JoelsBuicks

It’s my low profile I try to keep! I hope and pray that everyone has a safe trip home. Joel

Keith, this is a very nice building. Earlier, you mentioned that you were putting in floor insulation, something like r18. How was that done? Was it styrofoam panels below the compacted gravel? On one pic I thought I could see reinforcing iron and maybe a vapor barrier. You haven’t mentioned door openers but if you’re planning for them, allow me to put a plug in for the style that attaches to the wall and drives spring rod. I have these and they work great. So you end up just over $80 per square foot turn-key job. That’s not bad at all and these days it seems everything has gone up in cost. Again, it’s very nice!

It looks fantastic and although you’ve battled about everything, the progress is impressive.

I didn’t notice that! Could this be a scam of sorts?

$1200 and very little info. Only two pics. https://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/d/tulsa-1950-buick/6857983152.html

https://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/d/tulsa-1940-buick-coupe/6841642069.html $3500, Not mine and know nothing about it but am willing to help BCA’ers if needed.

This is an exciting time. You know what you’ll end up with but you still wonder if you’ve dotted the “i’s” and crossed the T’s. Time and cost is always an issue but When my project was at this stage I wish that I had installed more water lines, air lines, communication lines, and even some long electrical runs, especially for outdoor connections. I’m interested in hearing more about floor insulation, I’ve never heard that before. keep us posted! Joel

Lamar, I recall several times when your comment or encouragement would turn a bad day into good. Straight and square with impeccable attention to detail and integrity is how you approach everything. You did this job superbly well. Thank You! -Joel

Fantastic shop! I like how you used the white sheet metal in the internal walls and ceiling. There’s nothing like a well lit, comfortable space to work. Will you have to do woodwork on work on the car? I use a separate shop for my woodwork because that dust gets everywhere. Congratulations and thanks for sharing.

About a year or so ago I considered including a right tail light for my ‘31 8-67. There are no frame holes or any other indication that it was an option. So, I studied the geometry of the left side bracket and I recall that you could make one strategically located cut through the tube, rotate 180 degrees and weld it back. Then flip the entire thing over and it would mount on the right side. The only evidence left would be the mount itself against the frame would tilt the opposite direction. This would be almost impossible to notice but it could be corrected by making a second thru-cut close to the mount and rotating that mounting oval. I havent done this but haven’t ruled it out. Joel

Randy, you have to remember what his wife Rita says about him, The only thing predictable about him is his unpredictability.

I have one just like it; broken exactly like yours is. I have successfully used the Muggy Weld alloy on many pot metal pieces and had them rechromed. I had to work with my chromer because he would create too much heat when buffing his copper base. The underside of the ‘36 ornament is somewhat hollowed and I think lends itself to getting a good bond across the break by filling this hollowed area. One of these days I’d like to take one of my good ‘36 ornaments and get a 3D scan. Then, mathematically enlarge it to accommodate molding shrinking. A model could be printed and used to make a wax piece that could then be cast in bronze. Wouldn’t that be cool? Other than the Muggy Weld or similar “magic alloy” I don’t know how it could be fixed. I guess you could lay a stiff rod into the hollow area and fill surrounding volume with good epoxy. Good of luck with it. -Joel

Eventually I’ll fashion a piece of tin to shed the water away from the compressor. Snow concerns here are no concern at all but ice is. I would not not want to be any further north because of the cold. Maybe it would be different if I had a strictly indoor hobby but I am getting to be less of a cold person every year. I’m less of a hot person as well.

I need to go look at this Sam’s club shelves but I learned that our membership expired. I guess we weren’t getting much out of Sam’s. I still haven’t made any progress with shelving. I did get my compressor moved outside and I have been working to pipe up air to both the woodshop and my new shop. I have two compressors that now can be connected together through buried piping between shops. Once completed there will be 22 “air drops” with quick connect fittings. Figure about $10 worth of fittings for each drop and this gets expensive. I was was concerned about water freezing in the compressor tank drain line so I built an automated drain using a solenoid valve and a time controller. I hooked up the time controller to the pressure switch and so the valve is actuated each time the compressor cycles. I set the controller to open the solenoid valve for one second. Got a break in the weather but wet and cold is on it’s way.

Just curious if the building plan or construction can be altered a bit to accommodate future expansion? For example, depending on orientation, an end wall could be made to be easily disassembled and then moved over another 24’ or so. The end result will be something that doesn’t necessarily look added on. Just a thought because you know how things can get out of control! Can you show show us a sketch of your planned layout including roofline? We’ll give you a good critique! congratulations and do keep us posted!

Thanks Randy. Being done is probably never going to happen for me. There’s always something else that I will want to do. Things like adequate shelving, trim, handrails, tool organizers and then repairing things that go bad will ensure I never get done. But today, the blower is now working!

The down flow in the paint booth will be accomplished with this 5 HP centrifugal blower turning about 3000 rpm. The 8” suction line tees into a “drain” line below grade. I’ve documented this design previously in this thread. My rough calculations estimate the downward velocity inside the booth will be about 6 inches per second. However, the velocity at the blower exit will be about 110 mph. Lots of work left to do on this but this is a pretty good start.

After rebuilding a leaking hydraulic cylinder I finally got this lift in shape. But, I wasn’t confident enough to try it out on a Buick so the old pickup went up first. It all all went well but I was far from comfortable walking under it. I can easily see that it latches on all four corners - I suppose you just have to learn to trust it. Like everything else, this took way too long. Now it’s on to the paint booth. Oh, almost forgot, when you get a good look at the underside of your pickup, there’s no telling what you’ll see. 😩

Our first freeze here came late but it was followed by a record cold day and near record lows. But our temps are very rarely into single digits and scarcely in the teens. If the unusual cold continues, perhaps the ethanol in our gas will go away and we’ll be encouraged to burn more coal. or, does that just sound absurd?😉 PS - I did recruit a helper for winding the door springs.

I completely agree with your thought about it being a big focal point for your shop. Maybe better said is that anything less than a first class door job will detract from that nice architecture. I would wager that you can use the time saved to pay for the additional cost. There may be a chance to save some labor. I bought a 12’w x 14’h insulated door I think it was about $900 with all hardware. The labor quote was around $900 and I ended up installing this door myself. It was no problem at all. Perhaps this is something to consider? I get the chills looking at those pics. Too frozen too soon!

KC that looks great - and it looks very bright in there. Will you be putting a plywood bottom under that bench? You’ll need all the flat surfaces you can get so you can pile them high with junk! Thanks for sharing.

That calculation just about covers it and you’re right about the trips to the hardware store - you always forget something. Today I got a little closer with the lift.

Hate to see that snow because it means short daylight and slowed progress. But, it’s looking great. I found a pump truck capability chart and it looks promising. I’ll try to post it. http://www.pumppartners.com/documents/schwing31htreach.pdf this shows maybe 8-10 feet ?

Hey Randy, thanks for checking in. We got slammed with some bitter cold this week and I just wasn’t ready for it. I have in my mind these thoughts that I’ll have plenty of work to do in the comfort of a heated area. But, I rarely follow through with those thoughts because I’m in the middle of some project and want to see it through, regardless of the weather. Today I got a little further down the road on the lift project. There’s probably a few good days left on this. It has taken longer than I wanted, but what hasn’t?

This 4-post lift (by Ben Pearson) is at least 25 years old but a wire wheel and sanding pad on an angle grinder cleaned it up much better than I thought it would. I sprayed it with Rustoleum Rusty Metal primer and have been really impressed with how well it adheres to the old steel. I top coated it with Rustoleum blue and yellow , both colors very close to original. There’s a small handful of parts I’m waiting on but i’ll soon have this project behind me.