1970 RS Project by aps63

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Ok, I just can't take it anymore. My garage is a disaster area.
It's time for an intervention.
I'm truly out of storage, workbench space, heat, light, and room to move.
I needed to take drastic steps. It's time for a complete garage overhaul.
I sold off several old tools cabinets, 2 band saws, unneeded cars parts, and crappy shelving units.
I ordered a new GarageTrac floor(same company as Racedeck).
Ordered 2 new Craftsman stainless steel top wokbenches, one 6' and one 8'.
Four 5-drawer cabinets for the benches.
One big 36"w x 72"h cabinet. A new wall mounted shop vac.
And a new window for the garage.
I went shopping at Home Depot and picked up 10 outlet boxes, 70ft of conduit, outlets, insulation, sheetrock, and shop lights.
I still have to get the heater, TV, and a whole bunch of other needed items.
Here is a picture of my garage now. See what I mean!!!!!!





Here is the floor plan that I have come up with to maximize the space that I have.



This is the GarageTrac floor layout.

3-2-2013

The new floor has ARRIVED!!!!! Bummer that the garage won't be ready for it for a while. At least I have it ready to go.

5-19-2013

A little update on the Camaro's home.
What started as a simple garage re-organization turned into gutting the garage.
Including ripping down the sheetrock and concrete ceiling (about 3/4" thick).



Quite a mess, but if I'm going to do I might as well go all the way.
Lots of light, outlets, and all the wiring will be hidden unlike the original plan of running all lines in conduit on the surface.
I have all the cabinets, workbenches, flooring, light fixtures, and accesories to make this a great place for the Camaro.



I rented a POD to store everything that was in the garage to make working on it much easier.



Hope to have it done by the end of May and then back to the Camaro.

7-1-2013

Garage is coming along pretty good. It's almost ready for the Camaro to come back in and get some more lovin.

7-28-2013

The garage is mostly done and I can get back to work on the Camaro.
Had to hang up the final touch just to make sure people know what kind of garage this is.

7-30-2013

Back to work on the Camaro today. I left off mocking up the new power steering pump.
As you can see, not enough room to plumb the reservoir fitting.



So, I ordered a replacement reservoir with the fitting molded in.



Will work perfectly with the DSE line kit I already have.

8-2-2013

I got the new ps tank in today and it didn't give me as much room as I thought.
So on to changing the mounting bracket. Ordered a new March bracket from Summit that should place it about an inch higher.
That should give me enough room to plumb the ps lines.

8-3-2013

I would, but my a/c comp is right above it.

8-11-2013

It actually moved 2-5/8" higher than the original March bracket that I had on it.



The March part # is 20118

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/mch-20118

Hope this helps.

8-14-2013

Everything mocked up and on to paint.
Got the steering box painted and reinstalled, now just have to put the ps pump and reservoir back together and in. Hopefully in the next few days.