Recent content by RyanGMW

I just set this up in my Matco box. I'm a 15yr master tech with a lot of tools. This system really helped me organize all my random sockets and oddball sets of speciality stuff I use. I got everything to do my wrench drawer next. I started with top drawer for all sockets and ratchets and...

Back at it again.. My business outgrew the 40x60 shop and we have been renting shops for the past 7 years. Sold the 40x60 shop property in 2010 and now we just aquired a 40x100 commercial steel building from 1974. We are dong a 90% relacement and overhaul of it with new siding/roof, fully...

Thanks! I have been working hard on the building to get it up to snuff. I ended up taking the builder to small claims court and I won my case (he did an aweful install of the building and let his contractors license lapse during construction). Now to get paid on my judgement to put the money...

Hey guys- Well, I don't post much but I thought you all might enjoy this. I scored a bunch of White Aluminum DiBond 4'x8' sheets for near nothing. This stuff retails for over $160 a sheet! I have roughly 60 sheets of it. I have decided to cover my interior walls with it to help clean up the look...

I am in northern California... I spend most of my time in the shop and sleep in the trailer. I am going to hopefully break ground on the house project within 12mo so it's all just temporary. Costs after slab: Building materials for 40x60 steel building (olympia steel)= $23,500 Building Erection=...

Yes, that is my E30 M3. I love that car, I will never sell it. They are a collectors item these days, value is going up quick so get one sooner than later! It is a Whole House Fan from home depot. It is 4200cfm, 120v on a standard wall switch. It was supposed to be mounted horizantally, but we...

Re: Finally an exterior view on the interior 4 car! You must like Benz... Nice garage!

Nice project! I wish I did an in-ground lift in my shop, but the county would never allow it so I had to wait to install 2 above ground 2-post lifts instead. I hear you about the size, I thought my 40x60 would be HUGE and I would have all this extra space... but I am already trying to figure out...

heres the link to my gallery where you should be able to see all the pics just fine. http://ryan.tobinhosting.com/RGMW Thanks guys!

Well I should update this thread as a TON has changed since I started this project. The building is finally done. Unfortunatly the contractor did a TERRIBLE job in errecting this building and now I am in a lawsuit over it all. I have the landscaping mostly finished, and the interior of the shop...

Heres some progress pics from the last few days. Got the building delivered off the truck with my forklift and another one I had to rent that was better "off-road" than mine could have been... Takes 4 guys to watch one guy work.... lol (left to right: my dad, truck driver, contractor, truck...

Thanks for the feedback guys. I added another 1" conduit line for my cable line to go though. I should have used 2" so I could feed something else through there if needed but its poured and done now. I did use a vapor barrier, its below the under-slab gravel and didn't show up in those pics. The...

Hello fellow E30 M3 Owner!! I am building my shop out here in California right now, dedicated to modifying/maintaining/building E30's. Nice collection you have there, keep up the good work!

You bring up some valid points. I will go and get some more 1" conduit for my cable line and also a few extras like you mentioned for switches, ect. I have a meter on the pole already with 200A service to my airstream (its a 30a hook-up, but the house will be another 100' past the trailer and I...

Hello All- I am new to the forums and just wanted to share my current project with you all. I am looking for feedback and suggestions to make this the ultimate shop. I am a BMW Master Tech and have decided to open my own shop doing custom fabrication work for BMW's. I bought 2 acres and I am...