wrench tech day

[mcinfantry]

ok, yard passes are hard to come by for me. i would like to do a bbq/tech wrench day at the house. i need to finish up on my shop/office but its coming together. i can meet weekdays or weekends. any interest in a weekday meet? im self employed and so is swampy. weekends are hard, they take away from my family.... but still doable

anyway id like some input and maybe we can get this going....

i will have 1800 s.f. of air-conditioned shop within a month, with ALMOST any tools we need. i dont have a lathe or mill or 2 post auto lift, but im working towards all three.

[Juice]

I can't make a weekday but open pretty much every weekend except this coming (3-14-08).

[mcinfantry]

hmmm. gotta get the shop finished.....

[Swampy]

I might show up .. But I dont really like you... Will you have free beer or food or something that will make me want to come???

[mcinfantry]

lol, you'll already be here. we have to finish the shop, the wc-53, m151a1, m151a2 and hmmwv.... can we do it?

[Swampy]

Probably have them done by the end of the month.. I cant imagine finishing before that..

Lets see.......

Upstairs floor..almost done..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/DSC02194.jpg

Downstairs floor needs some more work and grout..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/DSC02196.jpg

Drywall all around..

Then a few things to do to the duece and the 151 ...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/DSC02188.jpg

(check out those pimpin Perelli MT21's)

And all the while sneaking work into the WC 53
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/DSC02190.jpg

And dont forget we have to do the Hummer (not even here yet..)

Oh and dont forget ... I still want to get the Zebra in to get the wiring finished.. But i guess that can wait til April....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/swampboy/RTI%20%20PICS/IM003093.jpg




Yeah.. We should be done by the end of the month.:wall:

[Ritten]

Dude...............adopt me.










pleeeeeeeze!!!

[Swampy]

you wouldnt want him to adopt you....


He beats his kids...And they are not allowed in the shop....

Lol1Lol1

But he does allow his friends to sleep over .. :respect:

[I_FLY_LOW]

upstairs? downstairs?? this is a shop???? Sounds like heaven to me!!! LOL
wicked place, and toys too!

[BBBANDIT]

I really hope to be back in town for this tech day. currently in Houston helping out with a project. I just took delivery on a set of GIVI saddlebags (46L size) for the Bandit. they aren't cheap but I think the lockable storage will be worth it. I couldn't stay in Houston cause it would cost me too much. They have too damn many bike dealers over here. I am more confused with all the bikes than a baby in a topless bar.Bobies:D

[mcinfantry]

its "L" shaped.

20x60 is main run with 14'h by 12'w rollups on both ends. an air compressor that SHUTS off while sandblasting.... 220v welder, 110v welder (body work) and plasma cutter. i have sheetmetal brake.... and lots of body tools.

the 2 story is 20x30 with the top office area, full kitchen/bath downstairs and a 15x20 bay for motorcycles/cars where no welding or "dirty" work is done. its going to have a 8'h x 10'w rollup door.....

[mcinfantry]

im looking for a 2 post lift..... but thats later.

[I_FLY_LOW]

damn... I think I'm getting a woody...

Is this a professional resto shop? hobby shop? Sounds like a heck of a place!

[I_FLY_LOW]

2 post lift...
http://batonrouge.craigslist.org/tls/575178271.html

[mcinfantry]

i saw that, im trying to get some things out first.

its a hobby right now. and has been since i was 16.

i do retoration/ and what i call resto-mod. my 1942 dodge is being resto-modded

[I_FLY_LOW]

I dunno about a wrench day, but a quick field trip sometime for sure! I love that kind of stuff...

[mcinfantry]

feel free anytime! im home, unless im doing PI work abroad....

[Swampy]

Lee ... Can Josh give guided tours when he is not giving welding lessons...Lol1
(inside joke)

[Doug]

Wow, looks like a cool hideout!

Now that I've done the "Doo" and the valves on the KLR
the only other thing I can think of I would like to do is
TURBO !!!:D:D:D
(Then the front brakes, or the brakes first?!? Decisions, decisions...)

[Swampy]

There are a few 4 BT turbos sitting around the shop.. Wonder if we could retrofit them.Lol1Lol1

[mcinfantry]

we could always do a meet and greet and then go www.tikitubing.com which is literally 2 miles away. and im working on his 1986 m998 hmmwv....

[tripwire]

And I thought my shop was the Ritz. Plan a date, and if I can, I'll be there!!!

Tripwire