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Preparing your garage!
This is one thing I started two years before I could start on rebuilding a
truck. I knew I would need a high ceiling which I already had.
Also a way to keep things from getting out of hand as I got furhter into the job. Plus
this gave me an accuse to really upgrade my garage and get it the way I have always
wanted it.
Because all the projects I do are low budget and it takes me a couple of years to get what
I need to do it I have learned to be patient. I do things in steps, here's a list of how I went about
getting my garage ready for the job.
I built my garage 36' x 36' and I used actually 2" x 4"s which I logged off the spot where I was building
the garage. I made the walls 9 feet so I could put a 8' x 16' door in. Then over the years I slowing started finishing it off.
I started by:
Putting in the electrically, 220 and plenty of wall sockets
Then I dry walled it
Then I peg boarded it (White)
Then I ran a 8" I-Beam right down the middle in between the rafters
I put a manually trolley on it with a come-along on it
Installed a 6hp air
compressor. I could only afford a single stage
installed a wood stove and a ceiling to keep the heat in.
installed ceiling lights
Here's a picture of the truck and box hanging on the 8" beam. This set up makes this type of project go
a lot easier and also you can use it in many other situations. The lifting beam really is key...try to
figure out how your going to pick the cab off your truck....this will be a big part of the project.
 Here's a picture of the trolley and come-along.
I am a certified welder and I do have a background in working with iron so putting this beam up in the garage wasn't really any problem.
I used thick wall pipe that they use out in the oil well fields and fabricated up the columns and lifted up the beam with a home made gin pole.
I did all the work myself and installed the beam myself. It did take me three days because I went slow and made sure everything was safe.
I always take my time when I'm working with heavy material that could do some
serious damage. Always be sure about what your doing or get some
help.
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