Hey guys, im gonna need to buy some tools for a swap, and for installing a bypass valve and aim cai, and exhuast, cat, i kneed a whole list of tools i kneed, from a basic philips to something wierd that im gonna need, i have absolutly no tools esides a flathead and philips(well its kinda flat now). Thank you guys, my plan is to have the tools i kneed to do just about change/modify anything in my car, thanks agian.

 

get a craftsman 200+ piece tool set. They have em set up for automotive work.

 

I second the craftsman. I have a set and they are good tools. Plus they come with a lifetime guarentee. If you ever bend, break, or damage them in anyway just go to Sears and exchange for a new one.

 

 

yo, the craftsman 200+ kit suggested above sounds like a good idea for routine maintenance. however, if you get into exhaust, engine, and especially suspension mods where you might run into a lot of frozen bolts, you might want to invest in an air compressor and some pneumatic tools (impact wrench, air hammer, etc). youll save yourself a lot of time and effort if you get the right tools ahead of time.

 

What would the price be for a set of tools like that?

 

~$180

 

Fabulous

 

Here is gay spidermang to accompany your response.

 

depending on what size compressor you get, youre looking at around $400 for the compressor and about a hundred or so for the impact wrench and sockets. sometimes sears runs a special in which the bundle the compresser together with some pneumatic tools for $379 or something like that. keep in mind, tools are an investment.

 

fo sheezy.

 

good tools...

rule #1. dont buy cheap tools
rule #2. dont let people borrow your tools

 

thats pretty much it in a nutshell.


a cheap tool will always break when you need it most, usually late on a sunday evening, long after all the stores are closed, your friends are asleep, and you HAVE to get to work early the next morning.

consider yourself warned

 

yea, about those as well, i ran into a bunch on my old honda when i was doing work on it. a day or two before starting work I would recommend getting some penetrating oil and putting it on all the bolts and nuts you plan to take off...it will save you many hours of trying to get the stuff off.

 

You want to do a swap? Engine crane anyone?

 

When I did mine I just dropped the engine right out on my chest and wheeled it out from under the car on my trusty creeper.

 

engine drop crap needed: long breaker bar (pipe), quality jack, flat driveway, uh...the engine hoist...., latex gloves, loose nuts to plug rubber lines with, digi-cam to take pics before-during-after (so you don't forget ****), misc fluids (coolant,water,oil,tranny), 2nd that comment about penetrating oil (break-free is da shiet), whole lotta rags, wood blocks to cushion the jack underneath,

concise tool set: stubby phillips, long phillips, long standard screwdriver, 8-19mm sockets + small+med+large rackets + quality extensions, 8-19 mm open/closed ended wrenchs, maybe some flare-net wrenches for any p/s-a/c-brake lines (not sure if in the way 10mm,12mm,17mm), breaker bar, cresent wrench, engine hoist, jack, masking tape (to label what went to what). Get craftsman screwdrivers and rachet extensions at least - def. worth it. All this stuff (excluding the jacks/hoist) shouldn't be more than about $70 bucks. I'm probably forgeting lots of little stuff.

Those three screwdrivers will be the most valuble tools you'll ever own...get the sears stuff!



[Modified by RotaryBzzz, 1:26 AM 7/31/2002]

 

Just go to a hobby shop and do it - they should have every tool you need, you just need to know the name of the tools - lifts are good!

 

Now *that* was truly fabulous! Hahahaha!

 

buy snap-on tools... best tools on earth.. if you can't afford it buy matco

 

so that would include most of the tools i kneed for a tune up, i had to borow a bunch of my friends tools, which he wasnt to happy about, so he hit me, and told me to goto his house and we did a tune up there. So would that kit include all the tools for removing and placing sparkplugs and all that lovely stuff?

-Ideal

 

stuff like that you'll probably need to get seperate...ex: spark plug socket

that is stuff you buy when you need and keep around for the future

 

My Craftsman came with a 5/8s spark plug socket which i think is a standard size. It does not however have the extensions you'll need ot reach the plugs on my cars. Pick up a 10" extention while your at it.