Recent content by slim_grim

Not quite a freebie, but pretty close. My neighbor had a water leak and was loosing 55 gallons per minute. He had the machine coming on Monday thinking that he could dig up the water line, repair it, do a small project at his house, and maybe do a little for me. I knew that he was being too...

Such a fun thread. I'm envious of the CNC plasma and press brake. Excellent stuff.

I've tabled the pole barn idea for awhile since I'm not too keen on tackling such a project knowing that I'm gonna replace the roof on my house this fall. Sure would be a bummer to get into a big project and have to pivot away from it. I decided that I'd go back to my original plan of pouring a...

NEAT!

The shop is magnificent and the shed is looking nice. My wife and I visited your area for the first time a couple months ago and we were both blown away. Without a doubt, it's my favorite place that I've visited in the country. Already planning our next trip.

Excellent. It's gonna be very rewarding to have the space cleaned up.

Pulled it from a scrap pile somewhere and it has been sitting in my carport for years as a makeshift table between a couple old steel patio chairs. The bottom exterior layer has some rust holes, but the internal galvanized tub is solid. Stuck it in the truck on Saturday to keep a case of water...

I had a HECK of a weekend doing hotrod stuff. After a quick wiring repair for my temp gauge, a buddy and I rode out to a Ford show at the NC Transportation Museum. 98% of the cars were pretty garish underhood, but I was able to brainstorm accessory drive ideas based on a few of the stock small...

I've got no idea why giant shops (or houses) no longer appeal to me. Maybe all the 5S talk at the European company I work for has worn off on me. I might have to put an American flag on my desk as a countermeasure. That's a fantastic point. I considered going wider for this reason, but I think...

I don't have any size restrictions aside from property line setbacks. I could go bigger, but have really enjoyed the small space of the moto shed and I've arrived to the contrary opinion that the ideal size for a shop is as small as you can live with. I feel the same about houses. Even the small...

About building a small auto shop. I did a very rough lumber BOM to gauge financial feasibility for an 18'x24' pole barn shell with 12' walls to accommodate a 2 post lift. Lumber comes out to $2242.52 using big box store prices. Doesn't count plywood gussets for the DIY Fink style trusses and I...

About the old Ford. Total budget build. Reman 302 roller short block, Craigslist GT40 heads, $200 C4 transmission, 3.25 open diff 9". Built it when I was in school and had no money... In keeping with the spirit of the build, I've got a world class T5 that I paired with an S10 tailshaft housing...

About a year ago, I took my old F100 over to my folks place to grab my dump truck to bring home to replace the fuel pump. Luckily, it made it home but it was running VERY poorly as I sputtered into my drive. I let other projects take priority and I've had a broken down dump truck at my hose and...

Brilliant. Wishing you and your community all the best.

"The aux battery is dumb and located in an even dumber spot. Thanks Engineers." I'd bet my hat that the engineers didn't want to put that there. Packaging space looks to be hard to come by on that thing. We're trying our best. :ROFLMAO: