Justa plain shop- lol

[Plane Crazy]

like most jobs> change of plans, looks to be raining for the next 5 days

so concrete is on hold, but I did get 4- quad plug boxs mounted and wired down each side and 1-220 plug on each side. gives me a total of 32-110 plugs and 2-220 plugs.

What do you, guys think about lighting??
I have looked at 3 220 volt 400watt
or 16 T-8 4ft fixtures
Any other ideas, can't get enough landing lamps.

 

[SILVERPLATE]

All very cool but I kind of got lost. The storage/Garage is from a DC10? The red/white aircraft is that of a 727. What is being used where is my question. Thanks. Do you have the regstration of the aircraft.

 

[djd99]

This is one way cool project, this tops the most original garage idea. Congrats How long is this going to be when it's finished?

 

[Plane Crazy]

Silverplate- The shop is built from a DC- 10, the area behind the cockpit and before the wings,was also cut just above the floor. it would had been to tall to haul, with out more special moving permits.
The storage buildings are 727's with the floors and overhead bins still in.got lazy and just filet off the cargo bay and slice it off for length. plane # gets retired, all maintence records go with the engines and misc. parts

djd99-
If it ever stops raining, 2 weeks to finish. My other garage is rotted at the base plate and leaning, Time to get out. Thats one of the reasons for using the plane (no rot) another is it's only 7'5" tall inside. I've gotten so addicted to building these motorized bikes, I have no room for anything else. So I use a 727 for storage and the DC-10 for building

 

[eborcim]

Those are cool...what engine(s) do you power your whizzers with?

 

[mrstang69]

Such a cool project. Im jealous. i love it

 

[Plane Crazy]

Those are cool...what engine(s) do you power your whizzers with?

they are about 70cc 2 stroke engine. I enjoy porting them, milling the head and cylinder. They start out with 6 to 1 compression.. end up with 9.5 to 1, with a sprocket change 45t to 32t.. cruise at 30mph, top 42mph ..............average 60 mile per 1/2 gal

I mostly build "Beach Cruiser" bikes, have done a few 3-wheelers and only 1 uni-cycle

 

[Plane Crazy]

Good thing I remeasured the floor for concrete. was 3ft. wider than I thought was gonna order concrete for tommorrow, hate to come up short.
38'long x 19.5' wide average 11' tall, 12'5 in the center

 

[rustyfords]

Dude....you are now my personal hero.

I was thinking about making a woodshop out of a couple of old school bus bodies, but this is....just....well....dude...you are now my personal hero.

 

[Old61]

Kool. What about aluminum being in contact with the ground?

 

[Plane Crazy]

Kool. What about aluminum being in contact with the ground?

It won't be a problem, The aluminun is a alloy containiing copper and zinc. the parts only get a dull gray from weatherizing.

Time flys- it's been 4 years since i first received this plane

 

[thetastelingers]

This is awesome!
We will be in Tennessee soon....wonder what the odds are of picking something up like this....what part of Tennessee are you in?

 

[Hapis]

This is cool!!! If you open the side door does a big inflatable slide come out???

 

[Plane Crazy]

This is awesome!
We will be in Tennessee soon....wonder what the odds are of picking something up like this....what part of Tennessee are you in?

looks like 1 to 1 odds I'm in the Nashville,tn area Just found out another DC-10 is available in 3 weeks, I have to finish this DC-8 first

 

[wrigh003]

This is cool!!! If you open the side door does a big inflatable slide come out???

Cool project.

 

[Plane Crazy]

break time- waitin on concrete

 

[thetastelingers]

looks like 1 to 1 odds I'm in the Nashville,tn area Just found out another DC-10 is available in 3 weeks, I have to finish this DC-8 first

Wonder how much to ship something like that to Chattanooga.....I could probably use one of our trucks and trailers....hmmmm.....
What does something like that go for? You can PM me if you like.

 

[Plane Crazy]

Wonder how much to ship something like that to Chattanooga.....I could probably use one of our trucks and trailers....hmmmm.....
What does something like that go for? You can PM me if you like.

You could haul them with a 1-ton dually or bigger, but the trailer MUST be LOW cause we get permits for 13'6" and most times got to detour for bridge height and road width. I'll PM you later

If ya want to make it quit raining, just pressure wash the outside, When I first set the plane here I should have seam sealed it and then painted, before all the tree sap and moss grew on it.

 

[cyclopsblown34]

so not only do you have an airplane for a shop building, you got to take it home from work? I hate you.

You must have one huge lunch box.

 

[Plane Crazy]

You must have one huge lunch box.

Yep, When the guards at the airport, get a gate request- to open the big gate to exit, they know it's that " Plane Crazy Guy"

 

[Ramblur]

Too Cool! In my younger days I once had visions of turning this one into
a bachelor pad... Ended up salvaging it (seen here)

Strangely enough there's another one next door to my place now.

 

[Plane Crazy]

Too Cool! In my younger days I once had visions of turning this one into
a bachelor pad... Ended up salvaging it (seen here)
Strangely enough there's another one next door to my place now.

yea I hate cutting up a good plane, lots of work, Would make the perfect mobile home, just crank her up fly somewhere else for a while

I got a section, I want to put a hot tub in the ****-pit area, sit around and can look out the windows

 

[autoclassicnut]

Tell me this isn't your boat...

 

[Plane Crazy]

Tell me this isn't your boat...

Not mine- But i will be PARKING mine IN a Plane...
, Found a 737

Like the Cuda in a 727

 

[Plane Crazy]

waiting on day light
gonna sling mud today, in the rain...
it's very dry inside-
pour between down-pour,
gonna rain the next 5 days anyway

waiting on concrete truck- 3500/ fiber fill. 6" thick
10 yards to start with

 

[cyclopsblown34]

Where's the Pex pipe and reinforced area for a lift? These are some way cool sheds and shops. I've got this thread bookmarked, way cool.

 

[Plane Crazy]

Where's the Pex pipe and reinforced area for a lift? These are some way cool sheds and shops. I've got this thread bookmarked, way cool.

have a 12'5" twin post-too tall,
rather use as a bike shop. building 2 stroke rides

Trucks are here, with their wipers on.

 

[eborcim]

So how do you separate the portion of the fuselage that you want from the remainder?

 

[Plane Crazy]

Chop saw- ts400 for the small stuff and a husavarna1100 for the big stuff.
Both with diamond dust blades- LOTS of coolant( water and water solable cutting oil) to keep the blades from gumming up.

 

[babzog]

I live in Tennessee. While chewing up a wing, one day at work, I'm thinking, there has to be a easier/ quicker way to dispose of the frame. When I thought to use the planes as storage buildings and this one was big enough for a shop

"Hey Boss... can I have a piece of this ol' plane? Would make a swell shop."

"Sure, just do it on your own time. And gas up the lift when you're done!"

"Thanks Boss!"

<whistling Dixie>

 

[babzog]

break time- waitin on concrete

How do you anchor it to the ground/floor? Is there a foundation?

 

[babzog]

This woudl make the best flight-sim console for the kids! Get some big flatscreen monitors attached to the windows, rig up the controls to the PC and have at 'er! Be the envy of all your friends!

This is all such a cool idea. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Plane Crazy]

"Hey Boss... can I have a piece of this ol' plane? Would make a swell shop."

"Sure, just do it on your own time. And gas up the lift when you're done!"

"Thanks Boss!"

You make it sound too easy, It's more like"
Howard , You and the crew are making Great time
salvaging this plane, Just
the salvage weights seem "ulta light"

Just like my Concrete guy calls me asking if I know
where his crew and missing power trowell could be

 

[Plane Crazy]

How do you anchor it to the ground/floor? Is there a foundation?

25 ton of gravel base,
the plane IS the form
.just form up the ends.

 

[babzog]

25 ton of gravel base,
the plane IS the form
.just form up the ends.

Oh.. the plane is sitting directly on a pile of gravel then the concrete is poured inside, is that right? No worries about it sinking over time? That's a pretty cool approach and very simple!

 

[babzog]

You make it sound too easy, It's more like"
Howard , You and the crew are making Great time
salvaging this plane, Just
the salvage weights seem "ulta light"

So, he didn't notice the semi-truck hauling an entire fuselage out of the airport and heading off down the highway? Not only is that brazenly sneaky, you have the dream-boss with zero eyesight! LOL Well done!

Just like my Concrete guy calls me asking if I know where his crew and missing power trowell could be

Haha! "Uh, gee, pffbbbb.. I dunno, haven't seen them in a while."

 

[e-tek]

You so crazy! That "Stuff" will be polluting them woodland areas for century's...

I can imagine the scene when you die. Your family can turn it into the "Crazy Plane-Man's Wonderland"!!

 

[Plane Crazy]

Oh.. the plane is sitting directly on a pile of gravel then the concrete is poured inside, is that right? No worries about it sinking over time? That's a pretty cool approach and very simple!

top soil is scrapped off, the plane is sitting on rock ledge, We have no freeze depth problems. I't built like they build "Slab Houses"> spead out the gravel, form and pour.

At work, My orders are
"Git it Gone"
So, that's what I do...
Git it and Gone....

 

[Plane Crazy]

You so crazy! That "Stuff" will be polluting them woodland areas for century's...

I can imagine the scene when you die. Your family can turn it into the "Crazy Plane-Man's Wonderland"!!

Yep gonna be a wonderland,
with everything "CAMO"
there will be nothing to see >>>
?? wonder where that 707 went????
buried in the ground as a "Storm" shelter...
ME: when I die, I'll just "fly away"

This is our "Mascot" > A Wheel-less Wonder
when someone ask, what comes with a bike engine kit
we can display it.. just add a bike

 

[SnyperBob]

Awesome thread man. I would have never thought a person would be allowed to take planes like that. Very nice