Pictures of my shop EXPANDING

[Nimrod]

Now 465 sq/ft up from 285. I rebuilt a little greenhouse building that was off the back of my shop for driver parking and dirty hot work. DIRT FLOOR...I like it. I used all recycled lumber and windows. I still have to redo the roof, add battens and run some power in. But its nice to have a dry secure place to park the model A.

 

[Nimrod]

 

[Nimrod]

 

[feedyurhed]

Love your shop.

 

[boiler7904]

Great building. Reminds me of the building my grandpa used to restore old farm tractors in before he died 18 years ago. Dirt floor here. Wood floor there. Old grease covered concrete in between. Nostalgia everywhere in the building.

 

[bmwpower]

Pretty cool.

 

[Cebby]

I love that shop (too!)

 

[slim53]

That place is the kind that leaves you speechless. How could a guy go in the house with a garage like that? So cool......slim

 

[Craig Balzer]

Nimrod

I am not only impressed with your adherence to your old style of garage and construction, but the marvelous utilization of space. What a great place to tuck the air compressor – was the concrete pad purpose built or simply fortuitous in its placement and size?

I particularly like the old newels under the railing separating your new-found floor space from the old. What’s your plan for the open space between the railing and the man-door – looks to be about 6 feet wide? Great place to install some pass-through shelving . Of course, that would obscure the flag hanging on the rear wall.

One question and one comment:

Q: Do you worry about fire with such an old wooden floor surrounded by such aged wooden walls? (Maybe I should have started that question with “How much do you worry . . .”.) I noted a few oil/grease stains in the wood flooring and didn’t see a fire extinguisher anywhere in your photos..

C: Glad to see that when you opened the floor plan to incorporate the green house you took the time to properly display Old Glory on your “new” back wall.

Craig
LTC(R), US Army

 

[wrigh003]

Wow, as ever, I am massively impressed by your shop. It was nice before, and now it's freakin' twice the size.

Well done on the recycled lumber, too. That reclaimed leaded glass window back there just looks right exactly where it is.

 

[rustylocke]

WHAT ARE YOU USING FOR FLOOR JOIST? WITH ALL THAT WEIGHT ARE YOU WORRIED? LOVE THE SHOP MAN. MORE PICS PLEASE

 

[PAToyota]

That shop has the most character of any I've seen. Excellent!

 

[LSWHO]

More pics please.....

 

[REFLEXX]

Just beautiful!!!!!!

 

[Nimrod]

Thanks guys.

And Craig, I've got a couple of extinguishers in there. I don't worry about fire too much...I'm careful.
The space between the beams right now is just enough to roll the bed of the model T through so I can walk around the front easier (its a small space). I might change it around when the T is done.

-Jeff

 

[Camaro Mike]

The garage is incredible!

Any chance of getting some details on the tonneau cover on the A? I've been thinking of something similar for mine but have never seen one as well executed as the one on your roadster.

Mike

 

[Nimrod]

Thanks Mike,

I got the idea for the tonneau cover from Wally Parks old '27T landspeed roadster...it was canvas stretched over bows. I made the framework out of 1/4" rod and used canvas from an awning supply place (a lot cheaper than auto upholstery shops). Sewed up on my moms crappy old singer. A couple of hooks hang on to the bottom of the dash rail, and a spring loaded pin latches it down in the back under the cover.

-Jeff

 

[Luckydevil]

Damn, that garage is so nice I want to print those out and put them in my garage.

 

[DynoDave]

Awesome work Jeff. From the outside, it looks like it's been there forever. I love the reuse of materials.

 

[Camaro Mike]

Thanks Mike,

I got the idea for the tonneau cover from Wally Parks old '27T landspeed roadster...it was canvas stretched over bows. I made the framework out of 1/4" rod and used canvas from an awning supply place (a lot cheaper than auto upholstery shops). Sewed up on my moms crappy old singer. A couple of hooks hang on to the bottom of the dash rail, and a spring loaded pin latches it down in the back under the cover.

-Jeff

Jeff,

Thanks. I really like the look and it will hide the fact that I haven't started the interior.

Mike

 

[ChucksCrib]

Old School.................that always works

 

[wilbilt]

Nice job on the expansion.

I have a dirt-floored "annex", too.

Unfortunately, it's so full of junk, I can't get anything in there....

Maybe I'll clean it out this weekend and post some photos.

My problem is that stuff tends to follow me home, especially if it's free.

I ordered a 20-yard rolloff a couple of weeks ago ($400-Ouch!). I was planning to clean up some of the junk out of the yard. 2 days later, my wife had it full with stuff out of the house. I can't win.

Will in Honcut

 

[Nimrod]

I thought I'd throw up a couple pictures of my new work bench and little mill. My neighbor offered up the mill which had been collecting dust in his shed for a long time (he got it as payment for some plumbing he did), and the benchtop is a piece of bowling alley lane his family had used as a butcher block for many years, but recently sat in his shed until termites got to it. I made the bench yesterday and we moved the mill over this afternoon. I've got to make some shelves for the tooling now.

And a neat old guage I picked up at the flea market last week.

 

[tripletree]

Man that kicks ***!

 

[stlhooked]

Really cool. I really like the Ford rim/hose reel! You know you could throw a bearing on the back of that thing so it will turn real nice. I got the one you need from Lowes to make a lazzy-susan for my sister for Christmas.

 

[Canadian Charlie]

I love that early setting looks like a garage from the 40's or 50's. Great work

 

[JMURiz]

Sweet, speaking of termites, hope you spray for them every year on that cool shop!

 

[C_F]

"Bowling alley lane"...I've never thought of that. I'll have to remember that next time they tear one down around here in the name of progress.

 

[mach1]

You have the coolest shop on this site!!

 

[PAToyota]

"Bowling alley lane"...I've never thought of that. I'll have to remember that next time they tear one down around here in the name of progress.

Actually, they replace the lanes every so often. I got lucky and picked up three sections about 42" x 10'-8" the last time the local lane replaced sections. Unfortunately, they're now going to some polymer composite material that won't need to be replaced like the old hard maple...

 

[ledfoot]

Thank you for posting pictures of your shop here. Truly inspirational.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

That is one of the most awesome shops i've ever seen. Absolutely love it.

 

[connorB]

WOW! What a place! SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET

Glenn
www.garagefreaks.com

 

[Bevis]

That's a nice looking shop, got that very old feel to it.

 

[TejasBimmer]

I LOVE YOUR GARAGE AND YOUR CARS!
It feels so authentic and real!

It would be a great place to take photos.
Thanks for sharing!

 

[RATSTER]

your cars and shop are perfect

 

[Printer Mike]

Rustic and ready to take care of business......perfect!

 

[e-tek]

Hard to add any more original comments - Except to say: I'm not sure which I like better - your shop or your rod!!
B-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l!!!!

 

[wagonmaster]

Lets see more of the Knucklehead!

 

[beezerbum]

Ahhh! You're killin me! Every time I see your place, I feel so inadeqaute! sigh. Awesome shop! Your whole place is so neat! Thanks for sharing.

Davo