Draker Posted January 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 After waiting 4 months, garage doors arrived. Next up insulation and electrical. Got the fleet assembled in the shop. 3 of them drove in under their own power. Lol. 22 Quote Link to comment
angliagt Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Nice shop.Looks like you have about $100,000 in Datsuns there. 3 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted January 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 4 hours ago, angliagt said: Nice shop.Looks like you have about $100,000 in Datsuns there. Thanks! Lol maybe someday. Quote Link to comment
KELMO Posted January 28, 2023 Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Draker, That shop really looks the goods. 1 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 Have you looked at wildfire lifts draker? https://www.wildfirelifts.com/copy-of-wildfire-xlt Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 Used lifts are cheap if you can find them. I've bought three used lifts, all Rotary brand, for less than $1500 each. Right now I have a four post lift, mainly for storage, and a two post Rotary. Here are some pics of my shop. It's a 40x60 steel building, with a 16x16 front door and a 10x10 side door. I bought the building in 2008 for $27k and all in, including concrete, wiring and upgrades, has cost me about $60k. That's just the building, not tools. With the current layout, I can fit up to nine vehicles inside, and I've got 720 feet of upstairs including a 240 sq ft office. By far, the best addition to the shop has been the upstairs mezzanine, which I built in 2019, using 12" steel beams and 4" square columns. When framing the office, we used 2x6 studs for added insulation, and double sheared the walls so I could hang stuff anywhere on the outside or on the inside without worrying about finding studs. It's got cedar lap siding and is made to look like an old train station ticket office. 6 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 More pics. 13 1 Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 Oh, I see, now we're just showing off 4 1 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted January 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 22 hours ago, hobospyder said: Have you looked at wildfire lifts draker? https://www.wildfirelifts.com/copy-of-wildfire-xlt I have browsed their site at least once. 4 post with casters is cool. Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted January 31, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 13 hours ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: More pics. now this is a shop! Wow. I am planning a lift area as well. Yours is really nice! 1 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Draker said: I have browsed their site at least once. 4 post with casters is cool. I've got them bookmarked and dream about the day I can buy 1 or 2 1 Quote Link to comment
iceman510 Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 (edited) I love the look of the office. Both of my lifts I bought from Craigslist used as well. Two post is a used Rotary and the 4 post is some other brand (I think a Triumph) but it's not labeled. Edited April 26, 2023 by iceman510 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 I suppose I am showing off a bit. I'm proud of what I have, and it's all paid for. And it's 230ft from the house, which I suppose isn't far enough... The office didn't come out exactly as I had envisioned it, but I was spending so much time on it, I had to throw in the towel and call it done. One other aspect of the shop in which I am particularly proud is my stickers, signs, posters and old junk. Like the beer fridge, which I reserve for cool stickers only. I keep adding to the junk out in front of the shop with antique stuff like you'd see in an old auto repair shop painting. There's a vintage tire machine and some old Ford 16" wheels out there now, as well as some doors from 1940's trucks. Yes, I geek out on "decorating" the shop, but it serves me well. The only two things I can't handle in the shop are paint ad upholstery. 9 Quote Link to comment
iceman510 Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 You and I could be fast friends if we lived near each other. Archer Brothers racing sticker has to be somewhat rare. I met with them a bit when they came to pick up their Eagle Talon race cars when I worked for Diamond Star/Mitsubishi. I'll have to post some more pictures of all my junk when I get a chance. I need a bigger shop as my actual car work space is about half of yours. A mezzanine in a tall building is a great plan. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 31, 2023 Report Share Posted January 31, 2023 One doesn't need a big shop to build cool stuff. I've always romanticized the idea of having one of those small garages like you see in the UK. My dad's shop was a single car separate unit which we put dormers in the roof so we could install a two post lift. We obviously have a lot in common. Not many people know who Bobby and Tommy Archer are. Here's my dad's shop at their old house. 12 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 1/31/2023 at 10:26 AM, Stoffregen Motorsports said: One doesn't need a big shop to build cool stuff. I've always romanticized the idea of having one of those small garages like you see in the UK. I think bigger is better, but I am out of space lol 3 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 41 minutes ago, ]2eDeYe said: I think bigger is better, but I am out of space lol Is your ceiling strong enough to mount a chain hoist? That would give you some room. 2 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted February 12, 2023 Report Share Posted February 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: Is your ceiling strong enough to mount a chain hoist? That would give you some room. It barely holds the roof up lol 2 7 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted March 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) Work is ongoing. I'm slowly insulating the shop with 1.5 foamboard, covered with OSB. Going to look at a scissor lift this weekend which should aid in that effort. Edited March 18, 2023 by Draker 13 Quote Link to comment
hobospyder Posted March 18, 2023 Report Share Posted March 18, 2023 I've been working on cleaning up 7 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted April 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2023 Bought a scissor lift and have been working to insulate. Im almost done and on to paint and electrical. 12 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted April 28, 2023 Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 4/25/2023 at 12:40 PM, Draker said: Bought a scissor lift and have been working to insulate. Im almost done and on to paint and electrical. You bought the scissor lift? How much? I need a bucket lift for tree trimming and gutter cleaning, but I can't find one for a good price. 2 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted April 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2023 1 hour ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: You bought the scissor lift? How much? I need a bucket lift for tree trimming and gutter cleaning, but I can't find one for a good price. This one was $4k. It was the cheapest one out there. I tested the batteries beforehand. I have a lot of plans that would require me to rent for several months, so i just bought one. I’ll probably sell when I’m done. So far it been incredibly useful. I got some trees that need trimming as well. 5 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted May 2, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 Primer goin up. 10 Quote Link to comment
EDM620 Posted May 3, 2023 Report Share Posted May 3, 2023 21 hours ago, Draker said: Primer goin up. Keeping it white? High gloss oil and it'll clean off decently 1 Quote Link to comment
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