D.I.Y. tools

Scavenger · Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 8:02 pm Post subject: D.I.Y. tools

I'm sure that at some point most of us here have made or modified a tool of some sort. I mostly just do it for the enjoyment and satisfaction of using something homemade or repurposed. Some may be from necessity or time restraints or for whatever reason. Thought I'd share a few of mine and hopefully others will do the same.

Rod bolt stretch gauge

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Pushrod cutter

Flexplate hub for mockup

bugguy1967 · Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 8:12 pm Post subject:

This is going to be a good topic.

Clutch breakaway tool to see at what FT. LB. the clutch is slipping. I use it on a dial torque wrench.

esde · Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 8:23 pm Post subject:

valve spring compressor

stretch gauge, didn't work as well as I had hoped

adapter to use a torque tool with a 1.5" gland nut

In the end I found that using a main bearing pin to space the end of the rod bolt out of the cap let me get a better measurement.

I love making stuff myself

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Here is my rod stretch gauge

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=488674

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Glenn · Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 11:22 am Post subject:

Torque multiplier

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raul arrese · Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 11:29 am Post subject:

Hinge tool

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wompninja · Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: D.I.Y. tools

I love that you used a rocker shaft.

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Scavenger · Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 6:28 pm Post subject:

Flywheel puller

clonebug · Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 8:41 pm Post subject:

My home made tubing notcher.

the fish eye cut it made...

Fits nice without any grinding....

I've made three intakes with it so far and it does the job.
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stealth67vw · Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 8:43 pm Post subject:

My favorite site for homebrewed tools.

http://www.homemadetools.net/
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earthquake · Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 10:59 pm Post subject:

I built my own engine stand...

Adapter to mount VW engine on std stand...

English wheel...

modified HF bead roller...

quick release steering wheel adapter [somebody borrowed my idea and is selling them now]...

I have a test stand I have been working for awhile...

I have some more but no pictures of them. I made most of them while I was working for a metal shop running a water jet machine but they closed the doors and I am disabled now and I can barely get out of bed in the morning.

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Mick · Posted: Mon May 19, 2014 4:30 am Post subject:

Great thread, a topic close to my heart.

I'm always building tools to do different jobs. For me this is half of the fun of restoration and the thing I get the biggest kick out of. Recently I've been getting into panel work, here's a few things I've made up in the past month or so.

Simple but necessary - spot weld drills made from normal twist drills - saves a fortune

A panel chisel for cutting and separating panels after drilling out the welds - just a heat treated bit of flat bar - heaps better then a big clumsy cold chisel.

Heat it up cherry

Quench it in oil (yeah I know - it should be clean oil but who wants to waste good oil on stuff like this)

Don't forget to hone the edge!

Tucking forks for shrinking metal.

Flange bending tool - an absolute necessity. I used to use an adjustable wrench but this is heaps better

(you also use it with a hammer to make a nice sharp edge)

Old hubs and wheels make a great tinmans stake stand - much better than mounting the stakes in a bench holder or in your vice as you can work at a nice comfortable height and easily move the panel around it.

it also makes a great stand for my bead roller - I cut the bottom off of an old stake I had spare. At some point I will also get around to making up some similar stands for my sand bags.

And now with an added hammer holder

There's heaps of other stuff that I don't have good photos for - slapping files, anvil stands, a jacking beam setup in my pit, a 3d printer. Will post some up if I can dig them out.

By far my favourite DIY tool is my CNC plasma cutter - designed and built by me mostly from scrap I had laying about the workshop.

The great thing about this is that it is now even easier to make other tools up.
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