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check out the December newsletter. Lots of photos. http://bluecollarmusclerods.com/index.php/2021/01/06/december-2020-newsletter-construction-nearly-complete/

Check out the latest shop video with a tour of the interior. I hope you enjoy it.

It's much easier for me to share the link to a newsletter than it is for me to pick 7 photos and shrink them to post so without further adieu follow this link to September's newsletter. There are a bunch of photos showing the current drywall state, the power hookup, spray foam insulation, and...

here's the first floor plan

The shop is split in the middle with a firewall in between sides. One side I call assembly and the other side fabrication. On the assembly side there will be a 4 post lift with the sliding jacks so we can bleed brakes and do front end alignments. The assembly side will be clean, no welding...

Thanks! Yes, the shop and my house are on the same property.

More progress on the shop. The exterior siding, plumbing, compressed air lines, furnace vents, and some 2nd floor drywall are complete. Drywall and insulation in the shops work area has started and going fast. The septic system is done also. You can read the last 4 newsletters with...

Benjamin Moore Corotech high performance polyamide epoxy coating component A silver gray V400-70 component B gloss catalyst V400-90

he put his laser receiver on the end of the level. He is using a laser to determine the top of the floor.

More progress on the shop. The crew got a jump on drywall today in the second floor storage area, the siding on west, north, & south walls is moving along, the electricians make progress every day, the furnaces are installed with gas pipes run, and I have started painting the floor. If you want...

More progress on the shop. The rear wall of the paint room is framed showing the locations of 3 light fixtures. This completes the framing of the 3 interior rooms. The stairs on the fabrication side of the shop are taking shape with the first flight of stairs completed to the landing. The second...

Yes, a few! I plan to work on 5-7 at a time to be able to work through supplier lead-times and also work at the speed that the client is able to comfortably pay their bill

I'm 1.5-2 hours west of Detroit. Construction is planned to finish in September. You're welcome to stop by to check it out.

I'm about 1.5 hours from Auburn. If you like the photos, you'll love it in person. Construction should finish in September.

Glad to hear you like the name. When I was researching other shops for my business plan, I talked to a shop owner that said his shop only works on $500K-up builds and they take 5-7 years to build the car. When my wife came home from work, she asked "so what did you do today??" and I told her...

The shop has some equipment currently but some new equipment is planned. Vehicles are painted in house. I build cars full time and employees are "real full timers" Part-time help is available when needed As soon as the shop is completed and equipment is put in place we will resume working on...

A collision shop paints cars every day but it's not clear to me how many cars I will be painting and how often so I'm not spending money on a commercial booth right now. Instead I'll have a room devoted to painting and nothing else. The room will have eighteen 18"x50" LED light fixtures, a...

More progress. 1) Main customer entrance. There will be a car parked in this area greeting visitors to the shop, in the back left are the stairs leading to the mezzanine and in the back center to the right of the stairs, the break area is taking shape under the mezzanine 2) Shot showing the...

More progress on the shop. First, the firewall is taking shape. The firewall is 4 layers of 5/8" drywall and one 1" layer of "shaft wall" It's called that because it's the same material used to line the elevator shafts to provide fire protection to stop the spread of fire from floor to floor...

I work on cars from all over if you want to ship it up here. I have access to a frame machine and measuring software if I need to pull a car back into the factory specs. I have some Chevy's but currently my only twin turbo car is a.....1988 Mustang. Check it out>> I am currently doing a...