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Boy wtf are you smoking Sol? Snap-on has life-time warranty on damn near ALL their hand tools for ANY reason. I dealt with them damn near exclusively on the vipers and had some incredible customer service. You just need to find a vendor and go "it broke".

I for the record on my own cars- dont give a diddly piss about brand name tools. I bought a 20'ish dollar socket set from walmart that had EVERYTHING from 4.5 to 22mm and equivilant sizing in standard, 1/4 3/8 and 1/2 drive, a nice screwdriver set with a all the needed bits, a reducer, and a few other pieces. ive to date broken 0 of these parts (granted ive lost 2). Just be mindful of how hard youre torqueing on something, if it feels like youre pressing hard- chances are, you are- use a wrench. Always use 6 sided sockets when possible (This kit has plenty) I bought a metric wrench set with everything youll need from harbor freight for 15 bucks, goes from 4 to 32. Have stripped 0 bolts with the kit in the last year or so ive had the kit.

Name brands nice, but for light use? Not needed in my experiences. And for those who dont know me- if its bolted onto my car, ive unbolted it at one point or another.

Need to get it street legal first. But yeah, I'll be doing something along those lines to diagnose my engine issues.

sideways: You sure you don't have a loose bolt?

Id hope not considering I made a living working on and modifying dodge vipers Dont get me wrong, I love snap on and craftmans and mac or husky or *etc* (ok, mac to a lesser extent- only tools i ever broke were mac), but I also love my cheapo tools. Very very very rarely have i ever broken a "cheap" tool, short of using it for something i knew i shouldnt have been using it for in the first place. Ive broken as many name brand tools as i have cheapo tools- So, at least for me, why spend hundreds on some hand tools when i can happily spend 35-40 bucks and have tools (full set of sockets, socket wrenches, and hand wrenches) that will cover 95% of my automotive needs? You can spend that much or more on nothing but a small set of sockets from snap on. If on the rare occasion you do pop one- replace it for peanuts.

If youre going to make a career out of wrenching, and your tools will be seeing 40+ hours a week- Then yes, i suggest going with some name brand stuff- theres no argument theres a quality difference. But if you just have a project car that youll wrench on here and there, and theyre litteraly going to see HUNDREDS of hours of less use, dont bother wasting the money. Put it into your car instead. Chances are youd lose it before you broke it.

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I got my Husky ratchet set for Christmas when I was 11 or 12 and nothing has actually broken, but the ball that holds the socket onto the smaller ratchet fell out, so that has since been borderline useless.

BTW, I wish I got more tools for Christmas and birthdays. I had my own creeper and ratchet set before 14.

Seems like I'll need to take an inventory of what tools I already have access to.

What about tools for electrical parts?

Wire cutter/stripper. Soldering iron (handheld butane ones are handy) and solder. Heat-shrink tubing (electrical tape if you're like me and ghetto is fine for you). Multimeter (ammeter, voltmeter, etc all in one. This will save your ass, so GET ONE).

That's about it. Anything else you might need electrically is specific to the problem/application, I think.

Soldering is so much fun. You can get a good one for about $100. You might want to practice soldering when you get all the equipment.

You got yourself a nice toy. Good luck with it and keep us updated.

$100 for a soldering iron? what are you smoking? I do SMD work with a $20 butane one I got from lowes.

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I love creepers.

I bought one several years ago after always using a plank of cardboard to get underneath my car. Such a pain in the ass it was. After I got my creeper, it was so much easier.

I even ended up replacing all the wheels on my creeper with nicer, bigger ones. That baby rolls so smoothly now...

God I miss my tools...

Oh btw, what do you fellas do with your waste oil?

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Pour it back into the container i had the new oil in, and take it to an auto store (Auto zone, checker, etc). Most places like that dispose of it for free, so long as its just dirty oil.

Thanks.

Seems like the only thing I'm missing is heat-shrink tubing (not going for ghetto look ).

My dad does his own oil changes (about the only amount of work he does on cars). He pours the old oil back into empty oil containers, then they sit in our garage for a while... until they disappear (aka don't know how we dispose of them).

I usually use my 15 quart Oil Drain Pan. Makes oil changing easier and less messier

I left it back in Puerto Rico though. Looks like I'll need to buy another one again.

EDIT: Btw, If I happen to have yet another Drain Pan to pour the used coolant in, will AutoZone take it as well?

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It may have been $80. Shit, I don't remember. This shit is a beast.

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Blue Point makes soldering stuff? I never knew, I thought they were air tools only...

I am a Weller fan myself. Had one of the cheapo generic butane ones, but it did not last too long. I prefer my soldering torches free of butane leaks, and easy to start.

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Took another look at the car. Looks like there is a ton of tubing that doesn't have anything flowing through it. Need to find out what they're for and if they're important.

Also, update on the radio: there are two. The one on the top (new one) works fine. The one on the bottom... is not a radio, just a soft plastic decorative cover to fill in the space. Who knew.

Spotted more rust, though I don't think I could do much about it (inside hood near latch). Need new weather stripping (?) or rubber to keep water out of the "frunk".

It took me a while to realize that you didn't make a typo with the word "trunk"

I'm going to use that word for any car that has its trunk in the front.

Also, check your bushings. Control Arm bushings, motor and tranny mount bushings, sway bar bushings (if it came with one), Tie-Rod bushings. Helps tighten up any lack of movement in the suspension compartment and makes the ride much more sturdier. Not to mention, if you replace them with Polyurethane, they'll last longer than old, rubber bushings.

Motor and tranny mount bushings will reduce engine and tranny movement when accelerating or decelerating or when shifting to each gear.

Invest on a grease gun too if your tie rods have fittings to pump a bit of grease in.

You do know that I have no idea what you just said. XD

Don't worry about explaining it to me. I need to do the research.

Frunk is a term that I picked up from the MR2OC website. You learn quite a bit of MR2 slang over there.

I forgot to mention something: I took off the center brake light... and found that the bulb filament was fine. So, the problem is most likely electrical.

one step at a time. don't overwhelm yourself.

http://www.circuitspecialists.com/prod.itml/icOid/7307

Here is an AWESOME soldering iron for the money, Its a knock off a Hakko and IMO its one of the better irons i've used.

I also have several hexacon phenox irons rolling around and those are really nice as well.

Just because it says blue point doesn't mean its the best thing since sliced bread.

This is an awesome thread for me. Someone else is doing the exact same thing as I am! Albeit, mine's in a bit better shape, but hell.