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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
Love the story and all the pics. The one of your youngest is an absolute classic! Somewhat similar story here... My brother bought mine in Missouri in 1981 and drove it home to Connecticut. Finally convinced him to sell it to me about 9 years ago (it had been sitting in his garage for 20 years)...
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Not much to report.....bustin A$$ on this garage project. Poor Henry spends most his time across town at the in-laws so he does not have to sit on the street.
Old garage ![]() ![]() Gone ![]() Demo ![]() Prep ![]() Ready to pour ![]() The main slab is poured.....I just did not take a picture before I bolted to work. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Hey, somebody's makin off with your garage man. I THINK you can catch him though...probably even walking! Lol.
Guess I'd better go back and read what's behind this new garage build. Can I annoy you and just ask the size of the old one vs. new one? Will there be enough height to put a lift in it later? Posted via Mobile Device |
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New will be 24' deep and 42' wide, with 10' sidewalls, plus full bonus room upstairs. 12' or 14' sidewalls would have been nice, but I could not get a permit...... Luckily my Father-in-Law has a lift just across town. |
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Wow... Gonna be nice!
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
i was thinking the old garage wasn't bad, but a 24x42 is greater
![]() mine is 50x50 with no room for a hoist, some days i'd kill for a hoist
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Geez guys. Mine's 18 x 20 on a 50x100 lot. It's SoCal, guys.
The old owner added onto the back 6ft all the way up to the property line. Last summer I knocked out the back wall completely and replaced with a structural steel frame to be able to get my 22 ft boat in. I can't relate to the idea of spare room for ANYthing in my garage. |
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
Nice rig
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Concrete cut and ready for the build.
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coach?? are them 3'' white walls?
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Niiice....go man go!
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I do read a little over there but do not post much!!
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Thanks Coach. I bought the truck, my girlfriend the Lance 1181 and we jointly bought the boat off two firemen that needed to get rid of it fast, so a better deal. LOTS of weight in that rig but the Duramax pulls it with zero trouble.
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A boat like that is on my bucket list.
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Was on mine too....I wasn't exactly ready at the time - we'd save money to refinish the hardwood floors in our house...but...oh well
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
anything to report captain?
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Really tough past 4 days.
Thursday and Friday I built all 4 walls and lined up all the material. Saturday AM we lifted walls, sheeted and braced everything. We set 4 rafters and called it a day. Temps were in the 90's with high humidity. That took a toll on everybody!! ![]() Sunday we set the rest of the rafters, sheeted a row and cross braced everything. ![]() |
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![]() Kidding of course. Hey, we wouldn't be your "virtual buddies" if we didn't give you crap like that, right? Hank looks very very cool in his new digs. Will the finished interior have any retro features to make him feel at home? Posted via Mobile Device |
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![]() I acquired some cool rusty galvanized tin that I plan to run around the bottom of the shop as a wainscot. Similar to the picture below. ![]() I also have a pretty sweet grill off a '48 chevy parts truck that will go on the wall as well as an assortment of other stuff!! |
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Great work and progress! (Shop envy)
Dan, RDP=River Dave's Place, big SoCal hot boat forum. Lotsa fun. Your rig is cool! Posted via Mobile Device
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
You did a great job on this truck. This is an awesome build with beautiful pictures.
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Re: 1949 Chevy 3600 into a daily driver
nice looking shop man! makes me wish I would have had the space to build mine bigger and taller.
That 49 has got to be the finest example of an AD pickup that I've seen to date. Everything about it looks perfect, the stance, the paint, the wheels, it's got that "full package" look to it. Nicely done bud
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