I agree with what you are proposing.
I am a member of a Model A Ford club in the Baltimore area that has a club-owned collection of all of the special tools and equipment to do any job on a Model A. Any club member can check out a tool and use it. The system works well.
Since the ZR-1 Net Registry is an international organization, the system may have to be different than my local Model A club with less than 50 members.
I suggest that a small group of members formulate a plan on how to procure and manage the "loan" of the tools and then make a proposal to the club at a board meeting.
The ZR-1 owners in the Washington DC area (WAZOO) are doing something similar to what you propose, although the tools and parts are all privately owned, and are offered to other WAZOO members for use.
http://www.zr1netregistry.com/forum/...ead.php?t=9915
Jim