Johann Posted September 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 Ok, this workshop is just for your pleasure ? Well.. Basically yes an no .. .. The name of this thread says "Chronicles of Area 55" and is mainly a sort of blog for my personal day to day mostly Volvo related experiences. Like mentioned the 55 number is the street / house number of my house. The new building's number is 34 so sometimes called "Area 34" Acquiring the new building is part of mentioned experiences. Because the building is located in an industrial area with industrial / commercial designation I decided to start and register a trading company at this address. So yes as of a couple of weeks it is a company. If you read back this thread you can see pictures of a workshop I have been using when working on the Volvo projects. I have been using this workshop for the last 10 years or so. You can also see that the new "recycle" workbench looks a lot like the workbenches in that workshop. I made the workbench this way because I liked the other benches so much. The other workshop is from a company I partially own and work for. I used this space mostly in the evenings and weekends and solely for hobby purpose. Over the years I have fabricated lots of often smaller parts and also made parts for others but most were one offs. With the new building I decided to transfer all the hobby activity to this space. Downside is that because I had so much for so many years I now have near nothing.. I gathered some tools over the years but basically have to start from scratch. To make the future workshop a bit more cosy and practical the walls were added before the other stuff like cabinets, tools and machinery will go in. The metal insulated walls aren't suitable to mount things against. For now I want to keep things the way they are as a hobby and for the fun of it. In time I will explore possibilities to fabricate smaller production runs of certain parts and offer them commercially. First things first. ;) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V55 CS Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 Here is a very nice project anyway, I'm a bit in the same situation, I work on my Volvo and other cars for over ten years and I am in the process of building a local to work for myself and make the sale of upholstery work and mechanical engineering and structural steel. Continue to share with us your chronic anyway and congratulations on your purchase of Sam Carrier. I would not fail me enjoy reading all that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 It's where Johann puts his plans in place for world domination because he's a BAMF. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Posted September 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Posted September 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2012 Added some paint, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner4life Posted September 25, 2012 Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Wrong color 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Posted September 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2012 Wrong color Wait and see.. .. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 Just primer still but to give you an idea, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Posted October 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V55 CS Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 New motor for the 242? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Nice. Why'd you choose that versus the two post lift? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Posted October 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 New motor for the 242? No just some experiment. For now the B234 will stay in the 242. Nice. Why'd you choose that versus the two post lift? This is an XL version to suit the Carrier's 4.6 mtr wheelbase. It's also wider compared to a standard size 4 post lift although the Carrier's rear track width will barely fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V55 CS Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 I have experienced the problem with my previous S80 limousine for maintenance, and this type of lift is really perfect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdizzle Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 No just some experiment. For now the B234 will stay in the 242. This is an XL version to suit the Carrier's 4.6 mtr wheelbase. It's also wider compared to a standard size 4 post lift although the Carrier's rear track width will barely fit. 10-4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Would like to know... what are your thoughts on the 850 vs the RS500 when on the track. Do you prefer one over the other... or how do they compare/contrast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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