CubbyChowder finally got a BMW 2002 - it's project time

[Rob&co]

wow this thing is making grounds fast! lol At ppl and verts coming to America! HAHHAHAHAH



PS new place looks great and the lift will help!

[A4crn]

Good luck with the new venture...that space will make a wicked shop

[BMW BRAD]

Wow! Just wow! I am SO glad I stumbled on to this thread! You got mad skills! I look forward to updates on this amazing build! Subbed

[kittenpuncher]

Its been said but you deserve the accolades, beautiful craftsmanship now hurry up and finish the bmw!

[CubbyChowder]

Thanks everyone!

[OpelWagenGT]

Your cars, your shop, and your ability to build amazing furniture out of scrap... I want it all.

Keep up the good work it's looking great.

-Aron

[ChuckNDicks]

Alright so progress on the '02 is going to slow down temporarily, but it's all for good reason. It's time for a two-part story.


Part two:
I've been tossing the idea around of finding my own shop space in San Luis Obispo, which is where I live. I was never really serious about it until recently when I had the sudden motivation to really pursue it. There was one listing on Craigslist which had been posted for a while which I always kept in mind but never really did anything about. I finally called up the guy and he ended up being rad, and I kept getting more and more excited about the possibilities of having my own shop space. I was eating at taco bell and came across this:



And that was when I decided I just need to bite the bullet and go for it. So I did. I met up with the landlord and we sealed the deal. This 800 sq.ft. warehouse is now mine starting tomorrow and I couldn't be more excited:



I plan on doing all sorts of things here. Mainly work on cars, building custom furniture/tables and whatever else I feel like getting crafty on and hopefully find ways to make enough money to pay for the shop space every month. The possibilities are endless, and I'm just stoked to have this within biking distance from my house.

The best part is, our new lift will be going in my shop. My dad and I both think it just makes more sense to have it in there. So that's another awesome plus on the whole situation.

So the next few weeks will be spent getting everything set up how I want it, I'm going to invest some money in tools, work tables, equipment, etc. Then I can get back to work on the 2002!

That is awesome man, that is exactly where I'm at right now as well. So far, its really rough getting started. But I can say every time that I make my own money at my own garage, it is more satisfying than any other job I've ever been paid to do. Good luck!!

[244Brick]

Is it possible to Love and Hat.e you equally? haha

[Pekå]

holy shit. it's better than the parking space I rent outside

the car loogs great man. can´t wait to se how this turns out!

subbed and rated 5!

[Nuts]

Congrats dude. All the best in the new shop. I am sure you will make it work.

[floatingdino]

Bugger. Looks like a great space. Now I'm jealous.

[martinm13]

Amazing story, that is pretty much exactly what I want to do; buy a shop and just start making things out of it/fixing cars. I have a feeling that a lot of people on here share that dream. Congrats on the new shop!

[Kochiro]

Man, I was jealous of your workspace before but now... There's just nothing like that anywhere near where I live. Plus you'll have an awesome lift...

[CubbyChowder]

Alright so progress on the '02 is going to slow down temporarily, but it's all for good reason. It's time for a two-part story.


Part one:
So my dad's best friend has a friend (confused yet?) who's name is Michael. Michael just moved from my hometown up to Anacortes Washington. They are wealthy people, so they bought a really nice house up on a hill with a gorgeous view. The house that they moved into was previously owned by a Mercedes Benz mechanic, who actually built the house. He built a huge workshop inside the house where he worked on cars. He had a nice german lift in there (Nussbaum) and left it in there after he moved out, so Michael was left with it. Michael does not work on cars, so he had no use for it. He did, however, leave his Mazda Miata commuter/weekend car down at his old house in my hometown and was originally planning on having it shipped up to his new house. My dad had an interesting idea, and offered to tow the car up there himself in exchange for the lift. Since Michael wanted to get rid of the lift, and the idea seemed more simple than other options, he agreed! The journey was set.

My dad, his best friend and myself strapped the Miata on a trailer, and headed north as soon as I got off work on a Monday night, so about 10pm. Anacortes is 1100 miles north of us, so about a 24 hour drive each way. We arrived at about 9pm the next evening and were eager to check out the lift:



The next day we got up early and started taking it apart. Within about 6 hours of taking our time, we had it taken down and ready for the trek home on the trailer:



Everything went smoothly and we embarked on our journey home the next morning. All in all the trip was awesome, the scenery was absolutely amazing and we got some quality dude hangs in. We stopped in Astoria Oregon on the way home as well which was an added bonus. Rad little town.

Part two:
I've been tossing the idea around of finding my own shop space in San Luis Obispo, which is where I live. I was never really serious about it until recently when I had the sudden motivation to really pursue it. There was one listing on Craigslist which had been posted for a while which I always kept in mind but never really did anything about. I finally called up the guy and he ended up being rad, and I kept getting more and more excited about the possibilities of having my own shop space. I was eating at taco bell and came across this:



And that was when I decided I just need to bite the bullet and go for it. So I did. I met up with the landlord and we sealed the deal. This 800 sq.ft. warehouse is now mine starting tomorrow and I couldn't be more excited:



I plan on doing all sorts of things here. Mainly work on cars, building custom furniture/tables and whatever else I feel like getting crafty on and hopefully find ways to make enough money to pay for the shop space every month. The possibilities are endless, and I'm just stoked to have this within biking distance from my house.

The best part is, our new lift will be going in my shop. My dad and I both think it just makes more sense to have it in there. So that's another awesome plus on the whole situation.

So the next few weeks will be spent getting everything set up how I want it, I'm going to invest some money in tools, work tables, equipment, etc. Then I can get back to work on the 2002!

[CubbyChowder]

Thanks guys! Wood is being stained right now. I just had to get crafty on something haha I was getting a bit antsy. Really appreciate all the nice comments though