A tour of Gold's Garage, tips on building a workshop on a budget! Do's and don'ts.
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- čas přidán 25. 06. 2023
- A tour of Golds garage June 26, 2023
This is where the magic happens, all of my engines are built right here.
Tips on building your own garage whether you are building a SBC 350 Chevy, a 426 HEMI or any classic, if you are thinking about building your own workshop, you may find this helpful. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Love the yard too! Well landscaped. Thanks for the shop tour. Looking forward to getting mine finished. Glad to hear you are getting back into hot rodding. My dad and I have a old square body S10 we are in the works of building.
Thanks for the compliment about the yard, I will pass it on to my wife, AG
Loved it, simple and highly affective 10/10
Thanks for the comment. AG
He is gonna blow up on you tube very informative love the content!!!
Thanks Darrell, I hope you are correct about that. We are working hard to bring you content that is useful and applicable. Please keep watching. AG
I'm subscribed. Many thanks for all you do to educate and inform.
Thanks User! AG
Excellent video. I would add letting a pro build the garage--for example, a steel reinforced concrete floor is a good idea in case you one day get a great deal on a car lift :) Good point about the sink--if you ever land an RV to swap out its big block gas engine, consider taking out the bathroom-kitchen setup for a "free" design that's intended to take up as little space as possible and self-contain its grey water/septic. Put your first aid station there. Hang your fire extinguishers by the escape routes, along with trash containers (if a fire begins in one, you may be able to drag it outside and save the shop).
For those who may laugh at a big screen TV, if you find one for free on the side of the road that allows you to hook up a laptop, consider grabbing it. there may be one day you want to call up a repair video on your wireless connection, and being able to put on in the big screen to catch small detail might be worth the struggle to get that sucker into your car.
You can get tools cheaper though estate sales and shop bankruptcies, and you get a chance to walk around the house and see how the owner treated them--you may find the older stuff that don't have all the fun options new tools have, but they may be built to last. I watched a video of a fellow who bought a tire mounting machine, without an idea of how dangerous one can be to operate without training--so keep in mind some jobs should just be outsourced. If you have a grinder or other tool that throws sparks and whatnot, consider mounting it on an old driveshaft with a truck drum brake as its base, or jig up something else that allows you to use the tool outside and keep the mess out there, not where you build an engine.
Thanks for your comments Albert. AG
👍 Nice shop you have there . Thanks for the tour 😊
Your wife has a nice yard too 😊
Thanks medium 👍 I will pass on your comments to my wife! AG
Cool video! Inspiring
Thanks Anti, glad you enjoyed it. More to come. AG
Your shop is clean and that is the way it should be, thanks for your time...
thank you for watching. AG
Thanks for the tour. I myself and others will be following some of these helpful tips. Thanks again. Truck Driver Ray ✝️ USA
Thanks Ray, glad you enjoyed it. AG
Nice property
Thanks Derrick, I feel lucky to have it. AG
They make some piston sleeves that are adjustable to fit more than one bore size, I have one that as a adjustable clamp on it to fit 4.00" to 4.185" bore... Those piston ring sleeves are the best when installing the pistons in the block, great design! Although the get expensive if you need them for different bore sizes.
Thanks Leonard. That is good info. I also have an adjustable stainless one that works pretty good for other sizes. AG
Nice shop for the size... Well organized.
Thanks again Leonard. I enjoy spending time and working in it. AG
Excellent video as always … Thank you Mr. Gold 🙏🏻
Thanks for your comment Jimmy. AG
I believe that you win the award for "most unassuming garage exterior." Iii swear I thought you were taking a shortcut thru the house! You built your shop pretty close to the way my brother built his.
Thanks for your comment Robert. That is exactly the impression I was trying to create. AG
It looked like we were going walk into your living room, super sanitary shop. I was surprised you ran C-modified Prduction cause I did too in 72 and 73 believe it or not I also ran 11.09 however it was a 4spd and it wasn`t consistant, she run between 11.22 and some times 11.09.(best time) Shop size, I think you`ll find that no matter how much bigger you make it in a short time it will be too small. Nice video
Thanks for sharing your similar experience. Its getting smaller, 8 engines in progress now. AG
Great shop! Good job!
Thanks for watching my video and commenting Jack. AG
Omg, Saweet ride !!!! Im about a year in on my death due me part...
Thanks Brandon! AG
Nice shop. I built 1200 square feet. I think it's the best.
Thanks Eric. 1200 would be nice, there is never enough space. AG
Awesome vid brother 👍👍👍
Thanks 👍very much for the nice compliment, we will keep looking for ideas to make interesting videos. AG
Wish I had a run stand . I just finished building a 355 for my 72 k5 . Just about ready to fire it up . Nice videos !
Thanks for your comment leprechaun, if you can get it here, I can fire it up for you and even dyno it if you want. AG
Nice video and good looking shop.
In my case I would have mentioned to have a good piece of concrete or asphalt in front of the door - I collect so much good junk inside that I spend a lot of time out there.
Thanks for the comment johnz. AG
Great video! Looks likes like you could fit a 4 post lift in there.
Thanks shanman, I would have liked to but I didn't have the ceiling height. It would have been more useful when I was preparing a race car in the shop. Now for building engines and the occasional installs, It is not a big problem. They also take up floor space. Thanks for the comment and interest in my channel. AG
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Thanks Headflow, good to hear from you. AG
16:50 cabinet doors are crooked! Need to turn out that bottom right foot! Beauty shop sir! Ive been wanting to build a 26x30 but 28x26 may be good too.
My goodness I see similarities out our things. From the use of velcro to keep things togther like the hone tool to the mastercraft temp laser and milwaukee ½" impact and dewalt torque tool. Must be a fellow canadian ;) your shop is an indpiration though.
Thanks for your comments umakeme! Yes, I am Canadian, London Ontario. AG
Nice shop. What did you seal the floor with? And what do you do for shop protection when welding?
Thanks Mike. I should have mentioned it. I made the mistake of paying for a smooth surface. The problem is that even 2 part epoxy doesn't stick very well. I finally rented a grinder and ground it down. That helped and the paint stuck pretty well. I haven's painted since about 5 years. Maybe this year.
I do very little welding now that the race car is gone. The Camaro is always covered. I originally framed the wall under the AC for a big fan but never found the need to install it.
Thanks for your interest in my channel. AG
Squirrel! 12:21
I thought I seen 2 ,one chasing the other.
Thanks amateurism. Correct, lots of squirrels around here. My wife doesn't like them because they dig ip her flowers. AG
Where are you located?
London Ontario Canada. AG
I need my 69 GTO 400 rebuilt. Would you be interested?
Sure, you can contact me at 226 980 7499. AG
Nice little shop you built for yourself, 1 foot bigger than my 26' X 27' garage I have. Would of built it bigger but the stupid code crap over here wouldn't allow it!🤬
Kinda weird you said feet instead of metric yous guys use over there.(I'm not complaining, just noticing) 😎👍
If you were born before 1970 in Canada, you still think in imperial measurements and MPH, at least I still do, and many young people here in Canada are pretty good using both metric and imperial.
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Thanks, did not know that.
All good comments, thanks. Yes I built it to the square foot as much as the code would allow.
I was borne in 1948 so I still think in feet and inches. Canada never finished the metric conversion, so lumber in Canada is still sold the same way.