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Id say the BASICS would be a floor jack,torque wrench, normal sockets, and wrenches, timing light, digital volt meter, vacuum gauge,fuel pressure gage,compression and leakdown gauges, and an engine stand,

SKILLED FRIENDS,LOTS OF MANUALS

 

 

heres a short but not complete list of what an almost complete shop would have

 

 

A set of quick release tools for late model gm fuel lines and a/c line disconnects.

ACETYLENE TORCH

ADJUSTABLE LENGTH PUSH ROD

ADJUSTABLE POINTER ,

Adjustable stand, for dial indicator

Assorted pliers/vise grips

Air compressor

Air ratchet

Allen wrenches

ASK QUESTIONS

ASSORTED FILES

ASSORTED SOCKETS,OPEN AND BOX WRENCHES 1/2",3/8".1/4" DRIVE

Ball joint press tools

Ball joint separator forks

Battery charger(full size shop type)

Bench grinder w/ wire wheel

Big huge screwdriver which doubles as a pry bar

BORE GAUGE

Brake spring pliers and retaining spring tool

CAM BEARING INSTALLER

CAM DEGREE WHEEL

CAM HANDLE

CARBIDE BURRS

CC Buret Kit/PLUS STAND

Checking springs

chisels (assorted sizes/types)

clamp for compressing calipers

CLUTCH PILOT

Coil spring compressors

Compression tester

COMMON SENSE

CRANK SOCKETS

Creeper

Crows feet

CYLINDER HONE

DENT PULLER

DEPTH GAUGE

Dial indicator,

Die grinder

Differential Set-up Kit

Distributor wrench

DRIFT PUNCHES (assorted sizes/types)

Drain pans all sizes

Dremel tool set to cut rivets etc.

DRILL PRESS

Drop light (florescent preferred)

Dwell meter for the older cars

EASY OUTS

ELECTRIC SOLDER GUN

Electrical tape

Engine hoist

ENGINE LEVELER

ENGINE STAND

Feeler Gages

FIRE EXTINGUISHER

Flexible dwell key for point distributors

FREEZE PLUG INSTALLER

FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE

Full set of assorted hammers all the way up to 5 lb hand held full set of tap and dies metric and standard

Full set of torqze tip screw drivers and sockets male and female all sizes

Full size vice

Gasket scraper

Gear Pullers

GM disk brake caliper Allen key 3/8 and 5/16

Grease gun

Harmonic balancer puller

HARMONIC BALLANCER INSTALLER

HONING STONE

Jack stands and a 2 1/2 -3 ton full size service floor jack

JEWELERS FILES

LAPTOP COMPUTER

Leakdown tester

LIFTER BORE HONE

LIFTER GROOVE TOOL

LUIS TOOL

Magnet

MAGNETIC PICK UP TOOL

MAGNIFYING GLASS

MANUAL LUBE PUMP

MICROMETERS

MIG WELDER

Mini Valve Spring Tester

MIRROR

Multimeter

Normal screwdrivers all sizes

NUT SPLITTER

OIL CAN

Oil filter and regular spin on filter wrenches.

Oil filter wrench

Oil Pump Primers

ONE NEW SOLID LIFTER

PB BLASTER OIL

Pipe cutter

PISTON RING COMPRESSOR

Piston stop,

Pitman arm puller

Plasma cutter

PLASTIC HAMMER

Pneumatic chisel

Pneumatic impact guns 3/8 and 1/2 drive

Pressure bleeder for brakes

PRY BAR

PUSHROD CHECKER

Putty knife

Ramps

Rear caliper piston turning tool

REFERENCE MANUALS

RIFLE CLEANING ROD AND BRUSHES FOR OIL PASSAGES

Ring expander pliers

RING GAP FILER

Rochester idle mixture adjusting tool

ROD BOLT GUIDES

ROD BOLT STRETCH GAUGE

SCAN SOFTWARE

Sledge or mall hammer

SMALL FLASH LIGHT

Snap ring pliers internal and external

SPRING COMPRESSOR

Standard set of drift pin punches,alignment punches,[censored] and centering punches.

Steering column lock plate compressor

Steering wheel puller

Stethoscope

STUD INSTALLER

TAPE MEASURE

Test light

Three or four of every size socket and wrenches

Timing light

tig welder

Tire Pressure Gauges

TORQUE WRENCH

Transmission jack

Tubing cutter

Tubing flare tool

Tubing bender

Utility knife

VACUUM GAUGE

Wire crimper

Wheel chocks (keep cars from rolling)

 

GOOD KNOWLEDGEABLE FRIENDS

 

Other things to keep handy

Gasket scraper

Plasma cutter

Drill press

Allen wrenches

12pt sockets

Deep sockets

Impact sockets

Compressor

Retracting extension cord

Safety glasses

Bench grinder w/ wire wheel

Die grinder

Wire crimper

Valve spring compressor

Breaker bar

Distributor wrench

Taps & dies

Oil filter wrench

Line wrenches

Crows feet

Shorty wrenches

Tire iron

Cutting torch

FIRE EXTINGUISHER

Throw-away vinyl gloves

Plastic zip-lock bags

Permanent marker

Duct tape

Electrical tape

Torque wrench

Oil pump primer

Speed wrench

Carburetor stand

Tire pressure gauge

Compression gauge

Sandblaster

Paint gun

Utility knife

Transmission jack

Mallet

Stethoscope

 

fire extinguisher

cell phone

emergency numbers

cold beer

hot coffee

first aid kit

easily accessiable links to several car data bases

a good buddy who works in parts at the local chevy dealership!

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