[Tarl]

Wish it were bigger

[padgett]

Whatever you have it will always be completely filled shortly.

[Schurkey]

Is that starter bolt the correct length and shank diameter? Looks too long to me.

Please crop your photos.

[Charlie Brengun]

I like the Bonneville! And love Aus, wish I could visit again but we just moved house and together with this covid plague it's not in the cards for the time being.

My little workshop attached. I'm currently welding patches in the floor panels of the Gto and the camaro is a 1979 and probably a parts car but I don't need the space it's taking up right now.

[gavin]

It’s a shame you are not a bit closer as you are welcome to use my hoist. I believe you are 1 3/4 hours down the road( I’m at ormeau just up from the Gold Coast). We would need kick my buddies 60 chev chassis off the hoist but that’s a minor mater. Pm me if you need to use it.

[Stuart]

I'll be 65 next month so I feel your pain, and I have five cars and a motorcycle in a four car garage so space is just as tight. At least you don't have to worry about subzero temperatures and an unheated garage in the middle of winter.

[djustice]

I dont have a garage, not even a paved/concrete driveway , just a steep gravel incline.
I have to borrow even a flat surface off a friends drive way to even work on my car, not ideal, and i can not set my own schedule when i want to work on the car.
I have whole stack of parts that i am waiting to get mounted, but i dont want to overburden or strech my friendship lol.
I have been garage hunting but prices for a garage with power and enough space to work costs the same as a small studio.

[OZZIEVILLE 67 2 door]

Originally Posted by Schurkey

Is that starter bolt the correct length and shank diameter? Looks too long to me.

Please crop your photos.

Good eye sight you have,
Yep, the starter shank with gear is approximately 1/2 inch longer,.

I wish had the starter out and just ordered the part that fit.
JL

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[OZZIEVILLE 67 2 door]

Djustice, things can only improve, the way you are doing it now is ware I progress ed from, I feel your pain and satisfaction.

Stuart, no such thing as a heated garage downunder now middle of winter 8 to 21c today .

Gavin, thanks for the offer mate ,after all I am just replacing an unreliable starter,I think I had bit of a vent ,you have some fine Pontiacs in the shed,
Them fullsize one's are me favourite..

Some special stories from the men who make the Pontiac hobby.
John L.

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[Cliff R]

I put a lift in my shop nearly 20 years ago now. Best investment I ever made, plus it doubles car the car storage area on that side of the shop.

We can change out a torque converter in less than 30 minutes and change out the entire trans in under an hour. I also bought a transmission jack and sliding support system so I can raise any corner of the vehicle or the front or rear to do brake or suspension work.

There is no more laying on my back trying to bust things loose or R & R a major component, etc........

[prostreet64]

Really enjoyed this thread. Fun to see how others are doing or making do for their car projects. I have 900 square feet but it seems so small now. Turning 70 this year and wishing I had put in a lift many moons ago. I have just enough room on the high side of the garage (sloping roof) to put in a 2 post lift and maybe this is the year. Will be spending some time on my back in the near future to get the 403 out of the Trans Am and the 463 in. Not to bad though compared to working on a full exhaust system install from underneath. Before that happens again I hope to have the lift!

[Vid]

I have a simple 2 bay garage. The LeMans is always in the garage, and our Volvo wagon keeps it company. When there is work to be done on the Pontiac, out goes the Volvo (and vice versa of course).


Luckily for me, my buddy right next door has an RV height garage with a lift, and also owns about every tool that I don’t use enough to want to buy one myself like a welder, a media blasting booth, and a parts washing sink. I occasionally stock his garage fridge with a couple cases of beer and even a nice bonus bottle of bourbon. It goes a LONG way!



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[1968GTO421]

[QUOTE=Vid;6265602]I have a simple 2 bay garage. The LeMans is always in the garage, and our Volvo wagon keeps it company. When there is work to be done on the Pontiac, out goes the Volvo (and vice versa of course).QUOTE

I can certainly understand your situation having a similar size garage, 'cept your garage has lot less chit in it and I don't have a friend like your's.

Curiosity, you're in Reno and interestingly you have a Georgia map on your wall. SC minds are curious

[JLMounce]

I've got a lift, mainly to store 4 cars in a 3 car garage.

Problem is my bird is too low to actually get up the ramps. Our pad has a decent slope (common in colorado for water control) and the ramp entry is raised enough to make it problematic.

I need to either purchase some extended runway ramps, or build a set.

Until then, I still have to get on my back to wrench on my car. Wrenching on the Chevelle is a dream now though.

[padgett]

My ramps are 4" when down but like to use pads also.

[Vid]

Originally Posted by 1968GTO421

Curiosity, you're in Reno and interestingly you have a Georgia map on your wall. SC minds are curious

Sure thing, I lived in Hotlanta from ‘90 to ‘05.


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[Tim Corcoran]

I am 68 and worked under cars for many years. The big problem for most people is their garage/shop is not big enough or tall enough to install a lift. A good quality lift is not expensive but a big shop is . We moved to NC and bought 10 acres and built a house and a separate building for my workshop. The shop is 45X50 and has a game room, a tool room/clean room, large upstairs area for storage and has a 45X14 overhang on each side. The main shop area is large enough to hold 6 cars. I am so fortunate to have this shop and I bought a used Rotary two post 9,000 LB capacity lift and it works flawlessly. I have included a few pics. I love my shop it's so nice to stand up and work on the cars no more laying on my back bumping my head and crap falling in my eyes.

[Tim Corcoran]

More pictures

[Dadspackard]

Tim,

That is a very nice playpen you have there.

Tom

[dataway]

Why don't more people use a single or double cylinder in ground frame lift (Rotary or similar)? Like old school gas stations all used. I understand more upfront cost for the concrete work but to have a clear work space might be worth it. That's the direction I want to go.

Anyone else put a loading dock in their garage building? Thinking about that too. Would be nice to be able to roll things in and out of a PU truck rather than lifting.

How about an I-beam tracked chain fall?