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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
It doesn't look too level? No rake at all?
In certain situations it almost looks like I was going for a tail dragger look - something I REALLY don't want in my dream truck.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Truck looks great.
I agree just a bit higher inthe rear though. Kim |
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
It looks good ... but it does looks like the springs have settled since the early picture.
It couldn’t hurt to raise it a bit to bring it back to where it was when new. How’s the puppy?
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Thanks Kim!
Hi Glen. Joey’s doing fine. He’s dead asleep next to me as I post this, the little pooper!
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
OK, since Dan hasn't said anything I will. Dan is in the running for Truck of the Month. He's currently in 2nd place. If you haven't voted go to this thread and vote for Number 5. Dan deserves this win...Jim
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...55#post8631955
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Very nice of you, Jim.
But Jim is in this race too. Vote for him! His truck is to die for beautiful and he did all the work himself. Anyway, thank you again for the thoughtfulness. I hope you and yours had a safe and happy thanksgiving. Best, Dan
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Thank you Dan, hope your family had a great thanksgiving...Jim
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Congrats on TOTM.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Ha! Thanks. I hadn't been back to this thread in a long while.
Just a short update that life got in the way and I basically haven't driven my truck at all since it came home from the shop. Probably not 50 miles total!! Short version is we moved after 20 years in the Pasadena house. I am now Dan in Glendora but can't change my name here. The truck was in a detached garage at the end of a 100 ft. long single file driveway behind a gate and an RV that had to be moved every time I wanted to drive it. It'll get driven a lot more now! Pics eventually when I get the truck here and the garage cleaned up. For those not from SoCal we are only about 14 miles east of where we were but a larger newer house. Best, Dan
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Dan, congrats on the new home, enjoy...Jim
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Thanks Jim! Sorry for the delay in responding, things have been a bit crazy with moving, etc amid the pandemic lock down.
She is spending her first night in her new home. I've always wanted a cool looking garage for my dream truck. I'm 65 and this is likely my last house until I am in an old folk's home - hopefully a loog time from now! So if not this garage, when? This will be the one...eventually. Paint, new floor - epoxy or VCT or RaceDeck, haven't decided. Don't really think I need a 60 gallon vertical compressor anymore, maybe something smaller. Put in a sink, hose reel. Going to erect a shed so all yard equipment, Christmas decorations, luggage, etc will NOT be in the garage. Probably be months before I get to it but I'll post pics here and also at GJ.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Looks real nice.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
She looks good in her new home...Jim
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Nice!!! Congrat's on the new home..
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Ata boy Dan congratulations on the new house and a great garage for the truck.
Race Deck is my vote . It goes down fast and lasts forever, comes in many styles, colors, sizes and finishes.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
My Race Deck partially installed .
These are the drain through type . To clean I just vacuum up the grit that drops through after the rainy season .
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
How much noise does the Race Deck make just walking on it? I understand if you put geo fabric under it’s supposed to quiet it.
Since I’m in sunny Southern California there’s no need for the flow through type but I do have a bit of concern over it expanding in the heat of summer and buckling. I assume(?) the fix for this is leaving a gap at the walls of maybe 1/4”? Then covering that with some kind of baseboard. Anyone have an opinion on this concern?
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Congrats on the move Dan! I can really relate to the new garage! My first house had a good size shop ~1000sq ft but I sold that in the late 80's and have only had a single car garage to work in until we moved just a couple months ago!
I'm still setting up my shop (while I work in it!) but one thing I like is it has an epoxy painted floor. It's not the shiny poured epoxy just paint but it seems durable and everything cleans up easy. Although they look great one of my concerns about VCT or Race Deck tile is how easy is it when you want to sweep up? I can tell you that the painted floor is a breeze! The single best thing I've done to the shop so far is put in LED lighting. Quiet and bright! I plan to properly do my shop after I finish the chassis and the body/paint work on my truck. It'll constantly be a mess until then lol
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
You guys should take a look at the garages Matt at Obsessed Garage consults on. He's on youtube and other social media platforms.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Dan the Race Deck is a stable product , it doesn't expand or contract .
It doesn't move under load even turning the wheels and supports 80,000 pounds . The flow through doesn't make any noise when you walk on it . I use it in other garage in the area where the tires roll and use the solid non shinny in areas everywhere else . Except the area under the Airstream I used the shinny and slippery ones there so I could lay on the floor and slide under it . But it's slippery when wet . The solid ones do make a slight hollow sound when walking on them. When I installed them in the Airstream garage I cut them to fit around the feet of the lift in there. I strongly recommend Race Deck . Call them and have them send you a sample of the flow through and solid .
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
Here's some more pic's
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
I like my Racedeck but epoxy coating would have been my preference. Cost wise it's probably a wash, the nice thing about Racedeck is it only took an afternoon to install. Epoxy takes days due to the amount of prep work.
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
one shop I worked at had a special coating on the floor. it lasted a couple of minutes if brake fluid was spilled. it was also really slippery when wet like after a car wash or if the incoming vehicle had snow on the tires.....of course some of us DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE SNOW THING!!!
just saying, ask questions before you spend. I can remember a shriek from one of the guys in the shop when he came wheeling into the wash bay and slid right into the big spendy pressure washer because he couldn't stop due to slippery floor. |
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Re: Danny Boy is BAACK! w/ '55 Big Window
blacksheep, that is a SICK looking shop. awesome.
mine is a huge mess right now. body work. parts everywhere with dust on everything. just installed a couple of 4 ft replacement led tubes and swapped out the old fluorescents. can't believe the difference in light. |
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