Recent content by EarlyBroncoGuy

When I had my 40x60x16 shop built, I put roll up doors centered front and rear in the middle. I put my BendPak XPR10-A about 12 feet back from the rear door. With front and rear door, I can pull all the way through, and the placement of the lift works great even when lifting my extended cab GMC...

I had a Mueller 20x40x16 put up back in 2013, near Bastrop. Building (with 3 rollup doors, 2 man doors, full insulation, and 3 skylight roof panels was $26K. Slab was about $6K. Construction (I knew a guy) was about $6K. Electrical (200 amp 220v service) was about $5K - I rented a trencher and...

In, thanks for the chance!

Just like the title says - trying to think "outside the box" as far as flammable liquids storage. I have numerous cans of spray paint, thinner, all kinds of automotive chemicals just sitting in old wooden kitchen cabinets in my shop, really want to move them all into something a bit safer. I'd...

I have quite a few cans of spray paint/carb cleaner/brake cleaner/etc out in my shop that want to put into some type of flammable storage cabinet, but damn those things are expensive. Would a used gun safe be an acceptable alternative? They're fire rated, lockable (duh), and a lot more...

I service commercial equipment that requires 220v on 2 power cords. The manufacturer's allowable voltage range is 200 - 240v. We measure it on every installation and service call - if it's out of that range, we can't touch the equipment (company policy) until the customer gets the voltage issue...

I bolted an air hose reel to the side of one of the towers of my 2 post BendPak, and installed a 120v outlet on the same leg. Handy to have the air hose right there but can retract it so I'm not tripping over it all the time. The 120v outlet is nice for work lights, etc.

Bottom of saucer section is an air cleaner base, flipped over. Engineering hull is an A/C compressor from a Taurus SHO, gutted. Nacelles are shock absorbers with the ends cut off and fluid drained. Bridge on top is a finish nut from hanging light fixture. Deflector dish is a shock absorber...

USS Edelbrock :)

Had some fun building a "Lone Wolf McQuade" Ramcharger 1/24 scale body for my Proline Ambush R/C chassis. The model kit has been gathering dust in the attic since sometime in the late '80's, was cleaning up and came across it, had forgotten all about it. Still have a few details to add - door...

Now that the new body showed up, I figured I'd start working on installing the engine. Just kidding. Looks good, but that little V6 looks a bit lost in there, doesn't it? I built that SHO for another project, but sold the car. Now the engine is looking for a new home - know anybody that that...

Some new additions to the shop: Both are 2022, 2 door, Carbonized Gray, Sasquatches. One is a Base (small screen, cloth seats), the other is a Badlands. Yes, I bought them both. No, I didn't keep both of them. I couldn't resist getting a few photos of all of them together in the few days...

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