hot rod garage in the works. 38x56

[E.rodz]

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on a mission to get more organized. snowball affect going with full momentem now. needed another leg to make my last bench for painting supplies and kind of got side tracked to finish my welding bench because I needed the under hung drawer that was on the bench so I could mount the cooler under the bench.cleaned out one more corner and made room for the plasma bench that I need to build yet.

future plama bench location.

 

[E.rodz]

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just a little more progress trying to get the benches finished this is going to be for a paint mixing bench. hope to paint it soon,also trying to get my sons chopper bike ready for paint soon.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52679 link to bike build

 

[E.rodz]

more work on yet another bench

I thought this was going to be my last bench to fab. but I have another one after this one and some day maybe I can finish organizing and have some room to work.the top that I used was a solid core door that we painted rustolem stainless silver then when that was dry brushed black on it then wiped it off right away so the black stayed in the wood grain.put a couple couts of polyurathene on it .even got to give the paint booth a dry run and painted the cabinets a custom mixed charcoal gray.

 

[ket-tek]

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wow, I really think this came out very nice! as is all the other upgrades your doing.

 

[E.rodz]

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wow, I really think this came out very nice! as is all the other upgrades your doing.

thanks for the words. I try to do everything like my grandpa would say to me if a job is worth doing it's worth doing right. put some pride in your work and you will never regret it.thanks gramps!

 

[E.rodz]

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here is the bench with a couple updates.added a 2 drawer file cabinet on one side and a desk pedistal on the other side bought a small two drawer under tool box cabinet for 20$ and cut some alum. strips for a little detail. and still have two more center drawers to fab yet.and more finishing touches to go.

 

[Kevin54]

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That finish on the table top looks great. I files that in my notes on garage upgrades.

 

[E.rodz]

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That finish on the table top looks great. I files that in my notes on garage upgrades.[/QUOTE]

thanks this is the first time that i have seen anything like it . sometimes the creative ideas just come out of my head for no reason.
just wait till the final touches of this bench I think you will like it. will keep you guys posted.

 

[E.rodz]

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finaly almost done with this one just have a couple of loose ends to finish.just finished painting the drawer faces along with a couple of more things to finalize the corner of the shop that is just going to be awsome.

 

[E.rodz]

another corner almost finnished!!

there just not enough hrs in a day been super busy and haven't had much time but still moving foward. this whole corner is designed to hold all my paint supplies and I wanted a well lit corner for mixing paint in. I am going to fab a ex hood to ty into the paint ex duct. i started to use up all my old diamond plate up the only thing bad about that is I like it so much that I want to do more of the trim in the shop this way.

 

[daveleau]

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Wow, nice garage, hate what you did to that car, though.

 

[wagonmaster]

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Nice first post, Dave...sheesh!

 

[daveleau]

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Sorry. You're correct, it's not the best intro...

The tables in the garage are superbly done! Lots of great ideas.

 

[intimadatorsquizz]

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very nicely done.

 

[Boosted1]

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Nice work on that Paint mixing bench. Very nice.

 

[E.rodz]

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Wow, nice garage, hate what you did to that car, though.

go ahead and elaborate on what you hate and what you like I don't get ofended very easily. there are alot more plans for the car if it is the belair that you are refering to.check out my web site for more details the car is not going to stay that way. the car is in mock up form and is going under the knife to make some big changes coming as soon as I can move in the shop again.

 

[daveleau]

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The bench shown in your last pic is awesome. I like the sleek look and the open shelves in the middle for flexible storage. Also, using a basic filing cabinet like that is really nice. It is simple, easy and while they often look horribly ghetto in garages, yours doesn't in the least. And the lid on the table really finishes it off perfectly.

As for the car, I like flashy, but I am not a fan of unnecessarily lowered vehicles. It ruins its functionality and makes it look gaudy, IMO. The original-height or aggressive stances are pretty enough without lowering. The red/black paint is nicely done.

 

[E.rodz]

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The bench shown in your last pic is awesome. I like the sleek look and the open shelves in the middle for flexible storage. Also, using a basic filing cabinet like that is really nice. It is simple, easy and while they often look horribly ghetto in garages, yours doesn't in the least. And the lid on the table really finishes it off perfectly.

As for the car, I like flashy, but I am not a fan of unnecessarily lowered vehicles. It ruins its functionality and makes it look gaudy, IMO. The original-height or aggressive stances are pretty enough without lowering. The red/black paint is nicely done.

I think you need to adjust the color settings on your computer the color the car is would be orange and yellow.and it is not nicely done up close it was hacked thats why I had everyone sign the car with there sugestions for me to finish the car.as for the fuctionality of the car you need to put a car on a well designed air ride system the ride is fantastic and it's just a bonus to have the car on the ground when the air is let out. I have driven the car on last years power tour and autocrossed it and drag raced it and then drove it home.I believe that should serve as functional.stay tuned for more changes to come. ps. thanks for the complments on the bench.

 

[thomask]

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Hey E.rodz,

Really like the cabinets you built and the use of diamond plate. That paint job on the door slab you used as a bench top turned out great, too.

Can't wait to see that "chopper" bike finished. Now that is a great project with your number one assistant.

 

[E.rodz]

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Hey E.rodz,

Really like the cabinets you built and the use of diamond plate. That paint job on the door slab you used as a bench top turned out great, too.

Can't wait to see that "chopper" bike finished. Now that is a great project with your number one assistant.

thanks for the good words check out the build thread on the chopper bike should be making good progress soon.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52679

 

[Denominator]

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!

Anyone know where to find a tutorial for a DIY install?
I would like to build myself a system like this for my next garage, but this is not a system that are widely known here in Norway.

Is this a closed system, or do it need to be hooked up to the water supply ?

 

[E.rodz]

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Anyone know where to find a tutorial for a DIY install?
I would like to build myself a system like this for my next garage, but this is not a system that are widely known here in Norway.

Is this a closed system, or do it need to be hooked up to the water supply ?

the system is a closed loop system. the whole thing holds about 7 gal.I used a 50/50 mix of glycol/water mix. you can also use a wood boiler or gas .the local building supply centers around here have lots of info on theese type of systems.google search radiant floor system and you will get a ton of ideas. it is just awsome to have.

 

[E.rodz]

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just finished a little invention to light up a dark corner over my mill fabbed it out of 2" sq tube and some old stainless pipe.made the pivot arms to swing out or in if needed.hung 2 4' lights wow what a difference. the only thing that ***** is now my corner that has been piled with stuff is now exposed and now i need to clean it out as well.

 

[Hemihead2]

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Great idea on those lights. If you don't mind, I'm going to file that away for a future build. Really like all the stuff you've been doing here.

 

[E.rodz]

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Great idea on those lights. If you don't mind, I'm going to file that away for a future build. Really like all the stuff you've been doing here.

thanks for your input let me know if you need any diamentions to help you out. hope to get the mud work done in the new paint area done this week so keep tuned in I will post up some new picts later this week.ps.you need to load some picts of your toys you have some realy cool stuff.

 

[Abodyracer]

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Whats with the upside down air cleaner above the boiler/heating system?

 

[E.rodz]

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Whats with the upside down air cleaner above the boiler/heating system?

the air cleaner is for my air compressor intake.this is just temp until I can make a sound canceling intake. like any hotrodder I just used what was laying oround the shop.stay tuned in to see what this area is going to evolve even more.

 

[Tazfink]

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Any pics of the chopper bike???

 

[E.rodz]

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Any pics of the chopper bike???

sorry for the delayed responce had some really bad times last week. here is a link to the build thread to the chopper bike build.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52679

 

[E.rodz]

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just a little progress to report last week was the worst week ever lost a very dear friend to a scum of the earth kind of guy.burried my good friend and a great police officer.joe bergeron we will miss you dearly. finished painting the inside of the paint booth and did I mention I hate sanding mud on a ceiling.still have alot to do to finish but pretty functional.

after the fire dept showed up to put out the garage fire or just alot of sheet rock mud dust.we got things cleaned and prepped for paint.

hope to get to the ducting soon but need to finish the chopper bike first.

 

[santagary]

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My cylinder index is 78 and I'm 68...I feel so much better now

 

[E.rodz]

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got to use the paint booth today not finished with it but it is functional and it works awsome hope to finish painting the boys bike this week to enter it in the house of color paint contest by fri!

 

[Kiwi Kev]

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Your shop is great and I love your welding table, I might have to copy that for myself!

 

[E.rodz]

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Your shop is great and I love your welding table, I might have to copy that for myself!

if you need any dimentions or details just let me know and i will help you out .

 

[mustangmccance]

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subscribed cool.

 

[mustangmccance]

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I was looking at this thread on a computer at work and It would not let me access photobucket so I could not look at the pictures but from the comments I wanted to see the pictures. that is why I subscribed in my post above. now that I have seen the pictures I agree this is a great looking and functioning shop. I like a lot of the projects you have done. especially your welding bench. I am running out of wallspace. so I won't be copying it but I do like it, I may have to do something similar.

 

[E.rodz]

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I was looking at this thread on a computer at work and It would not let me access photobucket so I could not look at the pictures but from the comments I wanted to see the pictures. that is why I subscribed in my post above. now that I have seen the pictures I agree this is a great looking and functioning shop. I like a lot of the projects you have done. especially your welding bench. I am running out of wallspace. so I won't be copying it but I do like it, I may have to do something similar.

thanks for the intrest. hope to finish the bike up this week and try to get back into finishing the paint booth.

 

[mustangmccance]

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good luck with that. btw I agree with your sentiment on drywall. I am finishing up the bathroom in my shop now. I hung the last piece of drywall last night but I am strongly considering hiring someone to do the mudding, taping and sanding because I just don't want to do it ha ha. I figure my shop is for my enjoyment It is not where I work it is for fun, and sanding drywall is definitely not fun. lol

 

[E.rodz]

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wow where does the time go. we finished the bike and just been picking away at my list of things to finish.finaly got to clean things up a little. I will post up some progress picts. soon its starting to look like I had some kind of plan behind all the madness.lol.had the bike on display for back to the fifties show for the house of kolor.hope you guys like it as much as my boy does. and I hope you guys can do a project like this with your kids. even if your super busy just drop everything and do it with them you will never regret it.

 

[Kevin54]

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Nice job on the bike. I bet your son is as proud as can be!!! Looks like he is going to have a great future in store.

Now tell me that's not a real tat on his arm