New Pics, Enjoy

[sierragrande71]

Here's some new pics of our newly completed shop building and some of our projects inside enjoy.

[1LoC10]

sweet... nice Nova too, is it a 64?

[sierragrande71]

Close, but no its a '63.

[TierAngst]

I thought you said it was completed, its not complete without at least one 4 post lift in it.

Extremely jealous though, I have to work out of a small garage that can't even fit a lift in it.

[1LoC10]

are the front turn signals on the Nova clear or orange... cant tell the pics little

[sierragrande71]

Yeah, your right what was I thinking that's the next add-on got to pay some bills first.

[Troy-Built]

I could've done without the 70 SS sittin there. Please tell me it's not an LS6. I so want a 70 LS6 red with black stripes.Along with everyone else in the world. Oh yeah, I thought i was content with my new shop till I saw yours. hehehe

[sierragrande71]

1LoC10, the turn signals are a really faded orange color. The pics were taken with my cellphone I forgot to take my digital camera. Sorry about the quality of the pics.

[1LoC10]

ok cool... my dad has a 63 wagon and we have been looking for the clear markers that came on the 64's

[sierragrande71]

Unfortunately Troy-Built, it is an Ls6 with the numbers-matching engine and yes also a factory 4-spd car. We also have a an Ls6 El Camino as its stable mate but is not pictured. Will get pics of that one once we bring it over from the other smaller building that we have.

[Troy-Built]

What size is the shop?

[sierragrande71]

It is 100L. x 50W. x 16H. Before we put the cars inside it looked huge now that we put them in their its looking smaller. One thing for sure is that the cars have a little more breathing room.

[TierAngst]

Originally Posted by Troy-Built

I could've done without the 70 SS sittin there. Please tell me it's not an LS6. I so want a 70 LS6 red with black stripes.Along with everyone else in the world. Oh yeah, I thought i was content with my new shop till I saw yours. hehehe

For me I really only like the 68-69 (which of course I'd love to have one) so if you add those to your wantings you can include me in the "along with everyone else in the world" comment.

[sierragrande71]

The 68-69s are really nice too, neighbor down the street has one that been sitting in his field for quite some thing now I doubt if he'll ever get rid rid of it.

[Troy-Built]

I have been enjoying mine this week. It has been sunny and in the 50's all this week. I drove it to work all week long. I am really happy I saved the pennies to buy the TKO for it. I still have the original 4.10 gears and at 60 mph it is only turning 1800 RPM's

[67shortie]

WOW what a setup you have. I am jealous, cars, trucks, and a sweet shop....

I had my eye on the 68-72 Nova in the pics there, I owned a '70 350/M21 for a while and loved it. It was astro blue with key colored steel wheels and poverty caps, miss that car alot.

Anyhoo, nice stuff you have there

[sierragrande71]

Thanks everyone for the nice compliments! 67 Shortie- the other nova you see in the far end is actually a '73 SS factory 4spd car that we purchased for $500.00 bucks. We are now starting to build it back together hopefully this year we might have it running again

[ed2552]

We just built a shop on our farm, 60wx45Lx16H and in the same building is a 60L shed of same height and width. It has a separate bathroom with a boiler for the in-floor heat in the whole shop, a small office attached with a loft over the top and of course a 10,000 LB Bend Pak asymmetric 2 post lift. It is sweet. We are driving 140 miles tomorrow to look at a Set of Craftsman Mechanics tools & box for use in the shop. We have 2 standard car sized doors and a huge door in the middle between the car doors for tractors & other stuff, since we are farmers in Southern MN. It is something my dad has wanted to do for a long time and it was well worth the money. I love your shop, but put in a floor mounted 2 post lift instead of a 4 post. it saves space and it allows full access of all parts including suspension and brakes instead of a 4 post where the car still sits on the suspension

[Cyclone44]

The white 69 or 70 has a nice stance to it...How much is it lowered? And I would like to know tire sizes please..I love that truck

[sierragrande71]

Yeah the plan is to put in a two-post lift, a small living quarters(like a room , small kitchen, bath and shower) maybe a bar?? Pool table, 50 inch LCD Flat screen TV and few couches, and also a good sized barbeque grill for those summer parties! We want to have the "ultimate Man Cave" LOL!

[odog]

So, uh, howd you get the keys to my shop? I spose you got the keys to my cars too huh? That is a sweet shop, loaded with sweet rides. I like it and just had to be a smart a$$ for a second. I am jealeous, some day I will have me a nice place to park my stuff. Someday I will have stuff to park too. Does that 70 Ls6still have the original paint? Its a bad car. Thanks for the pics.

[sierragrande71]

Cyclone44- the '69 chevy is lowered 4 1/2 inches in the front and in the rear has a 4 inch drop. 2 1/2 drop spindles with a 2inch spring on front, the rear can honestly come down 2 more inches in my opinion to look good. The wheels I just got yesterday they are the new "Ansen Sprint" wheels from AMERICAN RACING. 17x8 with a 4 1/2 backspacing mounted on some P255/50R-17 Hankooks on all four corners. I got them because I felt it gave the truck a '60s-'70s look. Something that appears 'period correct' but also somewhat modern at the same time.

[sierragrande71]

Odog- yes the Ls6 still retains its original paint (as with most of our cars) but its badly weathered. Mother nature wasn't too kind on this car since it spent most of its life outdoors, but the good thing is that there is hardly any rust if that.Maybe some lite surface rust just starting.

[Cyclone44]

Thanks, That is a very nice looking truck..And so is your shop and other rides

[sierragrande71]

Hey thanks Cyclone44 and your welcome! Your Stepside looks pretty sharp also! One day I'd like to get one too.