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harlyworkr · 11-17-2008, 11:55 PM

No matter how much I clean up the garage-mahal, there is never enough room to do all that needs to be done or store all the new parts and projects. How can I make her understand this? I attached a piture of my interior for your comments.

Dads 68 GMC · 11-18-2008, 12:02 AM

good thing you have a hoist, interior looks great love that color blue

Aarons72s · 11-18-2008, 12:02 AM

I completely understand. I have aboutmoved all the other misc stuff out of my two car garage just to assemble my truck. I mean the close it came to being this empty was 20years ago. And even with it now not looking like the packed storage building look it still takes some squeazing. I dont even have a lift like you do. Yours looks to be fairly well organzied to. Heck I even had a paint booth in the garge for awhile to paint the truck. And that was with 1 wall of holidaydecorations, one wall with just toolboxes and work benches, a 2'x8' shelf out in the middle, truck parts sttuck here and there, laundry room, pantry, all in a 20'x 20' garage. So all of us working in garages all usually have to deall with the juggling.

nbroady · 11-18-2008, 12:07 AM

I'll help and take that car off your hands for ya

**LockDoc** · 11-18-2008, 12:51 AM

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I'm in the process of cleaning my shop. I think I have been working on it every day for two weeks now...

.. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now. I think it's the door...

LockDoc

Shyguy · 11-18-2008, 12:56 AM

Nope!! I don't think there is ever enough room in my garage.

I have a 24' by 32' garage and most of the time I can not get a vehicle in it to work on it.

Right now it is pretty much full with a mule (UTV), an ATV and a '68 short stepper bed.

I even built a shelf around the top on both sides and they are full.

Heck it always seems I need more room.

Danny

MDC · 11-18-2008, 01:00 AM

Yup, move the truck ,set that camaro down and bring it to Texas

mr48chev · 11-18-2008, 01:26 AM

I have .never heard a real car/truck guy complain that his garage/shop is just flat too big. One of my buds did close most of his shop off so he only has to heat a small area around the bench and the current project but his shop has a 35 foot bus conversion in one side and two cars in the other.

Probably the best things to do if an expansion aren't in order are to seriously organize the shop and then move some of the things that don't belong in it out.
I only have a one car garage and If I could swing it I would buy a shipping container to put beside if for storage and a work shop to work on engines and other bench projects in. With a bit of camouflage work such as painting them to match the house/garage they aren't too ugly.
Right now I have more of a trail in and out of my garage as I need to haul everything outside, clean the floor an then arrange it so that I can work in it

67ChevyRedneck · 11-18-2008, 01:28 AM

What are these garage and shop things you are referring to? Are they like a parking lot?

prostreetC-10 · 11-18-2008, 02:10 AM

69 camaros are gross anyway!!! lol

MotorSeven · 11-18-2008, 08:34 AM

I built a 30x50 arched steel building last year. We took 14' at the end & build an apartment with a loft(520ish sq ft). I thought wow, that leaves me a 36x30 shop with 14 ceiling(thinking ahead on a car lift). Well......i just got a job building some kitchen cabinets for a new house. It took me an entire day just moving CRAP around so i could work, and i haven't even got my truck in here yet to work on it.............

I could have bult a 50x100' quonset for about a 1/4th more money than what i have tied up in the 30x50. I wish i could do it all again.....................{sigh}

harlyworkr · 11-18-2008, 09:13 AM

Wood belongs in the bedroom, not the garage.

Andy4639 · 11-18-2008, 09:30 AM

My 24x28 garage stay's full of something all the time. Manly my truck and Tahoe. I wished I had built it about another 10' deeper.

Lately though the Tahoe has been sitting outside so I can work on Golf carts.

Finished:

rob67 · 11-18-2008, 09:43 AM

I don't even have a garage. The last 2 brake jobs I've done have been done in the pouring rain. I work on a lot of other peoples cars for free, maybe I need to start charging.

harlyworkr · 11-18-2008, 10:30 AM

Andy's garage is too clean, can I store some of my stuff there?

Andy4639 · 11-18-2008, 11:14 AM

The main thing is to organize and cleanup after each job. I have more stuff inside now than when I took those pictures. I Keep the side of the garage clean for the truck. The Tahoe is sitting outside now for over a month. I have 2 golf carts inside one behind the truck and the other beside it.I need to sale the one that is finished and get the other one finished. Working 6 12 it's a long proccess.

woodridge · 11-18-2008, 11:15 AM

Mine is a 30X50 with a 12X50 room upstairs. Still not enough room. I still have a lot of antique shop equipment that my Dad had from his forty years in the business. I hate to get rid of any of it but it sure takes up a lot of room.

myoldchevytruck · 11-18-2008, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rob67

I don't even have a garage. The last 2 brake jobs I've done have been done in the pouring rain. I work on a lot of other peoples cars for free, maybe I need to start charging.

Rob, I'm with you on the outside work. Brakes, Motor Rebuild, Suspension, etc... It's all done outside. Here's where I'm working on the C-10. (The garage behind the truck....single car....has just enough room to walk i

rob67 · 11-18-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by myoldchevytruck

Rob, I'm with you on the outside work. Brakes, Motor Rebuild, Suspension, etc... It's all done outside. Here's where I'm working on the C-10. (The garage behind the truck....single car....has just enough room to walk i

At least doing it outside you don't have space issues!! I am thinking of getting a 10' by 20' concrete slab poured just so I have somewhere everything doesn't sink.

myoldchevytruck · 11-18-2008, 02:34 PM

Residential Areas Bite! My neighbors are all cool except 1. There's always 1 that messes it all up. I swear he's got a direct line to city hall.

*MonteSS454* · 11-18-2008, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by myoldchevytruck

Residential Areas Bite! My neighbors are all cool except 1. There's always 1 that messes it all up. I swear he's got a direct line to city hall.

That why I love living out in the country, we have 3 1/4 shops, I'll take pics tomorrow.

Yes I said 3 1/4 shops.

72BlckButy · 11-18-2008, 03:03 PM

No matter how big the garage is, you always wish it was bigger!

harlyworkr · 11-18-2008, 03:55 PM

I have 1200 Sq/Ft and I need twice as much space. Time for a 2nd floor. And the codes guy wondered why I had to have 14 foot celings.

Senator350 · 11-18-2008, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by harlyworkr

Wood belongs in the bedroom, not the garage.

I'm stealing this line at LEAST 10 times a day.

harlyworkr · 11-18-2008, 06:17 PM

I am glad I could share.

11-17-2008, 11:55 PM	#1
harlyworkr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas City Kansas Posts: 212	Is there ever enough room for a guy? No matter how much I clean up the garage-mahal, there is never enough room to do all that needs to be done or store all the new parts and projects. How can I make her understand this? I attached a piture of my interior for your comments. Attached Images

11-18-2008, 12:02 AM	#2
Dads 68 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sidney; MT Posts: 172	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? good thing you have a hoist, interior looks great love that color blue

11-18-2008, 12:02 AM	#3
Aarons72s Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: oklahoma Posts: 10,670	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? I completely understand. I have aboutmoved all the other misc stuff out of my two car garage just to assemble my truck. I mean the close it came to being this empty was 20years ago. And even with it now not looking like the packed storage building look it still takes some squeazing. I dont even have a lift like you do. Yours looks to be fairly well organzied to. Heck I even had a paint booth in the garge for awhile to paint the truck. And that was with 1 wall of holidaydecorations, one wall with just toolboxes and work benches, a 2'x8' shelf out in the middle, truck parts sttuck here and there, laundry room, pantry, all in a 20'x 20' garage. So all of us working in garages all usually have to deall with the juggling.

11-18-2008, 12:07 AM	#4
nbroady Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Divide, CO Posts: 34	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? I'll help and take that car off your hands for ya __________________ ~Nora '69 Chevy C20 350/TH350 LWB '99 TJ Sport '07 Dodge Caliber www.myspace.com/jeeplvr79

11-18-2008, 12:51 AM	#5
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,432	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? - I'm in the process of cleaning my shop. I think I have been working on it every day for two weeks now..... I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now. I think it's the door... LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 - Last edited by LockDoc; 11-18-2008 at 12:52 AM.

11-18-2008, 12:56 AM	#6
Shyguy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeast Missouri Posts: 2,436	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? Nope!! I don't think there is ever enough room in my garage. I have a 24' by 32' garage and most of the time I can not get a vehicle in it to work on it. Right now it is pretty much full with a mule (UTV), an ATV and a '68 short stepper bed. I even built a shelf around the top on both sides and they are full. Heck it always seems I need more room. Danny __________________ '67 Chevy C-20 short stepper - build complete, 454/SM-465. '75 C-30 Single Cab DRW-350 small block/NP-435. '77 GMC-6500 Dump Truck, 427 Tall Deck. '92 GMC K-3500 Duallie, 454/4L80E.

11-18-2008, 01:00 AM	#7
MDC Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: N Texas Posts: 727	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? Yup, move the truck ,set that camaro down and bring it to Texas __________________ 67 C10 Shortbed 327 05 F150 4x4 NO APPOLOGIES 's 02 Xpress X19 02 Yamaha VMax 150 www.xpressboats.com Nothing says 'poor craftmanship' like wrinkles in your duct tape

11-18-2008, 01:26 AM	#8
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,452	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? I have .never heard a real car/truck guy complain that his garage/shop is just flat too big. One of my buds did close most of his shop off so he only has to heat a small area around the bench and the current project but his shop has a 35 foot bus conversion in one side and two cars in the other. Probably the best things to do if an expansion aren't in order are to seriously organize the shop and then move some of the things that don't belong in it out. I only have a one car garage and If I could swing it I would buy a shipping container to put beside if for storage and a work shop to work on engines and other bench projects in. With a bit of camouflage work such as painting them to match the house/garage they aren't too ugly. Right now I have more of a trail in and out of my garage as I need to haul everything outside, clean the floor an then arrange it so that I can work in it

11-18-2008, 01:28 AM	#9
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? What are these garage and shop things you are referring to? Are they like a parking lot? __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications!

11-18-2008, 02:10 AM	#10
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11-18-2008, 08:34 AM	#11
MotorSeven Restoration Desperation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 373	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? I built a 30x50 arched steel building last year. We took 14' at the end & build an apartment with a loft(520ish sq ft). I thought wow, that leaves me a 36x30 shop with 14 ceiling(thinking ahead on a car lift). Well......i just got a job building some kitchen cabinets for a new house. It took me an entire day just moving CRAP around so i could work, and i haven't even got my truck in here yet to work on it............. I could have bult a 50x100' quonset for about a 1/4th more money than what i have tied up in the 30x50. I wish i could do it all again.....................{sigh}

11-18-2008, 09:13 AM	#12
harlyworkr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas City Kansas Posts: 212	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? Wood belongs in the bedroom, not the garage.

11-18-2008, 09:30 AM	#13
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? My 24x28 garage stay's full of something all the time. Manly my truck and Tahoe. I wished I had built it about another 10' deeper. Lately though the Tahoe has been sitting outside so I can work on Golf carts. Finished: __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

11-18-2008, 09:43 AM	#14
rob67 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 77	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? I don't even have a garage. The last 2 brake jobs I've done have been done in the pouring rain. I work on a lot of other peoples cars for free, maybe I need to start charging.

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11-18-2008, 11:14 AM	#16
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? The main thing is to organize and cleanup after each job. I have more stuff inside now than when I took those pictures. I Keep the side of the garage clean for the truck. The Tahoe is sitting outside now for over a month. I have 2 golf carts inside one behind the truck and the other beside it.I need to sale the one that is finished and get the other one finished. Working 6 12 it's a long proccess. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

11-18-2008, 11:15 AM	#17
woodridge Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maynardville, Tn Posts: 3,030	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? Mine is a 30X50 with a 12X50 room upstairs. Still not enough room. I still have a lot of antique shop equipment that my Dad had from his forty years in the business. I hate to get rid of any of it but it sure takes up a lot of room. __________________ SEMA Network- Protect our Hobby! 71 C30 in pieces, starting to come together. Click here for A Place For Tennessee Truck Enthusiest To Meet

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harlyworkr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kansas City Kansas Posts: 212	Re: Is there ever enough room for a guy? I have 1200 Sq/Ft and I need twice as much space. Time for a 2nd floor. And the codes guy wondered why I had to have 14 foot celings.

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