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I installed a piece of diamond plate on the wall in order to mount the boiler and auxiliaries to.
Attachment 1877727 I put in a propane fired Navien boiler. This not only heats the floor, but also heats domestic water. Attachment 1877728 About 3-months later I had the concrete floor polished. I was going to go with an epoxy floor, but changed my mind. Attachment 1877729 The polishing is quite time consuming, but was half the cost of the epoxy floor. Attachment 1877730 This is the final top coat (ice cap) that gets burnished into the floor. It's not really a coating, but goes into the pores of the concrete. Attachment 1877731 |
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Here is the final result of the floor after polishing. Amazingly not slippery when wet like an epoxy floor.
Attachment 1877734 Close up of the floor. This is considered "Salt & Pepper" aggregate. Attachment 1877735 The section of floor on the right is perfectly flat for the installation of the lift. The other section of the floor between the center door and left door pitch to a channel drain. Attachment 1877736 Final heating system and wash basin. Attachment 1877737 |
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So the lift is going where my 70 K10 is sitting.
Attachment 1877740 After waiting several months, my lift finally came in. It's a new symmetrical model Bendpak that is rated for 10,000 lbs, but is 13' tall. Attachment 1877741 I stood up the posts with help from John Deere. Attachment 1877742 Squared them up and leveled both posts. Attachment 1877743 And here's my final results! Attachment 1877744 |
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I love that shop, Nice set up you got going,I would kill for that shop!
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Congratulations on the expansion! Thanks for showing all the pictures on your floors construction. Very interesting... :chevy: I do have a question about the drain, did you run a line out from under the floor to a french drain or into a sewer?
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Great shop and wife! Thanks for the pics
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thank you for sharing this ....WOW.... Im a couple years from retirement and my wife and I talk about heading south but momma dont want to get to far from family either....so we have some plans to expand living space pool etc. unfortunately im in a suburb that dosent alow detached garages anymore (i have one that is non conforming) and my lot wont allow it.... short story is i want to be the kid from the city that gets a couple weeks in the summer " UP State “ at your place im a good helper and dont eat much can pitch a tent wrestle with bears etc. seriously God Bless
the workmanship, planning and execution is outstanding I may have to take a road trip one day if i can finish my 69.... jess |
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That shop is a dream for me - the size, the lift, the trench drains, the heated floors are all awesome. I work for a general contractor (mostly commercial) and my first project as a superintendent was a bus storage facility in Aspen with in-floor heat. We had 6" of insulation and 8" of concrete and not a single line hit while sawcutting so I was pretty proud. We had large boilers supplying the hot water - you'll have to let us know how your tankless works!
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Wow!! I want that...
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Some areas have restrictions on floor drains and how they're allowed to drain. I live in the country and they're not too strict out here. In reality I should not have the wash tub tied into this, but in order to do it properly I would've had to put in another septic system. I wasn't going to do that for the small amount of time I use the tub. The channel drain comes out in the middle. My downspouts tie in at the front and back corners. I also tied in the wash tub with the small pipe. Attachment 1878037 I also tied in the floor drain from the original building into this. Attachment 1878038 Everything goes down hill into a low area in the woods. Attachment 1878039 |
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Thanks for the clarification on your drainage system. Now as your sig says "away those troubles go down the drain!" :lol: I helped my brother in law with building his 30x40 a few months ago, so based on the size of yours, I know what a huge job you tackled.:sumo:
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Hi all. I can't believe that I haven't updated this build thread in about 4-years. Real life gets in the way, which makes it tough to find the time. It's a matter of priorities I suppose. Nonetheless, I'm going to try to get you all updated. The project isn't completed, but I've certainly made some progress along the way. I hope you enjoy it. Keep tuned while I start pulling in some pictures.
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So I had a bad passenger side rocker. Not sure who did the work on this, but he/she definitely wasn't qualified
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All of the body panels are original sheet metal and in great shape.
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Driver side door fit was tight at the corner.
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Cut out the hump and then some...
Attachment 2275946 Leaves a gaping hole... Attachment 2275947 Fabricate new tunnel... Attachment 2275948 Clearance now for 4L70E and driveshaft Attachment 2275949 |
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Planned to use these Ringbrothers hood hinges.
Attachment 2275951 They would not pop the hood when released. Attachment 2275952 Even with different gas cylinders they did not work. It was disappointing. Attachment 2275953 Attachment 2275954 |
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Bought these from Eddie Motorsports and they did the trick. Worked very well.
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Time to get cab and sheet metal off to blast. Everything looks pretty solid. I was hoping for good results and not a bunch of Swiss cheese when done.
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After about one month, Jesse was able to fit it in and get going on the blasting.
Attachment 2275965 Cab turned out pretty good. I was pleased. Attachment 2275966 Attachment 2275967 Attachment 2275968 Doors and hood turned out good too!!! Attachment 2275969 |
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Both original fenders turned out nice. No rot or holes. Nice to have a truck that came from Arizona.
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Get the parts coated before work begins on the body and panels.
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Time to get the bad passenger side rocker fixed.
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Bought some Slosh Tubz sheet metal for the firewall. Ended up not using the side filler panels.
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Work gets underway smoothing out the firewall...
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:Nice work …. Great progress …. ….now we can’t wait 4 years for what’s next :):devil::mm:
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Subscribed!
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I wanted to try to use One Piece Products rear window, but it wouldn't fit right. When compared to my stock glass I could see that it was off slightly on the driver side. In order to use it I would have to tweak the window opening slightly. I'm debating.
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Got the body work going on the firewall.
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Time to start shaving the drip rail. The plan is weld in a 1/4" dia piece of rod around the door.
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More body work on the passenger side rocker.
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The only major rust on the truck was the rear window channel. Really lucked out with this original sheet metal. This will need some repair.
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Needed to make a patch panel for the rear window channel. This was how it was done.
Attachment 2276594 Finished piece. Just needed to cut out the old section and weld this in. Attachment 2276595 Attachment 2276596 Here we go... Attachment 2276597 |
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Shaved the dash by removing the radio speaker hole and defroster vents.
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Some inside work to remove the radio and center vent. Making room for a double-din head unit.
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