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'72 K5 - Greg's @MightAsWellK5 Build

This is the build description. I will improve this later. (GB)
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I never paid much attention to the work space before. 672 sq ft is a fair amount, even taking the garage space for one car.

I have helped some friends move the headers up on their doors to put a 8 ft door on. I would say a system in which the truck could be pulled out and turned around with minimal effort might be a good solution to making doing certain things easier.
 
blazinzuk said:
I never paid much attention to the work space before. 672 sq ft is a fair amount, even taking the garage space for one car.

I have helped some friends move the headers up on their doors to put a 8 ft door on. I would say a system in which the truck could be pulled out and turned around with minimal effort might be a good solution to making doing certain things easier.
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Not sure how the 3-car garage is actually set up, but IIRC the back wall is not staggered the same way the garage door walls are... might be two different depths... (maybe a 20 ft on the 1-car side, and 24ft on the 2-car side?) :dunno:


-G
 
I'm not sure who ever came up with the garage size numbers.... But the few 24x24 ones I've know are NOT a 2 car garage in my book. And 24 is useless pretty much for depth. I guess they assume everyone drives yugos. My uncle went 24 deep and his crewcab Dakota barely fits after stuff makes it's way along the walls. My garage is 11 wide and in no way is it a 1 car garage even. ... My Town car couldn't even open both doors very far.

Whoever figured them sizes, is crazy lol
 
shady said:
I'm not sure who ever came up with the garage size numbers.... But the few 24x24 ones I've know are NOT a 2 car garage in my book. And 24 is useless pretty much for depth. I guess they assume everyone drives yugos. My uncle went 24 deep and his crewcab Dakota barely fits after stuff makes it's way along the walls. My garage is 11 wide and in no way is it a 1 car garage even. ... My Town car couldn't even open both doors very far.

Whoever figured them sizes, is crazy lol
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The garage size is limited by the magic number or dollar, which is figured by cost per square feet? When building a house people shrink that garage to have a walk in closet.
 
I make do with "adequate tool space" for everything I do. My garage is 24 x 24...but I also use part of a 10x10 shed for parts storage and stuff. 572 sq ft almost sounds like a lot, but it isn't. Thank God I'm working on a K5 and not a crew cab...and that my 57 Pontiac isn't that big.
 
tRustyK5 said:
I make do with "adequate tool space" for everything I do. My garage is 24 x 24...but I also use part of a 10x10 shed for parts storage and stuff. 572 sq ft almost sounds like a lot, but it isn't. Thank God I'm working on a K5 and not a crew cab...and that my 57 Pontiac isn't that big.
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Yeah, those garage size photos are also a bit deceiving, since the car they are using is 18' long and my Blazer is only 15' long (180").... That leaves an extra 3' of room against the back wall for my rolling tool cabinet with plenty of "walk around" room to still get into the engine bay or the tailgate area... even if the garage doors are rolled down. :)


-G
 
Ah yes... The wonderful 24x24. If you drive Suzuki samurais it's perfect. Other than that it SUCKS! This is what I have and I hate it. I keep telling myself it's better than nothing but sometimes I don't agree with myself. FYI... a CCLB will fit but climbing over the bed to get to the other side is mandatory.
 
tRustyK5 said:
I make do with "adequate tool space" for everything I do. My garage is 24 x 24...but I also use part of a 10x10 shed for parts storage and stuff. 572 sq ft almost sounds like a lot, but it isn't
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A shed build could drastically increase useable garage space. Or a side kickout. Both good options tgat can add useable space by making storage elsewhere
 
blazinzuk said:
A shed build could drastically increase useable garage space. Or a side kickout. Both good options tgat can add useable space by making storage elsewhere
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Off to the left of the single rollup door is a fenced-in backyard corridor.... maybe 8' wide (or more?) with a man-door going out the back wall of the garage onto a long paved walkway that takes you to the backyard area.

It seems like a great area to do what you're talking about. Put the roller bins for the garbage along that outside wall... maybe the upright compressor in a sound-proofed box?... seldom used other items like cherry picker, hydro-bender, etc might live there also if they could be protected well enough from the elements. Most everything is on wheels, so it would only take a moment to roll it back into the shop when needed.... :thinking:


-G
 
So is the move over yet? We need to start seeing progress pics otherwise you'll never make BB2018
 
2017.10.16 - NOTHING BORING HERE..... FESTIVAL OF STRESS!!!!

So sorry to hear that CK5 is slow and boring... There's plenty going on around here to keep everyone on their toes! :yikes:

The enclosed transport arrives to drag my lifeless Blazer project via winch cable into a safe (hopefully), weatherproof trailer in a few days. The remaining items in the garage will be packed in with the household items in a 52' trailer as a separate delivery. Given how much they are charging for this "inoperable" vehicle transport, it seemed silly to send it away with most of the pieces missing... especially since I have to pay by-the-pound for all of those items when they travel in the other moving truck.

Step 1, was getting the topside bedside and rollcage welded down to the frame below. At this point the two are only held together by gravity. The exhaust system was in the way of my work, and I really didn't like the idea of sending it on the transport 1/2 completed and dangling with green tape hangers, etc. So it was removed.

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This is how the truck looked when I first pulled it out of the garage yesterday. Not ready for a bouncy ride, and not welded or secure.

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The rear axle needed to be secured since the rear ORIs are not installed yet. If I allowed the framerails to rest on the axle truss, the upper link mounts would crush through the new rear bedfloor, so I used some wooden blocking to add about 1.5" of extra space then ratchet-strapped everything together. I used 4 straps, figuring that even if one failed, the rest should still be able to get the job done.

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As the day wore on, I started pulling extra parts out of the rafters and got a sense of just how MUCH is hiding in this garage that will need to be moved!

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Items like the original seats were put back in place for shipment. It seemed stupid to send a stripped-out tub and then try to figure out how to deal with bulky items like this in the other shipment.

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The did look pretty cool. I especially like how the rear shock mounts follow the exact profile of the rear seatback.

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I decided to hang the doors and fenders too. They would be a pain to ship and there's almost NO chance they would arrive undamaged once they were packed tight into a moving truck. Can't remember the last time that this truck had TWO doors hanging on it!!! Finally seeing it with a 1st Gen grille again was pretty damn cool also... :saweet:

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At the end of a long day, it was finally pushed back into the garage for a parting shot.

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My best artsy attempt.....I'm no Sean Smith @Z71paramedic (and I'm only using an iPhone)




Anyway... that's an update. Not much, but it will have to suffice.... I'll take more photos of the load-out, since it may be the last time I ever see this truck again. :yikes:


-G
 
Greg72 said:
Anyway... that's an update. Not much, but it will have to suffice.... I'll take more photos of the load-out, since it may be the last time I ever see this truck again. :yikes:


-G
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Bent77 said:
:yikes:Wha?!
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I believe he is being melodramatic.

I hope you lose all your buckets
 
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