My humble shop(s)

[moparfreak]

I've been a lurker here for long enough, figured it's time to post some pictures. So, here in this flickr link I've got pics of my shop(s). There's actually two of them. I've got a pretty nice sized basement shop (about 1600 sq. ft.) and then of course there's the garage, a two bay that holds my project ('73 Dodge Charger) and the wife's Civic. Other than work done on the Charger, I try to do as much work in the basement shop as possible, since these Wisconsin winters are killing me, and space is tight in the garage (as you can see from some of the pics). I spend about equal time on Charger-related, WW-related, and home improvement projects, and the shop serves me well. One day I hope to have one central location where everything can fit comfortably, but that won't happen in this house....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29232705@N07/

Adam

 

[Cobra4B]

Nice setup Adam.

 

[JohnK007]

Hey, great shop Adam! I really like your lumber cart. How do like the Craftsman Hybrid TS? And is that a Beisy fence on it?

 

[22T]

Nice set up,your well organized.

 

[moparfreak]

Hey, great shop Adam! I really like your lumber cart. How do like the Craftsman Hybrid TS? And is that a Beisy fence on it?

JohnK007,

The Craftsman saw is really a pleasure to use. As my WW skills develop I find it useful for more and more things. It does have the Biesemeyer fence that I love. I bought the saw after saving up sears gift cards and scored a nice deal on it w/ a CC sale.

The lumber cart is a nice shop addition as well, though I was an idiot the first time around in my caster placement and the thing ended up tipping over. I rebuilt it beefier than before and improved the design a bit and it's been rock solid ever since. Up close it doesn't look pretty, though. To keep it cheap I used waferboard instead of plywood. Contrary to what all the WW magazines might think, you can't make everything for your shop out of $65/sheet baltic birch ply and have any dough left over for a new H-Pipe or holley for your mopar. oh well...

Adam

 

[JohnK007]

ontrary to what all the WW magazines might think, you can't make everything for your shop out of $65/sheet baltic birch ply

Yeah, I hear you! Those magazines sometimes forget that the whole reason we make some of their projects is to SAVE money. Anyhow, nice job. Your shop is well organized. And even though I'm a GM guy, nice Charger too.

 

[e-tek]

FANTASTIC set-up, especially downstairs! Great assortment of hardware. I'm surmising you're a woodworker - why the change to cars - can't resist the lure of Ma MOPAR?

As for the Charger being the biggest project you've undertaken, yes, it will be. But just get at it - tear everthing off, bag it all, buy a book to make notes in and buy the replacement metal pieces first - that way you'll know where the joints are you need to cut!

I'm sure know already, but some of my fave sites for MOPAR resto are: cuda-challengers, moparts and moparstyle.

Looking forward to seeing the progress - let us know where you decide to post the project!

 

[moparfreak]

FANTASTIC set-up, especially downstairs! Great assortment of hardware. I'm surmising you're a woodworker - why the change to cars - can't resist the lure of Ma MOPAR?

As for the Charger being the biggest project you've undertaken, yes, it will be. But just get at it - tear everthing off, bag it all, buy a book to make notes in and buy the replacement metal pieces first - that way you'll know where the joints are you need to cut!

I'm sure know already, but some of my fave sites for MOPAR resto are: cuda-challengers, moparts and moparstyle.

Looking forward to seeing the progress - let us know where you decide to post the project!

e-tek,

Believe it or not, I bought the charger first, when I was a sophomore in college, then started filling in the tools I knew I'd need over the course of the next couple years and would stash them in my Dad's basement. Then my wife-to-be came along and for her b'day one year I made a small WW project w/ a scroll-saw in my dorm room. I enjoyed it so much that I started accumulating WW tools as well. Fast-forward several years past wedding/1st home purchase/birth of son and here I am w/ a WW shop & mopar restoration underway! I'll always be a car guy 1st & foremost (I worked in the industry previously and hope to get back into it at some point), but WW appeals to me because it's instant gratification (relative to auto restoration), I can get results w/in one or two weekend's worth of work, as opposed to 6 months. The tasks just seem less daunting. Does anyone else feel that way?

The Charger creeps along bit by bit. My plan was to get it mechanically sound before attacking body/paint/interior. Engine, suspension, brakes, fuel is done & now the ****** rebuild is just about complete. Where I'm really in over my head is body work, this Charger is pretty raw and just about every panel will require some patching/replacement. I also have no experience in it, which hasn't stopped me in the past, but I'm afraid of screwing up badly. But I'll forge ahead nonetheless.

I'll probably post progress updates either on dodge-charger.com or more specifically 1971-1974dodgecharger.com to catch the 3rd gen guys. Moparts is also a place I lurk to pick up on tips.

The idea here is to have a nice street driver ready for when my son's reaching that age of being able to enjoy it. He's only 11 months now, so I've got a bit of time, but before you know it....

Adam