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The gears depend on what rear end we are talking about...:lol: The 12 bolt I just scored has 3:73 with an open carrier. Even though I said I would put in 4:10 gears, I might still be on the fence about it. Either way, I still need to reprogram the PCM. Thanks for checking in! |
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You planning on going over to Pate Swap Meet this year? I am going for Saturday for sure, but might try to make it Friday-Sunday if the wife lets me..:lol: |
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heater duct pics: cable connects to pull knob? i do have another cable not pictured. will send.
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Figured I would give this old thread a bit of life. Finally moved the truck to my house from the storage lot last month. Did not realy do anything yet to it, but the lot needed it moved so that they could put up 2 more large RV storage covers. They where not charging me for the space, so I did not have a reason to not bring it home.
In hopes to getting back to this truck this year, I started a little dirt work at the house for a shop this weekend. :metal: I have been wanting to do this for a long time, it is now time to do it. First step is to get the pad done, but to do that, I need to level some of the area for the shop. Korbin's buddy Drew came over with his tractor and we started moving some dirt. It was a little wet in some areas, but we did get a good start. I did not get a pic of where we stopped yesterday, but I will when I get home today. Staked out the area of where the shop would go: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psww7ujvqx.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psgoxqwjdr.jpg Started moving dirt from the high spot to the low spot: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psxhicshnk.jpg Where the tractor is in the picture above, is what will be the drive from the front along the side of the house that will be parallel to the shop and will serve as a place to part the boat. That will also work to help drain storm water around and behind the shop. Progress will be slow, it rained again last night and is still raining off and on today. Tomorrow has a 50% chance of more rain, but the rest of the week looks good, so hopefully it can dry out and we can get back at it in about a week. For every 1/2"-3/4" of rain, I need 2-3 days of sun and wind to dry it out...:waah: |
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Nice progress. Reminds me to get back out on mine as well.
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Great work Karl! Good luck with the shop. Subscribed
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If we can't watch work on a vehicle then the next thing is watching work on a shop. Hope you are able to make progress on the new building.
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Thanks Guys!
Well it has not rained for 6 days and it has dried out enough to continue working on the pad. My tractor guy is at the house today working on it. We plan to get about 12 yards of dirt for the first layer of the pad in the morning. We will see how it goes. There is a 40% chance of rain tonight and tomorrow... |
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We have made some progress, but not significant. It has been raining a lot around here and keeping too wet to do any dirt work.
I took these pics yesterday evening. It rained about 2" at my house Sunday night. Looks like it drained well around the pad and only a little standing water on the pad area. Today there is a 60% chance of rain, and there is rain in the forecast (50%-80% chance) every day until the 20th. For every 3/4" of rain, I need 2 days of sunny weather to dry it out enough to work the soil for the pad. Even if it does not rain at all, it will be the 21st before I could really get any work done on the pad. At this rate, I will be well into June before they even get to start the building...:waah: This is from the road looking down the side of the house to the back yard... http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps8pxeewrs.jpg Looking from the corner of the house toward the whole pad... http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psiwvmcn0i.jpg |
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I'm further South and East of you, but I feel your pain. I put a deposit on my shop in January, and they still can't start the dirt work yet, because of the water in my yard. :m6: :banghead:
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Had more dirt delivered yesterday. He got over today and moved it to the back and started spreading it out. Once I get home, I'll look it over and get a few pictures for you guys. I will see if we need more dirt before moving forward...
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Well after a very long wait, I got the call that they are ready to start my shop last week. Unfortunately, I was on vacation...:waah:
Last night I called him, set up a time to meet him this morning. Last night I marked the one side wall of where I wanted the shop on the pad and pulled a string line for reference. Here is what it looked like last night before I went to bed: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps2g4waouf.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pseh35emgq.jpg |
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Met the Framing Crew this morning about 9am. Spent a few minutes discussing with them where I wanted the shop and showed them the string line to use as a reference.
By 9:30am here is where they were at: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psqsrw1i8z.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pspodtahqd.jpg They have a crew of 6, the guy in the white T shirt and straw hat is Matt, he is the lead for the crew, its him, his son and 4 other guys. He use to frame houses and now only does these pole barns for Ark-La-Tex builders. He said I should be surprised when I get home today. By the time I left at 9:45am today, they were setting the second corner post. They are not messing around. |
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It is great to see you finally getting your shop! Please keep updating on how it is going. Looks like they will be putting it up quickly.
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At 2:30, my son sent me this pic...
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pshegz0ko3.jpg I'm heading home in about 45 minutes, can't wait to see what it looks like! |
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Wow, they are not wasting time. That is so awesome. Keep the updates coming.
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Got home last night and the framing was complete. Only one or two issues with the framing, mostly the lower skirt board that will be used as a form for the concrete. Some are bowed out a good bit, but not bad. They could be moved back in place with some stakes along the outside and pinned to the concrete when it is poured.
Here is a pic of the finished framing: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psaqllnjiv.jpg My two youngest kids thinks its a jungle gym to climb on...:lol: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pssje0ze3f.jpg I did start on locating the extra footings for the future install of the lift. I marked out areas with string and will use the string as a reference for the depth. It got late and dark, so no pictures today. I will take a few tonight when I did them out... |
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I am jealous !
Am talking with contractors now to build me a 30 by 60 three bay, with a half loft office up stairs. I swear I will lose my mind if I have to search in the dirt one more time for a dropped bolt or screw.... |
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Thanks for checking in McMurphy. I really enjoyed reading about your travels from Alaska to you new home. What an adventure!
Well this project (like all of my projects...lol) has stalled. The concrete is next, but I am about 3-4 weeks down the list. So in the mean time, I plan on getting my footings lined out and then maybe concentrate on what I want to do with the driveway back to the shop. I have a bunch of options, but my budget is tight for that this year. I am leaning towards laying down some crushed concrete and rolling that smooth. Stay tuned! |
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I am jealous of your progress on the shop. My yard has finally dried up, but I still have to bury some conduit for power and put down some big rock for a driveway before I can have the trucks start hauling in dirt.
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I am waiting on the shop to be completed by the contractor before doing my electrical. I have about a 60-75' run I will have to make from the panel for the house to the shop.
I started looking at lighting and how bright I want it to be. Man, there is a lot of info on the web for how much light to use for a given task. I will be shooting for about 60-75 foot candles of light in the shop once it is all said and done. My plan is to start with 4, 8 foot fixtures that use 4 32-watt T8 bulbs. Most likely I will use the 6500K color bulbs. |
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I would definitely use daylight bulbs. Have you considered LED? I am going to DIY my own LED setup when I get a new shop. It's cheap, bright and doesn't use nearly as much electricity as other types of lighting.
Steven |
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Take a look at the new lights that Big Ass Fans have they are really impressive.
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Quick update on the shop.
They came out this week to work on the finish grade of the dirt before pouring concrete. I am not sure if the guy finished or not, some of the grade is not down enough from the forms to be a 4" slab and other areas are down to far. He did not even work on the aprons for the doors. I guess I have to call the bid boss at the company again... |
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Got a call early yesterday morning from the concrete guys. He said they are on the way to finish my slab. I told them the grade work was not complete, he said no problem, they would take care of it.
By 9am they showed up and got started... http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psk1ch3lrn.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps6pg8kfgc.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pspeh0z8gw.jpg Around 11am the concrete truck showed up, had to take down my gates and cut a few limbs down, but got that truck back to the shop... http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psdapgndls.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psbrku971i.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pstdor0eek.jpg By 3:30pm, they had finished and loaded up... http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psvdpcyspd.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psindhwvys.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pseewq3kwd.jpg All in all, I happy with the floor. They did my extra in the front for the apron, and my extra 4 foot square footings for my future lift without any extra charges. Finish on the surface looks good and smooth. It needs 7-10 days to cure before I get on it with any real weight, but so far it looks good.:metal: Now I wait for the skin and doors to be installed...He said originally it would be 1 or 2 days after the concrete, but yesterday when I called, he said I was building number 3 in line and it would be next week...:devil: |
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Good looking shop Karl. You will be turning wrenches before you know it.
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Picked up some of my electrical stuff for the power run form the main panel on the house to the sub-panel at the shop. I got the sub-panel at Lowe's. It is an Eaton 100 amp main breaker with 20 spots, it was a value pack kit that comes with 5 20amp single pole and 1 30amp double pole breakers. I got the kit on clearance for $15.10!! it is normally over $55 for this package. Funny thing is that I need 2 more breakers for what I plan to do and they will cost more then the whole panel...lol.
Today, I pick up the wire and conduit to make the run from the main panel to the sub-panel. I just have to wait for the skin to go on before I can really do anything else... |
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This was from Friday of last week...
My oldest son came home for lunch after his classes at Kilgore JC and found this going on in the yard::metal: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psce7veqw0.jpg There is one issue that was not taken care of before the skinning crew arrived. I had one skirt board pull away from the slab. With it bowed out almost 1/2", it will cause issues later. Korbin (my son) ran to the hardware store and got a few TapCon anchors to attach it to the slab. The crew leader did not like the fact that his boss had not told him about the issue and he was upset with him and there was no reason the owner (or Korbin) should have to fix it. He told Korbin that he would fix it before the skin goes up. Korbin will be keeping an eye on things today while I'm at work. Here is the gap before the "fix": http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pspa1nptis.jpg We will see what happens today. The crew told Korbin they would finish the skin today. |
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When I got home on Friday, they where still working on the shop:
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psrmvocsjf.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps3brvnkfa.jpg They finished up about 5:00pm, cleaned up their mess and headed out. I looked up the house and headed to the Home opener at the High School for the evening. Love me some HS football! |
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Here are some pics of the finished outside Korbin took this weekend.
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psul5r7myp.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pso5pggpd1.jpg The patio roof makes this one look like it has a driveway right up to the front. I thought it was a neat pic: http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psfdvur3yx.jpg Called the city so that they can come out and do a final inspection. If it gets the OK tomorrow, then it is move in time this weekend!:metal: |
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Ark-La-Tex still has to come out and do a finish grade around the building to straighten up the dirt work. After that, I will plant some grass sod or seed it so it does not wash away from the foundation.
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Looks nice. What is the building size?
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I got my final inspections done today. No issues. I can start moving in now. Plan is to do the wiring for the lighting and the main power feed this weekend if possible. Once the lights are hung, I will start moving stuff from storage... |
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The building passed its final inspection, so now I have a certificate of completion.
The last couple of evenings, we have been working on getting some lights hung in the shop. I bought 6 - 8' long T8 Fluorescent fixtures. Each one has 4 - 4' bulbs. I got the 6500K color bulbs with 2850 lumens each, it should be real bright. We are hanging them so that they run the length of the building in 2 rows. Last night we go one row mounted and will work on getting the other row installed Saturday morning. Things are a little up in the air as to when I will get the power feed installed to the shop, but these lights only pull about a total of about 7 amps, so I will initially run them with an extension cord to the hose while I install other things and get the power feed put in to the panel in the shop. Its another Home football game tonight, so no work this evening on it, but it is a 3 day weekend, so I hope to make some progress and start moving stuff from storage! Tools and Compressor is first on the list.... Hope everyone enjoys their Labor Day weekend! |
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Well this long weekend was not as productive with the shop as I had hoped. My main helper did not even get out of bed till 3pm on Saturday. Oh well...
I did get both rows of lights all hung and wired up. Put in bulbs and tested the circuits with an extension cord running from the house. I ended up stopping at 6pm on Saturday to watch my Aggies BTHO of the Sun Devils! Whoop! Sorry for some of the pictures being so blurry. Without my reading glasses I can't tell if they are in focus or not on my phone... http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pslpr28u6g.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps3sxpfgdj.jpg http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...pslfu6l4wp.jpg Here are the pictures while testing them to see what it looks like: All off - http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps3qwbrpl6.jpg One Row on - http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...ps6l3id4t3.jpg Both Rows on - http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...psadp9npkl.jpg Very pleased with the light out put for now. I used "daylight" color bulbs, while the pictures where taken with some daylight still available, they do make a huge difference in the shop. For now, I can work out there on the rest of the electrical later into the evenings if I feel up to it. We did some other things out there this weekend, but no pictures of that. We ran more wiring for the wall outlets and mounted the breaker panel. I decided to clean up some of the mess since it was cluttering up most of the floor with wire bits and stuff. Folded up all the boxes from the lights and bulbs and hauled that to the recycle bin. Moved in a 4' wide shelf that I put in the short wall next to the light switches between the roll up door and the man door. My next major step that I want to accomplish is running the service feed from the house panel to the panel in the shop. I have all the wiring and conduit, but need to rent a trencher to get the conduit laid in the ground. I am trying to coordinate this with a friend who needs one too so we can split the cost, but I am ready before he is. This week might be out for getting it done with all that we have going with the kids activities. Again, thanks for checking in! |
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Well today I am picking up some pallet racking that I am getting for scrap price. I hope to get enough to put up a section that will be 3 units wide with at least 3 shelves each. They are only 30" deep but are 8' wide and 12' tall. I should be able to make some good storage use out of them. The lower level I plan to have tall enough to put my tool boxes under so that they do not take up extra floor space.
We will see...Football has started and it just kills my Thursday thru Saturdays on getting anything done after work...I was gone from the house yesterday from about 7:30 am till about 10:00 pm because of work and football. Next week the football game on Thursday is about 1-1/2 hours away, so it will be an even longer night. My daughter cheers for both the 7th and 8th grade teams and my son is on the 8th grade team. He is out for a few more weeks, but he films and does other things to help out with the team. Needless to say we are there for all of it...BUT we enjoy every minute! |
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