#1 Essential Garage Tool - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

hgs_notes · 12-18-2009, 08:35 PM

If you live up north, or anywhere the temps make it uncomfortable, all of the other tools in the garage will be of little use for a significant part of the year. I've waited a long time, but I'm almost there. 75,000 blessed BTU's of heating bliss...

It's been many years, lots of work insulating, wiring, sheetrocking, waiting for parts for the heater, etc. Just need to cut another hole for the exhaust, run some copper tubing, get the lp tank hooked up, test for leaks and set the gas valve pressure, plug it in and I'll finally be able to do something out there in comfort, and not come out smelling like raw diesel or propane. If I had a toilet and sleeping bag I'd be all set.

71swb4x4 · 12-18-2009, 08:42 PM

Congrats Mike!! I am not even close to that stage yet.

hgs_notes · 12-18-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 71swb4x4

Congrats Mike!! I am not even close to that stage yet.

Thanks.

I forgot to mention that this is the unit I was loading in my car last July and tore my right biceps tendon, over 2 months of living without being able to work on the projects.

It was not the easiest thing to get hung up there either. I have almost 11' ceilings and it weighs about 80 lbs. I did it myself, glad the wife wasn't around to watch, she would have killed me seeing how I was doing it.

silverstreak · 12-18-2009, 08:58 PM

Congradulations. It would be nice to have a nice warm and cozy workshop. I hate kerosene fumes too and am scared to death of propane leaks, so I work in a non heated garage. Once my mind is occupied and I move around a bit, I don't pay attention to it. It does keep the wind off and that's the big thing for me.

Shyguy · 12-18-2009, 09:45 PM

I sure wish I had an insulated and heated garage.

A few days ago I gave my son the new torpedo kerosene heater I bought a while back.

His garage is larger than mine and he works in it more often.

I have mine insulated up to 10 ft, but need to close off the upper part.

I did manage to get it cleaned out and straighened up enough to be able to put my '71 C-10 in it a few days ago.

Hopefully after the holidays I will be able to start working on it.

**too much stuff** · 12-18-2009, 11:57 PM

Sure enjoying my second year with a heated garage. Should have done it years ago!!! So now that you almost have heat, i assume your projects will get done this winter???

Yeah right, me too!

68C15 · 12-19-2009, 12:12 AM

I'm waiting to find out if we will be buying our new home. I have a brand new 90,000 BTU high efficiency furnace, a 3 ton "A" coil and matching outdoor unit all waiting. it should work OK for my attached 2 car garage.

BTW, I see your drill press. is it the floor model like mine?

also, you need 4 or 5 more fishing poles.

hgs_notes · 12-19-2009, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by too much stuff

Sure enjoying my second year with a heated garage. Should have done it years ago!!! So now that you almost have heat, i assume your projects will get done this winter???

Yeah right, me too!

Absolutely! They will all get done this winter.

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Originally Posted by 68C15

I'm waiting to find out if we will be buying our new home. I have a brand new 90,000 BTU high efficiency furnace, a 3 ton "A" coil and matching outdoor unit all waiting. it should work OK for my attached 2 car garage.

BTW, I see your drill press. is it the floor model like mine?

also, you need 4 or 5 more fishing poles.

The drill press is actually a benchtop unit. Gives a good idea of how high that ceiling is. There are still a couple poles I ran out of room for.

rsavage · 12-19-2009, 08:18 AM

Congrats. You will certainly enjoy it. I retired almost 2 years ago and live in the Northeast. I spend just about everyday out in my garage. I'd be frozen solid by now if it were not for the overhead furnace. I've got a TV hooked up to satellite for my Fox News and a stereo. A bathroom and a Bunn coffee maker would make it perfect!

**lks dcvn** · 12-19-2009, 09:35 AM

I thought that there was going to be a picture of a keg-o-rater...

When I [ever] build a larger shop - it will be heated for sure.

cparman · 12-19-2009, 09:46 AM

I have the reverse. Central A/C and Heat. The A/C is on about 4-5 months of the year. I like y'all would get nothing done thru the summer with out it. Oh yea, the lift helps some too!

hgs_notes · 12-23-2009, 06:49 PM

It's in. It's connected. It works!

Thealien · 12-23-2009, 07:16 PM

Congrats, comfort is good!

hgs_notes · 12-23-2009, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Thealien

Congrats, comfort is good!

Thanks, yes it is. Believe it or not, this was my first completed "project vehicle".

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=377653

Thealien · 12-23-2009, 08:10 PM

Have to start somewhere? No excuses now?

bigblock73 · 12-24-2009, 01:40 AM

I installed the heater in our garage a few years ago...LOVE it! My only gripe, the slab is still really cold and your feet feel it after a while. The best solution for winter heat...radiant heat. Hopefully in my next garage.

12-18-2009, 08:42 PM	#2
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: #1 Essential Garage Tool Congrats Mike!! I am not even close to that stage yet. __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

12-18-2009, 08:58 PM	#4
silverstreak Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA Posts: 255	Re: #1 Essential Garage Tool Congradulations. It would be nice to have a nice warm and cozy workshop. I hate kerosene fumes too and am scared to death of propane leaks, so I work in a non heated garage. Once my mind is occupied and I move around a bit, I don't pay attention to it. It does keep the wind off and that's the big thing for me.

12-18-2009, 09:45 PM	#5
Shyguy Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southeast Missouri Posts: 2,436	Re: #1 Essential Garage Tool I sure wish I had an insulated and heated garage. A few days ago I gave my son the new torpedo kerosene heater I bought a while back. His garage is larger than mine and he works in it more often. I have mine insulated up to 10 ft, but need to close off the upper part. I did manage to get it cleaned out and straighened up enough to be able to put my '71 C-10 in it a few days ago. Hopefully after the holidays I will be able to start working on it. __________________ '67 Chevy C-20 short stepper - build complete, 454/SM-465. '75 C-30 Single Cab DRW-350 small block/NP-435. '77 GMC-6500 Dump Truck, 427 Tall Deck. '92 GMC K-3500 Duallie, 454/4L80E.

12-18-2009, 11:57 PM	#6
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,707	Re: #1 Essential Garage Tool Sure enjoying my second year with a heated garage. Should have done it years ago!!! So now that you almost have heat, i assume your projects will get done this winter??? Yeah right, me too! __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

12-19-2009, 12:12 AM	#7
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	Re: #1 Essential Garage Tool I'm waiting to find out if we will be buying our new home. I have a brand new 90,000 BTU high efficiency furnace, a 3 ton "A" coil and matching outdoor unit all waiting. it should work OK for my attached 2 car garage. BTW, I see your drill press. is it the floor model like mine? also, you need 4 or 5 more fishing poles.

12-18-2009, 08:35 PM	#1
hgs_notes GEARHEAD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 6,111	#1 Essential Garage Tool If you live up north, or anywhere the temps make it uncomfortable, all of the other tools in the garage will be of little use for a significant part of the year. I've waited a long time, but I'm almost there. 75,000 blessed BTU's of heating bliss... It's been many years, lots of work insulating, wiring, sheetrocking, waiting for parts for the heater, etc. Just need to cut another hole for the exhaust, run some copper tubing, get the lp tank hooked up, test for leaks and set the gas valve pressure, plug it in and I'll finally be able to do something out there in comfort, and not come out smelling like raw diesel or propane. If I had a toilet and sleeping bag I'd be all set. __________________ If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy) HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 Dually Bigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff Last edited by hgs_notes; 12-18-2009 at 08:36 PM.

12-19-2009, 08:18 AM	#9
rsavage Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Alden NY Posts: 2,705	Re: #1 Essential Garage Tool Congrats. You will certainly enjoy it. I retired almost 2 years ago and live in the Northeast. I spend just about everyday out in my garage. I'd be frozen solid by now if it were not for the overhead furnace. I've got a TV hooked up to satellite for my Fox News and a stereo. A bathroom and a Bunn coffee maker would make it perfect! __________________ 1961 C1 Corvette 1959 El Camino 350 TPI, 9" 4 w disc 69 Blazer K5 - sold July '20 2021 Durango RT 5.7

12-19-2009, 09:35 AM	#10
lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,338	Re: #1 Essential Garage Tool I thought that there was going to be a picture of a keg-o-rater... When I [ever] build a larger shop - it will be heated for sure.

12-19-2009, 09:46 AM	#11
cparman sharp as a marble Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: atlantic beach,florida Posts: 1,082	Re: #1 Essential Garage Tool I have the reverse. Central A/C and Heat. The A/C is on about 4-5 months of the year. I like y'all would get nothing done thru the summer with out it. Oh yea, the lift helps some too! Attached Images

12-23-2009, 06:49 PM	#12
hgs_notes GEARHEAD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 6,111	Re: #1 Essential Garage Tool It's in. It's connected. It works! __________________ If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy) HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 Dually Bigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff

12-23-2009, 07:16 PM	#13
Thealien Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pine Ridge Florida Posts: 4,126	Re: #1 Essential Garage Tool Congrats, comfort is good! __________________ Click on my Not really a build thread, yet NOT SO RUST FREE RUST FREE BLAZER LS ENGINE SWAP INFORMATION THREAD BOLT RESTORATIONS 4l60 to an NP205

12-23-2009, 08:10 PM	#15
Thealien Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pine Ridge Florida Posts: 4,126	Re: #1 Essential Garage Tool Have to start somewhere? No excuses now? __________________ Click on my Not really a build thread, yet NOT SO RUST FREE RUST FREE BLAZER LS ENGINE SWAP INFORMATION THREAD BOLT RESTORATIONS 4l60 to an NP205

12-24-2009, 01:40 AM	#16
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	Re: #1 Essential Garage Tool I installed the heater in our garage a few years ago...LOVE it! My only gripe, the slab is still really cold and your feet feel it after a while. The best solution for winter heat...radiant heat. Hopefully in my next garage. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale



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