Dust Bowl Speed Shop World Headquarters

So this turned from crap day to crap weekend. I decided while I had the trencher, I would go ahead and add some provisional tubing for future wire pulls. I added about 250’ of 1” tubing. I figured I should add some power to the gate for openers, plus I know the old lady will be looking to put up Christmas lights etc.

With the price of conduit, we opted for PEX-B tubing, 1". It worked out to be about .76 c per foot.

A few pics.

 

Dead squirrels ain’t that big of a problem. It’s the dead Raccoons that really stop them up!

 

I can see that.

 

Armadillos?

 

I do have those as well. They are about half blind, but they do like to burrow.

 

You shoulda trained a couple to dig those waterlines....

How's the move going? What percentage are you, do you think ?

 

Maybe 60%. I am pouring concrete for the shop approach pad, propane tank pad , air conditioner unit pads and the driveway apron Monday. That's a big one. Then I can change the crushed tinhorn and fix the driveway since we won't have anymore big concrete trucks running in and out.

The shop is probably 50% empty. All the big stuff is out...cars, palletized racking etc. I still have junk in the rafters and probably 25 antique bicycles hanging still. I need to empty the upholstery shop, but that's a full day in itself.

 

Picked up these old 1940’s French doors from a local house getting torn down. Have some pretty cool hardware on them. These will be the entry to the shop office from the stairwell on the shop side.

 

Nice! Why make it simple/unadorned, when artful will do? .
Marcus...

 

I am bummed though. I only ended up with half of the hinges. The wife is scouring the old interweb to try and find a matching set. I am doubtful. I can't wait to get them on the buffer wheel.

 

So, today was a big day for the Dust Bowl Speed Shop. I have been dying to add a concrete apron on the front, along with a drive , back porch and a pad for the propane tank.

If you ever wondered what 47 yards of concrete looked like…..you are now fulfilled and I am broke....

 

@Roothawg , you're down by Newcastle, aren't you?

 

Not too far. Blanchard is the biggest close town. I am 5 miles from Blanchard. I am 1/2 mile from Dibble, 17 miles from Chickasha, 23 miles from Norman, 17 miles from Lindsay.

 

Unfortunately, I bought it from the guy that saved them. He has had them for a few years.

 

It does have the original upper and lower latches, which is cool. They will be hitting the buffer as well.

Okie Pete found these. Very close.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/325894146520

 

True.

 

Sounds like a small homemade-run of home-casting is in order... .
Marcus...

 

So I spent all weekend acting like I was 25 again. When I trenched the yard for all of the drainage pipes, I had to make a second pass to accommodate the 6" schedule 40 pipe (after it teed together). This caused the trencher to backfill the trench I had just dug. So, I had to grab a shovel and dig it out.

That took 3 days to do along with burying the pipe. It's all buried and good to go for the next big rain storm. I still need to figure out what to do with the outlet, as far as the dirt around the exit point. I trenched about 5 trenches next to each other to allow me to get in there and make some sort of ditch, but it is rough.

By the time I figured about 1/2" of fall over the length of the line it came out about 3' below grade. I really need to get a backhoe and build a nice gradual ditch, but not today. My back is killing me......old age sucks.

 

No way I could have dug all that out, even being loose dirt. I'm impressed!

 

It was only 100' or so......not too terrible. I initiated the new son-in-law. That's what they get for living next door.

 

Son in laws are a dime a dozen. I’ve got 4 . 1 is very helpful the other 3 not so much

 

Well, I know which one would get the better Christmas presents.....

 

Well, I have been spending the majority of my time trying to pack the old shop up. The new so. In law bought a 24 ft enclosed trailer, so guess who got first dibs?

I had to babysit the alarm guys again so they could finish the install, so in the meantime, I framed out my double door opening. There will be a staircase with a landing outside in the shop area. This will all lead to the freight elevator. More on that soon….

 

Holy Shit dude, you are motivated. Thanks for taking us along.

 

Will you be putting insulation in the walls between the living area and the shop ? Above the ceilings in the living area? I see the building roof and walls are insulated . When I built the house we live in we put bat type insulation in all the walls for sound deadening.

 

The front 1/3 of the shop will be spray foamed 10" thick. The wall between the shop and the house will be spray foamed as well. It basically makes an envelope.

The wall between the back wall of the fabrication room, the mechanical room is 3/4" plywood and will be covered in sheetrock. That will be the same on house side. It will create basically be 2.5" of solid mass with spray foam in between. All the seams will be sealed with silicone as well, prior to sheetrock. My wife doesn't wanna hear the chop saw or smell the smoke. If that makes sense.

 

"There will be a staircase with a landing outside in the shop area."
Ahhh, the 'observation deck'... aka 'supervisory platform'. . You'll never hide... .
Marcus...