Garage necessities for c3 resto?
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Re: Garage necessities for c3 resto? (Brett K)
Well, there are lots of good suggestions here. I know it will be a pain to do this with only one stall. Luckily there is an loft above for storage and my uncle has a huge garage which I might be storing the body in. Another plus is that my neighbor is an excellent mechanic and used to build hot rods. I am already helping him do a few things around his house so hopefully he will lend some expertise :) We have good lighting, a work bench, a fridge for beer, and even a tv in there :D I pretty much have access to any unusual tool I could need but planned on picking up the ones I will be using regularly. Thanks for thew input folks:)
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Re: Garage necessities for c3 resto? (Brett K)
a furnace.........creeper............banda ges............swear jar (everytime you swear, throw in a dollar) will pay for your rest in 3 months :seeya
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Re: Garage necessities for c3 resto? (erika1977)
a furnace.........creeper............banda ges............swear jar (everytime you swear, throw in a dollar) will pay for your rest in 3 months :seeya
Don't forget GOOD QUALITY jackstands (or a mini-lift) and a lowprofile jack! I also use lots of those disposable gloves & make sure you have a fire-extinguisher in a handy easy to reach spot!
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Re: Garage necessities for c3 resto? (Brett K)
Brett, you allready figgered out that about 2/3 of what was mentioned will not fit long with any car in a one car garage....
but one thing I like is having been in the kitchen remodeling business for some years, I acquired a WONDERFUL 2" thick 5' long butcher block kitchen counter top complete with sink cut out...and guess what that parts washer is...
you got it....5 gallon drywall bucket, with Little Giant submersible solvent pump from Grainger supply to recirculate the Purple detergent...about 4 gallons of it, up through a home made spout up tall....wall switch controlled...
really old tyme from the 40's steel kitchen cabinets, including a stainless steel custom cabinet from an old bar tear out....for base cabinets...can anyone say indestructable???...OH here in Florida for some reason all the garages are super small, don't know why, but a 2 car garage is for two roller skates, certainly tight for 2 vettes, and vettes are small cars....so anyway as a result, I dropped a garage side window down to the floor, and built a side workshop shed off it....for the wash stand...and cabinets....
GENE
but one thing I like is having been in the kitchen remodeling business for some years, I acquired a WONDERFUL 2" thick 5' long butcher block kitchen counter top complete with sink cut out...and guess what that parts washer is...
you got it....5 gallon drywall bucket, with Little Giant submersible solvent pump from Grainger supply to recirculate the Purple detergent...about 4 gallons of it, up through a home made spout up tall....wall switch controlled...
really old tyme from the 40's steel kitchen cabinets, including a stainless steel custom cabinet from an old bar tear out....for base cabinets...can anyone say indestructable???...OH here in Florida for some reason all the garages are super small, don't know why, but a 2 car garage is for two roller skates, certainly tight for 2 vettes, and vettes are small cars....so anyway as a result, I dropped a garage side window down to the floor, and built a side workshop shed off it....for the wash stand...and cabinets....
GENE
