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#31
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I'm really diggin that two-story setup!! That would be killer. Maybe at my next assignment.
Guilty. I haven't gotten around to setting the valves on it yet. It's got a 383 stroker LT1, ported & polished heads, cam, roller rockers, well, everything from top to bottom really, should be good for 11's, and ~425-445 rwhp. We will see. That 302 on the stand is just a spare motor I got from someone, has a bottom end knock. My yellow Mustang coupe will be getting a 351W (not in the pics, at the machine shop right now). Putting a T-76 turbo on that. The 460 bare block on the stand in the middle of the garage will be going into the '79 Bronco. The 351W block on the floor next to the Firebird is a 94+ roller block, another spare, not sure what I'm doing with that yet.
Dave, what kind of Mustang lover has a GM F-body in his garage???
Oh, and get that 5.0 off the stand and in the car already!!
Oh, and get that 5.0 off the stand and in the car already!!
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You guys all have some great looking workshops. I would give anything to have something where I can pull in a vehicle and do some work. I have a nice shed with tools etc, but wow!!! These are nice!
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Originally Posted by Hoss
I don't know. It was just the biggest, baddest shop I could find doing a quick Google search so I claimed it for myself.
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Originally Posted by Dave88LX
Is that the place that installs the concrete bedliners?
Line-X on a larger scale.
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Thats MR Hoss to you buddy!
Originally Posted by Dave88LX
Is that the place that installs the concrete bedliners?
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I now have a new theory: You start with no garage, and wish you had one to store things in, and work in. You build a small garage, thinking it will be enough, because anything is better than nothing. You quickly fill it with tools and junk, and resort to working in the driveway. You then decide to use your father's 30x40 garage, but find its full of his tools and junk, and you end up working in the driveway again. So then you decide to buy your own shop, 40x54, thinking it will have room for tools, junk, a couple projects, and still be able to repair your vehicle when necessary. But with the tools, more junk than you ever had before, and one project that there isn't room to work on, you still resort to wrenching in the driveway.
Yup, thats my story. My current shop is a 40x54 building, that came attached to a 30x40 building that we remodelled into a home. The shop has heat and parts of it even have central A/C. One door is 10x10' to handle larger vehicles, the other is only 8' and is mostly for small vehicles and equipment access. Its currently for sale, and once its sold, I'll be building a new large shop at our new house. It might not be 40x54, (although I'd really like a steel 40x60 shop), but more likely 30x40. Pic of the side of the shop:
Moral of the story: Build a shop at least twice as large as you think you need. You WILL fill it up eventually, this way it will just take longer.
Jim
Yup, thats my story. My current shop is a 40x54 building, that came attached to a 30x40 building that we remodelled into a home. The shop has heat and parts of it even have central A/C. One door is 10x10' to handle larger vehicles, the other is only 8' and is mostly for small vehicles and equipment access. Its currently for sale, and once its sold, I'll be building a new large shop at our new house. It might not be 40x54, (although I'd really like a steel 40x60 shop), but more likely 30x40. Pic of the side of the shop:
Moral of the story: Build a shop at least twice as large as you think you need. You WILL fill it up eventually, this way it will just take longer.
Jim
#41
DTR's Locomotive Superhero and the DTR Sweet Tea Specialist
I've got a 50x100 foot finished pole barn. With 2-14 ft high garage doors,4 inches of packed limestone topped off with 6 inches of reinforced concrete. We just finished all the electrical and are starting on the plumbing soon. Right now it has 4 antique tractors parked in it, but it's big enough for a semi. by the end of the year i hope to have a work area set up inside with aa the nessecities of a shop. I'll try to get a pic up of it as soon as i get my camera back.
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#43
Originally Posted by Blue3quarter
I've got a 50x100 foot finished pole barn. With 2-14 ft high garage doors,4 inches of packed limestone topped off with 6 inches of reinforced concrete. We just finished all the electrical and are starting on the plumbing soon. Right now it has 4 antique tractors parked in it, but it's big enough for a semi. by the end of the year i hope to have a work area set up inside with aa the nessecities of a shop. I'll try to get a pic up of it as soon as i get my camera back.
matt
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Sounds quite nice.
Also, very Keen observation by NHDiesel. By your account I should be thinking in the range of 60X240. Your shops are awesome, I must admit I'm a bit jealous.
I hope a 30X36 or so will suffice.
(my wife is the one with the Hammer!)
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Originally Posted by P.J
Please do get the Pics up, I'd like to see 10,000 sq. ft. under roof.
Sounds quite nice.
Also, very Keen observation by NHDiesel. By your account I should be thinking in the range of 60X240. Your shops are awesome, I must admit I'm a bit jealous.
I hope a 30X36 or so will suffice.
(my wife is the one with the Hammer!)
Sounds quite nice.
Also, very Keen observation by NHDiesel. By your account I should be thinking in the range of 60X240. Your shops are awesome, I must admit I'm a bit jealous.
I hope a 30X36 or so will suffice.
(my wife is the one with the Hammer!)
Hey PJ is that one of those kit builts, that I always see in Menards, etc.?
Oh well, probably in a couple more years when my 2 oldest are out of college.
#45
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Originally Posted by Hoss
Here's mine. I have a bit of cleaning up to do.
Outside
Inside
Outside
Inside
That is just not fair mine is 28 X 48, still much, much too small. I will try to get some pics. soon.