Project "My Happy Mess"

[litew8]

Thanks Jim I'll dirty it up soon enough

[XxCHEVYMANxX]

I see a lot of insulation in your future . shelves look good, and doubled up that will make a very solid top for a work bench.

[Dieselwrencher]

Good luck with the ridge vents. You may want end wall vents. That is what mine needs. Nice garage though, and the bear looks awesome!

[litew8]

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Good luck with the ridge vents.

From the little I had read, ridge vent is the better alternative.

[Low Elco]

Turbines! Shop looks good!
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[litew8]

Thanks! I considered solar powered fans, but never bought. Waited to see the final results. The higher temp is up above 8' so you don't feel it bad, but still. I'll wait and see how it is in the winter months. Thing is, I'm not certain what the normal temp range should be.

[Dieselwrencher]

I had ridge vents on my steel building, and they suck. Basicaly don't vent enough. In the summer it's brutally hot, the winter it isn't so bad. I put in end wall vents and it is so much better in the summer, and I use less heating it as well.

[litew8]

From what I've read, adding gable fans (or vents only) will disrupt the natural flow of air, thus reducing the ability of hot air to escape simply by rising. That makes sense, but what if I don't care and simply want the entrapped hot air to escape rapidly - thus providing a comfortable working environment, even if it's only while I'm inside. There's a small trade off. I'll probably get the solar controlled fans with kill switch. Without, I'd guess that it'd fair better if it were insulated/finished, but that isn't happening anytime soon.

[litew8]

Solar powered gable fan.

[litew8]

Rumor has it - Warren County Customs (WCC) has gone out of business
Their website is pulled http://www.warrencountycustomsllc.com/
That's what stupidity gets you

[doubleb's69]

Originally Posted by litew8

Rumor has it - Warren County Customs (WCC) has gone out of business
Their website is pulled http://www.warrencountycustomsllc.com/
That's what stupidity gets you

My wife works with the mother of one of the audio guys that worked for them. She said that the owners wife took $50,000 and left him, and this is why they have had all of their project trucks and such on craigslist so he could try to keep afloat. I don't know how much of this is true, but thats the talk from one of the employees.

[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by doubleb's69

My wife works with the mother of one of the audio guys that worked for them. She said that the owners wife took $50,000 and left him, and this is why they have had all of their project trucks and such on craigslist so he could try to keep afloat. I don't know how much of this is true, but thats the talk from one of the employees.

Oh boy, you can go get cheap stuff for the right prices there soon.

[Low Elco]

Who got a disco vette?
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[litew8]

What you really mean is who got a disco vette painted (my brother's work) purple. not me, some dude

[Low Elco]

Purple=pimpin'! Nice work on the shop.
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[litew8]

Thanks Jim and Low. The purple people eater clashes with its own interior. The car was originally brown, so is the interior - still. The garage turned out nice, 36'x24' deep. 12'x24' designated shop area. It'll be different having a new garage with a new 71' sitting inside. All of the wood shown to build the bench was left over from the construction.

[litew8]

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[sourkraut]

nice project

[Dieselwrencher]

Nice work on your garage! Did I see where you were building corner shelves? I'd really like to take time and build shelves for mine some day! How soon is your truck getting new paint? And does your brother want more work? The guy that painted my truck didn't do a very good job and I'm going to have it redone before spring. And I have a 76 K30 I'd like to get sprayed too.

[Low Elco]

Ooooooh, shiny shiny! Cool new parts!
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[litew8]

nah, it's a mistake. Thanks Ryan My truck was to be my brother's last LARGE project. Not sure he'd want more. We'll be getting back to work on the truck soon (next week). No corner shelves in the garage, but I have some plywood left over for a later project (couple more shelves). The purple disco vette, before the guy took it home, my brother told him to bring it back later and he'll finish sanding / buffing. The guy said ok, but turns out he took some sand paper to it himself and screwed up the whole thing. Sanded through many places and sanded all edges. Totally messed it up. for him

[Dieselwrencher]

Man, some people don't have a clue huh? He was probably thinking he'd save some money but now it'll cost him double. That is the exact reason why I don't like final sanding for a buff. I hate going through!

[litew8]

yeah, he shouldn't have done it.
I guess you're not suppose to sand the edges either.

[doubleb's69]

Originally Posted by litew8

yeah, he shouldn't have done it.
I guess you're not suppose to sand the edges either.

It doesn't take long to screw up the edges. I remember learning how to color sand and buff in college. There were 27 guys in my class and dang near as many screwed up panels on the first try. It got easier as the time went on and I got good at it. Now I havn't buffed anything in about 8 years and would be nervous the whole time.

[litew8]

Maybe he could take the disco vette to Warren County Customs for a sweet repaint.