Thread: whats your dream garage???

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I like simple stuff. A 40 x 80 shop with two apartments on top would be perfect. I would dedicate part of it to a paint booth, part to a fabricating section, and part as an assembly/parking area for finished cars. I would put a paved concrete carport across the enire backside, so I could park more projects under roof until their time came.

For equipment, I would add the very biggest air compressor I could find, plus a Bridgeport and a lathe. I would enclose part of the carport for a sandblasting booth and install a commercial grade sandblaster. I would also intall one lift outside and one inside.

I just checked my lottery numbers for tonights drawing, and I won't be building that shop anytime soon.

Don

About 100 x 100' and the money to afford it.

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I like simple stuff. A 40 x 80 shop with two apartments on top would be perfect. I would dedicate part of it to a paint booth, part to a fabricating section, and part as an assembly/parking area for finished cars. I would put a paved concrete carport across the enire backside, so I could park more projects under roof until their time came.

For equipment, I would add the very biggest air compressor I could find, plus a Bridgeport and a lathe. I would enclose part of the carport for a sandblasting booth and install a commercial grade sandblaster. I would also intall one lift outside and one inside.

I just checked my lottery numbers for tonights drawing, and I won't be building that shop anytime soon.

Don

i gave up on the lottery LOL but you guys have the right idea

Anything big enough for three cars and is no further north than Ocala Florida.

I like Leno's as well. But seriously, I was in a shop of a friend of mine who gets to use it free through the generosity of his cousin. It's in Caanan CT, huge, has a heated slab, multiple bays, a paint booth, and a lounge area with fully stocked fridge, great bulk containers of snack food, big screen TV with couch area, shower and bath, phones, plus killer stereo system. My friend's cousin is a sponsored NASCAR driver, so all the food and boose are free. He did a frame off restoration on a 1972 240 Z there. It was wild because it's sorta in the middle of nowhere, we were there in the winter -5 degrees out side, 70's inside, with no one there! I guess NASCAR people don't worry about their electric and gas bills! Got to check out a couple of his cousin's cars that were there too!

Originally Posted by stovens

I like Leno's as well. But seriously, I was in a shop of a friend of mine who gets to use it free through the generosity of his cousin. It's in Caanan CT, huge, has a heated slab, multiple bays, a paint booth, and a lounge area with fully stocked fridge, great bulk containers of snack food, big screen TV with couch area, shower and bath, phones, plus killer stereo system. My friend's cousin is a sponsored NASCAR driver, so all the food and boose are free. He did a frame off restoration on a 1972 240 Z there. It was wild because it's sorta in the middle of nowhere, we were there in the winter -5 degrees out side, 70's inside, with no one there! I guess NASCAR people don't worry about their electric and gas bills! Got to check out a couple of his cousin's cars that were there too!

thats what i'm talking about a home away from home