Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window

[Dan in Pasadena]

Hi Glen.
Joey? He's 11-1/2 now so no pup anymore, but still doing great. I'd always had big dogs before and at this age they were nearing their end. Not joey!

Out of town for the weekend at my step son's house but all's well.

Have a bit of quandary one how to finish floor edge. 1/2" perimeter gap required to allow for thermal expansion. Was just going to use black vinyl cove but it's too tall. 4" and stem wall is only about 3+". Stem is very rough so trimming it along top edge with a razor as originally planned would look sloppy. Thinking I'll pre paint some quarter round and stick it on stem with construction adhesive/black caulk any gap.

Put some tools up on pegboard but I'm not happy with it. Needs re-arranging to look right. Too much stuff up there right now.

[G&R's57GMC]

Now there’s an opportunity to add a bit of pizazz to the edge trim , red half round between the black cove and the white trim that would look sharp even if there was a small gap above and below the red half round .

The tool board should have a theme like wood working tools or mechanics tools . Also a great place for a sign or clock up high .

You buddy will always be a puppy and you know that even if you won’t admit it .

[57tailgater]

Any more of these and I'm going to have to charge you for some of your leftover parts! Ha! Ha! Just kidding and lookin' good!

[dsraven]

something I have found useful on pegboard is to cut off the top of a plastic 1 litre/quart oil jug, poke a couple of holes in it for those j shaped pegboard hooks and hang it on the board for a quick access spot for stuff like scrapers or scissors, stuff that has to be lined up on a hook but the hole in the handle is the same size as the hook, or stuff that just doesn't have a hole for a hook, or markers pens etc. an upside down container is a great spot for coolant testers since you can take the upside down lid off for draining after it is taken off the pegboard. scissors seem to inevitably open themselves if hung in a single hook. a short length of thin wall pvc pipe, like residential vacuflo pipe, is great to hang from a hook at the top and use a cable tie through the pegboard holes to secure it at the bottom. for stuff with long handles. problem is they need to be close to the bottom of the board and have nothing above them so you can get the contents out.
shop is looking good.

[Dan in Pasadena]

Hi Glen! Haven't been back here in awhile but wanted to thank you for your suggestions:

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC

Now there’s an opportunity to add a bit of pizazz to the edge trim, red half round between the black cove and the white trim that would look sharp even if there was a small gap above and below the red half round.

I like this suggestion. It would probably only show on the back wall but that's the garage wall that will be seen the most anyway! I'll keep it in mind when I set. up my new workbench, possibly I the next few days.

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC

The tool board should have a theme like wood working tools or mechanics tools.

Totally agree. So far it's been a catch-all because the house's old owner left the pegboard. I added to it and decided to paint it red but once everything is sorted out it will most likely be my general household tools, i.e. woodworking though I admit I am a hack when it comes to wood work.

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC

Also a great place for a sign or clock up high.

I bought an Amazon atomic digital clock w/temperature & humidity for the garage. I have a lot of metal signs - too many to use actually. One is a large Coca Cola sign partially in Spanish I got at a yard sale and had to hammer straight-ish. It's a bit wrinkled and beat up but hell so am I So I guess I've got "patina" too!

Originally Posted by G&R's57GMC

Your buddy will always be a puppy and you know that even if you won’t admit it.

Oh Joey still acts pretty young most of the time. He occasionally still gets the "zoomies" I call them and runs around like a crazy little dog. I never thought I'd be the stereotypical old guy with little dog much less a poodle. But he's super loyal and with me every minute since I retired.

[Black_Sheep]

Looks great Dan!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks dsraven,

I'm weird when it comes to pegboard. I like a little of it and I like it neatly organized for just the stuff I use most often. Some guys seem to want to hang everything they own on it and hang the stuff every which way - which would drive me crazy. On the other hand, some guys hang very few things on it just for the look of it.

The thing is, I can only tell if I like the arrangement once I take a picture and live with it awhile. I know I'm going to re-arrange what I've got up there. I'm just busy doing other stuff around the new house right now so I haven't gone back to the pegboard yet.

Also for that reason I haven't yet used the "keepers" I bought to hold the hooks. I'll do that once I'm pretty sure I have it how I want it long term.

[Dan in Pasadena]

PS: Thanks to 57tailgater for the technical support.

Funny you made a comment about leftover parts. I actually have some and I will soon be looking to get rid of all of it. I know I'm not suppose to solicit sales in these threads and I haven't even taken inventory but I will soon. Drop me a PM if you're looking for anything, I MAY have something you're looking for.

[G&R's57GMC]

Hay Dan , Thanks .

Now go play with Joey , Tell him he's a good boy !

[Dan in Pasadena]

Been very delayed completing my garage because we FINALLY........got the permit for the patio room we're adding to the back of the house. Demo went on for a week, lumber arrived Tuesday and included but unrelated concrete will be placed tomorrow.

As part of this room build we had the contractor demo the side yard walls which included an enclosed trash area. This will be for RV and boat storage. 30A service outlet added to side wall to connect RV during storage. Turned out the slab in that area was higher than the rest so it had to come out too and the whole area be paved so it will be flat. Two 10 ft PVC gates and a 40 inch pedestrian gate will replace the walls.

Anyway, while all that has been going on I've had no time to do much of anything in the garage and my '55 has gotten badly dusty. I'm waiting til all the demo work is done before cleaning her up.

Pics added just to show the scope of work.

BEFORE picture. You can see the three piers installed when the house was remodeled 5 years ago but prior owner never finished the work. I wanted to complete what the architect originally had in mind for the house since I like everything else he designed so well.



Demo'ed eave area. Most of tile roof will be removed Monday when they start framing the addition:



BEFORE of side walls and trash area:



Now, before concrete tomorrow. Driveway also being widened 4 ft. on both sides.

[Dan in Pasadena]

[G&R's57GMC]

Hi Buddy ... oh and Dan

Looking Great .

Is that going to get a roof or just open beams ?

Are you going to fill the open spaces in the concrete with brick , stone or fake grass ?

BTW Buddy you look great , keep an eye on Dan you know how he gets .

[idbeast]

Looking good Dan!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks guys and hi Glen!

The strip in front of the original driveway and now widened areas will get new used brick (yeah, that's a weird thing to type). The individual slabs mirror the front walk (I think they're not visible in these photos) and do NOT get brick, though I like the idea! The walk just has dirt fill with shredded mulch.

Yes, there will be a full tile roof like the rest of the house and no walls. The existing exterior wall of the house will be extended upward to the ridge. There will be a tv mounted on it for Dodgers games, of course! Otherwise the room will be open on all sides - this is SoCal, remember - no weather. Sunny and hot, OR sunny and cool is about all. We are wiring the overhead for exterior heaters but have opted not to install them at this time. They're VERY pricey and we're not yet sure how much we will use it in "winter". PS: Sorry about the size of the photo.

[G&R's57GMC]

Hay Dan

Looks good plan sounds good

GO Dodgers!

Hi Buddy hope you’re enjoying your new digs .
Who’s a good boy? Buddy is a good boy !

[Dan in Pasadena]

The tongue & groove is on one side with OSB on top for the roofing. The other side goes on tomorrow. Electrical conduit will be run above to hide it from below and of course will be under the tile roof.

Brick ribbon on driveway is in and brick for gate columns was all cut today, will be laid tomorrow.

I actually took my '55 out the other day, washed her and drive her around. Got a number of thumbs up. Especially by a teenage kid when I jumped on her from a stoplight. She sounds pretty mean winding up through the gears. Fun.

EDIT: DAMN software!

[G&R's57GMC]

Looking good .

What exhaust system did you use , mufflers ?

[Dan in Pasadena]

I used Corvette Z06 exhaust manifolds, 2-1/2" pipe into these:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Rickysnickers]

Here you go

[layinrocker65]

great content in this thread. keep it up

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally Posted by layinrocker65

great content in this thread. keep it up

thanks. I was concerned I had strayed waay too far from my truck - and I have - but I will get back to the truck and it's garage shortly.

[G&R's57GMC]

Keep us posted on the progress it's interesting ...
" very interesting " ( as said by Arty Johnson ).

Did you notice I got Chuck Driver back online ?

[ChuckDriver]

Hi Dan! The truck still looks great and I like the new place too!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Thanks Glen for the kind words and for finding JJ.

JJ, Thought you'd fallen off the edge of the Earth! What's going on with your original '57? Any new pics of it? I THINK I remember you'd converted it into the GMC look and even found a Cameo bed for it. What's the latest?

Thanks on the house. Last thing I expected to do post retirement was buy a newer bigger house. We knew we were about to pay off the old house soon after retirement and planned to have the hardwood floors refinished, paint in & out, replace windows, etc. Discussing it one night my girlfriend said, "...we'll have to move everything out, then everything back in, we'll have contractors in & out for a year, why don't we just move?"

Yada, yada, and we're here with a contractor going in & out, ha ha. But it's nice and we are terribly fortunate to be able to do it.

I'll post more pictures in the next few days.

[ChuckDriver]

Originally Posted by Dan in Pasadena

JJ, Thought you'd fallen off the edge of the Earth! What's going on with your original '57? Any new pics of it? I THINK I remember you'd converted it into the GMC look and even found a Cameo bed for it. What's the latest?

Howdy Dan! I've been tinkering with the original '57 a little bit. Put some new rims and tires on it last year and just pulled all of the GMC grill off and put the original grill and hood ornament back on. Nothing else decides driving it more now that it sits in the garage under the house! Picked up a few Cameo trim pieces but not ready to put it all on yet!



Merry Christmas!