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Subject: Re: Tools for Guzzi Restoration

Author: Paul Linn

Date: Aug 22, 2002, 11:48 AM

Post ID: 1710860279

Zer,

Do we start calling you "Tim the Toolman Taylor" now?

Paul
Richmond, Va
73 Eldo custom project
76 T3 basket
----- Original Message -----
From: "Zerhackermann" <chopp-@hotmail.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: Tools for Guzzi Restoration


 
Oh that sucks man. it really hurts to have tools stolen. you invest a lot
of
 tactile time in those things.

If it were me, I would get the sears set that gives me the most bang for
the
 buck. that is, metric wrenches and sockets. then supplement from other
sources the items needed. thats how I did it years ago. some folks I know
really like the Husky tools from home depot, but I have no clue about the
quality of those items, however they do carry the same guarantee. I have
supplemented my original sear kit with some items from sears, some from
garage sales, some from harbor freight and others from pawn shops. the HB
stuff is ...ok. it is cheap and is pretty light duty. what I get there is
the seldom used tools. the 30mm wrenches and such.

specific to guzzi? I'd get some big sockets and box wrenches. 22mm for oil
dipstick, 27mm for front crank nut. 36?? for the fork top plug and a 30??
for the swingarm cap nuts a set of T-handle allen style wrenches. though I
also have a set of allen tips for my socket driver. handy. very handy. one
crows foot 10mm for the distributor timing adjustment bolt. pin wrench for
the swingarm bolts. a cheap one is fine they dont need a huge amount of
torque. and some sort of torque wrench. my elbow is calibrated pretty good
and I only really use it on top end studs. But having even a cheap beam
one
 is better than none at all.

I'm just thinking bolt turning items here. electrical and metal
modification
 stuff is another whole post.

I'm sure plenty of other folks have different opinions. this is just what
has worked well for me.



 From: Jason <jstal-@hbk.com>
Reply-To: Loopfram-@topica.com
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Tools for Guzzi Restoration
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:18:13 -0500

I know this question is a little off topic for this list, but I believe
some you might have some valuable input.

I am currently in the process of completely restoring my 1970 ambo (my
only
 
 mechanical project which is mainly cosmetic). A few weeks ago my truck
got
 
 broken into and all of my tools were stolen. So I am now faced with the
predicament of replacing all of my tools.

I am looking to spend less than $300. My goal is to get a quality set of
tools at a reasonable price that I will hopefully keep forever. I have
looked at several of the Sears sets which seem nice but include a lot of
tools I will probably never use. I do not know weather to go with a
complete package set or buy smaller sets of sockets, wrenches, ect...

Any input on this would be greatly appreciated.





Scotch - Because one doesn't solve the world's problems over white wine.


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