Where do you store/work on your Corvette
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Joined: Feb 2005
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From: central America
St. Jude Donor '08-'09
Since I got the car when I was rather young and in school, its been in mom's garage, my in-law's garage (even before they were in laws) in stoarge units, and finally the last couple of years, in apartments or duplexes with a garage (generally a deal breaker)...not the best policy, but I can definitely put up with some crap if my car is safe...
trw
trw
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Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Lakeland Florida
The cars that I am working on are kept in my garage. When I am not working on one, I keep it at work in a secured garage under a car cover. I will usually keep the 72 and the 73 in my garage, and my 86 at work since I also use that as a daily commuter 2 or 3 days a week.
kdf
kdf
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From: PA
Disassembly and final assembly are done at my garage.
Small parts refinishing is also done in the shop.
Frame restoration as well as frame/chassis/driveline reassembly is done at a friends shop (he's got more space than I do, plus a paint booth).
The body/paint work, driveline machine work, and some of the plating work are subcontracted out.
The process has worked pretty well so far.
Regards,
Small parts refinishing is also done in the shop.
Frame restoration as well as frame/chassis/driveline reassembly is done at a friends shop (he's got more space than I do, plus a paint booth).
The body/paint work, driveline machine work, and some of the plating work are subcontracted out.
The process has worked pretty well so far.
Regards,
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2005
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From: Arkansas
I've got a 14" x 24" foot insulated workshop in my back yard. I had it built a month after I bought my house over two years ago.
It's Nothing fancy but it does have a slick conctrete floor, ceiling speakers,insulation, heating and air.
It's Nothing fancy but it does have a slick conctrete floor, ceiling speakers,insulation, heating and air.
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From: Capital of Sin
Not a lot of choices when you live in a condo in Party Town, and with no place to work on the ride yourself.
Mine is kept in a new 10X30 climate controlled security garage with its own sprinkler and alarm system at a small vehicle storage complex that has resident caretakers onsite 24/7/365. Its only a half mile from home, but runs me $220/month. Since there is no power available in the garage and not really great lighting, all work on the ‘73 has to be farmed out. Makes for a fairly expensive toy that is only taken out when the urge calls, so I am glad I bought one in really great condition that only needs to be driven and not rebuilt.
If I had a place to keep it where I live, it would be a daily driver now that I am retired, but the body has lot's of creaks and groans now so still wouldn’t allow doing a lot of the work on it myself anyway. I got that out of my system pretty much with the four C1’s I had and rebuilt years ago, so this one will be just for cruising.
Mine is kept in a new 10X30 climate controlled security garage with its own sprinkler and alarm system at a small vehicle storage complex that has resident caretakers onsite 24/7/365. Its only a half mile from home, but runs me $220/month. Since there is no power available in the garage and not really great lighting, all work on the ‘73 has to be farmed out. Makes for a fairly expensive toy that is only taken out when the urge calls, so I am glad I bought one in really great condition that only needs to be driven and not rebuilt.
If I had a place to keep it where I live, it would be a daily driver now that I am retired, but the body has lot's of creaks and groans now so still wouldn’t allow doing a lot of the work on it myself anyway. I got that out of my system pretty much with the four C1’s I had and rebuilt years ago, so this one will be just for cruising.
Last edited by Ladobe; Oct 14, 2005 at 03:53 PM.
