Lets see your shop!
 

Ok, lets kick this new section off with some pictures of the shop or garage that Trush so affectionately calls the Man Cave.

So post em up. I want to finally finish off my shop once the car is away at paint. I need ideas. :D

here is my main hangout.
a real working garage.
gonna finish that sucker soon:
http://webpages.charter.net/harrycoo...20(Medium).JPG
here is one of my under house garages.
http://webpages.charter.net/harrycoo...20(Medium).JPG

Here is my man cave.....after the kid goes to sleep.

32W X 56L X 14H fully insulated and plumbing has been roughed in (restroom with shower) and a wash area with a drain. There are also footings for a big two post lift. An unplanned career change has slowed my progress, and my 2 year old son has really changed my priorities, too.

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I can't wait until I have the restroom finished and the two post lift installed. The man cave will be a great place to hang out!

Randy

I'm not allowed in "ours". :rolleyes:

and neither is mine!!! ;)

Nothing fancy... wish it was bigger and heated!

http://www.chevelles.com/showroom/da...sassembled.JPG

i just signed a new lease on a bigger building...... im doin a lil redecorating this week, before i start filling it up with crap. btw, i got a real office now, who has some rendering files to share:unibrow:

Here's my old Cave.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c1...Picture051.jpg

Heres are shop. We already need more space. So things are a little congested right now.
Tim

A couple of the back.

Here's mine. A mix of cars, woodworking and storage.

Don

That's a huge space and a beautiful location Don ! Very nice to have a room that big to spread out in and wrench on some cars.

Hey, I didn't see a motor in the car - but it looks like you have 3 or 4 horsepower available :rofl:

Jim

I wish I could show you guys where i work but cameras are not allowed.
I work on Nuclear submarines so security is tight.

My Garage
 

IT WILL BE DONE NEXT WEEK !!! :thumbsup:

ME AND MY FRIEND DID ALL THE WORK ON WEEK-ENDS.

ALL MY OTHER SO CALLED FRIENDS, DON'T ANSER THE PHONE ANY MORE.

Always seems to work out that way doesn't it!:mad:

John

My Friend Bob's Shop And A Couple Of His Cars!
 

What Do You Think ???

I'd show you a pic of my shop, but basically all you have to do is look out your window. I hope that will change one of these days.

This is mine. Right now it is 30' x 74'. I added on the "tall" section, at the left end, in the fall of 2005. This is mostly for storage and organization but I am using it now to install an engine in a '49 Ford pickup. The end closest to you in the photo is heated and has my machine shop inside. I got this side cleaned out and usable that winter. Although it's nothing real fancy it was a complete makeover and is a nice usable space during the winter with natural gas forced air heat.
http://images111.fotki.com/v742/phot..._corner-vi.jpg
Here is a shot of the inside after I got the lighting installed.
http://images17.fotki.com/v305/photo...es3_jpg-vi.jpg
I bought two sets of these shelves off eBay for 72.00... Went and picked them up a couple miles from where I worked in Troy. Tons of storage that I haven't fully used yet.
http://images1.fotki.com/v317/photos...MVC021F-vi.jpg
This is a "new" project I just picked up from a buddy after he tired of it. 1949 Ford F1 with TCI MII front and leaf rear suspensions. I have the motor and trans sitting in the chassis and will be building a trans xmbr this weekend.
http://images25.fotki.com/v897/photo...MVC003F-vi.jpg
The truck is sitting on the storage side right now. I moved it over there to make engine access a little easier. I reinforced the roof trusses and hung my chain fall from a 4x4. Made setting the engine in place real easy...
http://images25.fotki.com/v954/photo...SC00008-vi.jpg
Thanks for looking
Mark

- yeah me too... no cameras allowed, and some of our motors go "nuclear" too!! LOL Wait a minute, that's not funny!!! :rolleyes:

my shop
 

Here's mine, works out pretty good for me.
http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/170/dscf0003yq0.jpg
Shot with FinePix S3000 at 2007-07-28
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Shot with FinePix S3000 at 2007-07-28
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Shot with FinePix S3000 at 2007-07-28
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Shot with FinePix S3000 at 2007-07-28

Garage
 

I know you have seen my "Man Cave" before Scott. Not much has changed other that adding a couple more cabinets. Add as many lights as you can. Put some on the walls maybe up high to help with less shadows. Also my color of choice is white for the walls. Gives more light and is great for painting your favorite website logo on the wall. Would really jumps out at ya with blue on white.
Here is a site that has a million ideas. Sign up and you can surf for days. Be sure to add extra electrical and air lines if need.
http://www.garagejournal.com/

Email me and I can tell ya some of my ideas that I used on my garage.

Chris
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Garage
 

One more thing, I like to have a rolling work bench. Mine is a old 4"x8' steel door and then I added a piece of heavy sheet metal to it for some what of a hard flat surface. I use the hell out of this thing. Put casters on everything. That way you can move equipment around or outside for cleaning. Also for working in the driveway if its a really messy project.

Chris
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...1528Medium.jpg

Wow! You Have It Set Up Nice. Is That A Paint Booth?
 

IS THAT A PAINT BOOTH?

yes it is, blowtherm ultra ,full downdraft, 1.2 million btu baking oven,works very nice

Im not even going to post mine. Im embarassed.

Jeff

Id be happy with your blasting cabinet, let alone the downdraft paint booth!!

Its my job and my hobby!!! its great that the two mix.....:unibrow:

So you build cars full time??

build cars, paint cars, fabrication, anything related to cars to keep me from going to work for someone else.

thats awsome, I always dreamed of being able to do something like that. You must be good at what you do to keep from having to work for someone else.

Here are a couple shots we took last week. i walked out the office door and said, Damn, there is come cool stuff in here today.

Like others on here, we are overflowing badly.

Here is the main shop, not as big as many would think.

http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/DSC_0239.jpg

Cars in this picture

57 Chevey All Aluminum 572CI, TKO 600, coil overs, rack and pinion, 4 link
69 Camaro RS / SS 502CI, TKO 600, Hotchkis TVS,
69 Doge Conoret R/T 440 6 pack, Torquflight, A?C, CONVERTIBLE
84 Street Race Project, F1R ProCharged 383CI, 8.80 street car
Lisa's EmptyNest is up front

And this is the paint booth / storage. We built the booth 45 feet long so we can paint cars totally disassembled all at once.

Cars in the booth


http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u...s/DSC_0229.jpg

66 Prodigy Vette, ProCharged ZO6, TKO 600, C4 Chassis
67 Chevelle SS, All Aluminum 572CI, TKO 600, Hotchkis,
68 Camaro converrtible, 427 SB2 SBC, TKO 600, Mini tub
My 69 RS / SS 350, factory A/C convertible

I will get pictures of the other building soon as I can

Nice Work
 

THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS.

IT MAKES ME WANT TO GET OUT THERE IN THE GARAGE & WORK ON MY PROJECT.

Frank has the killer setup.

Here she is, MY dog house.
 

Thought I'd ad a few shots of where it all happens. Hey Frank, make sure you show Lisa the winter shot.

Hey guys, besides the cool as hell Bow Tie in granite in the sidewalk, you gotta see the other yard detail! Do not know how you have time to work on the car.

Spent the first five years on the house, know its time to get the car done!

I can never seem to post picture's right. but if your interested their are alot of back ground shot's of the shop in the gallery section of my web site. check them out at www.llcustomperformance.com later Larry

try this larry...prettymuch the "how-to" when it comes to pics:thumbsup:

https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=9127

Ya think?? I think most of us could make your shop work for us! :D

Seriously though, Jake..Killer set up!! Seeing how nice your set up is doesn't surprise me that you turn out good work from what I see and hear!!

Brent

New forum area! I didn't even see it until today.

Here is our shop.

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Tyler