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sgtusmc · 05-31-2011, 10:48 AM

There's a guy a few houses down from me. He's building a huge 3 stall garage/shop in his backyard. I walk by his house daily to pick up my mail. They've been building for about 3 months now. I finally talked to him last week, and he gave me a tour. There's (2) bendPak lifts in 2 of the stalls, (4) 220 outlets. A/C, Heat, great lighting. I asked him what he's planning on building. His reply was nothing. He said having a shop makes changing the oil in his truck & wife's car easier. I know he's not a car guy. We talked about my 53 & 59 about a year ago. He just couldn't understand why people would still drive such old vehicles.

solidaxel · 05-31-2011, 11:16 AM

OH Boy, with that kind of expense he could almost buy a Jiffy Lube and change his oil once a week!!

hardhead · 06-01-2011, 12:24 PM

If you are going with a ten or twelve foot ceiling height I would not use flourescent lights. I've always had problems with them getting dim or ballasts going out when they get some age on them. I have a 30x40 with two metal halide lights and they put off more than six or eight flourescents and they last forever. It just takes a few minutes for them to warm up.

05-31-2011, 10:48 AM	#26
sgtusmc Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cali. Posts: 958	Re: ideas for shop There's a guy a few houses down from me. He's building a huge 3 stall garage/shop in his backyard. I walk by his house daily to pick up my mail. They've been building for about 3 months now. I finally talked to him last week, and he gave me a tour. There's (2) bendPak lifts in 2 of the stalls, (4) 220 outlets. A/C, Heat, great lighting. I asked him what he's planning on building. His reply was nothing. He said having a shop makes changing the oil in his truck & wife's car easier. I know he's not a car guy. We talked about my 53 & 59 about a year ago. He just couldn't understand why people would still drive such old vehicles. __________________ My build, 53 GMC / S10 swap http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=305723 My build, 59 Chevy / 88 fullsize swap http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...hlight=sgtusmc U.S. Marines - Certified Counselors to the 72 Virgins Dating Club.

05-31-2011, 11:16 AM	#27
solidaxel Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cactus Patch So. Az Posts: 4,749	Re: ideas for shop OH Boy, with that kind of expense he could almost buy a Jiffy Lube and change his oil once a week!! __________________ 53 TuTone Extended Cab 350 4-Spd 3:08 (SOLD) 53 Chevy Moldy pearl green ZZ-4 4L60E 9" 3:25 55 GMC 1st Black Mll (ZZ4) ZZ6 TKO 600 5 sp 3:73 62 Solidaxle Corvette Roman Red (327 340hp 4spd 3:36) C4 & C5 suspension tube chassis LS 3 4L70E 65 Corvette Coupe 327 350hp 4spd 4:11 78 Black Silverado SWB (350/350) 5.3 & 4L60E 3:42 2000 S-Type 3.0 (wife cruiser) 2003 GMC SCSB 5.3 4L60E 3:42

06-01-2011, 12:24 PM	#28
hardhead Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: saraland al Posts: 102	Re: ideas for shop If you are going with a ten or twelve foot ceiling height I would not use flourescent lights. I've always had problems with them getting dim or ballasts going out when they get some age on them. I have a 30x40 with two metal halide lights and they put off more than six or eight flourescents and they last forever. It just takes a few minutes for them to warm up.



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