Pics of your shop or garage

[V8TV]

Hey all -

I'm always fascinated by checking out how people have assembled / organized / tricked out thier shops and garages, and now we're building a new shop on our show, V8TV. I'm looking for inspiraton.

Our place is modest; a basic pole-barn that is split into 3rds. The 1st third is the machine area with some cutting tools, engine hoists, etc. It's a working farm shop, so it's not pretty, but it sure as hell works.

The second bay is a makeshift paint / prime booth, your basic plywood box with basic cross-draft ventilation.

Those two bays are pre-exisiting; we're now building the 3rd bay, which is where we'll be doing most of the shooting for the show.

The new bay is not real big, (20'x30'), but it sure beats a 2-car garage. And it's ours.

The highlights are an Eagle 2-post lift, floor coating coming from Motor City Flooring (Muscle Gloss), some welders and plasma cutters from HTP, and an IR radiant heater from Space-Ray. We hope to hang that sucker tomorrow.

I've attached a couple renderings of the place... they're simple guides to the layout. Real photos to come.

I'd love to check out photos of other shops and ideas for storage and cool tools and tricks that anyone may have come up with. I think it may make a cool episode story... a bunch of killer shop tricks.

So let's see 'em!

[hotwheels]

wish i had a better garage to share with ya. I do have a 3 car garage and do all of my work in my garage, but like right now in the winter, it is more for storing a couple of my car's then anything.....

I will try to attatch a couple pic's though....nothing special. Have to wait till i get home tonite......my pictures are to large.

[onebad68]

Here is the one that I use. It is my dads. Dont worry after using his, I am going to have to build bigger!!!!!

[groovyjay]

PIcs and info about my shop can be found here:

http://c3-r.com/shohomindex.htm

[Tom Fuehrer]

Here is a pic of my garage taken last summer. It's still under construction and only used for storage. I have 7 vehicles in it right now.

It's 32x54 with 10 foot side walls. I'm lucky that the zoning in the town I live in limits building size only on the size of my lot (no absolute limit). The center 1/3 has scissor trusses to allow a 2-post lift. Another 1/3 will be walled off as a smaller shop space that will be easier to heat in the winter. The remaining 1/3 will be able to be used as my paint booth (with a temporary wall).

If you want real garage porn you need to visit www.garagejunkies.net

Have plenty of tissues handy.

Tom Fuehrer

[XcYZ]

Damn, that's going to be awesome, Tom. Where's the 'jealous' smiley. lol

[69MyWay]

Originally Posted by groovyjay

PIcs and info about my shop can be found here:

http://c3-r.com/shohomindex.htm

Thanks for the step-by-step photos. Looks great!

How is it working out for you?

[groovyjay]

Originally Posted by 69MyWay

Thanks for the step-by-step photos. Looks great!

How is it working out for you?

I just love it, it's not the dark dungeon it used to be, eboxy makes it very easy to keep clean, I just wish it had room for on more vette...

[syborg tt]

Here's an updated picture of my garage.




Marty-MJ
www.garagescene.net

[jarhead]

That looks to be a nice size Marty is is double deep?

I like the idea of a welding curtain as well.

Nice setup.

Joe