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Tools For A "Dream Shop": What Would You Want?


wagner

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What are the "must have" hand tools for working on/building a race car?

 

If you were stocking a brand new shop, what would you be adding to your shopping cart?

 

This is for a shop that is doing everything to build a race car but paint and body work?

 

Asking for a project that I just got added to at work :)

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This wouldn't happen to be something to do with the OTHER thing you just posted about this morning would it? ;)

 

Maybe....

 

Trying to nail down a list of stuff so we don't forget anything. You should see the fabrication tools list we are coming up with :)

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Lift would be first on the list. Electric impacts (Milwaukee impacts are tits), a press, big air compressor, media blaster (would be nice to have around), welder, all the basic hand tools you would need. Specality tools can be purchased as needed cause you never know what all you will need for specialty tools.
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Maybe....

 

Trying to nail down a list of stuff so we don't forget anything. You should see the fabrication tools list we are coming up with :)

 

Question, will there be any sort of equipment for machining/creating or no? Lathes, valve manchines, head resurfacing equipment... some of us go a bit beyond bolting parts on, hand tools, and "the basics" :)

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220 power.

 

Welding station. Not just a roll around 110 mig and a helmet, but an actual welding table with vise, magnet angle braces, at least a mig 220 or a tig if the person has the skills. Also an oxy setup with an airline body for braising and cutting.

 

Manual bending brake

 

Tubing bender.

 

Band saw with metal cutting blade

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Duplicate of every hand and air tool I have at work.

Large screw drive air compressor

2-post hoist

4 post drive on hoist w/ alignment setup

Tire machine and balancer

welder

plasma cutter

parts washer

transmission bench

engine stands

engine crane

tranny jack

multiple floor jacks and jack stands

30+ ton shop press

multiple screw jacks

dealer level scan tools

computer/internet

strut compressor

heat and AC

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