for 20 years and i still dont have everything on your list. .
do you have a bugdet?
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rhyspw
Original Poster
161 posts
61 months
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Scooby track day car. A couple of things are not nessesary just nice to have.
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ch427
617 posts
102 months
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try a car show with an autojumble, lots of stuff on offer there. Normally only draper and bergen stuff there but its fine for the diyers needs
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phillpot
5,347 posts
52 months
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Hammer bigger hammer 
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Snake the Sniper
2,235 posts
70 months
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Most of that list will only be needed for serious fabrication work. If you're buying most of the parts in, a basic set of hand tools will do 95%+ of the things that need doing.
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phillpot
5,347 posts
52 months
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3/4" drive sockets  What are you building, a lorry ?
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mr.man
374 posts
85 months
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Essential.
Large book of knowledge and technique!
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doogz
18,721 posts
56 months
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phillpot said: 3/4" drive sockets What are you building, a lorry ? Maybe he means 3/8"? I have a set of 3/4" sockets, but that's because my Dad was a lorry mechanic. Never used them on anything other than my lorry.
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rhyspw
Original Poster
161 posts
61 months
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doogz said: Maybe he means 3/8"?
I have a set of 3/4" sockets, but that's because my Dad was a lorry mechanic. Never used them on anything other than my lorry. yep i mean 3/8" -> head fart. Have picked up a big load of snap on tools from an old boy selling up today for very little money so a very good start! Including 3/8" drive sockets not 3/4" 
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theshrew
1,509 posts
53 months
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One of the blokes at work is Lidl king he goes every Thursday to pick up bargains. Apparenty he was saying eary this week Axle Stands are in today ( i think ) if not its next week. Have a look on the website.
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rhyspw
Original Poster
161 posts
61 months
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theshrew said: One of the blokes at work is Lidl king he goes every Thursday to pick up bargains. Apparenty he was saying eary this week Axle Stands are in today ( i think ) if not its next week. Have a look on the website. Brilliant thanks, ill nip out and get some tomorrow
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doogz
18,721 posts
56 months
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rhyspw said: Brilliant thanks, ill nip out and get some tomorrow I got a cracking big sturdy set of ratchet axle stands in Costco last week. Must better than the wobbly collapsible things with the pin secure arrangement I've been using, and my other big big lorry ones are non height adjustable.
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Wedg1e
22,699 posts
134 months
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rhyspw said: Small lathe - Myford ML7 etc There are better lathes than the Myford for car work; it's a bit light for heavy duty cuts and won't accept e.g. brake discs. Can be extremely accurate but you'd better be sitting down when you find out how much a really good one will cost. Go for a Boxford instead, or better still a Colchester if you have the space (the Boxie still won't take brake discs unless old and small).
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Lunablack
2,844 posts
31 months
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Couple of torque wrenches..... Big n small Levers Cold chisel.... Punch set Decent 18" breaker bar. Soldering iron Crawler Decent dust bin
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Conian
7,528 posts
70 months
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alfaspecial
29 posts
9 months
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Out of noseyness what car are you building? If it's a kit car you might be interested in next weeks Exeter Kit Car Show. (not too far from Bristol) http://www.exeterkitcarshow.co.uk/Haven't been myself but I know from past experiences these show usually have reasonable autojumbles If it's a nice day I might pop down I like car shows that are 'free' for exhibitors!
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arty3706
2 posts
7 months
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machine mart do have a lot of bits,n,peices and they will send you a catalog foc .but hay 3/4 " socketts hhahha just a tad big for that type of project  .ho and dont trust all the instructions .good luck
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