Recent content by ProTourCutlass

Anytime mini v8s are involved I think that's still on topic regardless. That's a neat article. Really don't know about the guy, have just seen youtube videos of the engines haha.

Man this place is awesome! I am truly jealous. I came very close to buying an old cheese factory that was converted in a similar fasion, but needed way to much work for my liking. Can't wait to see more of this place!

That's among the stuff my dad has been hasseling me to get out of his garage haha. Ill be out there this weekend, i can grab what I've got and snap some pictures for you guys. It's not a scale motor or anything, it's a little single cylinder horizontal display engine. I've been so busy I...

Looking forward to seeing progress on this one, as other have said, your tool thread is great. I've got a few friends out in the Fremont area... love it out there! Good luck from another Fox Valley native! On a side note, if you ever need to outsource some machining work, I happen to have...

I am really looking forward to seeing more of that Mini! I'm a muscle car guy at heart, but I've got a soft spot for those little things.

Funny you mention that... I just snagged some 3/4" thick steel plates from the scrap-bin at work last week for just that purpose. They're from internal pockets that were cut out on the waterjet. Going to weld the two together, machine flat, and pop some mounting holes in it. It'll be a bit until...

The next project I tackled was finishing up the closet areas that I had built earlier. My first dilema was figuring out how I wanted to do latches... And my inner scavenger kicked in. The cabinets I had mounted by the floor were originally an overhead island. This meant the latches and the doors...

Alright I've got another shop update here. Garage has come a long way in the past few weeks, starting to get all the big projects wrapped up! And, happily, the project I've most anxiously awaited to have done... my airlines, is done! Went with RapidAir Maxline 3/4" setup. Air compressor is...

Thanks! I've been spending a day each of the last few weekends out at my parents house prepping everything for transport over here. Hopefully I'll have it here soon...

I've heard good things about that Kilz, thats what I plan on using as well. The pictures don't do justice in the garage, its actually super bright in there. I've got 10 8' strips in there. After lighting it up I'm not sure if/when Ill paint in there now. As far as the couch, its a lot rougher...

The most exciting update.... Walls are finish sheeted, electrical is all done (rewired entire building), insulated everything, sheetrocked the ceiling, and installed some much much needed lighting. Very minimal pics on all of this, but I do have one when we finished the lights. What a...

had a couple beers with the neighbor, and we put up a couple of my free cabinets. The one that is now on the bottom had a long "leg" that went above the refrigerator in my parents kitchen. I cut the leg down and made it into an L to match the uppers. I then used some old deck boards left...

Well, its been quite some time since I updated this thread.... Garage has been coming along slowly. Shop has been crazy busy, I'm trying to get my part-ownership deal finalized, and... well... my roomates and I have been partying a lot! :beer:. Noone ever said three guys 23-24 living in a house...

This is going to be a sweet build! Awesome plot of land there, enough to make a guy jealous!

Haha this is something that has been considered! Especially since I like to have parties out there... I am 23 afterall, and have two 22 year old guys living here as well :beer: As far as progress... It's been a bit slow. Worked around 60hrs the past two weeks, as well as helped my parents...