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 Jul 16 2009, 05:14 PM
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FRRAX Owner/Admin  Group: Admin Posts: 15,394 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196  |
Mine's less of a mess...but only because it's smaller.
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Jul 16 2009, 05:20 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 174 Joined: 25-January 08 From: Red Bluff Ca. Member No.: 2,094 |
my shop is smaller but just as bad. only your's is mostly car stuff , mine gets lots of thing from the hou & yard too. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)
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Jul 16 2009, 05:31 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,795 Joined: 3-July 04 From: Pearland, Texas Member No.: 385 |
Our's isn't as bad yet, but we're still moving stuff in. We manage to fill a shelf faster than we can order them and get them put together. There's a lot of stuff on the floor right now.
We did get almost all the cars moved in last weekend. We can't move the race car in yet, as we don't have the driveway poured yet. When (if) it rains, the area surrounding the shop turns into a swamp bog. The garage was quite packed, mostly with car and car-project stuff. Our Impala SS was a substitute shelving unit, the garage was so full. Nice shop, by the way. |
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Jul 16 2009, 06:31 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,766 Joined: 10-April 04 From: New Orleans, LA Member No.: 303 |
I wish that mine was that messy! I'm working out of a 2-car garage, half of which is my wife's side. So, I've got a 22' wall with shelves, an 8' workbench with a couple vices, and a pegboard. That's all I had to work with when building my car.
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Jul 16 2009, 07:31 PM
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Senior Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,226 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Danville, CA, USA Member No.: 27 |
QUOTE (trackbird @ Jul 16 2009, 12:14 PM)  Mine's less of a mess...but only because it's smaller. ...this... |
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Jul 17 2009, 12:31 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 934 Joined: 7-March 06 Member No.: 1,113 |
QUOTE (rmackintosh @ Jul 16 2009, 03:31 PM) QUOTE (trackbird @ Jul 16 2009, 12:14 PM) Mine's less of a mess...but only because it's smaller. ...this... Mine's the same mess...but with three cars, and a big boat, wedged in between the mess And I cleaned it out twice. You should see my office (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif) bock |
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Jul 17 2009, 12:51 AM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 119 Joined: 22-April 06 From: Beloit, Wisconsin Member No.: 1,167 |
At least you have one still.
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Jul 17 2009, 12:26 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 651 Joined: 3-September 05 From: Chicagoland Member No.: 876 |
Well I don't have much space in my small 2 car garage so everything has to be neet and organized. Therefore my garage is almost 5S except I don't do the chalk outlines. But I can tell you exactly where everything is at any time. I never have to hunt for tools. I hate hunting for tools.
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Jul 17 2009, 01:13 PM
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Grumpy Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,722 Joined: 1-January 04 From: Bakersfield CA Member No.: 81 |
I did the 2 car garage all my life until i bought this house, it was MY main reason for buying this home (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
The shop is still not finished(never will be im sure), not enough Elec outlets, no Air, no lift, and not enough Room! lol |
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Jul 17 2009, 04:40 PM
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Grumpy Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,722 Joined: 1-January 04 From: Bakersfield CA Member No.: 81 |
Let's see those pic's of the clean setups! Maybe we can see some of those niffty idea's some of you have come up with for your garage!
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Jul 17 2009, 11:10 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 264 Joined: 31-July 07 From: Virginia Beach Member No.: 1,870 |
Does this count? 1 car garage, (and driveway) Two F-bodies to work on. I have to turn the car around to work on each side!
(IMG:http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff356/n2sking/P1020664.jpg) |
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Jul 17 2009, 11:33 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,323 Joined: 30-March 06 From: Detroit Suburbs Member No.: 1,144 |
QUOTE (firehawkclone @ Jul 16 2009, 01:08 PM) Well my shop is pretty bad (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) I don't get to come home very much, about 3 days a month. So this is how it ends up with the trash before and after an event. And a motor swap.......I'm off to work (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif) How do you have time to race if you are only home for 3 days a month? My shop isn't quite as messy, but I have less free floor space than you: (IMG:http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/StanIROCZ/Garage/DSC03257.jpg) Its not fair that your garage is 8x bigger than mine:( But I have a machine shop: (IMG:http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/StanIROCZ/Garage/DSC03262.jpg) (lathe is at work) My TIG machine takes up about 10 sq feet: (IMG:http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/StanIROCZ/Garage/DSC03263.jpg) Also in that pic is MarkA's tubing bender that I should have given back to him about 5 months ago... sorry Mark. |
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Jul 18 2009, 02:44 AM
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Grumpy Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,722 Joined: 1-January 04 From: Bakersfield CA Member No.: 81 |
QUOTE (Beach Cruiser @ Jul 17 2009, 04:10 PM) Does this count? 1 car garage, (and driveway) Two F-bodies to work on. I have to turn the car around to work on each side! (IMG:http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/ff356/n2sking/P1020664.jpg) Thats perfect bud, great looking cars by the way (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif) QUOTE (StanIROCZ @ Jul 17 2009, 04:33 PM) QUOTE (firehawkclone @ Jul 16 2009, 01:08 PM) Well my shop is pretty bad (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) I don't get to come home very much, about 3 days a month. So this is how it ends up with the trash before and after an event. And a motor swap.......I'm off to work (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif) How do you have time to race if you are only home for 3 days a month? My shop isn't quite as messy, but I have less free floor space than you: (IMG:http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/StanIROCZ/Garage/DSC03257.jpg) Its not fair that your garage is 8x bigger than mine:( But I have a machine shop: (IMG:http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/StanIROCZ/Garage/DSC03262.jpg) (lathe is at work) My TIG machine takes up about 10 sq feet: (IMG:http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/StanIROCZ/Garage/DSC03263.jpg) Also in that pic is MarkA's tubing bender that I should have given back to him about 5 months ago... sorry Mark. Its not easy, I get home and kiss the wife, yell at the dogs, and kick the cat(just kidding, they are all great) and do some all nighters! Are floor space is about the same (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) And I'll post a pic of were i live when im not home (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/ph34r.gif) You will be glad you have your 2 car every night (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/2thumbs.gif) I wish i had some of those tools so bad, im still using hand tools (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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Jul 24 2009, 01:41 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,795 Joined: 3-July 04 From: Pearland, Texas Member No.: 385 |
I'll post the other side, with the shelving, after I get it picked up a bit. Hopefully, that'll happen after this coming weekend, but here's the 'car' side:
(IMG:http://images51.fotki.com/v1545/fileK1YA/eecf7/5/1331095/7778818/shop.jpg) On the wall by the SVO I plan on putting the workbenches, tools and cabinets. I'm interested in seeing what others have done, too. This post has been edited by CrashTestDummy: Jul 24 2009, 01:42 PM |
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Jul 24 2009, 04:24 PM
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Senior Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 5,226 Joined: 24-December 03 From: Danville, CA, USA Member No.: 27 |
QUOTE (CrashTestDummy @ Jul 24 2009, 08:41 AM) I'll post the other side, with the shelving, after I get it picked up a bit. Hopefully, that'll happen after this coming weekend, but here's the 'car' side: (IMG:http://images51.fotki.com/v1545/fileK1YA/eecf7/5/1331095/7778818/shop.jpg) On the wall by the SVO I plan on putting the workbenches, tools and cabinets. I'm interested in seeing what others have done, too. How big is that building and about how much did it run you? Where did you get the building? I ask because I am planning on getting a house with room for a shop and am in the market. Thanks. |
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Jul 25 2009, 02:45 AM
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Grumpy Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,722 Joined: 1-January 04 From: Bakersfield CA Member No.: 81 |
That thing is BIG!
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Jul 25 2009, 03:22 AM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,277 Joined: 4-May 04 From: Kenvil, NJ Member No.: 331 |
WOW... covered cars, in a hangar, with a floor that clean. Is someone OCD or just a neat freak? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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Jul 25 2009, 04:20 PM
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FRRAX Owner/Admin Group: Admin Posts: 15,394 Joined: 13-February 04 From: Ohio Member No.: 196 |
Gene,
I'm packing...I'm moving into your garage. You won't even notice that I'm there. I'll bring a Tig welder (if you have one, then we'll have two) and power tools...I don't eat much... I sold a 1,200 lb capacity "cart" that I bought as a pit cart a few years back. It never made it to the track and was taking up too much room. So, that's officially gone as of yesterday. I had to dig it out of the corner and then repack the crap into the garage. I actually have a bit more workspace now and if I can get my friends arcade game out of here, I'll have even more room. Maybe I'll get this place organized eventually. Of course I want to move and I keep dragging heavy shop equipment home. |
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Jul 26 2009, 03:10 AM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,795 Joined: 3-July 04 From: Pearland, Texas Member No.: 385 |
The shop has been a dream of ours since before we bought our current place. It was one of the items on the list when we were house-hunting; enough property to build a shop. We now have 2.5 acres. We could have probably put it on less, maybe 1.5, but anything less, and things feel crowded.
It's been more than 10 years coming. The original plan was to deck out a second floor for a 'gameroom', glorified efficiency apartment where I could go to get cleaned up, or guests could sleep in so they don't have to deal with our mutts. The estimates with the gameroom were over the top. It's 3200 square feet, with a 20X80 'carport' on one side. It's 20' high, so there's room for the gameroom in the future. Since we had the place built, and still had our cars in various storage, I decided to paint the floor while it was clean and empty. My wife and I and a friend cleaned, prepped and painted the floor in a 4-day weekend. We used U-Coat-It. I am quite pleased with the way it turned out. The three covered cars were at three different storage units. We have a cover for the SVO, but it's kind of worn, and I'm putting it back together from the paint work. Cost? In Texas, ~$137K. That didn't include fleshing out the power or the floor coating. We have 200 amp breaker in the shop, with power pulled to it, but I haven't put in outlets or lights yet. That'll probably be next after I get all the storage units emptied up and that monthly drain on the checkbook is gone. We have water to the outside of the shop. I'll probably build a small bathroom in the corner where we had them put in a frameout, just so I have water and facilities inside. Right now, I'm trying to get a partial driveway poured, but concrete is obscene. Heck, 1/3 the cost of the building was in concrete alone. If I can get a driveway poured to where our gravel driveway ends, then I can park the race car/trailer and truck back there. Until then, the race car stays in the garage, and our daily drivers stay outside in the weather. It's getting there, and it sure is cool to open the doors and see all our cars under one roof. Some day I'll get to work on them, and not the shop. ;-) Kevin, I know what you mean about organizing things. I added an additional level to the two storage racks we have today. Step 1: remove the stuff on the upper shelves so I could partially-disassemble them to start the move vertically. I think the extra shelf space up there will be quite handy. I only put light/stored stuff up there, like the spare dish racks for our home dishwasher and the original headlights for our 95 SS (we have export T85 lights in the car now). Tomorrow I get some more plywood, cut it up, paint it so it will work in the new shelving unit I have to assemble tomorrow. Then we can bring some more crap home from storage. This post has been edited by CrashTestDummy: Jul 26 2009, 03:18 AM |
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