Smoken1

Very nice set up, but I don't see any beer in the fridge

SuperVetteC5

Awesome looking shop Bret. Hope to see it in person soon.

SBCGENII

Shop looks great.

BLOWNBLUEZ06@RKT Performance

My new Shaun's Custom Alloy intake. I'm a dealer for them now.


I can't stop looking at this intake. I love it!!


Notice the nitrous fogger nozzle ports underneath? That's for sneaky people.

SuperVetteC5

So....how big of a loan would a guy have to take out to buy one of those?????

b16gsr

man the shop updates look awesome, so sanitary. that intake is straight up a work of art.

TNTC5

Nice shop Bret!!

Pekka_Perkeles

It is a very good to have space under the car at dyno.

As an example, having access to things like checking backpressure with twin turbo cars. And of course with those centrifugals still having cats as well.

Replacing bad O2 sensors, checking oil leaks or anything other suspicious you can't see from above. Maybe even checking belt alignment with laser from the balancer...

Very good!

Btw, do you strap the car against the floor? No?

BLOWNBLUEZ06@RKT Performance

They're up to 4800.00 now. No biggie for a man of your caliber!

Thanks for the kind words! I'm trying my best to keep it clean and keep up with the work at hand.
Much appreciated!

I couldn't agree more. I struggled with it "taking up space" but that space is dedicated to dynoing cars no matter what so it came down to a matter of what made the most sense. It is very rare to for me to get a car that is ready to just tune. They all seem to always need some sort of attention before and during the tuning process, so I believe this will make it easier. I am a big advocate of installing wideband sensors up front as opposed to using a sampling tube in the tail pipe. I'll be using dual wideband sensors whenever possible as well as monitoring fuel pressure during the runs so I can get the best results, more consistently. I am also able to record up to 4 EGT's but I'm not welding bungs in everyone's exhaust. I might try making a custom sensor bung using a O2 plug to see if there's any data worth gathering from it.

No straps to the floor. I'm anchoring the dyno cell to the floor with 10-11k lb anchors, along with the lift. I'll be welding heavy 7/16" thick x 6" wide steel "C" channel to the back end of the cell and bolting D rings to that. I'm also planning on widening the lift runners by about 2 feet on each side to provide me with something to walk on while I'm up in the air. If only I could find the time to work on this stuff.

red03vette

wow! your shop is amazing! and that intake is keep up the good work! and the pics coming

TheCartel

Awesome Bret! Looks Amazing man!!

The Chev

So,

I'm sure it is in there, but what are the basics dimensions on your shop? I'm thinking it is more than 40'x40'? and the ceilings look super tall.

madmatt9471

Brett,

The shop looks wicked sick man!

I sure wish I lived closer!

Thanks,Matt

Vette97sc

Wow what intake

MVP'S ZO6

Wow! Wish I could come by and see the shop!

ExoticMotorClub

awesome shop! It is dream build for sure!

Pekka_Perkeles

So true.

Very good!

That's very interesting. I might try that as well.

MVP'S ZO6

I think there's 1,400 square feet in upper portion / ceiling alone. What's crazy to me is he already needs more room.

96TTdodge

Im in the process of designing a full brick 32x32 garage with an upstairs right now as well. Its encouraging to see your results despite how long its taken. Nice work!
That said, I have two questions - did they stack all that brick on just 6" slab or are there footings I missed? None of the contractors or masons Ive talked to will allow that due to the weight of the brick on the edge. Also, what floor product did you use if you dont mind me asking? I never would have considered white, but after seeing that I really like it .
Thanks!

BLOWNBLUEZ06@RKT Performance

Thanks! I just finished up a ZR1 that should be close to the 1kwhp mark. I am still working on the dyno so we'll be able to measure it soon.

Thanks!

It's 40x64 with a decked attic that is 32x56.


Thanks Matt!
Me too!

Thanks! I'm glad I got it when I did. Steve Morris became the national distributor for them so I had to become a dealer all over again. The price went up significantly. They're now just barely under 5 grand.
Ok. I tell you what. Come by Saturday and lunch is on me!

Thanks!

Just under 1800 upstairs.

Thanks!
No way they stacked all the brick on only 6" of concrete. As you mentioned, it wouldn't hold. I have 30" deep x 1 foot wide perimeter beams as well as 4 across the 64' dimension and 3 across the 40'.

I etched the surface with a heavy mix of muratic acid and water and then power washed it with a detergent and then rinsed it. I waited 24 hours for it to cure.
I used Sherwin Williams 1000HS epoxy for both the primer and basecoat (3 coats total before the clear) and 2-coats of Rexthane urethane clearcoat.

Word of warning: figure out how to keep the bugs and everything off your floor while it cures.
After putting down my first coat of epoxy, I had loads of insects stuck in it, including 2 giant wolf spiders. I had to scrape them off and sand down the spots before re-coating. It was a pain.


-=Bret=-