Very impressive. I like the shop a lot. Good storage and comfortable working space.
Great Job!!
Best Regards
Herb Spencer
Thanks Herb! As far as the design I am finding it to be well laid out. I tend to spread out during a project and nothing has felt awkward with the space.
great looking shop and nice car. I remember those Hondas like the back of my hand. I had a turbo civic years ago
Thanks! That's awesome man. They really are great cars to work on. Post some pics!...turbo ftw.
A few updates: In the car related area, I re-tuned my car. We finished up with 300hp/290tq @ 17psi. I'm very happy with the results and we have a nice healthy margin of safety as well.
Some new signage... I usually go up to the glen for this event to see my uncle race is Theodore race car. I have been slowly adding more tools to my collection and items to the pin board as well.
I've called three places to get someone to come out and do an estimate on the conrete floor. No one has called me back, maybe it's just too small of job I don't know what the deal is. Unfortunately, it doesn't make sense to start on the insulation/dry wall until the concrete floor is redone. Anyone have a recommendation on what I should expect for an estimate for the floor and how thick it should be? It ***** because right now the drive way is level with the garage floor...my understanding is that there is no way to retain that.
Did some work on my Subaru over the weekend. Replaced all of the rear suspension hardware, nothing is worse than having an unserviceable car or crusty suspension. I replaced every single rear suspension bolt, cleaned up the suspension parts and replaced bushings. As usual the garage space and tools served me well. I honestly enjoy working on my cars..but it's really great to make a car last and also save a ton of money by not buying a new car, I'm thankful that I have the skills and know how.
I've seen a lot of threads about the HF Presses so I was hoping to share my own experience. I bought a 12-Ton Press last week (I paid $90) so that I can press bearings, bushings etc. I can say that it really performed like a champ so far. However, you really need to modify a few things out of the box.
1. Gaps in frame - I took my time and filled the gaps in the frame with washers. I made sure that each one was extremely tight and had to hammer them in before I even tightened the bolts.
2. The "swing-arm" need to be centered - I bought nylon bolts from Home Depot, drilled and tapped each side of the metal braces and took my time grinding the bolts. It's fairly tedious work as you need to make sure it moves freely without binding but also without taking too much material off.
3. Reinforce lower frame - Replaced the four lower foot bolts with fine thread metric.
4. Arbor plates can move - Drilled holes in the frame to mount the Arbor Plates in place.
With these modification the press really worked quite well.
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