With the caveat that I tend towards the 1/2 assed, this what I'd get. -100 or 200 piece tool set say Husky or Craftsman (middle of the road quality, lifetime warranty) -tool cabinet any brand with ball bearing drawers -craftsman and husky make decent compressors, they're loud enough to bother the neighbors if they're close. Mine came with a basic set of tools, impact, ratchet, grinder etc. All crappy but have worked fine up to now
-sturdy work bench with vise. -good lighting/trouble light -floor jack/jack stands Build as you need the rest of the tools; (what I've bought up to now) -torque wrench, 3/8" up to 100ft/lbs 1/2" up to 150, the front axle nut I believe is 120 ( my son messed with my husky and a spring flew off. Exchanged it for a new one the same day.) -Allen keys/sockets (the rear brake piston uses a 12mm) -12 point (3square) set 12mm and 8mm -5 ton press -flange/pulley puller -ultimately a place to clean parts and maybe paint -heater -engine lift/stand I'm sure I'll think of a lot more stuff as soon as I send this. On Dec 4, 2011, at 1:03 PM, Larry Velez <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey 16vers, > > I can't believe this list has existed for 10+ years now. Thanks for all who > have kept it alive. > > I am in NYC and like many New Yorkers, have lived my existence in a series of > apartments, sometimes with a parking spot but that's it. No room for tools. > > My wife and I are thinking of biting the bullet and buying a house with a two > car garage. > > This means I might finally have room for tools and working on the 91 GTI 16V. > > Wondering if anyone has a suggestion on where to find a list of tools that > would make up a pretty good set for working on the 16V. > > Even an "ultimate" list would help as I could draw the line somewhere and > start accumulating the most important tools. I guess I will also need some > storage for said tools so any garage "furniture" companies would be welcome > also. Your favorite brands would also help. As for budget, I don't > expect to be working on other cars so I don't need indestructible tools but I > also understand the value of a good tool. Also not sure if an air > compressor would be too loud for a residential street - are there such things > as consumer-level air tools? > > Thanks all, > > Larry > 91 GTI 16V > 99.5 A4 1.8T > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
