Tools Needed

[rhyspw]

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.

[Clivew]

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.

[Drop Test b3nxj]

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?

[rhyspw]

Scooby track day car. A couple of things are not nessesary just nice to have.

[ch427]

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

[phillpot]

Hammer
bigger hammer

[Snake the Sniper]

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.

[phillpot]

3/4" drive sockets

What are you building, a lorry ?

[mr.man]

Essential.

Large book of knowledge and technique!

[rhyspw]

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"

[theshrew]

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.

[rhyspw]

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

[Wedg1e]

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).

[Lunablack]

Couple of torque wrenches..... Big n small
Levers
Cold chisel.... Punch set
Decent 18" breaker bar.
Soldering iron
Crawler
Decent dust bin

[Conian]

buy this, your life is not complete without one

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/24-Inch-610mm-Adjstable-...

[alfaspecial]

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!

[arty3706]

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