Morning people,
Birthdays coming up and misses has asked what i want. After all the usual male thoughts i considered i might need some more tools. I was wondering what you guys recommend having for working on minis? Obviously a good socket and spanner set.
What else? I was thinking a rotary tool like a dremmel? Or air compressor and tools for it?
Any recommendations?

Ratchet ring spanners are worth their weight in gold for minis!

Particularly a stubby set for exhaust manifold nuts and similar tasks.

Low profile aluminium trolley jack would be on the list.
Good Quality Multimeter
Good Quality Soldering iron

Really depends on how much work and what type you plan to do on your mini - resto or just basic maintenance, and no engine building for example.

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what do you have now?

If you don't already have a good socket & spanner set, then yes, start with that. Proper spanners come before ratcheting ones too

The usefulness of dremel type tools are pretty limited, there are jobs where they're great, but it's waaaay down on the list of essentials

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Id say mini related tools like ball joint socket and spliter brake line spanners are worth getting and others needed tools

My birthday is next month on the 15 th im spending the day at the sydney super swap at Hawkesbury Showground, Racecourse Rd., Clarendon near windsor thats one big day out there that day to

http://www.shannons.com.au/club/events/ ... uper-swap/

Also a good beer fridge

I got socket sets, spanner set, ratchet spanner set, multimeter etc.. Basicly whats been listed ahahah.. Atm just doing maintenance and minor mods. But eventually id like to do a full restore.

Oo i shall go to that too
Thanks drjbeam..

Are you thinking of new and exciting tools you don't have or are you starting from scratch ?

You'll want to add
Grease gun,
Various types of pliers / grips
Good screw driver set or at least 2 or 3 appropriately sized ones
An extendable inspection mirror are pretty handy for those hard to see areas, some have a little LED light on them to make it even easier to see
A set of ramps and or car stands are helpful and safer than a jack or bricks if you plan to work under the car.

As said above it depends on what jobs you plan to do ?

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1972 Leyland Mini Clubman
2000 Honda CBR929RR

You need one of those magnet things on the end of an extendable wand, makes retrieving things you drop in the engine bay so much easier. Stubby spanners come in quite handy. A decent heavy hammer and a soft hammer are always useful.

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1965 Riley Elf
1974 Ex Army Moke
1997 Rover Cooper
2002 JCW Cooper
2003 JCW Cooper S

A good quality torque wrench is a must if you don't have one yet!

Cheers Shane

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If it's not a Cooper S, the mini was designed to be modified!

large sockets for ball joints, flywheel, pulley, gearbox. 2 sizes, can't remember which, and the ball joint one needs to be a deep one.

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I find the ones with the flex head are AWESOME!!



If going to a full restore, get a sandblast cabinet and a large compressor...

Maybe Compressor for birthday and blasting cabinet for Christmas??

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Decent tap and die set.

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1965 Riley Elf
1974 Ex Army Moke
1997 Rover Cooper
2002 JCW Cooper
2003 JCW Cooper S

You gotta look hard for the mini bits but

A bench grinder with a wire wheel it's great for cleaning up old bolts before placing them back