Let's see your garage!

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SleeperScamp, Your "redneck work light" is a great idea & very cool. I love the mobility. 8)
 
ramcharger said:
Well, mines a piece of crap Husky and I would not recommend it but I got it super cheap. I won't even get into details as it's not worth it.

Get something with at least 10 cfm @ 90 PSI. Craftsman makes a vertical twin cylinder 220 version for about 450-500 bucks on sale IIRC that exceeds these specs.

I really miss the big *** industrial compressor at my last house. The X wouldn't let me have it..... *****. lol
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Mine is a 60 gal. 5 hp. Ingersol Rand I got from Tractor Supply... Around $900.... Like it because its quite...
 
SleeperScamp said:
Mine is a 60 gal. 5 hp. Ingersol Rand I got from Tractor Supply... Around $900.... Like it because its quite...
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The one at the other house was 5hp too. Not 5 hp peak, but continous most likely like yours sleeper. I think it had a 80 gallon horizontal. The compressor head was a giant 2 cylinder with "DENVER" cast into it. Supposedly it came from the "Gates" factory here in Colorado. Yep, thats Gates as in Gates belts and hoses made right here in crazy *** weather Colorado. That sucker would go from 20 PSI to 150 in less than 5 minutes and it was queiter than my stupid 30 gal Husky.

SleeperScamp said:
Yeah may have apply for a patent on it......LOL
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Dude, do it! :cheers:
 
I love the way you worded that Lol....a garage with a house attached to it Lol,most people look for a house and if a garage is attached to it or on the property it's a "plus" But Great Men Think alike!!!! I can here the realator now describing this property Lol here we hava a spaciouse living room for all of your cars to enjoy each others company and a walk in closet for all of their personal parts and a laundry room with extra shelving to store their car covers and such and attached to it is ....a house Lol hope it comes thru for ya !!!!:cheers:
rmchrgr said:
I've been living in one NYC apartment or another for 12 years. Out of necessity, I work on my cars in the street.

There may now be a garage with a house attached to it in my immediate future.
I can hardly contain myself. :smilebox:

Let's see what your garage looks like. Anything - giant shop, shack, shed, carport, blue tarp... Let's see beyond the cars. I wanna see tools, storage, air systems, benches, floors, lighting etc.

If this has been done before, please point me in the right direction.
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waggin said:
I love the way you worded that Lol....a garage with a house attached to it Lol,most people look for a house and if a garage is attached to it or on the property it's a "plus" But Great Men Think alike!!!! I can here the realator now describing this property Lol here we hava a spaciouse living room for all of your cars to enjoy each others company and a walk in closet for all of their personal parts and a laundry room with extra shelving to store their car covers and such and attached to it is ....a house Lol hope it comes thru for ya !!!!:cheers:
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See post #106! My wife and I just moved in to our new "garage with a house attached to it"! Also see my "New Ride" post for the new addition to my automotive family.

Your statement above rings true too because I had parts all over the apartment - in the kitchen, on the shelves, closets, everywhere. My tool box was in our kitchen and I tripped over a manifold in there every day. I had a NOS NP 435 truck transmission on a small pallet in our entry way for years. I'd get all kind of comments on it from people who had no idea what it was. I put a description above it like you'd see in an art gallery because I got tired of explaining it. Before I moved in with my wife, I had a 440 in my old one-bedroom apartment.

I'm really excited about all the new stuff, it's just mind-blowing how it happened all at once. I'm a lucky man!
 
Finally made it to the garage today after sitting in the drive for almost 2 years. Now the fun can finally start!!! YEAH!!!


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Cool! An old Sun Machine! I see these every now and again on Craigslist for cheap. I remember using these back in the day. Super high tech for the time.
 
Yea I had that machine since 1972 when I brought it brand new. Its mounted on a monorail that goes to the other side of the shop
 
dart64gt said:
Yea I had that machine since 1972 when I brought it brand new. Its mounted on a monorail that goes to the other side of the shop
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I was going to ask if it was on a rail, lol. Just found my snap-on digital timing light! Woo-hoo! :cheers: I knew that sucker would pop up if I just kept organizing this place. I think I paid 275 bucks for that in '86.
 
I had this built and the driveway done last year. It's 24 x 32. The car cost me $4000.00 but to give it a nice home cost me another 20k+!

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That will fit my bill Tnplumber :cheers:nice car and shop.:-D
 
memike said:
That will fit my bill Tnplumber :cheers:nice car and shop.:-D
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Thanks Memike, I waited 20 years to get a garage and a mopar at the same time, but with the economy so bad I wonder if it was a good move. Oh well, haven't missed a payment yet, lol.
 
Tnplumber said:
I had this built and the driveway done last year. It's 24 x 32. The car cost me $4000.00 but to give it a nice home cost me another 20k+!
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How do you like the cinderblock construction? Does it help keep it cool in the summer?
 
ramcharger said:
How do you like the cinderblock construction? Does it help keep it cool in the summer?
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Yes it seems to, along with the tin roof. But in the winter it is like an ice house. I'm going to install some kind of heat source and put a ceiling in it. Right now all the heat just goes out the ridge vents.

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I built this by myself, to save some dough. We wanted an old driving shed type of look. It's fully insulated, and heated, and I put the temp garage on the front in the winter, just for the snowblower, etc. It's 20x30, and still not big enough.:angry7:

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ramcharger said:
I was going to ask if it was on a rail, lol. Just found my snap-on digital timing light! Woo-hoo! :cheers: I knew that sucker would pop up if I just kept organizing this place. I think I paid 275 bucks for that in '86.
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Put it in a safe place and never went back till know:-D Glad you found it:cheers:,

A great day here with sun shine and 43 F :drinkers:


Good day :cheers:

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Here's my shop that we built this summer and fall. Just got it roofed before the first snow. And as you can see it hasn't stopped snowing. It is a 40 X 64 building that will be partitioned for a 20" wide main bay to work in and 10' for 3 car garage and 10' for office/storage/tools. Trying to get the insulation and walls up so can start working on the mopars. I have the Duster there now and the Cuda and Challenger to come home in spring. It took 25 years to get a working shop so as the old saying goes "there's no replacement for displacement" same for shop size as engine size.

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