Shoppe progression....

[rick_ingram]

Improvements to the shoppe continue....the lift is now operational!

I'm still working on the small work room and the office.

 

[GB1]

Very Nice, looks like a Morton.

 

[Basil]

I am JEALOUS!

 

[DrEntropy]

Mee2 Boss. If I had that here I'd burn th' hovel to cinders.

 

[Basil]

Rick, is that just for the hobby, or business?

 

[rick_ingram]

Personal use....I still have a real job for a living.

I do run my strut business, "Pieces of Eight!" out of it though. You can see the "shipping department" behind the green MGC.

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[bugimike]

Nice!

 

[Baz]

Ger-een with envy Rick.
I really want that 74.5 BGT, that's a gorgeous motor.

 

[roofman]

Shazaaaammmmm......

 

[vping]

2 c's and a lift. I want it. Must be nice to have that much space.

 

[Baz]

Hey Rick, you need someone to clean the shoppe, give it a coat of paint every now and again, you know.....

 

[Brooklands]

Rick,
That is a very special space and collection of machinery. You must be a very happy camper.

 

[swift6]

Very Nice, looks like a Morton.

I saw the laminated columns and thought the same thing. Used to work for their advertising department once upon a time. Visited every state east of the Rockies for them.

 

[rick_ingram]

Actually, it's a building made by FBI out of Indiana.

Well built with a good gauge steel. The shell has been up since 2005. I'm just now getting it to where I like it.

The overall building is 48' x 64' .... and I should have made it at least 48' x 80'. But, I can comfortably store the four MGs, my Ford tractor, a couple of 5' mower decks, and still have room to bring another car or truck inside.

The east end has an office (doghouse) with a bathroom and the remainder of that end of the buiding is a work shoppe.

There is a 24' x 48' loft originally designed for storage...bbut I opted to install a downdraft furnace...that looks like an octopus has taken over upstairs with ductwork.

I got the lift from Eagle Lifts. It has a 9000# capacity and runs on 220v. The ceilings are 16', so I could install the overhead GLO-9A. There is an identical lift for lower ceiling, the GLO-9F, which runs the cabling and hoses on the floor between the uprights. It took the equivalent of about a day to install the lift. I bowwored a tractor with an end loader to get the lift off of the delivery semi and to raise the uprights into position.

I've been saving for a LOOOOOONG time for this....and I had to build the spouse a house as an incentive.

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Yes...one could say that I'm a happy camper.

 

[anthony7777]

rick, whooweezoweee, tell me is that a ball field ya building in the back. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif

 

[rick_ingram]

rick, whooweezoweee, tell me is that a ball field ya building in the back. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif

From a well known movie, "Field of Dreams"....Mark Saylor of the MGC Register commented that he ***thought*** he could see Cecil Kimber, Lord Nuffield, Syd Enever, John Thornley, and others ready to step out of the cornfield!

I LOVE living in the country.....I've only got five acres, but it's my little piece of Nirvana!

 

[Steve_S]

What I wouldn't give for that kind of floor space. It would cost millions here in So Cal. At least the weather is nice so I can spill out into the driveway if needed! /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/blush.gif

 

[coldplugs]

Very nice. What are you using for heat? I noticed the (I think) propane tank.

 

[rick_ingram]

Only the office and small work shoppe area (totalling 24'x48') is heated...yes, with propane.

I've got a couple of smaller propane heaters, and will be buying a salamander later this fall. Open to thoughts on radiant heatint options.

 

[tony barnhill]

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