My 52 GMC Build

[oldman3]

Lower, shop looks great, nice job you and your friends got done...Jim

[rusty76]

Nice pics

[oldman3]

Great pics, thanks...Jim

[Advanced Design]

Lower, your shop is looking great! You have some good friends too and you all sure did a lot in a few hours. Wow!

Great pic's of your trip. Thanks for sharing.

[Dieselwrencher]

That is looking great! At least you all got it sheeted in a day. That's great!

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by rusty76

Nice pics

Thank

Originally Posted by oldman3

Great pics, thanks...Jim

Maybe they will inspire others to road trip.

Originally Posted by gigamanx

That sounds like a ton of work but yeah you got a long way fast! I think all projects can sometimes get that way where you just say...hey another hour or two and I can call it done....6 hours later.

Was working on framing my truck bed last night which started with tearing off the old sheet metal from the S10 chassis bed. After a couple of hours I knew the end was in sight, so I kept at it. Went to bed tired but knew the bed was pretty close to ready for mounts.

Ya we all had a good idea of how much work there was and buckled down.
I always set a goal when working on my stuff. Sometimes I'm done sooner, others hours later. Feels good tho.

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Lower, your shop is looking great! You have some good friends too and you all sure did a lot in a few hours. Wow!

Great pic's of your trip. Thanks for sharing.

I think they have alternative motives in some way, but hey that's what friends are for. It was a great trip.

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

That is looking great! At least you all got it sheeted in a day. That's great!

We all divided and concurred.

[lower50's]

Shop update:
Spray foam insulation is scheduled for Thursday. So tonight we worked on cleaning up inside.

NC trip Oct 26 we left New river Gorge headed up to Grove city PA. It was a beautiful drive sun was out and leafs where bright with fall colors.
The L.E.D. headlights still work amazing.
Going up a 5% grade.
Friday our last day we met up with Henry (99 to life) at his new shop. He has a real nice place and will be even better when he gets a truck or 4 there to work on. It was great to catch up with you Henry, looking forward to next time. Oh and I got some of his home roasted coffee Got home Friday night here is the trip info.

Sunday Oct 29 My truck got rented out to a photographer who found me through FB and we set it up for my truck to be a backdrop for family Christmas cards for her clients. Drove it 30 min away, must have been 15 family that day in 6 hrs. It was cool, truck made $300.

[99 to Life]

garage is looking great, the scenic shots on your trip are awesome. yes very nice meeting up with you. Its great to make connections from online to real life.

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by 99 to Life

garage is looking great, the scenic shots on your trip are awesome. yes very nice meeting up with you. Its great to make connections from online to real life.

Thanks Henry. I agree.

[joedoh]

wowow that steel span is sweet! i remember going under the swindell bridge in north pittsburgh as a kid, when it was still east st, it looked so high up and it was only 250 ft! 800 ft jeeze


garage looks perfect, bet you cant wait!

[rusty76]

I saw the max speed at 143 and thought “where’d you go that fast at?” Then I saw kmh. Thanks for sharing your pics of the trip.

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by joedoh

wowow that steel span is sweet! i remember going under the swindell bridge in north pittsburgh as a kid, when it was still east st, it looked so high up and it was only 250 ft! 800 ft jeeze


garage looks perfect, bet you cant wait!

Ya big bridges are cool. I don't even really care when it's done, I just want to get the heat working.

Originally Posted by rusty76

I saw the max speed at 143 and thought “where’d you go that fast at?” Then I saw kmh. Thanks for sharing your pics of the trip.

Ya lol I was wondering if it would catch anyone I think the truck will run out of gear at about 95mph

[lower50's]

Shop update:
I wrapped the shop by myself tonight. Now the building will stay dry. It was dark when I finished so I get a pic tomorrow. Spray foam should still be tomorrow so that's cool..... or warm lol

[piratexpress1369a]

Shop looks awesome.. what did they quote you for the spray foam...pics are awesome

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

Shop looks awesome.. what did they quote you for the spray foam...pics are awesome

3" in the walls and 5" in ceiling $12,000

[lower50's]

Well the spray foam guys showed up today tarped and covered everything. Took them about 7 hrs to insulate every nook and cranny. I love the guys face shield.

[joedoh]

CAD?


I would like to think that kind of insulating upgrade would pay for itself pretty quickly.

[Dieselwrencher]

Very nice! It is very expensive but well worth it. I'm sure especially up where you live!

[OutlawDrifter]

That guy is not OSHA compliant...is that a plastic bag over his head?

[99 to Life]

dang thats alot of loot, but my friend had spray foam done in his house and you can totally tell the difference.

[47 Fasttoys]

Shop looks good Lower. Thanks for the pictures from the road, one of the really cool things about your truck is your not afraid to use it.
Rob

[rusty76]

Spray foam is great. We see it used in houses around here. I’ve been attics with spray foam in the summer and there was some noticeable difference. I’m glad to see progress and see it steady. Are you just doing sheet rock on the walls or will you be using pegboard? My boss used pegboard in his Tajmagarage on all the walls. Worked very good. Looking good dude.

[stesch_c10]

Looking good dude!

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by joedoh

CAD?


I would like to think that kind of insulating upgrade would pay for itself pretty quickly.

Yes CAD. They say 2-3 years

Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher

Very nice! It is very expensive but well worth it. I'm sure especially up where you live!

It was just over double what fiberglass insulation would be, but this is 100% air tight and makes the building stronger.

Originally Posted by OutlawDrifter

That guy is not OSHA compliant...is that a plastic bag over his head?

Yes it is a plastic bag he had a fresh air hose plumbed in

Originally Posted by 99 to Life

dang thats alot of loot, but my friend had spray foam done in his house and you can totally tell the difference.

Ya it already feels warm and I have no heat yet. My friend did the walls in his basement and it went up 10*

Originally Posted by 47 Fasttoys

Shop looks good Lower. Thanks for the pictures from the road, one of the really cool things about your truck is your not afraid to use it.
Rob

Thanks Rob Maybe next year we will come meet you on our NC trip.

Originally Posted by rusty76

Spray foam is great. We see it used in houses around here. I’ve been attics with spray foam in the summer and there was some noticeable difference. I’m glad to see progress and see it steady. Are you just doing sheet rock on the walls or will you be using pegboard? My boss used pegboard in his Tajmagarage on all the walls. Worked very good. Looking good dude.

Thanks Matt Plywood on walls, drywall on ceiling.

Originally Posted by stesch_c10

Looking good dude!

Thanks I'm happy.

[lower50's]

Saturday weather was dry so I brought the truck home from a friends house and got the GM from my brothers. Wow still lots of room. But lots more to come. Then my son and I temporarily put up 2 of the 6 LED lights super bright. Then Sunday night we had our first snow. It is gone now tho.