my propane heater had my garage up to 80F+ for quite a while over the weekend. Still just rocking the Mr. Heater convection heater...
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57 Pontiac "Zero Fox"
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After getting AC for the house and the roofs replaced on the house and garage, plus all the dang car parts I've been buying there wasn't any budget left for getting 220 out to the garage and getting proper heat in there. We're just gonna have to suffer through another shitty winter, then hopefully get the garage dialed next summer.
After getting AC for the house and the roofs replaced on the house and garage, plus all the dang car parts I've been buying there wasn't any budget left for getting 220 out to the garage and getting proper heat in there. We're just gonna have to suffer through another shitty winter, then hopefully get the garage dialed next summer.
I can remember working on my car in the driveway in winter before….a heater indoors is a luxury comparatively!
throw a small fan behind the Mr. heater to circulate the heat and it’ll be tshirt comfortable!
throw a small fan behind the Mr. heater to circulate the heat and it’ll be tshirt comfortable!
I remember when I was ~16 changing the starter in my Dad's 77 GMC while crawling around under it in the snow. Total PITA trying to get the little bolts and nuts on the solenoids in freezing temperatures. But you got to get to school the next day.
A heated shop is so nice, it extends the gearhead season!
A heated shop is so nice, it extends the gearhead season!
I remember having to do something with my 64 C10 when I was about 20 years old. It was a cold winter day in Idaho and I would work as long as my fingers would allow, then go inside and put the gloves on the heater to warm them up and go back out and work as long as I could again. I could layer the rest of my body to stay warm enough, but not much I could do for my fingers and still be able to manipulate anything.
i used an oscillating fan in conjunction with the mr. Heater last winter. Worked awesome. I gotta go see if i can find one, I do recall we gave Jessica a couple of those fans in the summer when their AC conked out.
The hardest thing isn't getting the temp comfortable, it's dealing with all the hand tools that are still cold AF. T-shirt and gloves...lol
The good part is once you pick up a wrench, you can't drop it. People think Velcro is impressive...haven't wrenched in a cold climate!
So far the garage hasn't seen below freezing temps, even though it's been -4F the last few days here. Pretty nasty cold snap for so early in the season. Generally if I warm the garage every day the insulation will do it's job and keep it from getting too cold inside. If I let the garage ever get super cold inside there is almost no coming back from that.
Edit: found an oscillating fan in the basement, so now we have "forced air" heat in there
So far the garage hasn't seen below freezing temps, even though it's been -4F the last few days here. Pretty nasty cold snap for so early in the season. Generally if I warm the garage every day the insulation will do it's job and keep it from getting too cold inside. If I let the garage ever get super cold inside there is almost no coming back from that.
Edit: found an oscillating fan in the basement, so now we have "forced air" heat in there
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A few More cold days in the garage and this will be you! 
i can remember some cold days being convinced it was warm enough in your shop or mine in edmonton, once the heater had been going for awhile.. but its only the top 4 ft that are warm, anything on a bench or dare to lay on the ground and its winter all over again haha. I remember learning to wrench on my first car, a 1990 ford exploder in edmonton, pick n pulls all winter long, driveway wrenching in the snow.. was horrible but makes you appreciate what ya got done way more.... 240v heat sources are nice though haha!
p.s those headers fock for sure... cant wait to see this car.
im still over here burning old motor oil for heat 
That is what I use for heat, on a bigger scale. I have 700 gallons which might last this winter.im still over here burning old motor oil for heat
Yeah, that's what makes working under the car a bit harder. Dang cold under there!!
It does help to get the garage warm and keep it that way as long as possible so eventually stuff down low does warm up.
My next focus will be completing the fuel system...which means more underbody clean/prep/paint. it will be a watershed moment for me to have that system complete from fuel filler cap to carb though.
Do you have a place to hang a ceiling fan? I keep my floor to ceiling temps within a couple degrees, but I do keep the heat on as well. 48-52*. Its perfect for active work in a sweatshirt.
I'd worry about getting something into the fan itself, I only have an 8 foot ceiling.
It's all good, I'm indoors and have a heater. Until we moved here I did everything in an open carport...
It's all good, I'm indoors and have a heater. Until we moved here I did everything in an open carport...
I was going to mention the ceiling fan as well but to answer your concerns, it doesn't have to be in a specific place to work, find a place out of harms way, it will still circulate the air and push some of the heat down and eventually it's all warm.
I swear by it
