What tools do I need?

[moomin]

Mr Storm!

I didn't realise you were a wannabe - I believe we've met HERE.

moomin

[ChrisG]

If you don't want to buy an air rivetter / compressor etc, then the HSS Hire places rent out a rechargable battery rivetter for about £8/day or £30 a week ISTR, worked great when I did my rivetting.

Chris

[Mitchamidilly]

If you are nice to the chaps at Westfield they will fit the suspension bushes in a few minutes using their press. Obviously did not do it myself but I here it is still a struggle with a vice.

I like riviting  

Mitch

[deller]

Air rivet gun was brand new and from ebay. There's a few on there for around £45 at the moment although not of the same make as mine. I'll put up the link to the seller I bought it from tonight as he'll probably have more.

Paul

[scruffythefirst]

[predawson]

A very useful tool is a "wife". They are very expensive but worth it for making tea . Not applicable in this case though.

[Kevin Wood]

If you are nice to the chaps at Westfield they will fit the suspension bushes in a few minutes using their press. Obviously did not do it myself but I here it is still a struggle with a vice.

Yes. I would strongly advise getting them to fit the bushes. I took them back (200 mile round trip) to have this done after getting one bush stuck half way in, breaking a vice and clouting it with a Birmingham screwdriver all to no avail.

They made it look very easy with their press!

Kevin

[deller]

Actually Kevin has a point, I broke a vice trying to put in a bush and in the end took it to a machine shop and paid them a tenner to have them fitted...it's hard work!

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman)]

Yep, another broken vice here   Don't even think about it, far easier to get WF to do it, though you may of course have a propper press in the schools w.shop

[Nick A]

Build stands or axle stands and a jack are very usefull tools to have also  

[timd]

Actually Kevin has a point, I broke a vice trying to put in a bush and in the end took it to a machine shop and paid them a tenner to have them fitted...it's hard work!

Better still use poly or nylon bushes not the crappy metalastic things. You can push them in with your fingers..

The one tool the manual doesn't mention that would save loads of faffing is a DREMEL (or similar) would take hours off sorting all the bits that don't fit properly not to mention cutting holes in the tub for various things!

EDIT: Another vote for airtools too..

[mark.anson]

Yep, I invested in an air riveter.Brilliant piece of kit. I made a hydraulic press by welding up a frame from some scrap 40mm box section and a bottle jack ive had lying around the garage for years. Worked a treat on the bushes and cost nowt.

[Kevin Wood]

Another tip. When you pick up the chassis have a look at all the threads and see if they've been protected during the powder coating process. If not, get the factory to run a tap through them. Got mine home and realised that the seat belt mounting threads and the ball / rose joint threads in the wishbones were full of sh1te. Chasing round looking for the right taps was a pain.

Kevin

[markg]

if you will be fitting harness instead of inertia belts, get the top inertia mounting deleted from the chassis spec, they look untidy and get the nylon bushes they are much less aggro

[neilb]

Bottom line - you can never have to many tools!!