Starting a resto - let's have your tool recommendations

Dust pan and brush.

 

Haynes Beetle and Transporter Restoration Manual by Lindsey Porter. Fore warned is to be demoralised

 

Stud extractor set and tapping set.

Many of the tongue in cheek items above, that you will actually need.

Silicon spray. I've recently come across this and is a brilliant lube that drys

 

lump hammer...

 

Patience, shed loads of patience

 

81a's telephone number!

 

Good quality spot weld drills.

 

The joggler a good tool if your fitting your panels,lots of 1mm cutting discs, safety glasses and eye wash oh and rizla papers are good to get rust out your eyes because it will happen! Ha.
Not sure what panels your changing but you could panel bond on some none structural external panels? If done properly its better than spot welding as its a constant seam! Heat from the welder can distort the panels so you ll end up with loads of filler work so don't rush anything and take your time!
The other tools you ll need is never ending I've spent over 10k on tools and I still want more

 

Check to all these I ahem acquired them from work

 

Now this worries me. I went round to my Dads at the weekend to find him messing with the brakes on his camper, he had a load of masking tape round his hand and a large plaster underneath it - turns out he whacked his had with a lump hammer and ripped open his skin, Mum had put a plaster on it but as it wouldn't stay put he'd wrapped his hand in masking tape. I'm hoping that with my delicate lady hands I try and protect them a little better!!

 

They deffo wont be "Lady hands" when your finished restoring your Bus

 

A torque wrench, impact screwdriver, M8 Helicoil Kit, elbow grease...

 

If you can get your hands on a bit then a foot long section of railway track will be a great asset for many things

 

Get your hands on enough of it and weigh it in

 

Id be happy if i could get a foot of it to use never mind enough to weigh in
A cobblers anvil is also on my list of things to find

 

very confused what would I use that for???

 

Metal shaping

 

I got a cobblers anvil on ebay for £5.

 

I'm going for the angular 80's look - it's much easier