Thanks for posting the update pics, looks like it's really coming along. Soon you'll get to spend more time working in the building than on the building...

Nothing too exciting has been going on with the shop, but my siding guys are getting ready to come out and finish up some trim work so I can finally get the city inspection completed. We are working inside on different projects constantly so here is the only real picture of anything going on.

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How's the arm Tom? I hope you coming along.

Getting better everyday. Physical therapy twice a week and exercises at home three times a day seems to be helping a lot. Good as new in no time! (Rotator cuff and biceps tendon surgery on my shoulder the beginning of September for those that are wondering)

Great to hear! My wife was looking over my shoulder when I saw the picture of your garage. I said now that's a well equipped garage, She said and when are you going to finish yours :twak: Open mouth insert foot!

Nice to see the square-body Burb peeking two of its four eyes into the pic! ;)

We need to get right on that as soon as we get my buddies Chevelle done and out of the shop. Will also be starting a build thread for the Burb on all our favorite sites even though it's not really pro-touring.

Here's the long overdue update on the shop. We've definitely kept plugging away but once the outside was sealed up and it became more usable working on projects took priority.

Back in January we hooked up the wood stove. It worked pretty well, but when the temps were in the single digits and the ceiling wasn't complete it was hard to feel the positive effects of anything from more than 10' away.

Double wall stainless chimney pipe isn't cheap!
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Where there is smoke, there is fire.
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The biggest thing that has happened is the finishing of the metal ceiling in the main shop area and the lights. We went with the T5HO six lamp fluorescent fixtures. I found a place on ebay that would sell the American made fixtures for $92 each including freight. Lots of money, but the lighting is amazing so I will say that it was money well spent. I hope it's not necessary next winter, but they function well even below 0*.
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The lights in the "machine" area are just porcelain fixtures with 100w incadecent bulbs. Now that we have "real" light in the rest of the shop these will have to go and be replaced with four 4 bulb T5HO fixtures.
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looks great!, what is up with that Chevy truck? I love those!

That's a 1985 Suburban 4x4 that I bought off of another Pro-Touring Chevelle guy, Herb Lumpp. It's an Arizona truck and crazy solid. It runs and drives but I'm putting a mild 350 with a Holley EFI together for it just for dependability. One of these days I'm going to start a thread on it even though it's not really Pro-Touring.