Recent content by bluevenom867

Just over 2 years ago I joined, made only my second thread about starting a shop and asked some advice... Well, 2 years has passed and currently I run my own business, own all my own shop equipment and tools, and have a fair size clientele base that solely trust me to fix their investments...

Good experience, I paid - items appeared, good over all The old Snap-On torque wrench that I got was still spot on calibration, haha! :lol_hitti

Matco ratchet was waiting for me earlier today, original bubble wrapping, very nice! Will do business again for sure, thanks!

If cost is a concern, any decent 64 AW hydraulic oil should work well. Non detergent oil is recommended, but has anyone tried using oil such as Aeroshell?

Looks like a IR T30 compressor? Those rubber isolators have a solid core or does the bolt go through them? Wheres the tank gunna drain to now that its over your blast cabinet?

I don't own a good set of ear buds or head phones, so kinda puts that out but I wouldn't wear them while working anyhow, to dangerous. We have the radio going where I work, usually classic hits or rock station, the other third being country (I've grown to tolerate it -ok, I like some of it). But...

I'm in St.pete, whats your cash price?

So up till this point in my life, I've always worked for people, friends friends cars/trucks/ect and did other various jobs from their place, or my home, and sometimes out of my truck,lol. But now I got the opportunity to finally start a 'real' shop, thanks to some family help. Question is...

A GT actually, but nice assumption! 1986' GT it was blue and on juice (nitrous oxide), ran in the 7's in the 1/8 mile hence the name.

This thread is kinda ironic for me, the place I work at currently is a pop and son place, and the son (mid 30's) has a sticker on his box the says "Borrowing tools is for the weak" well they share all the time, and I'll use his tools and return them and he never has a problem. But he rarely...

Hi, my names Jerry, I'm from sunny (and hot) St.Petersburg, Florida. Stumbled on this site a little while ago and have found it really awesome! I'm a auto mech by trade, dabble in some other mechanically inclined work (fixed appliances for a few months,some minor PC trouble shooting, fun...)...