COOL, get that Camaro in there before the blizzard comes...
SShink said
Jan 25, 2019
Lost in the 60s wrote:
COOL, get that Camaro in there before the blizzard comes...
The Camaro is tucked away in cold storage already for the duration, so it doesn't know any better that it has a new home until Spring.
SShink said
Jan 25, 2019
more ambition than brains wrote:
Love the opener! Karl
That was an unexpected expense, but cheaper to have it installed when they put up the door than later by $400, so bit the bullet. The sidewinder style keeps all the opener track away from the ceiling.
dashboard said
Jan 25, 2019
Looks just like my opener. Your going to love it, a must with the lift and everything stays much cleaner. Money well spent.
Looks just like my opener. Your going to love it, a must with the lift and everything stays much cleaner. Money well spent.
Yeah, but mine won't have the cool Jeep lights that come on when the door opens.
Although...I do have a number of '71/72 headlight extensions, the old hood off the convertible, so at some point I could steal your idea.
Lost in the 60s said
Jan 25, 2019
SShink wrote:
dashboard wrote:
Looks just like my opener. Your going to love it, a must with the lift and everything stays much cleaner. Money well spent.
Yeah, but mine won't have the cool Jeep lights that come on when the door opens.
Although...I do have a number of '71/72 headlight extensions, the old hood off the convertible, so at some point I could steal your idea.
Now you have parts to hunt for at swap meets this summer. Find a decent core support, grille and bumper and we can weld up a wall decoration.
If that opener was the only "unexpected expense", you did well.
SShink said
Jan 26, 2019
Lost in the 60s wrote:
SShink wrote:
dashboard wrote:
Looks just like my opener. Your going to love it, a must with the lift and everything stays much cleaner. Money well spent.
Yeah, but mine won't have the cool Jeep lights that come on when the door opens.
Although...I do have a number of '71/72 headlight extensions, the old hood off the convertible, so at some point I could steal your idea.
Now you have parts to hunt for at swap meets this summer. Find a decent core support, grille and bumper and we can weld up a wall decoration.
If that opener was the only "unexpected expense", you did well.
Oh yeah...I forgot I have 3 front bumpers and 1 rear '72 bumper I can re-purpose as wall art. I also had an idea to use the bumpers as shelves to display more junk.
SShink said
Jan 26, 2019
Well, it didn't stay empty long...I asked the contractor if I could grab some of the scrap material and he said 'have at it', so into the garage it went. Plus I needed a few extra siding panels for when the one side of the building will get hit by golf balls.
I'm going to build some car stands out of the shorter 2x6's by alternating them and screwing them together.
The window panel in the garage door is going to get moved up one row in a week or so. Otherwise, it's ready for final inspection.
Looking great Stan, it was worth the minor wait you had to endure.
SShink said
Feb 6, 2019
Came home yesterday and the garage door window panel had been raised up to the height it was supposed to be. Hard to believe the crew worked yesterday as cold and snowy as it was.
Now if anyone wants to look in the garage door windows, they'll need a ladder, unless they're Jon H. height!
I went through the same thing with our door installer bozo... he put the window panel at the very top - ignoring the work order note and my specific instruction not to do so at the start of the job. I come out about an hour later and the window panel is up top. "We always put the window at the top"... end of his discussion.
It looked goofy.
About a week after the job was done I moved it down one slot... didn't want to deal with these guys (ever again!)
Jon H said
Feb 8, 2019
Bobs_Place wrote:
Looks better with window panel where it is now.
It's good they made that correction .
X2!
dashboard said
Feb 9, 2019
It must be so hard to resist the urge to get out there and start something.
SShink said
May 18, 2019
Broke the seal on Jr's Garage last night by moving the Camaro into it so that I can park the truck in the house garage with storms around, and also had our first adult beverages in there.
I'm waiting on a couple of quotes for electrical to be trenched in and the basics wired up, then I'll take it from there.
Dig it 6 feet and put the water line in the bottom...
SShink said
Aug 10, 2019
Kevin, nothing else going in the trench other than electric and gas lines. I can get my satellite TV thru Wifi. I already confirmed the signal reaches that far.
Mitch, no water planned for the shop. It would be nice, but I'll get by with GoJo and hauling a bucket now and then if needed.
Lost in the 60s said
Aug 10, 2019
You can always run a line later and have a frost proof yard hydrant close to the building for water for clean up and washing cars. No need to shut off the supply for the winter. I have one next to the shop drive and have never had an issue with it freezing in 18 years.
Derek69SS said
Aug 12, 2019
I would definitely do the yard hydrant at the very least. Nice to be able to wash out the floors, pressure-wash the siding, and clean up the cars, etc.
Now is the time to do it!
Jon H said
Aug 13, 2019
Certainly worth getting a bid and considering it Stan, it will never get cheaper that right now.
SShink said
Aug 15, 2019
I agree having water would be nice, but we were too far along the path to make the change. The electrician came yesterday and dug the trench for the electric and gas, and there wasn't time to discuss going deeper and lining up pipe and materials for water. I'll run a garden hose out to the shop if I need anything in the warmer months, and I don't plan on needing it during the winter. Will probably regret that approach, but that's the situation at this point.
Here's some pics of my backyard with a very large gopher problem.
-- Edited by SShink on Thursday 15th of August 2019 08:03:37 AM
Good to see you getting the gas and electric done, it should help make the winter a lot more tollerable.
Jon H said
Aug 15, 2019
The trench is a little more invasive than I anticipated.
SShink said
Aug 16, 2019
Jon H wrote:
The trench is a little more invasive than I anticipated.
It is, but they did everything possible to cut the sod carefully to place it back in the original spots so that should help.
The gas line is in and pressure test inspection planned for this morning. The HVAC guy is coming back in a couple of weeks to install the hanging heater. I talked to him about it, and for $800 he will install the vent cap, run and connect the line, and install the 80K BTU heater. I thought that was a good deal, and we've got it scheduled. I called one company last year, and they wanted twice that amount. So, I'll need to get on installing the rest of the wiring, then insulate before winter and I'll be able to hang out when it gets cold.
Are you considering the foam insulation in the walls ? It looks like a great method, but can get a little expensive. Best part is, you don't deal with fiberglass
SShink said
Aug 26, 2019
Lost in the 60s wrote:
Are you considering the foam insulation in the walls ? It looks like a great method, but can get a little expensive. Best part is, you don't deal with fiberglass
I'm going to use fiberglass batting in the side walls and blown in for the attic. The spray foam is pretty expensive.
It's all running on ship's power and I made it official by pulling in both cars and firing up the TV to watch the Twins yesterday.
"I made it official by pulling in both cars and firing up the TV to watch the Twins yesterday." Good prioritization on the TV, and nice paint on the blue 71
Lost in the 60s said
Aug 26, 2019
Now you need to "initiate it".
Turn the blue one around, back up to the wall and leave twin stripes to the door...
SShink said
Aug 27, 2019
Lost in the 60s wrote:
Now you need to "initiate it".
Turn the blue one around, back up to the wall and leave twin stripes to the door...
I like it! Then when I seal the concrete they will be there forever.
Bobs_Place said
Aug 27, 2019
SShink wrote:
Lost in the 60s wrote:
Now you need to "initiate it".
Turn the blue one around, back up to the wall and leave twin stripes to the door...
I like it! Then when I seal the concrete they will be there forever.
Stripes
dashboard said
Aug 27, 2019
It's just like the dog marking its territory.
SShink said
Nov 4, 2019
Some progress over the weekend with the sparky electrical and the first layer of the itchy overhead stuff (i'll blow more in later). Put in 12 foot ceilings they said...it sure introduces more 'fun' having to work on scaffolding and holding up insulation.
Way more to do, but trying to get it buttoned up before sub zero temps kick in.
My wife and I put the tin ceiling in the old shop on scaffolding and that was 16'. You're right, not a lot of fun doing that, but I blew in 16" of insulation after the ceiling was up. I'll get to use the fork lift on this building. Just having the ceiling in and insulated will make working out there bearable with the heat.
Install a receptacle in the ceiling at the front of the lift, so you can plug the battery tender in on a drop cord for the upper car...
SShink said
Nov 30, 2019
A few more update pictures as the ceiling insulation is up, the 442 is in the shop for some future projects over the winter, and next is finish the electrical so that I can insulate the walls.
I installed a wifi thermostat, so it's easy to know what the inside shop temp is and change it on my phone as needed.
I still need to add one more row of lights down the center, then lighting is finished. One step at a time...
Looks great Stan. The 442 looks good in there; when I opened the post I expected to see a five or six speed trany on the floor.
SShink said
Dec 2, 2019
dashboard wrote:
Looks great Stan. The 442 looks good in there; when I opened the post I expected to see a five or six speed trany on the floor.
Not yet...
Lost in the 60s said
Dec 2, 2019
I might be interested in the M20, when it comes out...
Or is the frame-on paint job next...
Jon H said
Dec 2, 2019
Why stop with the frame on and go with a frame off? It would be easier to fit the big block in that way. Seems to be some history of similar activity....
SShink said
Dec 3, 2019
Lost in the 60s wrote:
I might be interested in the M20, when it comes out...
I'm not sure if it's an M20 or M21, but will find out when I pull it. I don't plan on keeping it unless it's the original trans to the car, then I'll hang onto it.
Jon, I've sworn off doing a frame-off ever again. Too much work and $$$$$!
BLyke said
Dec 3, 2019
So Stan says "Jon, I've sworn off doing a frame-off ever again. Too much work and $$$$$!"
Right...
Wonder what the Vegas odds are on that one
On the plus side on my end, the gas tank replacement and paint touch up project should easily be done by spring.
Jon H said
Dec 3, 2019
SShink wrote:
Lost in the 60s wrote:
I might be interested in the M20, when it comes out...
I'm not sure if it's an M20 or M21, but will find out when I pull it. I don't plan on keeping it unless it's the original trans to the car, then I'll hang onto it.
Jon, I've sworn off doing a frame-off ever again. Too much work and $$$$$!
I think I have heard that on the forum at some point in the past.
Lost in the 60s said
Dec 3, 2019
BLyke wrote:
So Stan says "Jon, I've sworn off doing a frame-off ever again. Too much work and $$$$$!"
Right...
Wonder what the Vegas odds are on that one
On the plus side on my end, the gas tank replacement and paint touch up project should easily be done by spring.
That started on Dec 26, 2015. Not bad for a home, nearly frame off, restoration and paint job...
dashboard said
Dec 4, 2019
Back the transmission. It’s ok at your age to buy yourself a nice Christmas gift Stan, get the trany.
COOL, get that Camaro in there before the blizzard comes...
The Camaro is tucked away in cold storage already for the duration, so it doesn't know any better that it has a new home until Spring.
That was an unexpected expense, but cheaper to have it installed when they put up the door than later by $400, so bit the bullet. The sidewinder style keeps all the opener track away from the ceiling.
Looks just like my opener. Your going to love it, a must with the lift and everything stays much cleaner. Money well spent.
Yeah, but mine won't have the cool Jeep lights that come on when the door opens.
Although...I do have a number of '71/72 headlight extensions, the old hood off the convertible, so at some point I could steal your idea.
Now you have parts to hunt for at swap meets this summer. Find a decent core support, grille and bumper and we can weld up a wall decoration.
If that opener was the only "unexpected expense", you did well.
Oh yeah...I forgot I have 3 front bumpers and 1 rear '72 bumper I can re-purpose as wall art. I also had an idea to use the bumpers as shelves to display more junk.
Well, it didn't stay empty long...I asked the contractor if I could grab some of the scrap material and he said 'have at it', so into the garage it went. Plus I needed a few extra siding panels for when the one side of the building will get hit by golf balls.
I'm going to build some car stands out of the shorter 2x6's by alternating them and screwing them together.
The window panel in the garage door is going to get moved up one row in a week or so. Otherwise, it's ready for final inspection.
Looking great Stan, it was worth the minor wait you had to endure.
Came home yesterday and the garage door window panel had been raised up to the height it was supposed to be. Hard to believe the crew worked yesterday as cold and snowy as it was.
Now if anyone wants to look in the garage door windows, they'll need a ladder, unless they're Jon H. height!
Looks better with window panel where it is now.
It's good they made that correction .
It looked goofy.
About a week after the job was done I moved it down one slot... didn't want to deal with these guys (ever again!)
X2!
Broke the seal on Jr's Garage last night by moving the Camaro into it so that I can park the truck in the house garage with storms around, and also had our first adult beverages in there.
I'm waiting on a couple of quotes for electrical to be trenched in and the basics wired up, then I'll take it from there.
Well it's getting real now...electrical trenching next week with the gas line to go on top immediately after.
Dig it 6 feet and put the water line in the bottom...
Kevin, nothing else going in the trench other than electric and gas lines. I can get my satellite TV thru Wifi. I already confirmed the signal reaches that far.
Mitch, no water planned for the shop. It would be nice, but I'll get by with GoJo and hauling a bucket now and then if needed.
You can always run a line later and have a frost proof yard hydrant close to the building for water for clean up and washing cars. No need to shut off the supply for the winter. I have one next to the shop drive and have never had an issue with it freezing in 18 years.
Now is the time to do it!
Certainly worth getting a bid and considering it Stan, it will never get cheaper that right now.
I agree having water would be nice, but we were too far along the path to make the change. The electrician came yesterday and dug the trench for the electric and gas, and there wasn't time to discuss going deeper and lining up pipe and materials for water. I'll run a garden hose out to the shop if I need anything in the warmer months, and I don't plan on needing it during the winter. Will probably regret that approach, but that's the situation at this point.
Here's some pics of my backyard with a very large gopher problem.
-- Edited by SShink on Thursday 15th of August 2019 08:03:37 AM
The trench is a little more invasive than I anticipated.
It is, but they did everything possible to cut the sod carefully to place it back in the original spots so that should help.
The gas line is in and pressure test inspection planned for this morning. The HVAC guy is coming back in a couple of weeks to install the hanging heater. I talked to him about it, and for $800 he will install the vent cap, run and connect the line, and install the 80K BTU heater. I thought that was a good deal, and we've got it scheduled. I called one company last year, and they wanted twice that amount. So, I'll need to get on installing the rest of the wiring, then insulate before winter and I'll be able to hang out when it gets cold.
Are you considering the foam insulation in the walls ? It looks like a great method, but can get a little expensive. Best part is, you don't deal with fiberglass
I'm going to use fiberglass batting in the side walls and blown in for the attic. The spray foam is pretty expensive.
It's all running on ship's power and I made it official by pulling in both cars and firing up the TV to watch the Twins yesterday.
"I made it official by pulling in both cars and firing up the TV to watch the Twins yesterday."
Good prioritization on the TV, and nice paint on the blue 71
Now you need to "initiate it".
Turn the blue one around, back up to the wall and leave twin stripes to the door...
I like it! Then when I seal the concrete they will be there forever.
Stripes
Some progress over the weekend with the sparky electrical and the first layer of the itchy overhead stuff (i'll blow more in later). Put in 12 foot ceilings they said...it sure introduces more 'fun' having to work on scaffolding and holding up insulation.
Way more to do, but trying to get it buttoned up before sub zero temps kick in.
My wife and I put the tin ceiling in the old shop on scaffolding and that was 16'. You're right, not a lot of fun doing that, but I blew in 16" of insulation after the ceiling was up. I'll get to use the fork lift on this building. Just having the ceiling in and insulated will make working out there bearable with the heat.
Install a receptacle in the ceiling at the front of the lift, so you can plug the battery tender in on a drop cord for the upper car...
A few more update pictures as the ceiling insulation is up, the 442 is in the shop for some future projects over the winter, and next is finish the electrical so that I can insulate the walls.
I installed a wifi thermostat, so it's easy to know what the inside shop temp is and change it on my phone as needed.
I still need to add one more row of lights down the center, then lighting is finished. One step at a time...
Looking good Stan, nice progress.
Not yet...
I might be interested in the M20, when it comes out...
Or is the frame-on paint job next...
Why stop with the frame on and go with a frame off? It would be easier to fit the big block in that way. Seems to be some history of similar activity....
I'm not sure if it's an M20 or M21, but will find out when I pull it. I don't plan on keeping it unless it's the original trans to the car, then I'll hang onto it.
Jon, I've sworn off doing a frame-off ever again. Too much work and $$$$$!
So Stan says "Jon, I've sworn off doing a frame-off ever again. Too much work and $$$$$!"
Right...
Wonder what the Vegas odds are on that one
On the plus side on my end, the gas tank replacement and paint touch up project should easily be done by spring.
I think I have heard that on the forum at some point in the past.
That started on Dec 26, 2015. Not bad for a home, nearly frame off, restoration and paint job...