Taking the leap to self-employment.....Eventually

[P10crew]

Well CLine that looks dang good man!
It's what you wanted and I bet you feel good about it.
Good job and congrats! Now you can work outside as you prefer.👊

 

[clinebarger]

Thanks P10, I actually wanted the bay doors & awning to face the street.....But the city wouldn't approve/issue permits for that. But even for a compromise.....I do feel good about how it turned out!

 

[53' Stude]

Originally Posted by clinebarger
Thanks P10, I actually wanted the bay doors & awning to face the street.....But the city wouldn't approve/issue permits for that. But even for a compromise.....I do feel good about how it turned out!



You do nice work and darn nice shop sir. Keep us updated

 

[P10crew]

CLine that is a huge accomplishment..... your not working for the man. You obviously have been wanting/ thinking/ planning this for years. Good for you Brother! Self employment has huge responsibility and I know you got it dialed in. Good luck and all the best!
Talk to you soon.

 

[clinebarger]

Been to busy to get much shop stuff done other than keeping the place clean, Clean for a auto repair shop anyway

Finally had a little break during this little cold snap, Didn't even get below freezing, But us Texans don't like it....Especially the first one!

*55" Samsung LED TV for blowing up diagrams, Should help with printer ink & paper. Kanto Full Motion Mount.....Really nice & allowed mounting to the center Post/Beam of the building using 2 10mm bolts & nuts.

*HP all-in-one in my work area, Open Box deal from Best Buy....With my rewards it was super cheap. White wasn't really what I wanted.....I'll buy a black keyboard & mouse once I ruin these. Had my computer guy come by & "De-Bloat" the Windows 10. Got HP-Tuners Editor & Scanner installed along with Alldata Pro.
Will be installing Ford Forscan & Toyota Techstream asap.......GM, Ford, & Toyota makes up @65% of the vehicles I work on. I'll worry about FCA at a later date.

*Installed a 33 foot OBD2 extension cable that reaches both bays. Hung a 10' piece of conduit @7' off the floor to run the extension out past my main work area. Ugly, But very functional!
Tested it on my dads '72 Cutlass with a '17 Camaro LT1/8L90E powertrain & a '96 Suburban, Worked flawlessly & I didn't "Brick" any modules.
This is the cable I used..... HERE
Initial Quality is very good, But has 26 gauge wires. I reinforced it with A LOT of 3M super 33 & Tesa tape on the ends/stress points.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Love the Oldsey... Kinda threw me on the OBD II.
When work is slow there is always "The Beverly Hillbillys".

Your shop is fantastic. Clean, really clean.

 

[Mr Nice]

Very nice.

1 man shop or do you have a few employees ?

 

[4WD]

Looking good … and nice Oldsmobile

 

[clinebarger]

Originally Posted by Mr Nice
Very nice.

1 man shop or do you have a few employees ?



Just me, I think I'll keep it that way! Besides.....Don't have the room for another mechanic or their bad habits.

 

[clinebarger]

3 ton Dake Arbor Press.....Modified the table that came with it so parts can pass through the base.

 

[JeffKeryk]

You just might press Mother Earth off her axis with that bad boy...

 

[clinebarger]

Still need to anchor the table to the concrete, The only thing it will press right now is me straight to the ER! Bought some 3/8" anchors from Home Depot today.