New Member, this is so cool!

[dcrahn]

I just joined up when I found about this place and I thought this is too cool, a forum for garages. Here are a couple of pics of my shop I finished about 3 years ago and the first project to be built in it. The shop is a little dirty right now as I am franticly trying to get the car finished before the season stars. It not as nice as some I have seen on here but I getting there.

 

[Darren M.]

NIIIIiiiiiiiiicccceeee!!! I'm more of a corner turner myself. However, anyone into Mustangs is ok by me. (Extra points for the great look'n shop/garage!! ) What kinds of et's are you looking hit with that monster?

 

[dcrahn]

Thanks! With two stages of nitrous it should run 4.70's to 4.80's in the 1/8 mile. On the engine dyno it made 995 hp and 820 lbft torque without the nitrous.

 

[bmwpower]

Not as nice?? Looks nice to me!

Holy mother of God, that is one big *** engine.

 

[wythors]

Welcome!

 

[69lkmno]

Welcome and enjoy!

 

[Winmon]

Nice shop and hot rods! That is the way a shop should look!

 

[Gearhead559]

doug glad too see you made it...

the stang is looking good...

 

[Scott]

Need more specs on that engine! Great shop too!

 

[dcrahn]

Need more specs on that engine! Great shop too!

Here you go Scott. It's a Ford big block bored and stroked to 598 cu in.


Ford SVO A460 Block
**** Billet Crankshaft 4.5 Stroke
**** H Beam Rods
JE Forged Pistons 4.6 Bore-14:1 Compression
Trick Flow A460 Heads(ported by Charlie Evans of Evans Racing Engines)
Jomar Stud Girdles
Trick Flow A460 Tunnel Ram Manifold
Quick Fuel (2) 1050 cfm Carburetors
NOS Pro Fogger Nitrous System
Cam Motion Solid Roller Cam (Lift.815/.779-Duration 285/301 - LS 114)
Crower Hippo Solid Roller Lifters
Manton Pushrods
MSD Billet Distributor
MSD Crank Trigger
MSD Digital 7 Ignition
Meziere Electric Water Pump
Peterson External Oil Pump Wet/Vac & Spline Drive
Jeff Johnston Billet Fab Oil Pan & Valve Covers
Custom Headers (made myself)

 

[chaingang]

I see your from GA. Where is Springfield and what track do you run on. I am about thirty minutes from Silver Dollar Raceway if you have ever run there. I am currently building an 82 Capri for the strip and a little street duty. It ain't quite as serious as your Stang but it will be fun. Decided to build my shop though before I finish the race car, tired of working out of the basement garage. Good looking shop and cars. Great to see another GA Ford lover on the site.

 

[dcrahn]

I see your from GA. Where is Springfield and what track do you run on. I am about thirty minutes from Silver Dollar Raceway if you have ever run there. I am currently building an 82 Capri for the strip and a little street duty. It ain't quite as serious as your Stang but it will be fun. Decided to build my shop though before I finish the race car, tired of working out of the basement garage. Good looking shop and cars. Great to see another GA Ford lover on the site.

It's about 20 miles northwest of Savannah. We race at Savannah River Dragway, it's a new track that opened this year after the old Savannah Dragway closed.

 

[dbandgb]

Beautiful Garage; Is It A Miracle Truss & If So What Are The Specs & Who Did You Have Put It Up?

 

[dcrahn]

Beautiful Garage; Is It A Miracle Truss & If So What Are The Specs & Who Did You Have Put It Up?

Yes it is Miracle Truss. It's 36 x 48 with 12ft walls. I did everything myself except the concrete work and the Icynene spay foam insulation.

 

[TRMN8TR]

very nice shop and another Mustang guy

 

[snorvet]

Great Shop! - looks very bright in there.

 

[nosrac]

is that an old kitchen oven? for snacks, or do you use it for heating parts?

 

[JMURiz]

Probably for powder-coating small items

 

[TNToy]

I saw that and assumed it was a washing machine. I've seen a few of those in garages here and there: After you get a whole bag of red shop rags greasy... load up your dirty work clothes and all the nasty rags, and wash 'em without your wife having an ayeurism. If you leave them soaking in soapy water (turn it off as soon as it finishes the wash cycle, before it drains and begins the spin cycle) overnight you'd be surprised what will come clean.

But you're right. It looks to be an oven. They're great for all sorts of things in the shop. I used the one in our kitchen to heat a ring gear to 400* so it'd slip easily onto the carrier in a Toyota differential last weekend. Wife came home 5 minutes later and asked what that smell was... that was a close one.

 

[dcrahn]

It's and oven I bought off my next door neighbor when he was remodeling his kitchen. I use it primarly for powder coating small parts, but I also use it to make a pot of coffee for those cold mornings.

 

[nosrac]

nice! I need to pick one of those up.. I use ours to heat aluminum bearing carriers.

leaves a bit of stink! Wife not happy.

 

[cdrewferd]

Good looking garage and Stang.

 

[tom.cronin]

Nice garage & car. Is this a Miracle Truss building, what is the size and did you build it yourself? I am in the process of building a 30 X 36 myself and looking for any tips I can get. I also have refreshed several old mustangs, the last being a 66 2+2.......sure do miss that car. Tom