When i was 17 years old (54 now) I saw this idea in one of my buddys dad's shop and always wanted to have one. He used it to save on heat and and to keep that side as a clean room for building engines. I never had a shop that it made sense to have one until now. I bumped out the back of my two...
It is a 1957. Two years younger than me! It has a tube chassis under it which puts the weight at about 1000 lbs. It is not done yet so I don't know how out of control it will be.As soon as I get the final inspection on my shop addition I will finish it. All i have left is to wire the stand alone...
When I took that picture the engine was out of it. Once I replaced the original engine with a 330hp turbo STI engine It put the rear end back down where it shoud be.
After expanding my 20 x 25 garage to 20 x 50 I wondered how many cars I could fit in it. Four,five maybe six? Hell no! I just measured the Fiat 500 I have. It is 4 1/2 ft wide and 10 ft long so If i packed them tight I could put 20 in there! and still have room to open the door on the last one...
I have a chance to buy 6 gallons of Novocoat Epoxy paint at $40 a gallon. It is 100% solids. Has anyone here used this? I have always used SW Armorseal 1000 hs but this would save me quite a bit.