well in my metal shop class we have to do a project and i dont have the money to build somethen big since steel is high but i was wanting to kno if there is any tools that are realy handy that i could fab up in shop and if so how do i do it?? thanks a lot

 

Hammer.

Or make your own dial calipers!

I dare you.

 

When I did my first timing belt on a Z6 in a EG My brother fab-ed me a Crank Pully Holding tool...

He cut a 6 sided 2" diamiter hexagon out of 1/2" steel and welded it to a bar of steel. Cut a round hole in the hexagon wa-la...

note this tool goes for $70 at summit....
http://store.summitracing.com/...w=sku

 

make a simple 2 sided chipping hammer

 

i say build the crank tool, it is very nice to have one.

if not think of something your car needs or one of your buddy needs. like say a catch can, or a small re location bracket of some sort. it would be cheap....

 

wright now im builden a roll around stool that has like a compartment in the botem that i can throw some tools in so i dont have to get up and down a lot

 

build a really sick creeper that will roll over anything

 

steel prices aren't high right now....We just turned in our scrap for 105 a ton, 6 months ago it was above 200 a ton.....

I vote for the pulley holding tool

 

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Just because scrap price is down that doesn't mean that the price to purchase steel is down, which by the way it isn't...

 

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crank pulley tool
valve spring compressor
rod bolt stretch gauge
engine support tool- for when you have trannys out

 

valve spring compressor is definitely a good one.... also, somebody here built a fender roller... I think it's this thread, but the pictures dont work anymore... IM the guy maybe?
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1624821

 

New shifter, if you have access to a lathe. Shift ****, steering wheel hub for aftermarket wheel, trailing arm bushing tool, tie rod end tool.

 

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damn, i just dropped $200 on what costed me $150 last year