I figure if I'm going to rebuild my 1275 myself, I'd better get the right tools for the job or know where I can get them. What will I need apart from a good socket and spanner set, and a good torque wrench?
Any other tools that may not be needed, but come in useful for some of those more annoying jobs?
Thanks.

vizard's tuning BL's A series long before you start
soft hammer
ring compressor
big protractor (none of this lining up the dots business)

shrugs...

A flywheel puller springs to mind...

This place seems to have cheap toolkits...I just bought a kincrome kit off them..:

http://www.transquip.com.au/

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Starlet Conversion:
http://www.ausmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15484

feeler gauges. gasket scraper. marking tools for when u pulling it down.(match marking things)

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Primary gear oil seal tool .

You do not want to damage that seal big job to get it all back in and find out you damaged it and pull it all back out.

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bfh to throw across the room when you drop a bolt inside the motor ....
makka

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What size torque wrench would anyone recommend I get?
Meaning, what torque rating over the maximum tightened part strength should I get?

dunno what size but get a good one they start at around 300
makka

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W&B still the best IMO, but I can't afford (I do have their baby 180in/lb one)

If you must buy a cheapo one the dial & pointer ones are more believable than the cheap clicker ones. Eh, Aaron...

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Vernier calipers and a micrometer come in handy too.

Loctite.

Good set of Ring Openended spannes and Sockets
Torco Engine Assembly Lube

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oh and rachit ring spanners great for them tight places like the manifold nuts
makka

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Die and Tap set to clean the head stud holes and other holes
Valve spring compressor to put the new valve springs on your head if that's what your doing
Feeler gauges
Lots of WD40

That's all I could think of so far...

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Aviation gasket cement - but use sparingly (you could probably scrape enough of that crap from inside my engine to do 3 others).
Loctite red threadlock (to replace the crumbling metal lockplates.

Buy or arrange to borrow some large sockets for the harmonic balancer and the main bolt (1 5/16" methinks)
Engine lifting brackets


LOTS AND LOTS OF SMALL CONTAINERS OR ZIPLOCK BAGS TO STORE NUTS, BOLTS WASHERS ETC. AND CLEARLY LABEL EVERYTHING IN DETAIL - ESPECIALY IF YOURE GONNA BE DOING THE REBUILD OVER A LONG PERIOD. OTHERWISE YOURE DONE FOR IT - COZ YOU'LL PRETTY MUCH NEED TO STRIP ANOTHER ENGINE TO FIND STUFF YOU LOOSE.
btw getting a cheapo buggered 998 scrap block is not a bad idea either, coz you could strip it for any bolts etc, you might need. Very useful.