Kilgore47 Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 I bought Alshere59's 1950 Plymouth. He gave me a super deal. Won't be able to start working on it for about two months. The shop I'm renting has asked me to move out by the end of the year. So I decided to build a shop and it will be about two months before it's done. Probably shouldn't be spending this much money but I'm old and I need a place to work on stuff and not worry about the owner changing their mind. The new shop is not going to be big or fancy. But it will be big enough to work on one car at a time and have a lift. I shouldn't be starting another project but I'm too stubborn to stop working on stuff yet. This is a perfect project for me. The mechanicals are good. All I have to do is paint it and then put it back together. I think I can do all that. It may need a few adjustments here and there also. This is a picture of the dirt work and the day the car got here. Had the car transported from Ohio to Texas. That's a story for another time. More news latter. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 Very nice. Looks like East Texas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 (edited) you only live once so live it to your fullest.....a project car especially a Mopar and new shop will likely add years to your life....congrats on the purchase and the shop build.....while a tad more out of the coffers....if you can swing a 13 foot wall and a lift....you will always thank yourself for it....if not, then is understood. This is my birthday month, will run in a bit to look at a project I scheduled an appointment to see...it will have to be very nice to buy it but if you do not go look, you never know what may or may not be.....it is a dare to be different car....the other dare to be different turn out to be rotten beyond economical repair, it could be saved, just someone else will have to do it....my plate is overrunning now.....I need a project like I need a hole in my head....but, we having fun for the most part and that is what it is all about. Edited November 11 by Plymouthy Adams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veemoney Posted November 11 Report Share Posted November 11 Congrats on the new purchase and future mancave. Shops fill up fast and never seam big enough, good planning and organization now during the build will help make the most of any size shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore47 Posted November 13 Author Report Share Posted November 13 The new shop will have a tall celling for a lift. Going with a two post. A four post would take up too much room. Having a deep concrete beam poured where the lift will be anchored. I have been told that six inches of concrete is enough for a two post lift so I'm going with a one foot thick beam. Didn't get much sleep last night - kind of excited about getting this done. Concrete today. I lucked out and it has been perfect weather here in East Texas for concrete work. More news latter. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 you getting there...building projects always gets you hyped up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Riding Posted November 13 Report Share Posted November 13 Very exciting! Because of your high ceilings, I would recommend LED High Bay fixtures for your general lighting, rather that the 4 foot LED tube fixtures. The high bay fixtures are extremely bright, put the light where you need it, and use less energy than fluorescents. I built my shop in '08 and have since switched out my 8 foot industrial fluorescents to LEDs, as they burned out. Here is a good website LED Light Expert that talks about choices: color temperature, CRI (color rendering index), and lumen output (how bright they are). As for task lighting, say over your workbench, the 4 ft LEDs will work just fine. Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore47 Posted November 14 Author Report Share Posted November 14 Good advise on the lighting. I plan on going with LED. The foundation for the shop and carport is in. They are coming back today to pour the driveway extension. The sidewalk looking thing around the foundation is the new drainage path for the back yard. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jclars Posted November 15 Report Share Posted November 15 I would not still be doing projects at age 73.5 if it was not for my lift. I have a four post, as I converted a 2 story chicken coop with floors that varied in thickness. Where the rat holes were, it poured thicker. I added concrete pads and steel plates under the corner posts. But it has been a life extender! I have more projects than brains, but they keep what brain cells I have alive!! I feel your excitement! Good luck! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 15 Report Share Posted November 15 got to say this first off...never seen a two story chicken coop before....now I do know chicken coops with floors, windows even....next thing you know, a widows walk, coop with a cupola....I'll quit now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jclars Posted November 15 Report Share Posted November 15 (edited) This one has surround sound too. Oh, and WiFi. Edited November 15 by jclars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted November 15 Report Share Posted November 15 sounds like some spoiled rotten chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jclars Posted November 15 Report Share Posted November 15 (edited) Okay, time for full disclosure. To us humans it is technically 1 1/2 stories. But to it's inhabitants 80 years ago, it was two floors of wall to wall little bodies. Before my time, as I am sure it would have been shut down as a little house of horrors for poultry abuse. Better to let them roam loose outdoors with the coyotes, racoons and cougars. Not to steal the post, but It brings back memories of 16 years ago when I first got back to my pre-married, pre-parent hobby after a 30 year absence. I had the same excited feeling expressed by Kilgore! First pic shows my first venture back into the hobby. The second pic was taken today. The blue MG shown is what was the red one in the first pic. It came home to roost a month ago (so to speak) after ten years with my daughter. They are now in the parent mode and want it sold. Maybe I will get my money back after all?! Bob Riding - can you share what model light fixture you got from LED Light Source? All the halogen lights seen in my pic burned out, and now the ballasts are going on the more current 4 foot T-5 fixtures. Edited November 15 by jclars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore47 Posted Friday at 02:04 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 02:04 PM jclars - That's a nice place to work on stuff. I would have more cars if I had that much covered space. They got the driveway extension done yesterday. The existing driveway is in bad shape and the concrete crew offered a good price to fix it because they are already here but I had to decline. Got to stop somewhere for now. The wood is being delivered today and the carpenters will start next week. Really lucked out on the timing for this. Got everyone at a slack time so they could get to work right away. I have had to delay for months in the past until these guys to be available. More news latter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jclars Posted Friday at 03:54 PM Report Share Posted Friday at 03:54 PM More space = more cars and parts. Exciting time for you! If it were me, I would probably be moving my tools in already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore47 Posted Saturday at 01:48 PM Author Report Share Posted Saturday at 01:48 PM 21 hours ago, jclars said: If it were me, I would probably be moving my tools in already! I did think about that. This is the latest picture and it's ready for framing. The carpenters will start work Monday. The wood was delivered yesterday. Five minutes after the concrete crew was finished I got out the garden hose and tested the drainage. It works. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted Sunday at 01:53 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:53 AM hey...that chicken in the picture.......regular recipe or extra crispy???????????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jclars Posted Sunday at 02:39 AM Report Share Posted Sunday at 02:39 AM (edited) Hey! Get back home to my coop you!!! That chicken may be 80 years old and tough as nails. Edited Sunday at 03:18 AM by jclars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore47 Posted Sunday at 12:34 PM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 12:34 PM 10 hours ago, Plymouthy Adams said: hey...that chicken in the picture.......regular recipe or extra crispy???????????? Extra crispy always. And surprisingly the chicken stayed in the yard with the fence down. I put up a temporary fence yesterday so I don't have to walk the dog on a leash all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonaldSmith Posted Sunday at 04:17 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 04:17 PM I'm so jealous of you guys, with your large multi-bay service barns, equipped with lift, compressed air, and professional welding and machine shop equipment, not to mention LED lighting, while I get by with an extra stall in my 3-car garage. But I get by. "I cried because I had no shoes. then I saw a man who had no feet." {Wise-ass retort: "So I took his shoes.") 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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