Shop 'Build' for 2014

[crawlin cruiser]

Fun

 

[AJAEbj42]

 

[chappysfj40]

That's rather elaborate, your making my shop look like a barn haha

Hell the shop I am working on was a barn.... just poured in a slab last month now electrical and heat. Good looking build ..

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

Crap, what a day! Amusing read though.

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

These are true white short panel 'Amarr' Olympus doors,with the clear panel windows - rated at R 19.4. This is a south exposure so the white will help keep the solar gain down during the summer. The one in the middle was the wrong one shipped, so it will be replaced.
You can see my muli-purpose BJ74 'tractor' hauling out a yard or two of rubble to the left

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

With the garage doors in place finally plugging up the three gaping holes in the shop since the beginning of August, I was able turn on the Navien boiler for the first time to start the slab heating process. It was slow going at first as the slab absorbed a lot of heat, then after about 30 hours the slab started warming the air. This afternoon it was a balmy 70F in there, which the drywaller wanted to dry the mud.

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

Here you see the inside of the doors. The door openers are the Liftmaster 8500 jackshaft -which eliminates the noisy chain drive and motor hanging between the two garage door track.
The bottom 8' from the top of the foundation wall is clear for 1/2" G1S primed plywood ready go on this Friday. Should be enough room for my basketball hoop on the back wall.

 

[Rugy]

Nothing like a warm floor to work on in a shop.

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

Cruiser is tucked in for the winter, nice and warm,

-3C outside with 10" of snow

 

[boozewz]

Don't know how I ended up subscribing to this but jeez thats one sweet set up you have sir!

Bravo!

 

[AJAEbj42]

Love the new'81 Glenn!

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

 

[BCR4619]

Don't see that colour too often! it looks small in there!

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

After a year of looking and the hassles importing the Cruiser in from Japan and endless bills and work on the shop - it all came together at Christmas time - ye-pee.
Just before Christmas I took the 81 for a shake down cruise to Wenatchee, WA and onto the Seattle outlets for shopping for the and Harbor Freight for me . The new rig cruises comfortably at 110- 120 kph (70-75 mph) - got 23.6 mpg (imp) or 19.7 mpg (US). Should have bought this rig years ago.

Now what to to do first ....

 

[BCR4619]

19.7 is pretty good for that speed I would think. I sit at 96km/h usually when I go on any highway travel, seems a bit loud and wants to suck fuel anything over 105 or so.

If yours a 24valve or 12valve?

Did you add those Depo projectors or did they come with the truck?

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

Congrats on the Cruiser and completion of your shop Glenn. $$ goes further in Kelowna than Victoria eh?

 

[kim]

Very nice, Glenn. The shop is gorgeous! The Cruiser isn't too bad either.

 

[sailor]

Congrats Glenn! Very nice! That, Sir, is how an ADULT goes Land Cruising!

 

[wrongway around]

Wow and wow thats for sure. You sir have the nicest 81 in the club by far far.
definitely no dislike button here either.

 

[Glenn-BJ74]

19.7 is pretty good for that speed I would think. I sit at 96km/h usually when I go on any highway travel, seems a bit loud and wants to suck fuel anything over 105 or so.

If yours a 24valve or 12valve?

Did you add those Depo projectors or did they come with the truck?

The head lights are Anzo Halo Chrome - cheaper than the Toyota DOT sets for North American compliance. Engine 24 valve HDFT (picture from Japan last July)