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Offline GlennLever

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We are all proud of our shops Post pictures here.
« on: February 02, 2013, 01:45:00 PM »
We are all proud of our shops post pictures of where you do your builds here.
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« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2013, 04:23:49 AM »
Very cool Glenn. Nice setup, with the garage on main floor and shop in the basement. Clean, organized and well equipped.

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« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2013, 08:10:47 AM »
Your shop's roomy.  Good idea how you have your panels out of harms way.  Looks like new 60s style paint scheme, tastefully done.  My shop is a two car garage.  It's tough to work in there, takes more effort and planning, but no doubt it's cozy.  I have my whole driveway too, plus all my neighbors help me when needed, which I think they enjoy doing stuff as much as me. 

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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2013, 08:15:38 AM »
Nice i wish my neighbors were as nice every time I fire it up the cops show up. I done when they arrive so they just leave again.

Mine does not fit in thegarage so I had to cut a hole in the wall and the front wheels sit out on the back porch.
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« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2013, 08:38:46 AM »
I have a friend who cut a small square hole in his first trailer so his parachute and mount stuck out.  Us drag racers always figure out a solution.
For me, I like the old style open trailer.

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« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2013, 05:26:03 PM »
i have a 1600sf garage separet and away from the house. if my wife saw my garage that clean, she would be calling a doctor for me. lol

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« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2013, 05:28:20 PM »
i have a 1600sf garage separet and away from the house. if my wife saw my garage that clean, she would be calling a doctor for me. lol
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« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2013, 03:30:54 PM »
I had a real good laugh when I first saw Glenns car with the front end sticking thru the wall. But ya gots ta do what ya gots ta do right? I had a nice 30 by 40 shop back in WI before I retired. Now I'm back down to a tight two car garage again. But making do with what I have. Plus if I tried to do what Glenn did, I don't think my wife would go for tripping over the front wheels everytime she went to the fridge, LOL.  Mark L
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« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2013, 03:32:29 PM »
I had a real good laugh when I first saw Glenns car with the front end sticking thru the wall. But ya gots ta do what ya gots ta do right? I had a nice 30 by 40 shop back in WI before I retired. Now I'm back down to a tight two car garage again. But making do with what I have. Plus if I tried to do what Glenn did, I don't think my wife would go for tripping over the front wheels everytime she went to the fridge, LOL.  Mark L

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« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2013, 06:18:23 PM »
Wow
You Guys are putting me to shame, Everything clean and shiney. I hate to show you my shop but you got to kmow I try to do what I can.

here is a picture of 2 of my cars :


Here is a picture of my shop it's 30 X 30 and its to small. I'm thinking 40 X 60 for the next one.


And I have a 2 Acher front yard and a 3 Acher Back yard I test run my cars out in the backyard for Burnouts.
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« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2013, 09:28:47 PM »
All of you guys with big shops are just show offs.

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Try building 225" car.30 over hang in garage thats 20 wide and 22 deep.Add in bridgeport mill,lathe(behind car),enought parts to run top alcohol,wood working stuff and two harley(sitting out right now). Then you learn what it takes to work in overstuffed small area.
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« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2013, 05:07:14 AM »
My garage is 20 by 22, I just also expanded into the basement.

We are all brothers though because we are proud of our shops, and to a man I'm sure want bigger ones, with more stuff in them.
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« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2013, 08:43:27 PM »
Shops are one of a kind, To my wife it's a place she can put stuff that she don't want in the house, I go out there and dream of what I could have done if I was only 40 years younger, I have even though about putting a lift in so I could pull one car under another and stack them, I think that is part of drag racing always wondering what if and thats why we have shops..

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« Reply #13 on: March 05, 2013, 08:44:19 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2013, 02:32:23 PM »
I keep my FED on the wall off season.

 

 

Shop looks like crap right then and there,  it's a little better now.