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Old 12-08-2010, 05:00 AM
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Tools that you'll need

A selection of sockets 6mm to 24mm
A selection of Allen keys – preferably Allen head sockets (check for any torx heads – these are not fitted as standard but they do find their way onto these cars!)
15mm open ended spanner for undoing propshaft flex discs
15mm socket for undoing propshaft flex discs
7mm open ended spanner for holding flat on engine shocks
41mm and 46mm open ended spanners for “collapsing” propshaft
An engine crane
A load balancer (recommended)
Cross point and flat blade screw drivers
Water pump pliers for removing engine shocks
Drip trays for emptying fluids
Rags for wiping stuff clean and protecting stuff
A digital camera (recommended – take photographs as you go!)
Masking tape (recommended – for labelling the parts you remove)
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

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