09-25-2008, 06:54 PM
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miss you Rachael
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Bowie, Maryland
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Shop build
First a little back story for you. I have a two car garage with a little 8 by 10 workshop area on one side at the back. You can see it off to the right. The door on the left goes into the laundry room.
When we bought the house the previous owner had a rickety workbench made out of the old kitchen cabinets. I tore that out and made my own in the same place out of some solid oak doors that they were throwing away at work. Never realy got around to putting up shelves to get organized. Which means after each project stuff just gets dumped on the workbench.
You can see the pile continues to grow.
One thing that became apparent after we had lived here a while was if I was banging or cutting on somethin in the vice it shook everything on the opposite side of the wall in the laundry room. So I decided to move it to the other wall before work on the Chevelle gets back under way. Plus I need to make room for the new stuff like the blast cabinet, compressor, etc.
I needed someplace to put all of the crap so the Chevelle is reduced to being a temp work bench.  How the mighty have fallen.
No electric where I want the bench to go so that's first. Dad and muddychevy98 ( Ken ) came over to hang out and lend a hand.
Added a new breaker for the outlets plus some lights I'll be adding in the ceiling.
Put in some shelving.
Moved the bench and mounted the new vice and a power strip that followed me home from work. 
Next is relocate the dryer vent so that I can put things flush up to the wall. It didnt matter when it was under the bench.
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09-25-2008, 07:06 PM
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Push the needle in
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Re: Shop build
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No electric where I want the bench to go so that's first. Dad and muddychevy98 ( Ken ) came over to hang out and lend a hand.
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Lend a hand? Looks like they work while you take pictures 
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Ummm...By that, I think that would require sticking my own finger into my "Doug".
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09-25-2008, 07:16 PM
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Re: Shop build
that's funny jwolfe cuz his wife thinks the same thing. 
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09-25-2008, 07:18 PM
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Re: Shop build
great progress bro, hopefully we will be able to get the frame ready within the next couple weekends
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Take a brick. Smash yourself in the face with it. Imagine the 4L80E is the brick and your busted face is whatever you chose to throw at it for power. That's how tough a 4L80E is. |
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09-25-2008, 07:22 PM
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Re: Shop build
Ya know, you wouldn't have such a space/equipment/clutter/storage problem if they took away your computer at work.
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09-25-2008, 08:15 PM
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Maybe
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Re: Shop build
Looks good man. Now lets get to work.
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09-25-2008, 08:42 PM
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Re: Shop build
Looks good.
Can you come over and organize this and two more like it?
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i dont care what anybody says but man sex will be on my mind till i am 70. crazy stuff on craigs list. lol.
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09-26-2008, 05:26 AM
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House on the HILL!
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Location: New Jersey
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Re: Shop build
...and it's now all for sale on Craigslist!
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09-26-2008, 06:37 AM
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Re: Shop build
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...and it's now all for sale on Craigslist! |
looks good guys!
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09-26-2008, 07:56 AM
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miss you Rachael
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Bowie, Maryland
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Re: Shop build
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Originally Posted by JWolfe75
Lend a hand? Looks like they work while you take pictures |
You just have to know how to delegate.
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that's funny jwolfe cuz his wife thinks the same thing. |
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great progress bro, hopefully we will be able to get the frame ready within the next couple weekends
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Looks good man. Now lets get to work.
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Yup. I'm gonna pick up some plastic sheeting and wall off the other side of the garage to blast it in.
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Ya know, you wouldn't have such a space/equipment/clutter/storage problem if they took away your computer at work. |
But whats the fun in that? 
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Can you come over and organize this and two more like it?
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Sure, right after I finish all of my projects.
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Not all of it.
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looks good guys!
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Thanks man. It's coming along, couple hours here and there. We got the wiring and shelves done the first night, dad and I moved the bench Sunday afternoon.
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I never thought I'd be thinking about a rear as much as I did last night |
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09-26-2008, 07:58 AM
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Re: Shop build
Looks good J. Nice to regroup once in a while huh?
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09-26-2008, 08:00 AM
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Location: Cleveland
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Re: Shop build
Hey Jason!
For a lighting idea, my gf's dad has the florescent tubes, 2 of them like every 4 feet in his garage side walls, and his garage is big, you can fit 4 cars in it, and as for lighting, I have NEVER seen any thing like that since the lighting is so great, it looks and makes everything else awesome for working. Just givin you an idea. He used to paint cars for a living, that's why they are there, but it is very good to have.
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09-26-2008, 08:02 AM
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miss you Rachael
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: Shop build
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Looks good J. Nice to regroup once in a while huh?
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Thanks Gregg, sure is. Our last house was my grandfathers and when we bought it the garage was already a disaster from my uncle so when we moved in to this house I always said I wouldnt let mine get to that point.
I guess we saw how that turned out.
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Originally Posted by tonkadawg
I never thought I'd be thinking about a rear as much as I did last night |
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09-26-2008, 08:13 AM
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miss you Rachael
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: Shop build
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Hey Jason!
For a lighting idea, my gf's dad has the florescent tubes, 2 of them like every 4 feet in his garage side walls, and his garage is big, you can fit 4 cars in it, and as for lighting, I have NEVER seen any thing like that since the lighting is so great, it looks and makes everything else awesome for working. Just givin you an idea. He used to paint cars for a living, that's why they are there, but it is very good to have.
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Yeah, that's the setup my dad has and also what I had in my last one. A half dozen 6 foot fixtures around the garage. My dad has a few extra 4 foot ones up at the hangar that he's gonna give me.
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Originally Posted by tonkadawg
I never thought I'd be thinking about a rear as much as I did last night |
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09-26-2008, 08:15 AM
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Re: Shop build
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Originally Posted by tatoodkelt
Yeah, that's the setup my dad has and also what I had in my last one. A half dozen 6 foot fixtures around the garage. My dad has a few extra 4 foot ones up at the hangar that he's gonna give me.
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Yeah, there real nice set ups, lots-o-light and all. I want to do that in my garage, but I am border line retarded when it comes to wiring, so it wouldn't be to feasible for me.
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10-17-2008, 07:46 AM
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miss you Rachael
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: Shop build
Got the lights wired up last night and hung the fixtures but dad forgot to bring the bulbs.
I'll put them in tonight and get some pics.
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Originally Posted by tonkadawg
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10-17-2008, 08:01 AM
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Push the needle in
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Re: Shop build
Nice! Its nice to be able to really see what you're doing!
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Ummm...By that, I think that would require sticking my own finger into my "Doug".
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10-17-2008, 08:08 AM
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miss you Rachael
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: Shop build
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Nice! Its nice to be able to really see what you're doing!
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Yeah, I've been needing to add more lights since we bought the place. The garage is two cars wide and about two cars long at the little shop area and the only light source is the little 60w bulb fixture in the middle of the ceiling above where the cars go.
In the shop area now is two double tube 4 foot florescent fixtures. I'll be adding more to the rest or the garage later on.
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70 Chevelle * 94 RCSB * 95 2 dr Tahoe * 99 Suburban * 96 4 dr Tahoe for parts
Chevelle build here
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Originally Posted by tonkadawg
I never thought I'd be thinking about a rear as much as I did last night |
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10-17-2008, 02:36 PM
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Maybe
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Re: Shop build
So, you're getting it ready so we can work on the Chevelle right?
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10-17-2008, 02:37 PM
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miss you Rachael
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Re: Shop build
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So, you're getting it ready so we can work on the Chevelle right?
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You got it.
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I never thought I'd be thinking about a rear as much as I did last night |
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