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I finally got my floor poured and the building closed up! Here is my ‘54 3600 and ‘52 2 ton in the shop. I can finally start working. Brakes on the 6400 first.

Hy oldieoldie, congratulations, I hope you spend many enjoyable hours working on your trucks in your new shop!

Congrats. Good looking projects to boot. Concrete is awesome really. Especially after years of gravel and redbricks.

Thanks for the commnets. The 2 ton should be on the road first as it needs much less than the pickup. I hope to have at least one ready for a parade next year here in town.

Oh nan that makes me jealous! Nice projects and a great work space. I am guessing that just going in there and looking at your setup puts a big smile on your face!

Congratulations! I’m jealous of all your space. Two trucks in one garage, awesome. How big did you make it?

My building is 35’ x 128’, but my slab is 35’ x 40’. Only down side is 7 foot ceilings, so I have to reengineer to install garage doors.

35’ x 40’ is great size for a garage. Maybe you could put a door on the gable end to get additional height.

How hard would it be to cut the roof where the new slab ends and jack it up a couple feet?

Mike B

Might be easier to cut the building and jack up the whole end, then just add a couple rows of blocks. A friend did that with his whole house to gain headroom in the basement.

Of those options, it would be easiest to move the roof up since it is a pole building. I am considering raising the roof a few feet. It leaks a little and I might replace the whole roof in the spring. I've tried sealing leaks and been mostly successful, but not totally. It is too cold and rainy now to change the roof. I'm still not convinced I need to. I talked to an engineer and my idea for relocating the door springs is workable.