Recent content by fsts2k

Was looking Thank you On the widgets, I have been looking at these.. what is the verdict on usefulness? The toolbox organization is going to be a process that will evolve as I get more time to work on the cars and find how I want items laid out. Side note, I am liking these Gator Magnets...

Thank you Yes, excellent suggestion on the fire extinguisher. I appreciate you making it.

Cabinets were delivered mid-Jan, took about a month to get them together. They are quite nice and I am very happy with them. Getting them together took a bit of time. The upper cabinets and rear wall are mounted using uprights. The only thing I would have done different during install would...

Do you have lights mounted under the upper cabinets and if so, can you share which ones?

Car Updates: I was able to dig into the Radical over the past few weeks and get it ready for spring. As shown in pictures, the Radical is easiest to work on from a stand vs. a lift and the car has provisions to be lifted onto the stand via roll bars, see blue straps. Service included general...

Shop Updates: - Air Compressor: The shop came with an inoperable ALUP Combi II screw type air compressor. The issue turned out to be one of the time delay fuses, shown on the top left, had failed. It is not clear to me why it failed but since replacing it the compressor has been working...

Thanks, agree. It is a new thing this year so obviously something changed. I am hoping it is simply that a piece of foam moved which is holding the baffle open. Another issue I have seen from others is that their fuel pump hold down bolts can loosen causing it to create pickup issues. As often...

Rousseau has been ordered. I ended up not having any cabinets at the end, just going with one long bench; new rendering below. I added two 36" cabinets to locate elsewhere, one with the vertical shelf pulls and one with open space. There will be more outlets included and a few other tricks. Note...

It does have a flat and seemingly level surface. I have scale platforms with adjustable legs to ensure everything can get dead level. Re: movable items in the shop. It makes sense to have most things movable and I am going to work on most items able to move around. I do think I want a bit of a...

Thanks, helpful. I am planning for the large table on wheels to be rolled next to the cars so that I can R&R most of the larger items and get all around access. Same situation with my current roller toolbox, it is valuable to be able to move it to the bay where the car was. I will keep my...

It is not urgent and I am ok waiting a month or two. I am trying to put the order in by Monday so I can get progress on this while I work on the lift and other build-out projects. My only comment related to "time" is that I don't have the time today (or the medium term) to build something...

Only a hobby

I am moving into a new shop that is ~35' x 80' with the primary purpose of storing and maintaining race cars. It already has a number of four post lifts and I am working to procure a new 2 post. Currently I am struggling with workbench and tool storage. For reference, today I have two other...

Thanks! I would never ask anyone to leave a fire with an adult beverage.. one of the better spots to be in life. If you could measure where the lift sits I would appreciate it. Re: The Radical.. yes.. it can be mind bending. I have the small motor SR3 which doesn't have a ton of forward...

Thanks Jim, good consideration. I am going to be getting a chassis stand this month but was thinking the four post lift with a bridge lift would be helpful for doing alignments, car setup, weighing, etc for both the Radical and the Miata. The chassis stand is planned to be use to support...