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RB 60 said:
I talked to my buddy on Fri. He said probably 2 weeks, he has a '56 Chevy on his lift now and a Jaguar with transmission problems going on it next. We did discuss doing it in my garage, but the lack of room, jacking it high enough and heat are the issues. I need to build a 3 car garage with a lift (although I don't see that happening anytime soon)!!
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Wouldn't that be something you'd love to have, though?;)
A local built one of those just around the corner years ago...he and his buddies turned it into one of the most respected repair shops in the area...and they have a place to do their projects on the weekend... (and they paid for it a couple of hundred times over...lol)
 
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Wouldn't that be something you'd love to have, though?;)
A local built one of those just around the corner years ago...he and his buddies turned it into one of the most respected repair shops in the area...and they have a place to do their projects on the weekend... (and they paid for it a couple of hundred times over...lol)
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One of the guys I go to car shows with has a lift in his garage, he says it was a great investment. He uses it all the time (I probably would too).
The mechanic I deal with had a garage not even a 1/4 mile from me, but it was old and the roof went. So he built a much larger shop below his house (you ought to see the house he built!) about 2 miles from me. He does a lot of work on large trucks now that most shops don't have the room for. He's doing quite well.
 
RB 60 said:
I talked to my buddy on Fri. He said probably 2 weeks, he has a '56 Chevy on his lift now and a Jaguar with transmission problems going on it next. We did discuss doing it in my garage, but the lack of room, jacking it high enough and heat are the issues. I need to build a 3 car garage with a lift (although I don't see that happening anytime soon)!!
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Heat is easily solved with a kerosene convection heater. They are virtually orderless, silent, and can run all day on a couple of gallons of kerosene. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Dyna-Glo-23800-BTU-Convection-Kerosene-Heater/1000241241
 
countryboy said:
Heat is easily solved with a kerosene convection heater. They are virtually orderless, silent, and can run all day on a couple of gallons of kerosene. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Dyna-Glo-23800-BTU-Convection-Kerosene-Heater/1000241241
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I was looking at one of those. I sold a brand new in the box kerosene heater I got when my father died at a yard sale years ago.

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Like this one, but in brown

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RB 60 said:
I was looking at one of those. I sold a brand new in the box kerosene heater I got when my father died at a yard sale years ago.

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Like this one, but in brown

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Yep, I have a couple like the one in the link I posted, and they work really well. Not familiar with the type you posted. I've seen them at the store, just never used one.

I use mine for work, to heat garages in winter to set up my wetsaw for tile work. I refuse to do tile jobs in winter if I don't have an indoor place to set up. You can also heat cans of soup and chili on top for lunch, lol. Not kidding.
 
countryboy said:
Yep, I have a couple like the one in the link I posted, and they work really well. Not familiar with the type you posted. I've seen them at the store, just never used one.

I use mine for work, to heat garages in winter to set up my wetsaw for tile work. I refuse to do tile jobs in winter if I don't have an indoor place to set up. You can also heat cans of soup and chili on top for lunch, lol. Not kidding.
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I never used it. The cars I kept in the garage stayed in during winter and I didn't work on them so I sold it. I have little room in my garage to do much.
 
RB 60 said:
Hello EE! How are ya?
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Not bad. Spent the weekend repairing my utility trailer after loaning it out plus the side wood needed to be replaced and I made a new tailgate for it. I have replaced the tail lights numerous time when people back the trailer into things. So the new rule is you break anything you pay for the repair.
 
Eagle-Eye said:
Not bad. Spent the weekend repairing my utility trailer after loaning it out plus the side wood needed to be replaced and I made a new tailgate for it. I have replaced the tail lights numerous time when people back the trailer into things. So the new rule is you break anything you pay for the repair.
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My problem is I loan stuff out and never see it again. Then I forget about it.

I haven't done much lately, just waiting to get my car up to my friend's garage.
It snowed yesterday and it's in the 20's today, so I'm not doing much today.
I can't wait until spring so I can get out and do shit. Hibernation sucks!
 
Just saw this:
"Better to be annoyingly positive and optimistic rather than destructively negative and hateful"....
Yepyep;)
 
It's National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day...show your support...say thanks if nothing else, to the men and women who are there for us every day....
 
Good morning, I see the natives were restless last night. Oh did you see where Harry and Megan are resigning as senior royals? I guess the queen isn't happy.
 
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