The dearth of PBR tall-boys is really unfortunate.
carry on…
you are right…it has been a while. If it makes you feel better I have been drinking room temperature canned blue lights in an authentic Sam Adams glass i brought back from the brewery in Boston. Trying my best to piss off the purists
Pics or it didn’t happen.
I spent a few hours on the MIG yesterday putting on the cross bracing (1/2" rod)
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
And after a Rustoleum Flat Black Enamel
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
Need to finish digging out the stone, level and tamp, and start suspending the plates. I am also lining up a contractor for the pour in the next 2 weeks.
That’s an awful lot of work for only 4’
Zach, 4’ is all that my ceiling will allow anyways. It sure beats jackstands.
I thought about doing something like this but the logistics didn’t work. Placement wouldve needed to be perfect and just knew it wouldn’t happen.
It’s tough in these residential garages. I thought about renting a large shop space but realized that I’d never have the motivation to go there in the winter months, so this made the most sense for me. Yes, it’s a tight fit but walking out of the kitchen with a cup of coffee in PJ pants on a saturday morning and tinkering sure beats having to drive 15 mins somewhere to do the same.
I did 40 minutes each way. It was OK when I had my business but after that it was a headache. I’m with you. Close the door and walk in your house.
I’m under my lift in my adidas flip flops all the time. I would never drive somewhere to hate myself.
this
plus working on piles of junk is more fun when you can get hammered in the safety and security of your own home.
Amen
I don’t think I’d even own a car if I didn’t have a garage. If I had to drive somewhere to wrench I’d ride a horse and clean up poop.
lots of progress this past week, the hardest work is done
laid down some quikrete on the sides of the hole to prevent stone from falling out from under the existing slab
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
20 wheelbarrow loads later the stone pile is finally gone. my back still hurts thinking about it
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
supported it via jig on the rear set of holes. this was not too stable and it turns out the extra set of holes in the plate was a blessing in disguise.
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
I welded some nuts to the underside of the front most set of holes and suspended the plates evenly. much more stable!
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
From there it was a ton of time with a wrench and level setting the heights equal, and angles to zero
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
cut and laid in all the rebar
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
FourEyed’s guy came and did the pour yesterday with a helper, it turned out nice. after it had taken a set, i removed the jigs so the guys could finish it more nicely.
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
image by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
i wet down the concrete and put some plastic sheeting over it to prevent drying too quickly. while it dries over the next few weeks i’ll be assembling the hydraulic stuff and doing a dry run off to the side.
Looks good Norb!
Of course FourEyed knows a guy who does concrete. #beepityboopity
The pictures of your z06 are not loading I just see concrete wtf?
:tup:
Same guy who did mine I think.
Maybe he’ll bring out on the 24th
When the Max Jax is not in use, is there a cover to put over those plates?
This is something I’d definitely like to get for my garage next year.