Long Time Gone

[clipper]

Hey All, Clipper here, back after a long summer of racing. Back in january I was given the task to head up our teams fabrication shop. We bought out what was left of a major shop (24 employees at its height) that had fallen on hard times. The shop had been packed up and stuffed into 2 25x50 bays. After a few weeks of sorting thru boxes and pallets of parts,jigs,fixtures and equipment we started with 4 empty bays (approx 6000 sq ft). Coming up with the placement of all this equipment was quite a job. Heres some pics of what I get to work with.

Front clip jig Tubing bender Tig machine and welding table

tubing rack (filled now) 2 mills 1 lathe 2 drill presses

Repair jig with a weekly casualty

One of my first new cars on the building jig

I have been busier than a one legged man in a a$$ kicking contest this summer but it has been quite an experience. I will be posting some pics of the builds I have going on at my home shop soon. Clipper.

 

[Bonehead]

Great looking shop. welcome back

 

[Tripper]

We bought out what was left of a major shop (24 employees at its height) that had fallen on hard times. The shop had been packed up and stuffed into 2 25x50 bays.

Hummm... a "garage" sale!!! Great lookin' shop & can't wait to see some of the stuff u been workin' on! Welcome back... what kinda racin' ya been doin'?!?!

BoB

 

[clipper]

type of racing

NASCAR late model stock car in virginia and north and south carolina.

heres one of the 6 cars we took to Martinsville

 

[Gastrick]

That's really cool. Hectic I bet, but cool. These days, I would much rather watch late models than cup cars.

 

[FlatBroke]

Way too cool clipper.

 

[Willowbilly3]

Awesome, is the new build a truck?

There is a similiar shop selling out here, all aluminum, they manufactured ramps or something I guess. They have a Bridgeport drill press I drool over everytime I see the sale bill.

 

[clipper]

Willowbilly3 the new build is a car not a truck. Is the Bridgeport in good shape? any tooling? That would be a great addition to your shop.

 

[maddog]

Boy, what a dream shop.
For you it might be a job, for us (through you) its an adventure!

 

[Willowbilly3]

Willowbilly3 the new build is a car not a truck. Is the Bridgeport in good shape? any tooling? That would be a great addition to your shop.

I have access to a machine shop but he does most of it. I have got to use his Bridgeport mill a few times and it's just heaven for me. Here's the sale bill. Actually it is probably a mill, not a drill press.

http://www.sdauctions.com/index.php?cmd=prevauction&id=3981

 

[clipper]

The only problem is as soon as you buy one you get hooked on making things yourself, then you become a machine buying junkie.