so when we read about it falling in on itself in the news we know who's to blame!!
Well it is about that time again...
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Hell, anybody can go take a picture of a building under construction.
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Guys thanks so much for the kind words, you are the best 
Can't be your building, they're using a lift and that guys wearing shoes!
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At least they didn't wear hardhats for the picture. Those darn safety things always ruin the picture and hide their faces.
The Engineer, JP is an architect all he does is draw pictures. Then they pay an engineer to figure out how to make it work.
Thats a good looking building Virgo.
Any LEED practices used on that or is the same energy consuming, sprawling crap wrapped in a different shell?
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The Engineer, JP is an architect all he does is draw pictures. Then they pay an engineer to figure out how to make it work.
Thats a good looking building Virgo.
You'll appreciate this Rudnicki I got that design past the Hysterical society/board in a town where they worship red brick and white columns... lot of smooth talking to push that through, so you know I wasn't doing the talking
Owners weren't interested in LEED, they couldn't afford it like most private builds. Only gov. has that kind of money to blow on getting LEED certified...... I don't buy into LEED much anyways, as thoughtful design and common sense is just as valuable with out all of the bureaucracy
This building was built with all union labor, unheard of here in the south and hard to find, and all American made products..... nearly doubled the cost of the building and twice as long to build
but the owners are the IBEW, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, so union labor was a must.
Yeah, I can agree with JP on the LEED stuff. We've handled a number of projects that are LEED certified, even a couple of Platinum's under our belt. However, here in the south, if you want a more efficient building, then insulate it better and use insulated window systems - that's it, no magic to it and no need for convoluted guidelines that don't take different climates into account. You spend more on documentation/administration than anything for LEED certified stuff. Using low volatile adhesives are crap. They don't work and you wind up spending more money fixing it when the carpet starts to peel up. And that's just one topic...many more things like that.
Hi-jack off, probably better suited for chat.
Hi-jack off, probably better suited for chat.
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Back to cruiser stuff, springs and axles get a fresh coat.... Should be back under the frame tomorrow
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How long before y'all leave?
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5 weeks
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All I need is two days 
I can show you guys a school in VA Beach, that is LEED Gold, cost 7% less to build than the average for all school of comparable size in the region, and they had a decrease in the number of sick days and asthma occurences by something like 45% due to improved air quality. There are examples of both good and bad but if its done right and the right considerations are made it can be done for a comparable price and be very high quality. Local sourcing of materials is a big thing. I agree the documentation is way over the top though.
If every project just spent a little more time during "preconstruction" I think the ROI savings would be more than the cost of those services. But construction budgets are often set without regard to lifecycle costs of running the building, no matter how much we try to convince them.
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Well it is a year later and time to dive back into this project
Hoping to have this old girl ready for sale come mid-June, trying to fund some upgrades to my FJ45LPB and a trip out west this summer.
This is how she stand now after about a weeks worth of work. Raptor lined the body underneath in black, then Raptor lined the interior with their tintable product to match the green paint. New brakes and brake lines hard and soft all round, new shocks, body mounts, and lots of cleaning preping and painting of old parts.
Hoping to have this old girl ready for sale come mid-June, trying to fund some upgrades to my FJ45LPB and a trip out west this summer.
This is how she stand now after about a weeks worth of work. Raptor lined the body underneath in black, then Raptor lined the interior with their tintable product to match the green paint. New brakes and brake lines hard and soft all round, new shocks, body mounts, and lots of cleaning preping and painting of old parts.
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more pics.... note what is the rarest transmission and t-case to ever grace an FJ40, the super early side shift 3spd tranny and small 4 bolt nose cone. Only found in '61-'62 FJ40's
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Quick comparison pic
this....notice all the non-factory holes in the dash
to this.....
much better if I do say so myself
this....notice all the non-factory holes in the dash
to this.....
much better if I do say so myself
as usual... looking good! You and I share similiar tastes.... well, maybe not football teams... 
ROLL TIDE!
ROLL TIDE!
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as usual... looking good! You and I share similiar tastes.... well, maybe not football teams...
Thanks Man! Old Skool is the only way to roll
And watch out for my Tigers 2013 BCS champs here we come
