OK, many of us BADders have started banding together to purchase heavier duty tools that you'd rarely need, but really come in handy when you do, but are prohibitive in cost for one person to handle for a one-off job. The table below is pretty self-explanatory. It has the tool being purchased (it may have already been bought), the cost of the tool, the person who paid for it (so you can Email them for where to send payment), where it is stored, and yes/no on whether it is fully paid off. Once a tool is fully paid off, I'll pull the Email link off of the Contact name. If you did not help pay for it, you need to rent it. That money will go towards buying more BAD tools or paying back the original purchasers. This gives us BADders an incentive to pitch in and buy new tools. The more people that pitch in on a tool, the cheaper it is, and then you don't have to worry about trying to find some of these strange tools at a rental store, or paying a dealer to do your work because they aren't available.
If you do any of your own car work, or have others in the Club do it for you, please consider helping to build the BA DSM Club tool chest up as much as possible. If you have suggestions for a one-off tool for the BA Club, please discuss it on the BA Live Feed, so we can decide if it needs to be added, and then it can be added to the list below.
If you have a tool that you don't mind lending out at the drop of a hat for days on end (no "normal" tools, just the strange stuff), send me the info, so I can add it here.
See BA DSM Tool Purchasers to see who has bought into what tools.
| Tool | Cost | Rental | Contact | Storage area | Paid off? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMO Datalogger | $300 | $30/week | Rick Santangelo | Rick's | Yes |
| TMO Datalogger laptop | $300 | $10/week | Rick Santangelo | Rick's | NO |
| Here is the info on who paid for the datalogger and the schedule of who will have it when. You must join the BA Datalogger Egroups list in order to access the page. | |||||
| Engine Hoist | $280 | $30/week | Tom Stangl | Rick's | NO |
| Engine Stand | $65 | $5/week | Rick Santangelo | Rick's | NO |
| Leakdown Tester | $70 | $5 | Tom Stangl | Tom's | NO |
| Timing Belt tools | $20 | $5 | Rick Santangelo | Rick's | Yes |
| EXTRA Timing Belt tools | $20 | $5 | Rick Santangelo | Rick's | Yes |
| Custom Balance Shaft bearing tools (Engine in the car) |
$60 | $10/week | Tom Stangl | Tom's | NO |
| Valvespring compressor (head off of the car) |
$40 | $10/week | Tom Stangl | Tom's | NO |
| Valvespring compressor (head ON the car) |
$200 | $40/week ($200 CASH deposit required) |
Tom Stangl | Tom's | NO |
| Cylinder ballhone | $60 | $5/week | Rick Santangelo | Rick's | NO |
| Tranny socket (36mm) | $10? | $2 | Rick Santangelo | Rick's | NO |
| Axle Nut Socket (32mm) | $10? | $2 | Rick Santangelo | Rick's | NO |
| #MD998801, Transaxle bearing remover | $45 | $5 | Rick Santangelo | Rick's | NO |
| CV Boot Crimp Pliers | $40 | $5 | Rick Santangelo | Rick's | NO |