Recent content by Sideshow Bob

Sure. Send me an email with a day/time. I'm a few miles west of Gimli Dragways. Bob Horsepower Hollow

In one of the two 6x8 foot dormers, I created a 50's style diner. I parked a vintage Coke vending machine next to it.

I've been playing around with a new camera...here's the shop's main floor, after dark.

You're welcome to come to see my shop and take a tour. I still have a copy of the blueprints. Bob

Check out garage gallery section: "Horsepower Hollow" I took pics of how I painted 2 stripes in my shop just a couple weeks ago...... Bob

I recently came across this Kennedy style machinists tool chest. The felt inside is in great condition, and the drawers slide well. Looks good on the bench!

Horsepower Hollow, cloaked in Manitoba's wintery blanket. Bob

Here's a pic of my sign. It's not on the shop...but on the driveway leading to it. Bob

The speakers were simply too big to put anywhere else. Luckily, my neighbor on the next acreage likes country music too, so I can listen to Zac Brown while cleaning the barn!

The shop is 32 x 40 by 10'5". There is a lot of drywall joint to fill and sand. I got the walls primed and realized it wouldn't be long before my stinky diesel would "oil" the walls. I got motivated to paint a semi-gloss finish for easy blow off and washing when necessary. Of course the...

The shop has a 200 amp service, three 220 volt outlets for compressor and welders, 2 rows of 7, 4 foot T8 fluorescent lights and a couple industrial fans for air circulation. The floor is heated with 5 circuits of tubing secured to the rebar an inch under the concrete surface. It is fired by...

The main floor is 32 x 40 and will hold most of our stuff and provide a warm, dry place to work on future projects. We excavated the build site, hauled in many loads of 4inch and down rock, tied it together with rip-stop landscape fabric. A 36 inch saddle with 20 mm rebar was installed around...

Thanks Shawn. The red and green B/A theme seemed a natural fit. The pump out front is actually made-over Tokhiem that was used at a Shell service station. At first my wife didn't think it was "old enough" but after she saw how it turned out, it has been a popular addition. I've got pics of the...

Yeah, a cool vintage Triumph bobber or classic Sportster might look good nesteled in the corner or in the box of a similarly trimmed rodded truck! (Rootbeer brown and copper)

Once the shop project is complete, we'll get back to what it is intended for...building hot rods with horsepower!