A rookie shop question

[MikeWay]

OK, you guys and gals have me a little concerned.

In my younger days, I restored/rebuilt/hopped up 7 Corvairs and I have done a lot of maintenance and repair on RVs and other types vehicles, but ...

As I read the posts in this fora, i see pullers being modified with custom bolts heads, I see fuel pumps re-engineered with custom brass pins, and pictures of a lot of superior and very creative work. I am wondering what you guys see as a minimum (machine) shop. Turns out I have lots of tools from the Corvair days but I am lacking in the machine variety.

What are your recommendations?? What do I really need for that car everyone was laughing at on Monday that I may get on eBay today??

Mike

Stiil looking

[JeffDeWitt]

What are you trying to do? If it's a restoration I don't think you need anything other than normal mechanics tools and maybe a couple of special Studebaker tools (rear drum puller, harmonic balancer pusher).

Jeff DeWitt

[N8N]

I couldn't live without a good drill press and tap and die set.

nate

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55 Commander Starlight

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[sbca96]

Sorry.[][:I]

Tom

quote:Originally posted by MikeWay
As I read the posts in this fora, i see pullers being modified with custom bolts heads, I see fuel pumps re-engineered with custom brass pins, and pictures of a lot of superior and very creative work.

'63 Avanti, zinc plated drilled & slotted 03 Mustang Cobra 13" front disc/98 GT rear brakes, 03 Cobra 17" wheels, GM alt, 97 Z28 leather seats, soon: 97 Z28 T-56 6-spd, Ported heads w/SST full flow valves, 'R3' 276 cam, Edelbrock AFB Carb, GM HEI distributor, 8.8mm plug wires

[ROADRACELARK]

In Jeff's list of shop tools, I'd add a cylinder leak down tester. You can buy them reasonable now. Yes the compression guage tells you WHICH cylinder(s) is low, but the leak-down tester tells you WHY it's low. Just my thought.

Dan Miller
Atlanta, GA

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Road Racers turn left AND right.

[JDP]

I could not live without my air tools or cutting torch. (for stubborn bolts)

JDP/Maryland
64 Daytona HT/R2 clone
63 GT R2
63 Lark 2 door
62 Gt Hawk
62 Lark 2 door
60 Lark HT-60Hawk
59 3E truck
58 Starlight
52 & 53 Starliner
51 Commander

[DEEPNHOCK]

Stuff you should have in your shop to work on a Stude....
Pretty good question.
Split your list in two and separate maintenance/repair from restoration.
Here's a stab at both area's....

Maintenance/Repair
* Stude Shop Manual
* Good dwell/tach
*Set back timing light
*Vacuum gauge
*Compression gauge
*Spark plug gap tool
*Feeler gauge set
*point file
*Voltmeter
*test light
*Stude specific hub puller
*Brake spoon
*Hydraulic jack
*Jackstands
*drain pan
*Oil filter wrench
*Steering wheel puller
*Decent 50 gallon air compressor [u](NOT OILESS!!!)</u>
*Air impact wrench set

Restoration/Rebuilding
*Mig welder (gas type)
*Bodywork tools
*Air bodywork tools
*Paint tools

There are more, but if this were my first Stude, I'd start at the top and work down.. Others will be sure to add some good idea's here too...
Hope the info helps.
Pic's are nice, but they won't get your Stude on the road.
And pic's don't guarantee good work.
Do the work first and take pic's later.
Jeff[8D]

quote:Originally posted by MikeWay

OK, you guys and gals have me a little concerned.

In my younger days, I restored/rebuilt/hopped up 7 Corvairs and I have done a lot of maintenance and repair on RVs and other types vehicles, but ...

As I read the posts in this fora, i see pullers being modified with custom bolts heads, I see fuel pumps re-engineered with custom brass pins, and pictures of a lot of superior and very creative work. I am wondering what you guys see as a minimum (machine) shop. Turns out I have lots of tools from the Corvair days but I am lacking in the machine variety.

What are your recommendations?? What do I really need for that car everyone was laughing at on Monday that I may get on eBay today??

Mike

Stiil looking

[ROADRACELARK]

How does this happen[?][?][?] My clock says 4:58 (EST) any clues[?][?][?] How would I know what's on Jeff's list [?][?] Go figure.

Dan(jumped time)Miller
Atlanta, GA

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Road Racers turn left AND right.

[sbca96]

Dan, no WONDER you kick butt at the track! You are there before the
rest of us can even post!

Tom

[MikeWay]

Thanks for the replies. I seem to be pretty well equipped after all. Will probably aquire the bigger compressor and a mig? welder real soon now.

I am probably going to need them as I just won the auction on a '59 Regal 259/3sp/OD 2 dr hardtop about an hour ago. The price was right, don't know if anything else is. [?]

In fact, the very car was pictured on the general forum early last week.

Mike

Stiil looking

[Guido]

Hmmm, you would probably do well to have some sockets (6 and 12 point, deep and shallow, 3/8" and 1/2" drive), rachets to match, a couple of extensions, a few screwdrivers, pliers, wire cutters, vice grips, a couple of hammers (including a BFH ), and some open and box end wrenches. If you plan on working on brakes, you will want a good tubing bender and flare tool and a hone if you want to rebuild wheel or master cylinders. As time goes you can pick up more specialized tools (brake line wrenches, ignition wrenches, etc.) but the above list should get you started.

[Swifster]

The funny part for me is that no one mentions that your wrenches and sockets need to be standard and not metric. All the tools I've bought and used over the past 15 years were all metric. I've had to resupply myself with standard sizes since buying the car in '03.

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Tom - Valrico, FL

1964 Studebaker Daytona - 289 4V, 4-Speed

[sbca96]

Ah, but a savvy mechanic will also realize that standard sizes become
metric over the years ... due to rust! Many times I have run into a
nut that is loose on the two standard sizes that I know it should be,
but a quick grab of a metric socket gives me a tight fit! Get both!

Tom

quote:Originally posted by Swifster

The funny part for me is that no one mentions that your wrenches and sockets need to be standard and not metric.

[showbizkid]

The two tools I have used most in working on my Lark have been PB Blaster and Simple Green!


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Clark in San Diego
'63 F2/Lark Standard

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[Karl]

Patience, Lots of it.....

63 Twin Supercharged Avanti
64 Avanti R3w/NOS
88LSC Avanti 350 Supercharged w/NOS