Hey guys, it's been a while since I've posted. Finally received my degree about a year ago and have been training out in the field for the past year. Now I'm coming home and am planning a huge re-rebuild of my 89. I already rebuilt the engine a few years ago with forged internals, 62-1 turbo, MAFT Pro, etc etc etc. Now that I've got a real job and college is paid off, I am getting ready to do what I've always wanted to with the supra.
The scope of work I'm planning now is going to include pulling everything apart, down to every last nut and bolt of the chassis. Sand blast the chassis down to bare metal & fix / re-coat it. Send the body off to get a full repaint inside and out (still dunno if I'm going to keep white). Replace all of the bushings, bearings, gaskets, nuts and bolts. 5 point roll bar w/ lightweight seats & new interior. Re-blueprint the engine, full port and polish the head, add in a FFIM, light weight flywheel & drive shaft & new clutch. Switch over from MAFT-pro to AEM standalone.
Getting to the point, what tools (larger shop items) would I need that would make my life easier? I have a two car garage back home that I've converted to a single car garage with a huge work bench I built a couple years ago. I have an old air compressor, all the hand tools I would need for engine pull, engine lift, various power tools (hand held). I used to have a HF mig welder that busted on me (no surprise there). I am already planning on buying an acetylene torch, mig welder, bench-top drill press, grinding wheel, various/more air tools, and I'm planning on making a hot tank for parts washing. I am thinking about some sort of press for the new bushings.
Any ideas on some valuable or "must have" shop additions? I want to go with quality tools, price does not matter too much (just can't justify going out and buying a full blown CNC machine for what I'm trying to accomplish).
Sorry for the long post, here are some pics of my work bench from a few years ago to make up for it:
The scope of work I'm planning now is going to include pulling everything apart, down to every last nut and bolt of the chassis. Sand blast the chassis down to bare metal & fix / re-coat it. Send the body off to get a full repaint inside and out (still dunno if I'm going to keep white). Replace all of the bushings, bearings, gaskets, nuts and bolts. 5 point roll bar w/ lightweight seats & new interior. Re-blueprint the engine, full port and polish the head, add in a FFIM, light weight flywheel & drive shaft & new clutch. Switch over from MAFT-pro to AEM standalone.
Getting to the point, what tools (larger shop items) would I need that would make my life easier? I have a two car garage back home that I've converted to a single car garage with a huge work bench I built a couple years ago. I have an old air compressor, all the hand tools I would need for engine pull, engine lift, various power tools (hand held). I used to have a HF mig welder that busted on me (no surprise there). I am already planning on buying an acetylene torch, mig welder, bench-top drill press, grinding wheel, various/more air tools, and I'm planning on making a hot tank for parts washing. I am thinking about some sort of press for the new bushings.
Any ideas on some valuable or "must have" shop additions? I want to go with quality tools, price does not matter too much (just can't justify going out and buying a full blown CNC machine for what I'm trying to accomplish).
Sorry for the long post, here are some pics of my work bench from a few years ago to make up for it:
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