RUMBLON
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OK- Here is my working 3500 SQ FT HOME Mopar SHOP!BAR UPDATED
I have been on here for a while asking questions and looking for ideas. This is why as described below.
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MY MOPAR SHOP!!!!
I have been in this home 16 years. approx 14 years ago I added approx 1700 sq ft of very nice size three car garage and a 650 SQ FT mother in law unit, figuring I would use the mother in law unit for a cool shop space or hang out area. Its complete with a small kitchen, bathroom, ect. Then I added a 50x50 to the back of my original shop, giving me an additional 2500 sq ft. Then when the time came, my wife says, "you have all that area and I have nothing". Well I did build her a greenhouse and a barn for her animals, but alas I looked at all I had and didnt even try and argue.
So that said I gave her the actual living area / mother in law unit and now I really dont have an area thats real nice like some of these shops. You know, an area for a few chairs, large big screen, ect. The mother in law has a bathroom I can use but its decorated all GIRLY now, so who wants to go in there.
My plan is this, I want to kind of renovate the front 3 car area, which is 34x28 deep. This area I no longer work in as I have all my tools, the paint booth and lift in the main shop. So I am considering going to renovate it I want to do the floor, but do to its less than perfect issues, a few cracks, ect. I am thinking racedeck by next spring. To be honest, homes out here have dropped 200K plus and if the economy does not come back in three years when I try and retire AGAIN, then I want to be able to take some of the stuff with me for my new home in Idaho, where we have 175 acres, and plans for a bigger shop on my 2 acre pond. The Racedeck I could pick up and move should I need to as the home has lost too much value over the last two years and I could sell if for the same price, Racedeck, cabinets included or not.
So my reason for showing you these pics is two fold. I need some suggestions on some flooring, and any other ideas you may have. As you can see I work my **** off in the back shop as I do my own painting and body work on my cars, so the back shop does not change as the dust and dirt gets every where. I am going to spruce up the cabinets in the back shop and paint them the same way the front shop cabinets are painted because they wipe off easier with automotive paint on them and they shine better.
But for the front I am redoing the shop, maybe paint as well as I dont like the black trim I have. I used to have a race team( drag race) and my colors were red, black and white as the car is a Drag Cuda cop car. I want it a little classy like some on here. Im going to use the front only for show, and parking the 70 cuda vert and one other car, so I will have some space for sitting back, having a cigar and relaxing. I tend to throw a poker party a few times a year and we sit here as well. I have a sink in the front shop on the far left. I am thinking of a small bar area and a comfy TV and a couch, ect, towards the back as its deep enough for that.
In any case, here is a tour of a MOPAR shop that’s used to build cars. I am no great mechanic, more of a hack, but I do my own body and paint and collect **** to look at. I am trying to get several cars done and then will move onto Rods as the muscle cars are starting to boar me and you can not really be as creative as you can be on rods.
Another note is that I built all of these buildings. I have friends that come over and say “ YOUR SO LUCKY, ECT” I am not lucky I spent endless time, pouring concrete, framing, wiring, sheet rocking and put almost every nail and screw into what is almost 4200 sq ft of building.
The front shop
Over all view. This entire shop is detached from the home, which sits to the left of this building. This building consists of a 650 sq ft mother in law unit and 34x28 deep three car shop, which will be re4stored to be nice. As you can I have space but nothing real fancy.
Out front I have a gas station island that has had numerous gas pumps in front of it over the years. I am adding an overhang on it and restoring a pump or two for the front. With no overhang, they get beat up and work goes to the birds.
2 bay area/ overall.
Left corer, where I want a small bar area to sit in.
overall of the right side and that back door leads to the additional 2500 sq ft. excuse the junk, I was cleaning up and two nights ago broke my ankle at work during a fight. So I am laid up and could not clean anything up. Down for 6-8 weeks, that why I have time to post this!
This is a large bank of custom made cabinets. A friend built these 14 years ago or more. I wanted metal recently but cant afford them and these work great. I just repainted them using automotive paint, epoxy primer and PPG Viper red to match the electrical vault pictured, that hold flammables and the rest of the place, including my cuda vert. I think they turned out fine. Not perfect but nice enough not to spend 4K on something I cant afford.
before the new paint, just red wood paint. No shine.
In the paint booth. Left over expensive PPG single coat.
Garage doors that I need advise on. I didn’t have the $$ way back to get the doors that had interior coating or panels. My rear shop has white finish panels that you will see. Here I have insulation in the doors, and some pictures from years gone by. I need suggestions on what to cover the panels with to give them a finished look????? ANY IDEAS??
LOOKS MESSY- ANY IDEAS ????
DISPLAY CASE THAT NEEDS TO BE FINISHED. I AM going to finish out several of these cabinets with diamond plate on the cabinet sides.
The door that leads to the back shop where the work is done. Also shot in Viper red PPG a few years ago.
This the back shop, as it attaches to the front shop. Please ignore the junk, I just ripped out a LOT OF white picket fence my wife wanted years ago. Now the whole front yard is under reconstruction with new retaining walls and a lot of expensive pavers, ect. I have to go to the dump when the ankle heals.
back shop from the back. It has two 16 ft doors, one on each side. Very different. The side one leads into the shop and in front of it, is a 12 ft garage door on the inside that leads into a paint booth.
REAR SHOP
Some basic shop pics. The paint booth is in the corner. That’s a 10K Bendpack 2 post lift. I love the lift and its American made.
EAST WALL, THIS IS THE BACK WALL OF THE FRONT SHOP
PAINT BOOTH
I TEND TO LIKE MY MOPAR AND SHOP DECORATIONS. The Shell items are from a Shell station in Lake Tahoe where I worked as a kid. The owner called me when he was closing and selling and gave me what I wanted as we are still friends 30 plus years later.
I have a 10K Bendpack/ American made lift. I love it and it picks up the dually diesel Dodge with no issues. Here is raising the Cuda vert for some work.
My junk area/ any working shop has one. Extra Mopar parts, sheet metal supplies, ect. Is an old tall shed was there before the building. I built the new shop right up against it. They NOT connected.
DAVE
I have been on here for a while asking questions and looking for ideas. This is why as described below.
--------------
MY MOPAR SHOP!!!!
I have been in this home 16 years. approx 14 years ago I added approx 1700 sq ft of very nice size three car garage and a 650 SQ FT mother in law unit, figuring I would use the mother in law unit for a cool shop space or hang out area. Its complete with a small kitchen, bathroom, ect. Then I added a 50x50 to the back of my original shop, giving me an additional 2500 sq ft. Then when the time came, my wife says, "you have all that area and I have nothing". Well I did build her a greenhouse and a barn for her animals, but alas I looked at all I had and didnt even try and argue.
So that said I gave her the actual living area / mother in law unit and now I really dont have an area thats real nice like some of these shops. You know, an area for a few chairs, large big screen, ect. The mother in law has a bathroom I can use but its decorated all GIRLY now, so who wants to go in there.
My plan is this, I want to kind of renovate the front 3 car area, which is 34x28 deep. This area I no longer work in as I have all my tools, the paint booth and lift in the main shop. So I am considering going to renovate it I want to do the floor, but do to its less than perfect issues, a few cracks, ect. I am thinking racedeck by next spring. To be honest, homes out here have dropped 200K plus and if the economy does not come back in three years when I try and retire AGAIN, then I want to be able to take some of the stuff with me for my new home in Idaho, where we have 175 acres, and plans for a bigger shop on my 2 acre pond. The Racedeck I could pick up and move should I need to as the home has lost too much value over the last two years and I could sell if for the same price, Racedeck, cabinets included or not.
So my reason for showing you these pics is two fold. I need some suggestions on some flooring, and any other ideas you may have. As you can see I work my **** off in the back shop as I do my own painting and body work on my cars, so the back shop does not change as the dust and dirt gets every where. I am going to spruce up the cabinets in the back shop and paint them the same way the front shop cabinets are painted because they wipe off easier with automotive paint on them and they shine better.
But for the front I am redoing the shop, maybe paint as well as I dont like the black trim I have. I used to have a race team( drag race) and my colors were red, black and white as the car is a Drag Cuda cop car. I want it a little classy like some on here. Im going to use the front only for show, and parking the 70 cuda vert and one other car, so I will have some space for sitting back, having a cigar and relaxing. I tend to throw a poker party a few times a year and we sit here as well. I have a sink in the front shop on the far left. I am thinking of a small bar area and a comfy TV and a couch, ect, towards the back as its deep enough for that.
In any case, here is a tour of a MOPAR shop that’s used to build cars. I am no great mechanic, more of a hack, but I do my own body and paint and collect **** to look at. I am trying to get several cars done and then will move onto Rods as the muscle cars are starting to boar me and you can not really be as creative as you can be on rods.
Another note is that I built all of these buildings. I have friends that come over and say “ YOUR SO LUCKY, ECT” I am not lucky I spent endless time, pouring concrete, framing, wiring, sheet rocking and put almost every nail and screw into what is almost 4200 sq ft of building.
The front shop
Over all view. This entire shop is detached from the home, which sits to the left of this building. This building consists of a 650 sq ft mother in law unit and 34x28 deep three car shop, which will be re4stored to be nice. As you can I have space but nothing real fancy.
Out front I have a gas station island that has had numerous gas pumps in front of it over the years. I am adding an overhang on it and restoring a pump or two for the front. With no overhang, they get beat up and work goes to the birds.
2 bay area/ overall.
Left corer, where I want a small bar area to sit in.
overall of the right side and that back door leads to the additional 2500 sq ft. excuse the junk, I was cleaning up and two nights ago broke my ankle at work during a fight. So I am laid up and could not clean anything up. Down for 6-8 weeks, that why I have time to post this!
This is a large bank of custom made cabinets. A friend built these 14 years ago or more. I wanted metal recently but cant afford them and these work great. I just repainted them using automotive paint, epoxy primer and PPG Viper red to match the electrical vault pictured, that hold flammables and the rest of the place, including my cuda vert. I think they turned out fine. Not perfect but nice enough not to spend 4K on something I cant afford.
before the new paint, just red wood paint. No shine.
In the paint booth. Left over expensive PPG single coat.
Garage doors that I need advise on. I didn’t have the $$ way back to get the doors that had interior coating or panels. My rear shop has white finish panels that you will see. Here I have insulation in the doors, and some pictures from years gone by. I need suggestions on what to cover the panels with to give them a finished look????? ANY IDEAS??
LOOKS MESSY- ANY IDEAS ????
DISPLAY CASE THAT NEEDS TO BE FINISHED. I AM going to finish out several of these cabinets with diamond plate on the cabinet sides.
The door that leads to the back shop where the work is done. Also shot in Viper red PPG a few years ago.
This the back shop, as it attaches to the front shop. Please ignore the junk, I just ripped out a LOT OF white picket fence my wife wanted years ago. Now the whole front yard is under reconstruction with new retaining walls and a lot of expensive pavers, ect. I have to go to the dump when the ankle heals.
back shop from the back. It has two 16 ft doors, one on each side. Very different. The side one leads into the shop and in front of it, is a 12 ft garage door on the inside that leads into a paint booth.
REAR SHOP
Some basic shop pics. The paint booth is in the corner. That’s a 10K Bendpack 2 post lift. I love the lift and its American made.
EAST WALL, THIS IS THE BACK WALL OF THE FRONT SHOP
PAINT BOOTH
I TEND TO LIKE MY MOPAR AND SHOP DECORATIONS. The Shell items are from a Shell station in Lake Tahoe where I worked as a kid. The owner called me when he was closing and selling and gave me what I wanted as we are still friends 30 plus years later.
I have a 10K Bendpack/ American made lift. I love it and it picks up the dually diesel Dodge with no issues. Here is raising the Cuda vert for some work.
My junk area/ any working shop has one. Extra Mopar parts, sheet metal supplies, ect. Is an old tall shed was there before the building. I built the new shop right up against it. They NOT connected.
DAVE
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yeah, baby......
- said he "wanted to do up a Porsche instead" 
I poke my nose in here every now and then too. Hope your ankle gets well soon. You need to get Tacohead to make you a smiley on crutches!