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Tools Required

Minimum Required Tools:

  • Screwdriver Set
  • Pliers

  • Socket Set

  • Spanner Set
  • Shifter Wrench
  • Vise Grip (Locking Wrench)
  • Disposable Gloves
  • Hydraulic Jack
  • Jack Stands
  • Wheel Chocks
  • Decent Torch

 

Getting Serious:

  • Torque Wrench

Ebay Torque Wrench

Home Made Torque Wrench

Why you need a decent Torque Wrench.

  • Electric Rattle Gun (Impact Wrench)

  • Impact Socket Set
  • Flare Nut Spanners
  • Engine Crane
  • Engine Stand

  • Foam Underlay

  • Puller (Steering Wheel)
  • Piston Ring Expander
  • Piston Ring Compressor
  • Paint Brushes

 

Getting Carried Away:

  • Air Compressor
  • Pneumatic Tools
  • Welder
  • Club Hammer



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What Next?

Started like this:

Finished Like this:

Install the parts I am still waiting on.

Install all the other bits and pieces:

  • Radiator
  • Air Conditioner
  • Engine Wiring
  • Exhaust

 

Run the engine.

Finish off building the car.



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Why?

Why would you want to do this?

  • Learn more about cars.
  • Work with your hands.
  • Better workout than the gym.
  • Build something cool.
  • Inspired by other people's projects.

  • It's a dying art.
  • It's fun!
  • There's a community around it.
  • Want to push the limits of your patience.