Common Wrench Sizes, What sizes do I need? Options

[VaccaRabite]

Hi all. I am tapping your collective brain power till my shop manual comes in. (Amazon says Oct 15 - I went for the free shipping (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) )

Tonight I was thinking on going to sears and getting some good wrenches. I have lots of fractional wrenches, but just about nothing in metrics. It has been my experience that some wrenches are used all the time, and buying a "wrench set" blind could either net you lots of unused wrenches, or worse, not having the size that you need in the set.

So, what are the common sizes that I am going to need?
My car is a 1976 2.0L

I searched, but "Common wrench size" turned up nothing, and "Wrench size" turned up too much to sift through, at least while sitting at in my office. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

Thanks all,

Zach

[ArtechnikA]

there is exactly *one* place an 18mm is required, and on /6's only :-)

get a nice set of metric allen keys too - with a ball-driver on the long end preferably. there are 3-4 places Allens are used and when you find one, nothing else will quite do.

i started buying automotive tools more than 30 years ago and just recently reached the point where pretty much all i buy now are real specialty items.
you will *NEVER* regret the money you spend on good tools, but the same cannot be said for cheap stuff. cheap tools will get you hurt, and damage your car - sooner, or later.

once upon a time you didn't have to do quite the level of "incoming inspection" with a Sears tool that you do now. i think the good ones are still pretty good, but more bad ones are slipping through. after many years, Snap-On has seen the light and will sell direct through their website. i just got done paying about $150 for 4 sockets, but i know what my time is worth and how long it takes to do the job i bought them for with lesser tools...