My workshop & progress (finally) on the roadster

[jakester888]

OK guys... I've finally finished the tear down of the mustang (took me 6 months). And have now actually started working on the roadster.

So far I've:
1) Built a body buck
2) Separated body from frame
3) Did my first cleco and rivets (F shaped front end)
4) Assembled & installed upper & lower control arms
5) Assembled Koni shocks... can't figure out how to mount them on lower arm... anybody got photos?

Here are some pics of the workshop. I recently installed granite counter tops in the kitchen and re-used the old formica stuff as a workshop table along two walls of my garage.

Joy.

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[cgundermann]

Very nice ~ like the flag behind your motor!

[AZPete]

Shop has the essentials - TV, tunes & flag - but where's the beer? I used Forte lower control arms so pics from me might not be what you are looking for. Someone will post a photo soon. Nice start on the fun adventure!
Pete

[WIS89]

Saratoga Springs? I didn't notice a heater out in that garage... You are either immune to cold or dress in many, many layers!!

Off to a great start. Congatulations. Keep us updated!

Regards,

Steve

[Jeff Kleiner]

Are you using the Mustang donor lower control arms? If so you need to harvest the shock absorber mount from the donor's rear axle assembly. It gets recycled and bolts to the front LCA to be used as the lower mount for the coilover. It should be detailed in your base kit build manual, possibly under "donor parts preparation".

Jeff

[jakester888]

Are you using the Mustang donor lower control arms? If so you need to harvest the shock absorber mount from the donor's rear axle assembly. It gets recycled and bolts to the front LCA to be used as the lower mount for the coilover. It should be detailed in your base kit build manual, possibly under "donor parts preparation".

Jeff

Jeff - yes, using all donor parts.

I assume you're talking about one of these (I think photo #2)?

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[jakester888]

Saratoga Springs? I didn't notice a heater out in that garage... You are either immune to cold or dress in many, many layers!!

Off to a great start. Congatulations. Keep us updated!

Regards,

Steve

Steve - yes, upstate NY... is COLD. No heat in the garage so I am multi-layered. Although recently I've been using my cheap propane heater and choking on Carbon Monoxide fumes. Have to leave a garage door ajar with this one.


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Looking at those fancy IR Quartz heaters mounted on the ceiling if I can convince the wife. $$$

[jakester888]

Shop has the essentials - TV, tunes & flag - but where's the beer? I used Forte lower control arms so pics from me might not be what you are looking for. Someone will post a photo soon. Nice start on the fun adventure!
Pete

The TV on the wall is tuned to a 24x7 80's music video channel at broccoli-tv.com. Check it out. http://www.broccoli-tv.com

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Beer & coffee well stocked. :p

[Jeff Kleiner]

Jeff - I assume you're talking about one of these (I think photo #2)?



That's it in photo #2!

Jeff

[ClemsonS197]

Very nice ~ like the flag behind your motor!

It's hung backwards. The union always goes in the upper left hand corner when hung on a wall.

[riptide motorsport]

great following your thread....good work.

[WIS89]

Steve - yes, upstate NY... is COLD. No heat in the garage so I am multi-layered. Although recently I've been using my cheap propane heater and choking on Carbon Monoxide fumes. Have to leave a garage door ajar with this one.


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Looking at those fancy IR Quartz heaters mounted on the ceiling if I can convince the wife. $$$

SS-

I finally broke down a bought myself a kerosene or diesel (either/or) heater with blower from WalMart. It was not as expensive as the heater you described, and does a bang-up job! Now, I concede NC isn't upstate NY, but we end up having to turn it on and off even on the coldest days (20 - 30 degrees with a decent wind) in an uninsulated garage. WalMart usually begins discounting them around this time of year, and that's the time of year I bought mine, and get $100.00 off, so I got the larger heater for the price of a smaller one.

I know there are lots of choices, but I thought I would offer an option. I also don't have the Carbon Monoxide fumes, although I generally have a modest outside air source to help, and the diesel fumes staick around in the clothes a little bit, but it's a small trade-off to stay warm.

Again, you are off to a greeat start, and I wish you continued success! Please keep us updated!

Regards,

Steve

[skullandbones]

Hi jakester,

It's great to let us come into your garage to see your build. I like your pulley setup. I agree with WIS89, the kerosine is the way to go. It's cheap and very efficient. I was able to heat a 36x24 space from 35 degrees to 75 in around 40 minutes and then used a smaller one to maintain that comfort level. Those guys put out lots of BTUs cheaply. No venting required.

Keep us informed. I like to see the real donor builds, too. I've seen some pretty clean builds like that.

See you later, WEK.

[CraigS]

I have a 30 year old version of this kerosene torpedo heater.
http://www.tractorsupply.com/master-reg-kerosene-diesel-forced-air-heater-75-000-btu-1016657
Works great in my 3 car garage. When I first fire it up I aim it right at my work area from 12 ft or so away and am immediately warmed up. After 10 minutes or so depending on outside temp I aim it more generally or turn it off for a while. No problem w/ odor at all.
When i added the 3rd bay to our 2 car garage I needed a work bench and storage. I found 4 24 inch kitchen base cabinets on sale and snapped them up. Then wondered what to cover them with. Sears had a 8 ft. SS bench top which would be really nice but was approx. $250. Walked around home depot for ideas and found they had 8 ft. formica countertops w/ backsplash for $84.My work bench looks just like yours!

[jakester888]

Walked around home depot for ideas and found they had 8 ft. formica countertops w/ backsplash for $84. My work bench looks just like yours!

Craig - made me laugh out loud. Thanks for sharing.

Definitely need to do something about the cold & fumes of my current heating solution. Kerosene - I will investigate. Thank you.