The "Perfect" Garage

[Bruce]

Few GNs, couple C5s, and a late 80s GM NASCAR road race car.
Couple LT1 Powertrains, and pcms harness bits etc.
Exotic stuff is way too maintaince intensive for me.

Would have to probably hire a few listers for  *experimental* research
projects <g>
Bruce



----- Original Message -----
From: "Con Torrisi" <mini at bretts.com.au>
To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: The "Perfect" Garage


> Not a bad list to start with Bruce, but if its a wish then I'd add some
toys
> like:
> Ferarri F50
> Lamborgini Diablo
> Assorted Corvettes small and big block.
> Nissan R34 GTR
> Toyota Supra TT
> A few Minis
> A good selection of American V8 engines and Jap 4 6 and 8 efi turbo
engines
> Mechanics probably from the Ferarri F1 team and few others hand picked
> Selected machinists, engineers, tuners
> (the above people would be there primarily to transfer knowledge)
>
> Then the biggest wish would be enough time to play with it all!!!
>
> Oh yes, and a wet skid pan, a drag strip, and 3 mile complex circuit...
> Hmmm, may have just blown the 60X40 restriction
>
> Its nice to dream.
>
> Cheers
>
> Con
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce" <nacelp at bright.net>
> To: <diy_efi at diy-efi.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 8:59 AM
> Subject: Re: The "Perfect" Garage
>
>
> >
> >
> > 60x40?
> > Well I guess if you limited by lot space...
> > You'll first off need several areas.  Work bay with hoist, then several
> work
> > bays, none hoist, engine assembly area, metal fabrication area, paint
> room,
> > car wash/prep, dyno room, and an electronics area.
> >
> > Too often guys scrimp on tools for fabbing, as a min equipment wise
you'll
> > need:
> > 2 drill presses (fine, and heavy duty)
> > 3 lathes, precision, one with about a 6" swing, then one with a 14 swing
> > Crank grinder
> > S-W balancing machine, gram scale, and rod fixtures
> > Verical mill (Bridgeport will do <g>)
> > valve grinding machine
> > Gas, Mig and Tig welders
> > Plasma cutter
> > Hydralic presses
> > Brake lathe
> > Styrofoam cutter
> > small AL furnace
> > Crusible
> > Casting sand
> > Band saw
> > Joe Blocks
> > Granite surface table (one for small parts assembly, one for chassis
work)
> > Material racks (sheet and tubing)
> > Lots of metal for fabrication use
> > Machinists hand book
> > The hand tool list should be self explainatory.
> > Flow bench
> >
> >
> > Electronics room.
> > Lots of bench space, 4  2x8' table tops, then numerous eye level sleeves
> > Scope
> > Signal Generators
> > Power supplies
> > several ecm benches
> > numerous ecms/pcms to tinker with
> > Complete reference materials for chips
> > All the circuits cook books
> > Several laptops, good PC  Several tera flops (cray perfered)
> > Comfortable chairs perfereable full environment control
> > Full selection of chips resistor, caps to work with
> > (On call PCB designer)
> > UPS for the whole area
> >
> > Shop area is easy, one of everything Snap-On makes.
> > Several floor jacks
> > Air compressor oil seperators, and then oilers for the shop area.
> > Electrical outlets EVERYWHERE
> > Air sources EVERYWHERE
> >
> > Dyno room,
> > chassis and engine
> >
> > Of course this is just the min.,
> > Bruce
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Walter Sherwin
> > To: gmecm at diy-efi.org ; blown at lists.f-body.org ; diy_efi at diy-efi.org
> > Cc: Bill Ball
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 9:09 PM
> > Subject: The "Perfect" Garage
> >
> >
> > Slightly off topic, but not terribly far I would suspect, given the list
> > charters involved.  Thought you guys might have some creative ideas on
> your
> > collective wish lists.
> >
> > Here's the baseline to work from.......Assume that you have a blank
sheet
> of
> > paper, an unlimited budget, and a desire to create the "perfect" garage.
> > The garage will be a stand-alone coach house structure, architecturally
> > blended to match the main house on the outside.  Size is say 60'x40' ish
> in
> > terms of ground foot print.  Two story, with guy's loft above, and
garage
> > below.  The floor between the two levels could also be open in part, to
> > couple the two spaces, and to provide either enough headroom for a
> hoist(s)
> > or general atmosphere when enjoying either level.  Lot's of skylights,
and
> > natural light.  Beyond the above, you can do anything you want.........
> >
> > What would you guys do with the space within, and what kinds of things &
> > equipment & features & neat stuff would you fill it with?  There must be
a
> > whole bunch of us that have dreamed of this at some point in time?
> Obvious
> > things would include heat, A/C, tunes and TV.  A place to either work &
> > create by yourself, or hang-out with and work with freinds.
> >
> > Oh yeah,  forgot to mention that it will eventually be full of Blown &
EFI
> > toys [errrr....well, maybe the odd carb'd toy too]  :).
> >
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
>
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