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Starting a post to find the optimal workshop setup for restoring an FJ40. Post your work area. Below is my harness wiring “lab” and garage.
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Isn’t there a phrase that says something like “ a clean desk is a sign of disturbed mind.” I just spent two days working on organizing and fixing the garage door. Mine looks marginally better then that. If the cruiser existed in a vacuum and I had enough time to devote to it, the garage would still be a mess.
The biggest luxury is to have shop space separate from the house/garage, so that you don't have to move or put away project pieces, parts, and tools in between times when you can work on them. Expensive but way worth it.
Here is my current setup, after construction was finished. Right now, it is filled with our household goods so I can't use it as a shop until we finish building the house next to it.
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Congratulations....what a great space. Couldn't agree more to have shop separate. Post here once you have it fully operational.The biggest luxury is to have shop space separate from the house/garage, so that you don't have to move or put away project pieces, parts, and tools in between times when you can work on them. Expensive but way worth it.
Here is my current setup, after construction was finished. Right now, it is filled with our household goods so I can't use it as a shop until we finish building the house next to it.
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The biggest luxury is to have shop space separate from the house/garage, so that you don't have to move or put away project pieces, parts, and tools in between times when you can work on them. Expensive but way worth it.
Here is my current setup, after construction was finished. Right now, it is filled with our household goods so I can't use it as a shop until we finish building the house next to it.
Why yes, it most certainly is
For all that is holy, toss some dirt on the floor or somethingThe biggest luxury is to have shop space separate from the house/garage, so that you don't have to move or put away project pieces, parts, and tools in between times when you can work on them. Expensive but way worth it.
Here is my current setup, after construction was finished. Right now, it is filled with our household goods so I can't use it as a shop until we finish building the house next to it.
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More proof that where there is a will, there is a way!Mine is very far from the optimal workshop, but this is what I have. One garage tent outside (worked as a paint booth too) and one storage room in cellar below the house. Everywhere the working space is very much limited. The rest is done outside in fresh air.
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The expense of a separate garage can be easily justified to the wife. Similar to justifying why we stockpile parts for the future...Mathematically, if you drive your FJ40 as a daily driver for the next 30 years, you will need a shop to work on it. If the average pick-up truck costs $650 per month x 30 years keeping up with inflation, that's $317,000 in automobile payments saved.
Nice shop!! What did you use on your floors?
Hopefully you get your house done quickly so you can get in your shop!
For all that is holy, toss some dirt on the floor or something
And "How" exactly is too many cruisers a problem?My biggest problem that any garage space I have is filled with cruisers.
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The white soft top and 45 are no longer in this garage yet others have found their spaces.
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Well I have 2 of the 3 requirements...It's not about the space its about the skill and determination behind the restoration.