10mm is the sacred of all sizes and is necessary for all cars.

12mm-- sockets and open head wrenches
14mm-- deep/reg sockets open head also
17mm-- sockets open heads and closed wrenches the angled one for brakes
21mm--Lower control arms and rear suspension.


anyone else wanna contribute.....might help the less fortunate who can buy a whole set of metric and standard tools ! like me...

 

BFH = big f'in hammer, lots of luqid wrench or similar, and some good screw drivers.

 

Agreed!

Also... a propane torch to heat up those stubborn bolts and anti-seize to put 'em back together.

A good floor jack and jack stands. I use 'em all_the_time

Oh.... and most importantly...... beer! Guinness works the best.

--Bob

 

I'm more an A&W man myself, but agree that you need plenty to drink.

 

a&W??

 

A&W root beer

 

haha ok i figured..

 

I can agree to all those sizes above....

But the most important tool I'm finding out, is patience....that of which I'm running out of with mine.

 

This is so true.
I remember when I was working at a shop when I was going to school. I was trying to get the trim ring off a headlight - the screws were rusted bad and I had three of them stripped before the head mechanic came over and slapped me in the back of the head. His words were something like "go buy some decent screwdrivers before to wreck anymore **** around here - the ones you got don't fit" - he then tossed me a #2 philips by Snap-on and I removed the last screw without any problem. It's all in the fit!

 

Go to the Flea Market. The ones here in SC have Craftsman cheaper than Sears. Doesn't hurt that the plant is only an hour and a 1/2 away.

I got a 12-18mm open and boxed end wrenches for $2 each.

 

A nice torque wrench is good.

A drain pan is handy too.

A good collection of shop manuals is an aset.

Spark Plug soket

Chanel Locks are handy in spots where a pipe wrench won't fit

 

I agree with all the above.

Also need:

Gear Wrenches
Air compressor
Commercial Jack
Mig Welder
Good lighting.

 

Engine crane
Engine stand (with the arms set for bolting to the front plate. I'll have pic of mine soon)
Small dental type tools for doing rotors
Crescent or other decent adjustable wrenches
23mm combination wrench for doing the banjo bolt
54mm 6 point socket for doing the flywheel nut
Rubber and plastic hammers
Compost temp thermometer to stick down the oil dipstick hole, or one of those new-fangled infrared temp point and shoot jobs
timing light without a dial on it (dial type is not needed on a rotary)

Now we're getting out of the "tool sizes" you were looking for. Oh well, it's all good info.

 

i can replace every tool up here with 1

a smoke wrench nothing beats aceltylene and oxygen combined with an open flame, it will remove anything

 

oh and i forgot a digital rotary engine copmpression tester, i got one LOL

 

I agree with most of what has been said, but a good set of air tools will get rid your need for a torch. Torches help, but a big ******* impact gun will get the bolt out faster. I find PB Blaster to be godlike, especially when yanking rusty suspension pieces off.