3i_gaz
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Thought i'd chuck a bit of a build thread up as am going along getting my new business premesis clean, tidied, painted and modernised a lot more than it is now!
Got the garage off a Friend whos always done all my MOT's etc... mega sound guy couldent of asked for a better landlord tbh! and hes got fooking good taste in cars! lol
Got in there 2 days ago and started the MASSIVE clean up and got some paint on the walls so everything had a basecoat on.
Its a 3 bay workshop with upstairs storage and an extension of the building which was used for bodywork once upon a time, i'll be using it for storage and the odd small bit of bodywork.
Will ll come on over the next 18 months or so as i dont have a money tree unfortuantly lol but we'll get there in the end 
Will let the pic speak...
Main Shutter to the 2 poster bays
Front of the garage all signwork will be replaced soon too and the shutters are going black instead of multicoloured
2 poster bay before paint
other size pre-paint
4 poster bay need a tiny bit of paint lol and a brush out
2 nice sights over 1000 horse beetween them 2
end of the garage been used for storage
office needs a good brighten up!
Halfway through some paint, new flouescent in now as well so theres actually some light in there!
2 poster bays after a lick of paint!
Bit of a classic cossie in the ford scene 
4 poster bay after a lick of paint!! bottom half had a second coat before i left before too so all nice and fresh
Tidied up that bottom end so its a bit more organised until its all moved to the landlord new place
Tomorrows job clean all that shite out, get all the thick oil scraped off the floor and de-grease it ready for some floor paint!!!
Also moved all the engines (3 YB blocks, 2 scooby blocks, 1 zetec, 1 CVH, scooby box, E36 evo box) out of the 2 poster bays into storage along with some gearboxes. 1 YB and and what looks to be an E36 evo motor left under the stairs as thats a fooking heavy lump!! so that looks miles neater.
Any holes in the wall have now been filled too so will dab some white over them tomorrow 
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DannyB
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Love projects like this, should be great once you have it how you like it. Awesome cars too 
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3i_gaz
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Needs modernising so bad! garage has been there for 35 years+ and the guy who moved out was in it for 7-8 i think! So theres alot of dirtyness to put right lol
Will get it all painted and stuff for now, and its having a re-wire. then once its workable and the pennys are rolling in it'll be new signs equipment etc....
Want it to become one of the best equipped independants in the north west mate
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3i_gaz
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The most important bit missed too... My office chair lol hopefully he'll forget he left it lol
[Edited on 13-10-2011 by 3i_gaz]
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Ian
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Looking good mate, give me a shout if you need a hand with anything.
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3i_gaz
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Cheers Ian! Feel free to pop down one day/night mate and have a nose about the place only down in Crosby.
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Graham88
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Look forwards to reading this and seeing new updates. Good luck on the business venture!
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DERV-POWER
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if you haven't already brought it , try and get epoxy floor paint it is alot more durable and resistant to fuel
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Jed D
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very interesting project
just wondering whats this...
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Mark.W
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Love things like this doing so good work there too mate wish i had access to a 4 poster ramp.
[Edited on 13-10-2011 by Mark.W]
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Ben G
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very cool project better off in house day though?
can't wait to see the progress updates.
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Steve
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Bet it smells of old cellars
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flybikeslee
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flybikeslee
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new signage soon too
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3i_gaz
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quote:
Originally posted by JedDy
very interesting project
just wondering whats this...
that thing is a beach buggy wit ha VFR750 bike motor in it! sat for a year or so, but shit me you wanna si it go! lol
Will be using the epoxy floor paint the problem is getting the floor in there at the min clean enough for it to stick too as its leathered in oil!
And steve it does smell a bit old in there lol
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TimC909
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Coming on well Gok Wan
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antnee
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Looking good, I need to get a workshop tbh, a mates been looking into some we can share.
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3i_gaz
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I've always had unit leading upto this jsut to do my own stuff and the odd foreigner in, if there the right price and size location there mega!!
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DERV-POWER
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get some tfr and pour it straigh on the floor leave it for 30mins and hire a steam cleaner http://www.hss.com/g/25650/-supervap-8bar-116psi-380v-16amps.html
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FlaFFy_91
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Dont suppose you had a black astra in there today did you. ?? Think i drove past in the alfa
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bigron1988
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Bag of this
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Martin W
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i love threads like this! love the progression of somebody's workshop. will be keeping a close eye, keep it updated!
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AshWatson
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as everyone else has said love a thread like this keep us updated and good luck with it all
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AndyCorsaSport
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
Love projects like this, should be great once you have it how you like it. Awesome cars too
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3i_gaz
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will update later on thi week with more progress
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