Finally did it, bought a shop today!

After years of wanting, and wishing I sealed the deal with a contractor today. 24 X 42, two story. No more renting shop space, I'll be building cars at home now! I know it's not big by some peoples standards, but I work alone, so I'll have enough room for a project of my own, and some customer work. I'm pretty excited, should be up and running by the end of April.

 

Cool, I have some bicycles I need to store..........

 

All you all doing this are way out there. Meaning not here.

With what we've seen here, you'll pay the bills. Congrats and Good Luck.

Oh, and accept Triple AAA, they're usually easy.

 

Congrats bud! Sounds like it going to be a great shop. Your still going to teach though, right?

 

coool tin -- post pics when you move in!
should be plenty of space.

Tuck

 

CONGRATULATIONS!!! I would give anything for a shop that size, working out of a 2-car garage in the burbs is the pits. Enjoy your new shop...

 

Congrats !!! Nothin better than more space at home....To

 

Oh, the dream...to live the dream....

 

Congrats, there is nothing like a shop set up the way you want it and knowing it's YOURS.


Frank

 

Very cool Tin!

 

my brother and I are looking to do the same thing! congrats on that, and do post pics and show off!

 

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Bwaaahaaaaahaaa, heeeeheeeheee, hoohohohohoh.
My garage is 8 feet by 16 feet, and I fit my rod, my work bench, two welders, gas torch, tools, radio, steel stock stash, heater etc in there, and I can actually manage to work in there too! I was thinking of putting a couple of car posters on the walls, but its just toooo small.

You still think you got size problems dude?????

 

Congrats Tin,i'm just getting quotes on another shop myself! Get this..according to our city bylaws your not allowed to have cars all over your OWN dam yard!!!(go figure)!!
So now i'm looking at building a 26x80 in the back yard cause i can barely move in the 32x36 i got now!!!
Morrisman;i envy you,if i'd just focus on one car,i'd actually get something done!!

 

HELL YEAH.... I was trying to find a photo of our new family shop for the post last week... Get that building up and enjoy it. I went to our new family (Dad, Uncle and myself) shop today and finished the hole they'd cut to hoist mills into the loft. You'll spend about half the time working on your cars and half your time working on the shop but it's all good... Congrats...

 

Thanks for the encourgement! It's a little scarry spending this kind of money. I should have done it 10 years ago, but shit always got in the way.
Yes Denise, I'm still teaching, but I've never shut down the rod shop. I've been working it part time for the last few years. Plan is to move it home, then eventually build my own stuff, and cars to sell.(teachers are not that well paid,...but I'm not complaining!)
I've got to get to workin, I've got 10 years worth of shit I've been collecting to pack and move so I can knock down my old shed! My God I'm a pack rat!

 

If you need help with anything Eric, let me know. Congrats on the new shop. What part of town do you live in? Oh yeah, and there's another lift for sale, I think it's a four poster. It's in Coeur d Alene's exchange type paper. Go to google and search "exchange spokane" the first thing that pops up is their website. Search the auto parts in the exchange and the Coeur d Alene stuff appears at the end of the search. Again, congratulations.

 

"I know it's not big by some peoples standards"


I am planning on building a 24'x30' within the next couple years. Wife won't let me take up anymore backyard than that. Thats allright though, i'm only going to put one Garage door on it. That way she can't park her car in it and take up my space...

 

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Bwaaahaaaaahaaa, heeeeheeeheee, hoohohohohoh.
My garage is 8 feet by 16 feet, and I fit my rod, my work bench, two welders, gas torch, tools, radio, steel stock stash, heater etc in there, and I can actually manage to work in there too!

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I love the garage posts. This is about the point in the post where I see the guys talking about how tiny their garages are and think, "Hey, I don't have a garage at all! I'm building my roadster out of someone else's garage, which is an 1 hour and 45 minute round trip!"

Which is true, but not likely to gather much sympathy. In fact, now I expect Old Beet to pipe up and say, "Garage?! Who needs a damn garage?!"

 

Best of luck to ya in the new digs!...I built my first new shop in 1976.....it cost 3 times what my house did at that time!

 

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Now that takes dedication dude. I must admit though, I admire English guys who build a car on their front drive, with hand tools, and thru the winter! Or in some remote lockup, with no heat or power

Masochism is a trait I can live without

 

I am planning on building a 24'x30' within the next couple years. Wife won't let me take up anymore backyard than that. Thats allright though, i'm only going to put one Garage door on it. That way she can't park her car in it and take up my space...

I have a 24x30. Its big enough. that is if you leave everything but the refridgerator out side.

Jim

 

Congrats tinbender. I just looked and I've got 4 flathead intakes, a pair of 40 Ford spindles, and some 97 carbs in my kitchen...
If I ever win the lottery....

 

Post your plans when you get them!!

 

Good on Y,a
JR

 

Kool!

 

I have been working on a 24 x36 shop space in the backyard for about two months now. the roof went up today and now o the final little stuff then back onto the coupe to get it done. Its the shizzel to have your own space. Good luck, the money you spend will be a long and hazzy memory when its all done.