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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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Man...you could practically build another car with all that..hahaha
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 08:06 PM
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you should build a rotary powered go-kart!!! lol.
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 08:39 PM
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It looks better in the day light, I'll put some up tomorrow. It has that out door ambiance.

Hey, haven't I seen this before?:



When you gonna put that thing in Stu?
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Old Jul 16, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 05:25 AM
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do you want pics of spare parts or of the garage itself? i have 14 cars spanning three garages, with all three full of parts.... anything specific you want pics of?
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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I'll have to get some pics of the rockin dirt floor barn I build all my creations in....
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
do you want pics of spare parts or of the garage itself? i have 14 cars spanning three garages, with all three full of parts.... anything specific you want pics of?
How do you get anything done? lol
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 12:11 PM
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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do you want pics of spare parts or of the garage itself? i have 14 cars spanning three garages, with all three full of parts.... anything specific you want pics of?
gebhgowrjhbrwh

Wow. You are my new Idol

Post it all if you want. You got me intrigued.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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Hey, haven't I seen this before?:


When you gonna put that thing in Stu?
It does look familiar, eh?

Crunched the numbers, and I will be putting it in when I get a spare $300ish for complete braking overhaul. New calipers, pads, rotors, bearing, SS brake lines, Fluid, etc. I want to plop it in right now, but I will atleast need rotors and pads
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 12:50 PM
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GOLD PLATED TRANSMISSION?!?! Hahaha... must weigh a ton and it could be the only 12a transmission that is stronger than the TII. Haha
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 12:57 PM
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How do you get anything done? lol
its painful when things are spread out that much. i'll have to post some pics of the garages and the piles and boxes of parts i have.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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Garage?????? I have a shade tree I do most of my work under. At least it has a concrete floor (driveway). I live in an apartment....
As for parts and tools, I store those in the kitchen and living room. Mostly under/on the table, a few beside the TV, and the sunroof panel that isn't installed, has a place in my bedroom. (no wife these days, LOL)
I keep the spare cars/engines/trans at a freinds house. I have to use the truck to climb that hillside he calls a driveway. The ruts are deeper than a car can clear.....
I use a trailer to get cars in/out, even if they run.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 02:32 PM
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No concrete floor.... dirt floor covered in a huge sheet of rubber. It's cheap but it's cool in the summer and not ice cold in the winter. I keep all my extra parts on a shelf in the rafters. Keeps the clutter to a minimum.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
its painful when things are spread out that much. i'll have to post some pics of the garages and the piles and boxes of parts i have.
I bet it is painful. I'm spread out between the garage and the shop, and that's kinda up there for me. I'm about to take delivery of two more 1st gens (one was wrecked, the other fire damaged) to build one good car from the two less than perfect ones, and it's putting a big strain on the available space here (at the garage). I gotta sell something soon... maybe the '76 Cosmo since it runs and drives now.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Hazard15301

No concrete floor.... dirt floor covered in a huge sheet of rubber. It's cheap but it's cool in the summer and not ice cold in the winter. I keep all my extra parts on a shelf in the rafters. Keeps the clutter to a minimum.

Where did you get the sheet of rubber? It's not a bad idea...
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 03:12 PM
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These pictures are of my Grandpa's barn where I do major work on my 7's. Pictures are from last August when I pulled an 18 hour motor swap.

EDIT: I'm having trouble with uploading to the forum, i'll try later...






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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 03:16 PM
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here's a start. my home garage where my 10th AE is undergoing fuel line replacement, fuel injector cleaning(witchhunter), and turbo gasket replacement.



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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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GOLD PLATED TRANSMISSION?!?! Hahaha... must weigh a ton and it could be the only 12a transmission that is stronger than the TII. Haha
FYI-- gold is neither heavy or strong

ive done all of my work in either barrowed shop space or a gravel driveway. the majority was in a gravel driveway. now i use the parking lot at my apartment
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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whitey85mtu, I kinda like the look of red plates and aluminum rotor housings. I know what color scheme I'm using for my red REPU.
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 06:19 PM
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Ray is that car going back on the street....
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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well wolf at least you can call yourself a real shade tree mechanic
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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 07:58 PM
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Sadly, just moved out of here, to a smaller one..

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Old Jul 17, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by axle
well wolf at least you can call yourself a real shade tree mechanic
Well, I spose. But, most of the local rotary guys call me when they need help. Seems this "Shade tree" has amassed plenty of learnin' on them wankel things.........


The serious stuff, like suspension work, clutch/trans and such, I take to a buddies shop, when he has some room for me to work on my stuff.
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