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09-05-2013, 11:01 PM
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Fastback69
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Hi all, I don't know if this link has ever been posted on here before, but check out the work done by this guy in Illinois restoring this old workshop:-
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=51567 Be prepared for a long haul though, it is up to 340 pages, but it is incredible.
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09-05-2013, 11:09 PM
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Pity the fool
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Ah the old hydraulic in-ground hoist. Havent seen one of those in years.
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09-05-2013, 11:44 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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I'll be here for hours now!
Thanks for sharing. |
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10-05-2013, 11:55 AM
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I posted this ages ago in the Memory Lane section.
No one was interested so i didnt bother with the others. |
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10-05-2013, 12:52 PM
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Fastback69
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10-05-2013, 01:07 PM
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Banana
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Yeah......I found it in the Memory Lane section.
Read the whole thread over a couple of days. I'm almost addicted to reading through some of the other builds too...
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10-05-2013, 02:34 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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You naughty Man Fastback, I am now HOOKED..
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10-05-2013, 04:24 PM
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Fastback69
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10-05-2013, 04:40 PM
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Interesting read. I'd be too scared to actually work in that garage though.
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10-05-2013, 05:30 PM
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building the xe...
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That's awesome love the floor and the hoist
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10-05-2013, 06:03 PM
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Detroit Locker Equiped TM
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Looks amazing Peter.
P.S. The BA GT is still running strong.
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10-05-2013, 06:15 PM
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Fastback69
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10-05-2013, 06:58 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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It is pretty but it is a shame he didnt create more of the atmosphere of the 1930s workshop.
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12-05-2013, 02:37 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Very impressive, looking at that is' nt it amazing how much crap you accumulate in your garage over the years.
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13-05-2013, 05:05 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Sweet zombie jesus...all the stuff in a mans garage might just come in handy some day!! As my late father used to always say, "Keep a thing for seven years and you're sure to find a use for it!"... 
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13-05-2013, 08:33 PM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Indeed crap I say sir !!!
Isnt it also amazing when you save x amount of crap for that day it will come in handy for many years until you get tired of tripping over it and decide to have a big spring clean............. the week after chuck it you need it. |
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