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    Thread: My Hobby Shop

    1. #1
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      My Hobby Shop

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Size:  372.1 KBI don’t have room in my garage at home so I bought a 1500 sq ft warehouse in a small commercial complex about 10 miles away. It’s now my shop/man cave.



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      Very, very nice. I’m jealous.
      My half a$$ed build thread.https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/...elle-6-0-4L60E

      Tighten it till it strips & back it off a quarter turn.

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      Quote Originally Posted by Alwhite00 View Post
      Very, very nice. I’m jealous.
      Ditto

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      DUDE! You're living the dream!

      Ken
      If there is a hard way to do something, I'll find it!
      My other car is a Vega.

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      Where is the kegerator? and the lazy boy chairs and the flat screen????

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      Love it ....what does a 1500 sq ft Wearhouse cost?

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      Sweet Shop!
      Wayne
      Car FINALLY home !!!!!! lol
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      You must be single.....

      Don
      1969 Camaro - LSA 6L90E AME sub/IRS
      1957 Buick Estate Wagon
      1959 El Camino - Ironworks frame
      1956 Cameo - full C5 suspension/drivetrain
      1959 Apache Fleetside

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      Married means you get to build it in the back yard...

      Quote Originally Posted by dhutton View Post
      You must be single.....

      Don

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      Quote Originally Posted by JustJohn View Post
      Married means you get to build it in the back yard...
      Agreed!

      Don
      1969 Camaro - LSA 6L90E AME sub/IRS
      1957 Buick Estate Wagon
      1959 El Camino - Ironworks frame
      1956 Cameo - full C5 suspension/drivetrain
      1959 Apache Fleetside

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      Really cool. That's a huge shop.

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      That is such a good place to do all car modifications that you want.

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      Super badass

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      How’s the 66 chevelle project going?

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      I am married and the idea of getting a shop elsewhere was my wife’s. The last time I did a project in our garage at home it sucked. Between her car which she NEVER leaves outside overnight, bicycles, etc, it was tight.
      The shop is 1500 sf on the ground and I added the 500 sf mezzanine for storage, card games, etc.
      Its been especially nice during Covid because i can go there and get out of my wife’s hair for the day. Important when your retired.
      Worlds Fastest LFX powered 1966 Chevelle, with a 3.6L/217 CI, 4 cam direct injected V6, 6 speed auto, full Hotchkis suspension, 4 wheel Wilwood discs, white w/red interior, cowl hood. 3260 lbs w/full tank. Built for 35 mpg. So far 32.

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      Quote Originally Posted by mituncer View Post
      That's an ultimate man cave!
      ^^ x2!
      Dave
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      Curious about the utility of an offsite shop. how often do you end up there? How late do you stay? How often do you work late and crash there rather than going home? I assume it's in an industrial park?

      Don't mean to be (too) intrusive, but I've wondered about shops like this and how oone might work for me, vs building a separate outbuilding. Of course, many are landlocked or ordinance prevented
      Greg Fast
      (yes, the last name is spelled correctly)

      1970 Camaro RS Clone
      1984 el Camino
      1973 MGB vintage E/Prod race car
      (Soon to be an SCCA H/Prod limited prep)

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      Cool. I've thought about doing something like this. We keep kicking around the idea of moving and if I could pull that off it would sure open up housing options
      Scott from NJ.

      Vent Windows Forever! ...

      Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold
      I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors

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      Quote Originally Posted by Twentyover View Post
      Curious about the utility of an offsite shop. how often do you end up there? How late do you stay? How often do you work late and crash there rather than going home? I assume it's in an industrial park?

      Don't mean to be (too) intrusive, but I've wondered about shops like this and how oone might work for me, vs building a separate outbuilding. Of course, many are landlocked or ordinance prevented
      I've done both, and there are advantages to both. I now have the best of both worlds. small-ish 600 ft shop in my backyard. This leaves the attached garage for regular/wife garage duty and I have a good place to work, hangout, BBQ, or whatever in...and It's only 100 feet from my back door. Of course, I had to move out of the city to do it. I've got about $20k in the garage and did a refi to cover it. My payment went up much less than my industrial space rent was, and I own it.
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      Jim..Car Junkie
      1969 Vette--Big pistons, No turbo....yet
      RX7 Turbo II--No pistons. Big turbo--now in my Daughter's garage
      68 RS Z/28, '12 Boss 302, 86 911, several RX7's, 3rd gen f-bodies, fox body, and many more..(gone)

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      Wow, this car looks amazing. You did a job well done modifying it, I really like the accessories that you have on it.

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