anoxion
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Quality work all around! Would love to see some build pics for the dodge and the volvette. I would love to have a truck just like that
Hack's Shack
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fergus
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Man...great work all around. Nice fab on the workbench. Never thought of stuffing a good ol' 'merican V8 in a Volvo. Cool. Like the crew cab too. The other Dodge pickup looks pretty good to me as well.
gatewaysysop
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Crackerballer
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Volvo with BMW wheels and an LSx motor, total Frankenstein. You do some nice work.
Wow!!
I looked at this and was suprised at all the comments. Thanks guys.
All of this stuff has been really fun to work on believe it or not.
Any input on what to do with the cherry picker? What do you do with yours and how do you store it out of the way?
For those looking for more, here are a couple links for you that want to see more...
Dodge Build
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/86312-Hackster-s-crew-cab-first-gen-cummins/page10
And the LS swapped Volvo 242 build is here
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=255021&highlight=hacksters
The floor was through a local guy and holds up really well......except for welding and grinding. I have to do most of that outside to keep from destroying the floor with hot sparks.
If I had it to do over again, I would have polished and or strained the floors.
Other than that the garage is great.
Sean
I looked at this and was suprised at all the comments. Thanks guys.
All of this stuff has been really fun to work on believe it or not.
Any input on what to do with the cherry picker? What do you do with yours and how do you store it out of the way?
For those looking for more, here are a couple links for you that want to see more...
Dodge Build
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/86312-Hackster-s-crew-cab-first-gen-cummins/page10
And the LS swapped Volvo 242 build is here
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showthread.php?t=255021&highlight=hacksters
The floor was through a local guy and holds up really well......except for welding and grinding. I have to do most of that outside to keep from destroying the floor with hot sparks.
If I had it to do over again, I would have polished and or strained the floors.
Other than that the garage is great.
Sean
fergus
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So you've really got the gears turning in my head with the Volvo/LS car...which is just super cool. With that LS/T-56 combo getting great highway mileage, I think that would work real well for a daily driver project for me at some point down the line.
Do you have any emissions requirements for that car there in Oregon? I read your other thread and I think you ran Megasquirt correct? Can it be smogged legally with that setup, maybe with just a stock tune, or do you need the factory ECM too?
Do you have any emissions requirements for that car there in Oregon? I read your other thread and I think you ran Megasquirt correct? Can it be smogged legally with that setup, maybe with just a stock tune, or do you need the factory ECM too?
Honest Bob
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LOVE the trucks! 
Capstone
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Given the scale of your builds along with your welding, I think that an i-beam/dolly/winch set-up might be worth the investment and using the width of the garage, not just front to back; that way you can move all kinds of heavy parts around solo, not just engines.
my .02
Phil
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bknudtsen
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First car I was like "Wow!"
Then "Holy ****!"
Then "Dude!"
Then the Dodge, and I was like "Sweeeet!"
Headed over to Expo now to read all about it.
Brad
Then "Holy ****!"
Then "Dude!"
Then the Dodge, and I was like "Sweeeet!"
Headed over to Expo now to read all about it.
Brad
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Corvette Joe
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Looks awesome. I like the paint ,white and gray.
Pluribus
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Love the space and the projects you're working on, especially the CC shorty Cummins. That thread is tonight's recreational reading.
Been working on a few things over the past few years in the shop and it got to be a pretty good mess (for my standards) and lots and lots of cars in and out of the shop.
Had a little break in the action as funds have dried up a little bit the past few months with some stupid house projects at my other place.
After a few nights of clean up it looks pretty good. It can get a little cluttered though the projects. I have taken a ton of **** to the dump in the past few weeks just cleaning and organizing.
Here are a few of the last projects that have run through the place..
68 f100, frame off. 2007 crown vic front clip, S480 turbo, LQ4 6.0, 4l80e, 9" Willwood brakes. Should be between 600 and 700 wheel. Made just over 450 at the tires at 6 lbs and 50% throttle
Everything except the paint work was done in my garage.
I cannot take all the credit on this one, but have been doing quite a bit of work on it lately.
Bought this for super cheap and built a nice little daily driver for the wife (it needed a motor swap, cv joints, wheels, tires and lots of little fixes on the interior.
I have a couple more somewhere but that about covers the last year or so.
Wondering what your guys suggestions are on a horizontal bandsaw?
Also how are you storing your jackstands and nitrogen and other tanks?
Thanks for looking.
Sean
Had a little break in the action as funds have dried up a little bit the past few months with some stupid house projects at my other place.
After a few nights of clean up it looks pretty good. It can get a little cluttered though the projects. I have taken a ton of **** to the dump in the past few weeks just cleaning and organizing.
Here are a few of the last projects that have run through the place..
68 f100, frame off. 2007 crown vic front clip, S480 turbo, LQ4 6.0, 4l80e, 9" Willwood brakes. Should be between 600 and 700 wheel. Made just over 450 at the tires at 6 lbs and 50% throttle
Everything except the paint work was done in my garage.
I cannot take all the credit on this one, but have been doing quite a bit of work on it lately.
Bought this for super cheap and built a nice little daily driver for the wife (it needed a motor swap, cv joints, wheels, tires and lots of little fixes on the interior.
I have a couple more somewhere but that about covers the last year or so.
Wondering what your guys suggestions are on a horizontal bandsaw?
Also how are you storing your jackstands and nitrogen and other tanks?
Thanks for looking.
Sean
Dude Lebowski
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Superb thread, great craftsmanship and quality. As far as the cherry picker have you thought about picking up a used winch off CL, welding up a bracket for it, as high as you can in on one of the side walls, then winch it up off the ground and hang on the wall (cherry picker folded up)
I'd love to do an LSx into FD3S chassis, but am afraid it would take me forever. I know a lot about imports but nothing about SBC's. Your LS brick is very clean. Do you build these and then sell them?
I'd love to do an LSx into FD3S chassis, but am afraid it would take me forever. I know a lot about imports but nothing about SBC's. Your LS brick is very clean. Do you build these and then sell them?
Crackerballer
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Wow. Great garage and F100. You have exceptional taste.
Thanks, I unfortunately sold the LSX Volvo a few months ago to help pay for the repairs necessary on the rental house.....I was actually sad to see it go. I generally build things to keep them, but I usually end up building them for some big event and then selling them. People generally get a very well sorted out car for a price less than they can build it for (Especially if they are not mechanically inclined) and can follow along the entire build process via a build thread of some kind. It works out good for me since I am super OCD these days and need something to keep me busy all the time.
I actually ended up making a spot outside for the cherry picker, its just **** a monstrosity to try and keep inside and gets in the way all the time. Its easy to get to this way and can be in the shop in a matter of just a couple minutes.
Thank you sir!! I think the F100 is some of my best work yet, I really hope to be able to get out and use it a little bit this year. It only has maybe 40 miles on it since I got it on the road. Needs a little more time tuning and it should be a good little driver.
Thank you
Funny that you mention that...My taste has not changed much in the last 10 years or so. I really like clean, uncluttered stuff, be it cars, motorcycles, shops, houses you name it. Cars seem to be my thing and keeping them timeless is what I am all about. Thanks for the compliments.
Forgot to mention this in there somewhere.......have owned this thing for almost a decade, the longest I have owned any car. It got a total rebuild a few years back. Its a full tube chassis on 60 and 14 bolt, np435 and some 40" Stickies.
Its by far the rig that I have had the most fun and memories in. It is likely going to be the next victim. Want to cut up the front axle and build in some more steering. Manueverability is huge on these things.
Here was what I cut it down to on the last rebuild, all the work including the paint work was done in my shop...
And what I started with....this was the third rebuild so the one at the top is the 4th...haha...Maybe I should just start over instead.
Thanks for all the great comments guys, keeps me motivated.
Sean
vonhef
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You don't post often... and I can see why. You are a busy man. I like your work!
bonecrrusher
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That F100 on Pro-Touring or Lateral-G?
You don't post often... and I can see why. You are a busy man. I like your work!
Yeah I should really get on here more often. I like the site here lots of like minded fellas.
Its on Lat G See build thread below
http://www.lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=43485&highlight=hackster
Sean
Terranova
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Hadn't seen this till today. Like what you did with the joint. I like the Lightning hole theme in the bench. Tasty
bonecrrusher
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Knew I saw this somewhere...
GDPossehl
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I knew I recognized this username. Been watching your F100 build on LS1tech. Awesome setup you've got too!
Yeah I get around a little bit =)
I like a little variety in life so I don't stay in just the jeeps, or volvos or mustangs or classics. I spread it out all over the place and a little bit at GJ too.
There are some killer builds on all of the forums, some of the garages here are crazy and I would love to work in one of them to see how they compare tool and layout wise.
I am still on the lookout for a new bandsaw, hope to get one this weekend and start getting it all cleaned up and build a rolling base for it.
Sean
I like a little variety in life so I don't stay in just the jeeps, or volvos or mustangs or classics. I spread it out all over the place and a little bit at GJ too.
There are some killer builds on all of the forums, some of the garages here are crazy and I would love to work in one of them to see how they compare tool and layout wise.
I am still on the lookout for a new bandsaw, hope to get one this weekend and start getting it all cleaned up and build a rolling base for it.
Sean
Crackerballer
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Hackster where are you located? You don't see many places like yours around my way, not without potentially getting out from the Triangle quite a ways.
Portland Oregon.
I looked for years and years to find a place in town with a little shop. I have a bit of an older house in an older neighborhood though. Things around here are now built on 5,000 sq. ft. lots. My place is just under a half acre so its a nice size. I have lots of parking too which is even more rare these days.
Sean
I looked for years and years to find a place in town with a little shop. I have a bit of an older house in an older neighborhood though. Things around here are now built on 5,000 sq. ft. lots. My place is just under a half acre so its a nice size. I have lots of parking too which is even more rare these days.
Sean
QwikKotaTx
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Those metal braces/shelves with the holes are pretty trick. How are those made, some sort of press punch?
lonesouth
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To call your garage and work inspirational would be an understatement. Nice job!
Pretty simple actually, cut the brace out of flat metal, layout the holes and cut them, usually with a hole saw but I also have a plasma cutter with a circle cutting jig that works really well.
The key is having a dimple die set. It is a clamshell design that just rolls the edge of the hole, it takes a flat piece of flexible sheetmetal and makes it much stronger. These are just there for decoration and a little bit of extra support but in my fabrication they can be used to make pieces much stronger and lighter at the same time.
Thank you very much!!
QwikKotaTx
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Ok, that makes sense. I knew you could do that with panel edges just not holes that small. Cool.
So I have found that this whole boredom thing is challenging me a lot.
I usually go from project to project and have gone months without a real project to work on.
The garage has definitely had some good benefit from this, its about spotless in there now.
I did manage to replace the broken plug strip under the bench, mounted my fire extinguisher and continued cleaning up the floors. Ill snap a photo of it tomorrow, cleaned up pretty well right now.
Once the other house closes I should be able to get back to some projects.
Anyone out there have any Electrician recommendations for my area?
Looking to get some lights installed outside the house.
Sean
I usually go from project to project and have gone months without a real project to work on.
The garage has definitely had some good benefit from this, its about spotless in there now.
I did manage to replace the broken plug strip under the bench, mounted my fire extinguisher and continued cleaning up the floors. Ill snap a photo of it tomorrow, cleaned up pretty well right now.
Once the other house closes I should be able to get back to some projects.
Anyone out there have any Electrician recommendations for my area?
Looking to get some lights installed outside the house.
Sean
Crackerballer
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Sean do like I do when you get bored, rip apart something else and make another mess! You get the benefit of fixing/updating something and then have the mess to clean up!
TurboMustang370
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Amazing transformation of the garage. Great job.
So funny that you posted that up when you did.....I am looking at tearing apart the frontend on the buggy to get more steering out of it. I want to do it, but I also want a new project to work on =)
Thank you very much.
Sean
Modern Jess
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Really nice garage, and really nice projects you've done in the garage. I'm really impressed with that buggy, too. Nice work!
Thank you, the buggy has definitely been my longest project and I really enjoy using it, breaking it, fixing it, using it and building it better each time. Its super capable for such an easy and old crawler.
Thanks, I am all over the place on projects. Really thinking about what I want to build next. The wife wants a nasty flat black hot rod, chopped and channeled for her to drive and I think that would be pretty fun for her to rip around in during the summer car shows.
House should close the 15th and fund a few days after that..... almost time for a new welder
I appreciate the comments too, keeps me going in the right direction.
Sean
Clutch71
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Hackster, I love your design sensibilities on all the vehicles you've posted as well as your clean garage. I'm a big fan of clean lines and functionality. That shows in everything you've posted. Just wish I had your skills. One of my high school friends had a 2-door Volvo, white with tan interior (one of my favorite combos on most cars) that I think stands the test of time. Seeing the green car and that an LS will fit makes me want one. I'm also a big fan of the P1800's and would like to see one of those fixed up. I think they're usually rusted out though. I'm rambling. Like your work, hope you find time to post more.