Recent content by Chngalay

A few things I'm happy I thought about before building my shop: Insulation A/C and Heat (2) 10' wide doors Epoxy floor 8" I-beam framework A few things I wish I could do over: Build it TALLER, wider and longer Planned for a larger workbench area A covered area outside the main shop for welding...

That is a nice setup, Lu-Max..

Removed my old (relative term, it is less than a year old) Klimaire 18,000 BTU heat pump/air con and replaced with a new Mitsubishi 18,000 BTU heat pump/air con. The Klimaire outdoor PCB fried, they wouldn't warranty it, hell I couldn't even buy a new one outright! Searched since February with...

Not all today, but this week. Converted the CSFI system in my kids Tahoe to MPFI. Seems the factory system tried to fry itself by catching fire under the upper intake and gave out. The car is still a POS, but at least it runs good now. The last pic is of the conversion unit compared to the...

Spent more time than it should have taken to rig up an anchor point and use a come-along and 40' of chain to pull my daughter's non-running Tahoe into the shop. Now to find the problem.....

Just a thought, if you are really into cars or perform your own maintenance, might want to plan ahead and raise the walls to 12' with a 14-15' gable. Then if you ever decide to install a two post lift you could go with a clear floor design, which would make it nicer to work under without having...

Glad I read this thread. Made my decision to install a roll up door on the bay with the two post lift easy: not gonna do it. I live in a area where dust blows all the freaking time and I can barely handle what makes it in now. Saves me a ton of sweeping....Thanks GJ!

This is a very timely topic. I have been researching new compressors, but my needs for air seem to be dwindling. I have a corded Kobalt 1/2" impact which has never failed to break nuts/bolts loose. I use my 3/8" M12 ratchet quite a bit. I have a 3/8" Bosch impact that I am using more and more as...

The majority of my wrenches are Craftsman, but also have Mac, Gearwrench, Chinese and no-name Chinese. Even have some Japanese. I'm waiting on a garage sale score for some Snap-on...

Nice and clean. I have issues just keeping my wrenches inside my garage, much less organized and clean.

My current jack..Pittsburgh 2 ton LP

3/4" x 18" Bosch SDS Plus concrete bit. Needed it to rehang the back gate and will also be used when installing the two post lift I will be buying soon.

These are my garage doors. There are many like them, but these are mine. I must master them as I must master my life, and so on.... Very basic, 8' tall by 10' wide, powered. Will be swapping the one on the right for a rollup canister type after i install the two post lift...

Mine won't be this fancy..

Four trips to Lowe's and all day to rehang the gate on the back fence. Had to finish by LED headlight. Time for a cold one....