Show Me Your Office

[LCD Gauges]

I'm curious to know what your working enviornment is/was like when building the GTM. I've seen some of your shops, and man-caves which put
mine to shame. Post'em if you got'em!


I'm stuck in a double garage with fairly high ceilings that are not finished which allows me to hang the body for extra work space. There's enough
room to walk around the car, and have a work bench against the back wall thankfully. The other side has a table covered in parts, and
some floor space to wheel the engine/transmission around with the engine hoist.

When it's ready to install, I'll slip the casters under the wheels to move the car sideways, and out from under the body. I don't think the boom arm
of the hoist will clear the lower hanging body when fully raised.

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/421586_10151407519919148_1358843661_n.jpg

[docglock]

Pn delivery day it looked like this:
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Once I got things disassembled:
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Currently:
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This is what I did to get ready.

http://supercarbuild.blogspot.com/2011/11/garage-prep-iii.html

[LCD Gauges]

Doc, those floor tiles look great. I've always thought about covering my garage floor to prevent oil stains, but didn't want to use the stick-on tiles.
That matting seems like it has good traction, and shock absorber as well.

P.S. Vidal, don't show the wife the before photos, it will only get you in trouble!

[docglock]

Doc, those floor tiles look great. I've always thought about covering my garage floor to prevent oil stains, but didn't want to use the stick-on tiles.
That matting seems like it has good traction, and shock absorber as well.

P.S. Vidal, don't show the wife the before photos, it will only get you in trouble!

The tiles aren't stick on. They are Swisstrax tiles (DiamondTrax pattern). They connect on a tongue and groove concept, and are available in about 14 colors or so. I have these in both garages, plus my shop in the Minnesota location. If I end up purchasing a garage condo, I will install them there as well. These things have not deformed, even with the car being built on a lift. They are cheaper than the epoxy treatment, and I think floor pictured took me about 5 hours to lay. They are relatively easy to cut. If you screw up on a tile, extras can be had for about $4/tile. Race Deck is basucally the same product, a little more spendy.

Unlike concrete or epoxy, when I drop a something (and I have dropped a lot of stuff) it basically dead bounces and stops. The only problem I have seen is the tile tends to expand in direct sun and you get a little bowing up. This is more prominent at my South Carolina location, but as soon as the sun passes, it settles down again.

The weight of the tiles basically keeps it in place. They have pretty good traction. I am able to drive my Corvette up on race ramps on this kind of floor. I just need my wife to tell me when I reach the top of the ramp. I think the gragae pictured cost about $1200 for the floor. Finally, I have run the lift up and down multiple times per day (especially since I started the build on June 30). There has been no slippage or issues with these tiles. The best thing: If you decide to move locations, you can pick up the floor and take it with you. Try that with epoxy.

I am very satisfied with this product.

This is what the SC floor looks like:
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