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Old 10-11-2015, 07:54 PM
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Ezekiel
All you need to start is a wooden stump, a blocking hammer ,a sand bag , couple of dollies, a few chasers , a good plenishing hammer, a tuck fork ,and a flipper, and a nice steel bench.....you can do a lot of work just with those simple tools
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Old 10-12-2015, 01:25 AM
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Ezekiel,

For the Firebird sort of body working project, I think I would recommend:
4inch angle grinder, electric. With a bunch of 4in cutoff wheels - thin and thick. And a wire brush attachment.
Gloves. Ear protection. Eyeshield/faceshield.
Extension cord.
Shop light.
Vacuum.
Air compressor - small $199. Noisy but does the job. Blow gun.
Snips, left and right. Midwest is fine.http://www.tinmantech.com/html/snips_shears_seamers.php
(Seamers are also helpful)
Some 20 ga sheet steel - a 4ft X 4ft to start.
Try square and a 3ft metal straightedge.
Air drill motor and a set of metric twist drills.
Marking pens.
News print from the local paper - cheap, wide, available, useful.
Masking tape.
Cross pein body hammer, http://www.tinmantech.com/html/body_hammers.php
Double face deep reach hammer, http://www.tinmantech.com/html/body_hammers.php
track dolly, http://www.tinmantech.com/html/body_dollies.php
Slapper, http://www.tinmantech.com/products/h...el-slapper.php
Sheet metal screws (Drill set above)
Cordless drill - screw gun
Shot/sand bag, https://www.tinmantech.com/html/forming_bags.php
Videos on the work you want to do

-some kind of a welder - $300 or there-abouts. Used torch sets come up for that - with bottles. Or a mig machine - and all the gear with that, hat, gloves, nozzles, wire, tools for that.

Good luck starting out. Ask questions. Get second opinions.
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Old 10-12-2015, 01:15 PM
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The firechickens have a pretty huge aftermarket for panels so I'm not sure how much metal 'forming' you'll be into. As said above, the simplest is cheap. Decent body hammers and blocks go a long way but a I/R basic inline air sander and a decent DA sander are must haves. 110v Mig, spot weld drills etc. A O/A torch is great for finding the limit of surface rust. Decent mechanics tools and a decent well lit working area is important too.

Good luck and post up some pics of the cars.
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