Shop Air Compressor Lines Installed

Shop Air Compressor Lines Installed

We ran the 1/2" RapidAir MaxLine air delivery system lines and accessories tonight. One more step towards getting the shop complete.

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Garage Floor Epoxy

Garage Floor Epoxy

Time to begin the transformation. We started off sweeping the floors to get all of the dirt out. There were really bad grease stains on the floor and it all needed to be removed. We tried every brand of industrial floor cleaners and degreasers we could get our hands on, but $200+ later the stains still remained. We even tried power-washing it with little luck. We were almost defeated but finally tried one last-ditch effort and bought a big $4 bottle of Dawn,...

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New House, New Garage Shop Project

New House, New Garage Shop Project

We just moved into our new house and will be starting a project to renovate the garage into our new shop before building the Cobra. It is a mess and will need a lot of work, but we have high hopes and big plans for this place.

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Moving Into Storage

Moving Into Storage

Today I moved the Cobra out of my old house and into storage. Looks like the build will be on hold for a while.

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Chassis Dolly

Chassis Dolly

Today I built this chassis dolly. Click here to download the PDF. Tools   Materials Steps Squarely cut your 4" x 4" lumber into (2) 44" lengths. Squarely cut your 2" x 4" lumber into (2) 21" length pieces. Cut each 21" piece with a 45° angle inward at both ends of each piece, so that their final length is 21" at the longest point. Cut your remaining 2" x 4" lumber into (4) 9" lengths with a 45° angle at one end of each piece. Squarely cut your...

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Body Buck Build

Body Buck Build

Time to get ready for delivery. I'll start with building a body buck to put the body on after if comes off the chassis. I've seen a few different varieties and none seam to work for my needs so I will take from what others have done and come up with my own. I'd like it to maximize  space in my garage. I don't have a lot of room on the floor to work so it needs to go...

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