Getting things trail ready again. Countdown to EJS 2019.
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Feels good to finally putting stuff back on the Mule instead of taking them off
Feels good to finally putting stuff back on the Mule instead of taking them off or watching it collect dust. 😂 The acceleration of the shop build date put me behind on the Jeep. Taking a break from construction and back on assembly. .
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Continuing the rebuild
Easter Jeep Safari is right around the corner, so I need to get the Jeep finished. I’ve been spending so much time on the workshop over the winter, that the Jeep has been neglected a bit.
But now that I have the workshop, I have a lot more space to work. I moved my parts rack into the shop and used it to set the jam nuts.
I built this extension for the wrench to tighten the jam nuts. With this much leverage, I don’t think getting to 300 ft. lbs. of torque is going to be an issue. I have no way of knowing just how much torque I am putting on them, but I guarantee it’s enough.
Man doors and overhead door are in on the shop.
Man doors and overhead door are in on the shop. Time to take a break and get back to working on the Jeep. EJS is right around the corner!
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Buttoning things up
TJ came over and helped me hang the two outside doors. And then I installed the new garage door. I like the carriage door look of the overhead door. I’m going to get two more of them and replace the doors on the main garage some day.
Making lots of progress on the workshop.
Making lots of progress on the workshop. Concrete is set and cleaned and even managed to get the man doors and the overhead door installed. .
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Shop access
Hung the door between the garage and the workshop. This will make it super easy to move stuff between the two spaces. I had to cut off the bottom threshold of the door and the lower inch or so of the jam. I wanted the door to sit as close to the floor as possible to keep any future heat in the shop from leaking out.
I have a floor!
Joel Miller came out again and finished up the concrete work. After getting a delivery of rock and spreading it out, he put down a vapor barrier and some steel mesh.
Concrete was coming in the morning, and we wanted to keep everything from freezing, so we set up a diesel powered heater in the garage and aimed it through a cutout in the wall. This will eventually be where the door is placed.
Concrete pour went well. I kept the heater going over the entire weekend to keep the shop above freezing. The Joel came back and cut in the control joints in the concrete. This left a horrible mess that needed to be cleaned up.
Concrete has had its relief cuts made.
Concrete has had its relief cuts made. Now to button everything up and get the doors installed.
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Almost there.
Almost there. A little more troweling and it will be time to sit back and watch it cure. Hopefully the heater will do what it needs to and keep the shop above freezing for the next couple of nights. .
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