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Brenton Trafford
TryHard
SA
V8 Limited - UZZ31
Posts: 168
Reg: 08-2005
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Hi all,
I've been asked by my (new) girlfriend if there is an invaluable tool or gadget or piece of kit that you could have when doing up a car. Her brother's birthday is on the weekend (not much notice I know) and he's doing up an old Daddo (convertible, not sure which one) so she wants to get him something towards that. Budget is around $80. Any ideas? |
Nayr Civoknar
Tinkerer
Victoria
JZZ30
Posts: 11
Reg: 01-2007
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zip ties
lots and lots of zip ties |
Luke Barnes
Tinkerer
Queensland
GT Limited V8 UZZ31
Posts: 41
Reg: 05-2006
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1/4" drive sidchrome socket set!!! the one that goes down to the 1/8"drive... I got one. Hasnt been a time while working on the car that i haven't used it!
mind you, there is also gaffa tape and zippy ties.. |
Ben Lipman
TryHard
NSW
Soarer TT
Posts: 342
Reg: 04-2006
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a set of ratchet ring spanners. 10, 12, 13,15mm. What a god send. The flexibility of an open ender on one end and a ratchet on the other. The best bit is you only need 6mm of clearance and 1/8th of a turn to use. Simply marvelous. Cost any where from $50-$80. I got mine on sale at Repco for $30. |
Brenton Trafford
TryHard
SA
V8 Limited - UZZ31
Posts: 170
Reg: 08-2005
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Good call. Will put on the list of possibles. Thanks. |
Miles Baker
TryHard
Vic
V8
Posts: 389
Reg: 08-2005
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ratchet ring spanners all the way |
Justin Hughes
Goo Roo
VIC
2.5 GT-T JZZ-30 212rwkw @ 15 psi
Posts: 1162
Reg: 07-2005
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A Hammer  |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8
Posts: 6870
Reg: 11-2004
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The only ratchet spanners I have been able to find, aren't metric  |
Steve Latimer
TryHard
VIC
UZZ32
Posts: 162
Reg: 07-2005
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Contact Colin Kirkpatrick.....his company [T & E Tools] have a great range, including metric ratchet spanners |
Ben Lipman
TryHard
NSW
Soarer TT
Posts: 343
Reg: 04-2006
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Peter Nitschke wrote on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 05:19 pm:The only ratchet spanners I have been able to find, aren't metric
Repco, Supercheap Toolies, Gasweld all have small metric sets (usually 10 - 15mm) which are enough to get into all those fiddly tight spaces. Anything bigger and you usually have enough room to swing a knuckle bar. The superworks gold (supercheap) and the Repco set have a lifetime guarantee for less than $70. |
Ben Daniel
DieHard
WA
Twin Turbo
Posts: 919
Reg: 03-2006
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Buy him a decent swear jar  |
Jose-Antonio Castillo
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer VVTi
Posts: 1090
Reg: 07-2005
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Duct tape |
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo
NT
TT
Posts: 1134
Reg: 03-2006
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SNAP ON RATCHET RING ENDS!!!! or a Warren and Brown 1/2" tension bar.
Otherwise, a set of Wurth Plastic lined Mag Wheel Sockets, 4 cans of ROSTOF FREI (makes WD40 look like Araldite), A good nudie calender, Ice Water dispenser/Cold water filter, A 20l drum of Orange hand cleaner, Mechanix Gloves (awesome), or 200L of C16. |
Aaron Mead
Goo Roo
NT
TT
Posts: 1135
Reg: 03-2006
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A T&E speed wrench for $40 would be good too. (after noticing the $80 budget!) |
Perry Morgan
Goo Roo
Qld
UZZ32 ( V8 )
Posts: 1532
Reg: 07-2005
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An endless bank account is awesome for doing up a car. |
Dave Hart
Goo Roo
Waikato
UZZ32
Posts: 1025
Reg: 08-2005
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Marry a fat ugly cow, who's father is forever grateful and also has the best service garage in town. |
Brenton Trafford
TryHard
SA
V8 Limited - UZZ31
Posts: 172
Reg: 08-2005
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Thanks for the ideas guys. We're thinking the ratchet spanners are the way to go. The new GF thanks you too. |
Alan Chow
TryHard
Vic
GTT-L
Posts: 218
Reg: 12-2006
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I'd say socket set. Don't know what i'd do without mine. Also if he's into electrics get him a wire stripper tool. Whoever made that tool is a genius. |
Graham Dollisson
Goo Roo
QLD
GTTL , Morris Marina, P76 V8 Super
Posts: 1124
Reg: 07-2005
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Perry Morgan wrote on Saturday, January 20, 2007 - 08:14 am:An endless bank account is awesome for doing up a car.
I might look for one of those on EBAY!!  |
Luke Barnes
Tinkerer
Queensland
GT Limited V8 UZZ31
Posts: 42
Reg: 05-2006
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Neil Griffiths wrote on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 09:46 pm:There is no 1/8th drive...
It will more than likely be 3/8 down to 1/4
Yep! Thanks Neil! My bad... was in a little bit of a daze when i wrote that. Thats what 4 weeks off does to the brain!!
The Ratchet ring spanners are worth their weight in gold! you have no idea how many times they will become useful!! |
Miles Baker
TryHard
Vic
UZZ31, 66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 68 Mustang Coupe
Posts: 391
Reg: 08-2005
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Peter Nitschke wrote on Friday, January 19, 2007 - 05:19 pm:The only ratchet spanners I have been able to find, aren't metric
I don't have that problem Pretty much everything on my cars is 3/8, 7/16, 1/2 or 9/16.
Another suggestion: torque wrench. |
Dan McColl
Goo Roo
Victoria
Active V8 and a Factory Manual xf.
Posts: 1778
Reg: 07-2005
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You wanna find out if the old daddo has metric or imperial fasteners before buying tools. |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 2443
Reg: 09-2005
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You will always find a jackhammer in my toolbox. |
Brenton Trafford
TryHard
SA
V8 Limited - UZZ31
Posts: 173
Reg: 08-2005
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We ended up going to Autobahn (after dropping in on the mini fix it day at Pen's) and looked around for a while. She had decided not to go for the ratchet ring spanners as she thought he might already have them. Ended up buying a cordless, rechargeable LED work light. Quite a cool piece of kit actually, though at $179 a bit more than what she originally planned to spend. The guys at Autobahn did give her a $20 discount though. I told her that was because she's got a great rack, which she seemed to like.....
Thanks again for the suggestions. And as a matter of interest, he didn't have any ratchet ring spanners.... |
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