Take a look at the following URL:
http://www.ultimategarage.com/
Steve D'Gerolamo is very active on the BMW list I belong to. He does garage
design and construction. He has a three page design document on his website
that describes various items needed for a build of a workshop. He also has
some great pictures. If you have some questions, call Steve. He is a great
guy, just remember, he normally charges for the service, so do not expect to
much for nothing.
jeff cocking
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Duncan120@aol.com
> Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 7:25 AM
> To: shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: The Ideal Shop HELP
>
>
>
> OK fellow car nuts..... this is your (mine) big opportunity to
> help design
> the ideal shop without having to spend any of YOUR money.
> I have just bought a house in SW Michigan that includes the following...
> a 72 X 24 foot building with 10 foot ceilings
> and
> a 45 X 24 ft 2 story building with 8 foot ceilings on the lower
> level (which
> leads outside through a 40 inch wide side entrance) and 12 foot ceilings.
> Both buildings are of cinder block construction.
> I am planning to turn the larger building into a "museum" for the
> cars that
> are completed while using the smaller building as a workshop.
> The budget is not unlimited but I want it to be "right."
> The completed cars that will be housed are as follows
> MG TC
> Porsche 356
> Bentley Continental
>
> While the projects are
> Jaguar XK120
> MGA Twin Cam
> MGA Deluxe
> A few (3) more cars are "on the line." A single seater, a sports
> racer, and a
> dual purpose sports car.
> I have accumulated a lot of old British dealership stuff such as posters,
> etc., that should be in the museum and a lot of service station
> stuff that
> should be in the shop.
> I was planning on using a tile floor in the museum with brick
> walls inside.
> The office will have chestnut floors and a lot of old office
> equipment that I
> have accumulated over the years.
> Shelving to house the extra stuff I have accumulate over the
> years along with
> some machine tools will be housed in the lower level while the main level
> will have the tool chests, work bench, grinder, buffer, drill press and
> blasting cabinet.
> I have the following equipment: Sun distributor tester, engine
> analyzer, VAT
> 20 and 28, misc. a few meters. AMMCO brake shoe arc grinder.
> Engine stands,
> flow bench, grinder, buffer, Uni-Hone blasting cabinet, Quincy 15 HP air
> compressor which will be covered outside, and every hand tool and
> then some
> it seems.
> The final assembly will take place in the museum.
> I am trying to recreate the era between 1945 and 1960.
> As there is a nice uh.... er..... grassy knoll on the side of the house I
> plan on having car clubs over to hold concours. There is space
> for about 50
> cars in the field.
> Put on your thinking caps and help me out.
> What equipment would you recommend? What am I missing (a life!)?
> What would
> you do differently? The project will start around the beginning of April.
> I'm kind of excited about this.
>
> Thanks Much
>
> Ron
>
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