Weld's new "Shed"

[GregWeld]

Ridiculous, you rich prick.


Totally!!! LOL



Greg it really sucks to be you :bitchslap:



Greg -- Have you met Todd??

[wiedemab]

Ridiculous, you rich prick.

We should all take pride in knowing that this community of car folks is doing what we can to help Greg become "less rich", one project at a time. I'm not sure what can be done about the prick part - -- -- - - - we may actually be making that worse! :lol:


:stirthepot:

[Greg from Aus]

Totally!!! LOL







Greg -- Have you met Todd??

Yep, and I thought you two would have seen Eye to Eye. :lmao: There can't be much in it.

[MrsSpiffAv8]

I wanna play!!! We could roller skate in there for hours....or until I fell and broke my arm.

[ironworks]

We should all take pride in knowing that this community of car folks is doing what we can to help Greg become "less rich", one project at a time. I'm not sure what can be done about the prick part - -- -- - - - we may actually be making that worse! :lol:


:stirthepot:


Not possible. :trophy-1302:

[GregWeld]

I wanna play!!! We could roller skate in there for hours....or until I fell and broke my arm.



Only if you promise to leave Curtis home!

BTW - Only broken bone(s) I've ever had... summer of 1980 while moving into a new house the neighbor girls (about 7 years old) were skating in the street and I kept telling them "wait til I unpack my skates...". When I did - I made it down the driveway and into the street and made part of a turn before I broke my ankle in 3 places. Her Dad had to take me to the Bronxville hospital because we didn't even know where a hospital was.

Went to her wedding... and we're still friends with the parents after all these years.



Not possible. :trophy-1302:




Truer words were never spoken. BASTARDS.



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[Lenie]

to work on the dump here so we can get it going mid September.

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Summer home?:poke: :lol: Holy Shi-zzzzzzzz batman, nice cave....Now why couldn't you have built your shop on the property near the house? Access issues? Nice place Greg, you've outdone yourself:thumbsup:

[Vegas69]

I heard Gates bought the hillside next to you?:lol:

[GregWeld]

Summer home?:poke: :lol: Holy Shi-zzzzzzzz batman, nice cave....Now why couldn't you have built your shop on the property near the house? Access issues? Nice place Greg, you've outdone yourself:thumbsup:




Not a summer home Lenie -- our home - period. Sold the Bellevue place in May (it was on the market for 2 hours). This will be our one and only. We're really not into second homes. I'd rather go all over the place than "have" to go because you own somewhere else.




I heard Gates bought the hillside next to you?:lol:



He tried but couldn't afford it. LOL



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[GregWeld]

Lenie -- I forgot to answer your question about why not build the shop on site.


We invested heavily in Architect fees etc to do just that - and in the end - when the work went to bid - the shop being on site under the house - added too much cost vs value... So I just bought the commercial building in this thread (for about 1/3rd the cost of having it under the house.

While the lot for the house is 1.6 acres -- the building envelope is actually only 18,000 square feet... and much of it is just too steep to get access to. The fire department has say so over such things. They will not allow more than 10% grade... and the driveway must be 20' wide for fire truck access - and once we try to get up to where a shop would be --- the cost of moving dirt is just absolutely prohibitive. The soils here are described as "cleetchy" and are not suitable to use elsewhere - so they must be hauled off site. We are already moving 20,000 cubic yards of material - that's 2000 dump truck loads - and they calculate "truck miles" to be 46,000 miles of round trips to dump the soil. I'm not adding to that bill!!! Stick a fork in me - I'm done!! LOL

[fleetus macmullitz]

I heard Gates bought the hillside next to you?:lol:



He tried but couldn't afford it. LOL

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But...if Chuck Norris wants that hill, Chuck Norris gonna get that hill!

#winningnevergetsOld


:lol:

[tones2SS]

But...if Chuck Norris wants that hill, Chuck Norris gonna get that hill!
#winningnevergetsOld
:lol:

LOL
:lol:

[slenning]

The "shed" is looking great Greg!!! I love setting up a new place. Seeing all of the barn wood you have in there reminds me of a cabinet job we just did. Here's one of the cabinets. Reclaimed wood from Montana.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/901x676q90/901/CgGLlc.jpg

If you ever need any cabinets for the shed (or that other "shed" you're building lol )I'm your man :lol:

[GregWeld]

The "shed" is looking great Greg!!! I love setting up a new place. Seeing all of the barn wood you have in there reminds me of a cabinet job we just did. Here's one of the cabinets. Reclaimed wood from Montana.

https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/901x676q90/901/CgGLlc.jpg

If you ever need any cabinets for the shed (or that other "shed" you're building lol )I'm your man :lol:




WOW! Those are pretty kool!!


We're not going that rustic.... and the builders brother is a local high quality cabinet maker. How convenient is that? LOL We actually haven't even figured all the finishes etc out yet. We're pretty sure we're going to use "salt wood" out of Salt Lake... there's a guy down there laying the wood out in the salt and sun (30 acres of it) and it's easier to work with since it's actually dimensional.

[slenning]

Thanks Greg! I never figured you'd go that rustic in your house. :confused18: we haven't done too many of those. Thought they'd look good in the shed though. I haven't heard of the "salt wood" before. I'd like to see pics of that when you get going. Oh and the brother thing is convenient. :lol: if you ever got a question or need an opinion on anything to do with the cabinets I'd be glad to help. Been doing cabinets for 35 years

[tones2SS]

Anything going on in the "shed" Greg?
Haven't seen any updates. :goggles:

[Sieg]

Anything going on in the "shed" Greg?
Haven't seen any updates. :goggles:

He's busy doing apprentice work for the journeymen coming. :D

[GregWeld]

Anything going on in the "shed" Greg?
Haven't seen any updates. :goggles:

He's busy doing apprentice work for the journeymen coming. :D


I just haven't had time to get much done down there -- just little stupid things. I've had way too many mid day meetings with architects - designers - bankers - insurance brokers - and keeping Stella happy with hikes...

Had to finally call in the troops and have my air lines run by the plumber even! This is something I've always done myself - but I need air to function and can't seem to find a day or two where I can get 'er done. Had to bust out the hand files to make a post mount for one of the regulators before they could plumb to it. Got to fire up the MIG machine and make a half a dozen tack welds even!! WHOOOO HOOOOOOO. Since I still haven't hooked up the giant sucker machine to the "dirty/dust makers" -- I don't want to run the Burr King etc... so will get that done next === then I'll be somewhat functional. Toss in two trips this month -- and not much more will advance.


Oh -- and 3 full wasted days in a effort to get the '33 road worthy.... UGH!



Tore the '33 apart to try to figure out an overheating - no water circulation issue - NO IT IS NOT AN AIR LOCK....


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Made a minimal mount for a regulator..... using crude hand tools - they work amazingly well you know... lots of people forget how effective they can be.







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I thought this was an appropriate sign given the pile beneath it.






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I managed to find some more "wall of shame" items and got them hung.....






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Appropriate "tool" -- the old get a bigger hammer.... I get a bigger wrench!!







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Managed to add a couple more pairs of skis for this winter.... new powder boards and while I was shopping a half price pair of turn producers....







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In between all of the above mentioned drivel --- I managed to get rid of a couple vehicles in exchange for a more appropriate Sun Valley "rig".... and take it out to the high country. In other words -- a little break for some fun...




Since it's in front of the shed - it's appropriate to post... LOL




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See it in action here....







http://s919.photobucket.com/user/gregweld/library/Jeep?sort=3&page=1

[syborg tt]

Since I sold my Tahoe and Trailer my wife agreed we need a Jeep. What size are the Wheels & Tire and was there a lift kit installed.

ps the pictures of your off road journey are fantastic.

In between all of the above mentioned drivel --- I managed to get rid of a couple vehicles in exchange for a more appropriate Sun Valley "rig".... and take it out to the high country. In other words -- a little break for some fun...

Since it's in front of the shed - it's appropriate to post... LOL

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See it in action here....

http://s919.photobucket.com/user/gregweld/library/Jeep?sort=3&page=1

[GregWeld]

Marty --- This is Jeeps "AEV" version --- so it has the JK350 AEV conversion...

American Expedition Vehicles (AEV)

This is their 3.5" lift... with the 35" tire. Check out their website.


Love the ride and the handing is great given the aggressive tires. It's quite - solid - and the Rubicon version I have has the front and rear lockers on a button and a sway bar disconnect on a button.... and the hill holder button works fantastically! I know nothing about off road stuff... but it was fun to do this trip -- and the Jeep worked just as advertised --- and I drove it home at 75 MPH when I was finished rock pounding off roading. Gotta love that!










Since I sold my Tahoe and Trailer my wife agreed we need a Jeep. What size are the Wheels & Tire and was there a lift kit installed.

ps the pictures of your off road journey are fantastic.

[syborg tt]

Thank you very much.

I am heading to the dealer after my ride to test drive one. The good news is I am in no hurry to buy one so right now I am trying to see whats out there and what people are doing with them.

Marty --- This is Jeeps "AEV" version --- so it has the JK350 AEV conversion...

American Expedition Vehicles (AEV)

This is their 3.5" lift... with the 35" tire. Check out their website.


Love the ride and the handing is great given the aggressive tires. It's quite - solid - and the Rubicon version I have has the front and rear lockers on a button and a sway bar disconnect on a button.... and the hill holder button works fantastically! I know nothing about off road stuff... but it was fun to do this trip -- and the Jeep worked just as advertised --- and I drove it home at 75 MPH when I was finished rock pounding off roading. Gotta love that!

[DBasher]

Nice call on the AEV, is it the Hemi?

Couple bikes hanging off the back and a cooler you and Gwen will be set!

Did you figure out the what for on the 33?

:thumbsup:
Dan

[GregWeld]

Nice call on the AEV, is it the Hemi?

Couple bikes hanging off the back and a cooler you and Gwen will be set!

Did you figure out the what for on the 33?

:thumbsup:
Dan



No Hemi - just the V6... and it proved to have plenty of power on my recent rock climbing. RIPP makes a hair dryer kit for it which puts down 350 HP to the rear wheels with 37" tires... which is more than the Hemi and costs less and can be installed in one day.

I never did figure out the '33 problem -- it's going back to Brizio's on my way to Thunderhill in October.

[SSLance]

Friend of mine waited 5 months AFTER RIPP charged his Visa for the hairdryer to ship. He finally punted and put a hemi in his Jeep.

That was a couple of years ago, maybe they've got it figured out by now. Said the holdup was the tune.

[GregWeld]

Friend of mine waited 5 months AFTER RIPP charged his Visa for the hairdryer to ship. He finally punted and put a hemi in his Jeep.

That was a couple of years ago, maybe they've got it figured out by now. Said the holdup was the tune.



Thanks for the input Lance! I'm not interested in doing any mods to this thing...but that was just thrown out there as a comparison. I mod my hot rods/track cars - not my new cars. They're just for driving.

[Flash68]

and the builders brother is a local high quality cabinet maker. How convenient is that?

For them? or for you? :lol:

:G-Dub:

[Rick D]

Love the Jeep, getting ready to buy for my wife as well. She has a Commander and loves it it but is ready for something new and has always wanted a Jeep so off looking we go soon. Just not sure which one to get yet.

[GregWeld]

For them? or for you? :lol:

:G-Dub:



Good question -- we haven't had that talk yet.

[GregWeld]

Love the Jeep, getting ready to buy for my wife as well. She has a Commander and loves it it but is ready for something new and has always wanted a Jeep so off looking we go soon. Just not sure which one to get yet.




The standard Wrangler with the Rubicon package was really a nice driving rig.... This AEV version with the 3.5" lift and the 35" tires is more my speed - but I wouldn't want to drive it from here to Seattle (a 10 hour run). I drove it 60 miles up hi way 75 to RedFish Lodge and back today... These big tires and the 4:10 gears aren't what I'd want on a rig I had to drive on a long trip. But for rock crawlin' and dirt roads they're awesome. My house to the shed is not very far and not at high speed so it's fine.

[Vegas69]

Love my Jeep. Have about 7k in it and I've had more damn fun with it than any other vehicle I've ever owned.

[GregWeld]

Love my Jeep. Have about 7k in it and I've had more damn fun with it than any other vehicle I've ever owned.



I have to tell ya that I had more fun than I thought I would... some of the stuff we did was a challenge and I like a challenge! I don't give two hoots if the thing gets scratched or dented. I have a new saying about how to prep for an Idaho car show.... I power wash the mud off.... LOL

So far I have dented the Smitty Built steps... and there's several large gouges and scrapes in the skid plates... I heard things hit the bottom that made me cringe a little and then just went about climbing over the next obstacle.

I worry a bit about all the "electronic" stuff --- rather than older mechanical stuff - but it was nice to be able to just push a button to lock up the front rather than get out in the creek bed (with water flowing) to twist a knob. No backing up to unlock either.

I expect that by the end of next summer - it might be a little worse for wear... but as my buddy said once I got mud all up the sides "now it looks correct". LOL

[ironworks]

Fox makes a set of adjustable shicks specifically for that jk that will improve the ride and handling ten fold. Run them on the softest setting.

[Vegas69]

I have to tell ya that I had more fun than I thought I would... some of the stuff we did was a challenge and I like a challenge! I don't give two hoots if the thing gets scratched or dented. I have a new saying about how to prep for an Idaho car show.... I power wash the mud off.... LOL

So far I have dented the Smitty Built steps... and there's several large gouges and scrapes in the skid plates... I heard things hit the bottom that made me cringe a little and then just went about climbing over the next obstacle.

I worry a bit about all the "electronic" stuff --- rather than older mechanical stuff - but it was nice to be able to just push a button to lock up the front rather than get out in the creek bed (with water flowing) to twist a knob. No backing up to unlock either.

I expect that by the end of next summer - it might be a little worse for wear... but as my buddy said once I got mud all up the sides "now it looks correct". LOL

I don't do anything to crazy with mine but it has taken me everywhere I've tried to go.

Kelli and I take the dogs out in the desert often when the weather is right. Enjoy the serenity and a beverage or two. I've also been all over Nevada hunting. I'm sure well over 1,000 off road miles now.

[SSLance]

Here's a pic of my friends Jeep taken in Colorado a couple weeks ago.

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He's got more in that Jeep than most of you do in your PT cars, hemi, complete custom suspension, all the creature comforts too. He really digs it. They have a little expedition type camping trailer they pull with it and love going to out of the way places in the mountains to camp and wheel.

[GregWeld]

WOW!!!


He looks like he's dang near vertical.

[GregWeld]

Got the plumber working on Sunday - running air... I can't stand to be without it another day!! Get 'er done!!



I use this smaller regulator near the bench because I want to be able to control the air for "fine" work sometimes.






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[waynieZ]

Plenty of line length there for the air to cool down some.

[GregWeld]

Plenty of line length there for the air to cool down some.



All the drops run 6" UP from the home run... and all have a blow out valve at the end of the drop run. This pic doesn't show that 'cause he put the valve and extension on after I took the pic.

I also had him put in capped off "Tee's" in every run (except this one) so I can add if I need to later. Also everything has unions so I can remove the regulators if they have an issue.

[96z28ss]

I managed to get rid of a couple vehicles in exchange for a more appropriate Sun Valley "rig".... and take it out to the high country. In other words -- a little break for some fun...




Since it's in front of the shed - it's appropriate to post... LOL




http://i919.photobucket.com/albums/ad33/gregweld/Jeep/IMG_6415.jpg (http://s919.photobucket.com/user/gregweld/media/Jeep/IMG_6415.jpg.html)







See it in action here....







http://s919.photobucket.com/user/gregweld/library/Jeep?sort=3&page=1

Like I told you before you bought it, the AEV is the way to go. Turn key fun!

[GregWeld]

Like I told you before you bought it, the AEV is the way to go. Turn key fun!




Oh hell yeah!! I've already managed to scrape it up - and dent it - and power washed the mud off twice... and that was the first 500 miles!

Thanks for the recommendation Bob!






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[tones2SS]

Oh hell yeah!! I've already managed to scrape it up - and dent it - and power washed the mud off twice... and that was the first 500 miles!
Thanks for the recommendation Bob!
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Looks like fun!

[waynieZ]

Definitely some travel in that suspension!

[GregWeld]

Definitely some travel in that suspension!



Wayne --- What's surprising is how well it rolls around town or down the freeway at speed!

35" tires... big ass long shocks... but AEV spends a LOT of time matching all the components to get it right.

In my Jeep - you just push a button on the dash and it disengages the anti roll bars! Pretty neat trick.

[waynieZ]

Sounds like a pretty slick unit. It a nice looking Jeep. I looked at some of the other pictures you have from when you went off road. You need to go back to that mining shack and drag some of those metal pieces in the building for some yard art.

[GregWeld]

Sounds like a pretty slick unit. It a nice looking Jeep. I looked at some of the other pictures you have from when you went off road. You need to go back to that mining shack and drag some of those metal pieces in the building for some yard art.

That would be fun to have but a HUGE NO NO -- that's a Historical site... No touchy NUTHIN!


We're planning on going up there next time with about 30 Jeeps -- but in the SNOW!! That will be "interesting".... They call it "challenging". Which I think is a nice way not to scare the crap out of you.

[waynieZ]

Well if I would have tried to get the art work it would be the only way I could afford to live there for 5-10 with three hot's and a cot! lol
When I had my FJ40 Land Cruiser I always wanted to do something like the Rubicon trail. But never in the cards.

[tones2SS]

Wayne --- What's surprising is how well it rolls around town or down the freeway at speed!
35" tires... big ass long shocks... but AEV spends a LOT of time matching all the components to get it right.
In my Jeep - you just push a button on the dash and it disengages the anti roll bars! Pretty neat trick.
Sounds like they got it all figured out and are doing it right. Good deal.

We're planning on going up there next time with about 30 Jeeps -- but in the SNOW!! That will be "interesting".... They call it "challenging". Which I think is a nice way not to scare the crap out of you.

HA HAAAA
:waveflag:

[Blake Foster]

Looks like the Shed is already FULL.

[GregWeld]

Looks like the Shed is already FULL.



Shed was full before I even bought it Blake! You know how it goes.... stuff expands to fill the space allotted to it.


Actually - with the 5250 square foot main floor -- even with the toter/stacker setup parked inside... it's still way bigger than my other shed was. And the best part is - is that if I'd ever get the unpacking tables out of the way - I can park 4 cars alongside the toter and never know they're there.

[GregWeld]

I did build a new grinder stand while messing around.... I got tired of pushing around the two umbrella stands -- and then saw the two drivelines standing over in the barrel... and the three dead sticks rolling around....Not long after I have a nice solid stand.







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[waynieZ]

They are Roller cams too I see!

[GregWeld]

They are Roller cams too I see!



We need to put that in past tense Wayne -- they WERE roller cams... abused and used - but I never have the heart to toss stuff like this out. It's steel - therefore it's living (in my world)... so I move it around and see?!?!?! They were repurposed and now more useless than ever! LOL

[waynieZ]

Useless ? But they look nifty....

[LS7 Z/28]

When my car is done I'm going to study those investing threads so I can grow up to be like Greg Weld.. and not the guy who used to make wheels. Although he did alright too.


Your shop is turning out to be a really sweet place. I bet you spend hours upon hours there.

[GregWeld]

When my car is done I'm going to study those investing threads so I can grow up to be like Greg Weld.. and not the guy who used to make wheels. Although he did alright too.


Your shop is turning out to be a really sweet place. I bet you spend hours upon hours there.



Casey -- Too funny!


When people ask me about being Greg Weld -- I always tell them -- "he's dead and was bankrupt, and I'm neither of those". LOL


When Gwen was still in Seattle and I was here by myself for 6 weeks or so... I would get down to the shed and have absolutely no idea what time it was. Didn't care! There's still so much to do - and it will be a few more weeks before I can look around and say "I'm done". Since I'm figuring this is my last hurrah... I'm taking my time and doing many of the little things that I've been only thinking about in my other places. I have the space - and better - I have the time, so I'm taking it! The stand "parts" have been around the shop for maybe 6 or 7 years... and I was always "going to" make this stand. This time when I looked at the stuff - I said "just do it". DONE. NEXT! LOL

[jy211]

cool stand! :stirthepot:

[clill]

I did build a new grinder stand while messing around.... I got tired of pushing around the two umbrella stands -- and then saw the two drivelines standing over in the barrel... and the three dead sticks rolling around....Not long after I have a nice solid stand.






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I wanna see you grind with those wire brushes...:catfight: ......

[GregWeld]

I wanna see you grind with those wire brushes...:catfight: ......



I put those wheels on in case you stopped by -- so you can't hurt yourself.... I want you to be able to still hold a pen for writing checks until I get the house built.







I'll use these....





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[coolwelder62]

Got the plumber working on Sunday - running air... I can't stand to be without it another day!! Get 'er done!!



I use this smaller regulator near the bench because I want to be able to control the air for "fine" work sometimes.






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[waynieZ]

Oh Yeah !

[HEEP]

So, how about an update......and let me go ahead and say it this way....
:ttiwop:

[GregWeld]

So, how about an update......and let me go ahead and say it this way....
:ttiwop:



Trouble maker!! Don't you have a road trip to write about... :>)



<Rustling around in his bag> Nothing really has changed that much.


November was a busy month with SEMA -- My 35th Anniversary -- and TurkeyDay travels etc.


But I did start to piece together something I've always wanted in my sheds - a dirty room vacuum system for the grinding and dirt making area. This is 6" "Nordfab" industrial piping -- that goes up thru the concrete floor and connects to a big ass dust collector that is remote controlled.

I had to stop and order another $3K worth of pipe and fittings when my design idea got "added to". I needed some T's -- and more reducers etc. They were ordered last week and should arrive shortly. Nordfab has a great website and you can order this stuff directly from them. I decided in the interest of safety that I should include their spark arrestor and I wanted to add a floor sweep and on and on. WTF - go big or go home! LOL





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Lots of parts and pieces -- but like everything I do -- not always the RIGHT parts and pieces to complete the job!!






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PS --- I HATE the painted floors!! Drop one thing - that's a week looking around trying to find it. UGH!!






Since I live high in the mountains and it gets REALLY cold here -- it was very nice to be able to use my indoor mixing valve to have warm water and be able to wash the Jeep INDOORS! There is a big ass drain (more for snow melting off vehicles) in the floor.... works like a charm!!! I'm so glad I had the plumber put this in.





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I'd also ordered a few more 1 ton 30' chain hoists for making better use of the "free" sky in the old shed! The stuff I don't use often is being hung up there.






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[HEEP]

Trouble maker!! Don't you have a road trip to write about... :>)

Sorry, the new job does not take up all my time here in the cube farm like my old one. Was scrolling down on Lat-G to the for sale section and noticed there was no update here.

I love how you have been able to section off and add the vacuum system. I wish I had that in my little garage for when I am working on the Chevelle. Would definitely keep other parts cleaner. An love the fact that you can wash the Jeep inside. I'm sure that is the bomb right there.

As always, I'm envious.

[Sieg]

The floor sweep was a good move.......they are without a doubt the best part of the central vac system in my house.

[Blake Foster]

looks like you can start building cars any time now :underchair: :thumbsup:

going to have to make a road trip and check it out. maybe some skiing???

[GregWeld]

looks like you can start building cars any time now :underchair: :thumbsup:

going to have to make a road trip and check it out. maybe some skiing???




I'm not ready yet -- and not sure what my next project will be or if there will even be one... but I'm enjoying putting this dump together a little bit here and a little bit there. I am looking around and thinking to myself -- WOW! This is the best place I've ever had -- yet I have nothing going on. (to those that don't understand/know me - this is my own personal shop - I don't do anything commercially).


I've skied twice so far --- we had a great start - then it got warm and it's been melting during the day and freezing up at night - makes for hard icy base just under the 2" of groomed corduroy the machines make. That's all gone after two runs and you're down to the ice. We need some fresh snow for sure --- and hell yes we need company!! Will I see you at GNRS??

[KPC67]

:idea:
hmmm Greg, maybe you should consider going into production, my car can be your first victim.... would hate to have that beautiful shop sitting all empty and no projects going on inside it! Heck maybe I should move there and we could partner up. this farming thing is getting old.
ps. when we are on road trips in the rig I could drive it for you!:drive:


I'm not ready yet -- and not sure what my next project will be or if there will even be one... but I'm enjoying putting this dump together a little bit here and a little bit there. I am looking around and thinking to myself -- WOW! This is the best place I've ever had -- yet I have nothing going on. (to those that don't understand/know me - this is my own personal shop - I don't do anything commercially).


I've skied twice so far --- we had a great start - then it got warm and it's been melting during the day and freezing up at night - makes for hard icy base just under the 2" of groomed corduroy the machines make. That's all gone after two runs and you're down to the ice. We need some fresh snow for sure --- and hell yes we need company!! Will I see you at GNRS??

[Blake Foster]

I'm not ready yet -- and not sure what my next project will be or if there will even be one... but I'm enjoying putting this dump together a little bit here and a little bit there. I am looking around and thinking to myself -- WOW! This is the best place I've ever had -- yet I have nothing going on. (to those that don't understand/know me - this is my own personal shop - I don't do anything commercially).


I've skied twice so far --- we had a great start - then it got warm and it's been melting during the day and freezing up at night - makes for hard icy base just under the 2" of groomed corduroy the machines make. That's all gone after two runs and you're down to the ice. We need some fresh snow for sure --- and hell yes we need company!! Will I see you at GNRS??

still contemplating that move.
more than likely

[GregWeld]

:idea:
hmmm Greg, maybe you should consider going into production, my car can be your first victim.... would hate to have that beautiful shop sitting all empty and no projects going on inside it! Heck maybe I should move there and we could partner up. this farming thing is getting old.
ps. when we are on road trips in the rig I could drive it for you!:drive:




Hmmmmmm..... Here's the thing. For 20 some odd years I've gotten up every morning and asked myself "what do I want to do today" -- and the answer was always the same "whatever I feel like".

That would NOT include having to deal with customers, or deadlines, or someone else's hopes and dreams! LOL

[KPC67]

You just crushed my hopes and dreams.
Bye the way the mustang looks awesome in that pic. :drool:

[Sieg]

You just crushed my hopes and dreams.

He can be a real heartbreaker at times.........ask Gaetano.


:underchair:

[GregWeld]

You just crushed my hopes and dreams.
Bye the way the mustang looks awesome in that pic. :drool:



The best thing I ever STOLE from Charley!! LOL






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[KPC67]

Yeah that thing is awesome!
I have never seen the specs on the mustang, what are they? sorry for changing gears on your shed thread.

[GregWeld]

Yeah that thing is awesome!
I have never seen the specs on the mustang, what are they? sorry for changing gears on your shed thread.




I can hear the wheat growing..... LOL



The Mustang is 580HP on 110 race gas.... and weighs in at 2975 pounds with me in it (IIRC). Runs a Jerico 4 speed. Full floater rear end on leaf springs and bearings (mono composite leaf custom for this car) and a Maier track bar set up. Power rack and pinion steering - Chris Alston stuff - custom upper control arms and big ass Howe ball joints with custom built spindles using big race bearings. Triple adjustable JRi Shocks that are custom valved for this car. 18" Formula 43 wheels with Hoosier A7's. The custom stuff and settings are all thanks to RON SUTTON RACE TECHNOLOGIES.

[KPC67]

I can hear the wheat growing..... LOL

No you don't, the ground is frozen up here!
The mustang sounds like it has been well thought out and would be a lot of fun. But what do I know?

[GregWeld]

No you don't, the ground is frozen up here!
The mustang sounds like it has been well thought out and would be a lot of fun. But what do I know?



As it is here!!

The Mustang was a nice track day car -- and with the help of Ron Sutton it's now a much MORE FUN track day car. He thought it out -- I just paid for it and get in the seat and enjoy the magic he created for me.

[BMR Sales]

I'm not ready yet -- and not sure what my next project will be or if there will even be one... but I'm enjoying putting this dump together a little bit here and a little bit there. I am looking around and thinking to myself -- WOW! This is the best place I've ever had -- yet I have nothing going on. (to those that don't understand/know me - this is my own personal shop - I don't do anything commercially).


I've skied twice so far --- we had a great start - then it got warm and it's been melting during the day and freezing up at night - makes for hard icy base just under the 2" of groomed corduroy the machines make. That's all gone after two runs and you're down to the ice. We need some fresh snow for sure --- and hell yes we need company!! Will I see you at GNRS??

The would be NE Style Skiing! I only knew Ice Skiing until I went to Colorado the 1st Time!

[GregWeld]

The would be NE Style Skiing! I only knew Ice Skiing until I went to Colorado the 1st Time!

T.C. -- I grew up on Mt Hood in Oregon... and then moved to New York City.. Skied some of the big time east coast destinations...Vermont and New Hampshire and Hunter Mountain etc. and all I could think of was "this is what they call a mountain?" and "ice skating at it's finest". LOL


On Mt Hood - fresh snow was called Cascade Concrete (so wet and heavy)... Sun Valley is normally very dry light snow and SUN SHINE and blue sky skiing. It's early so we'll just go with it. It will return to normal (I hope).

[SSLance]

I grew up skiing in Colorado, back in 1994 I won a trip to Lake Placid in upstate NY. We got there late one night and overnight 8" of fresh snow fell...I was stoked to go skiing the next day. We get up on the mountain...and I notice right away that they've groomed the WHOLE FREAKING MOUNTAIN!!! There wasn't a speck of powder to be found anywhere. :headscratch:

By noon, every slope had turned into a sheet of ice and did I mention it was about 4 degrees that day.

Now, I'm used to skiing til the last run of the day...but that was on good snow and with a lift ticket I paid for. We bailed about 1 pm that day...way too dangerous skiing conditions, way too cold and too many good free adult beverages in the lounge.

[tones2SS]

The best thing I ever STOLE from Charley!! LOL
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What a car. Love it.

[Stuart Adams]

Cold weather sucks !

[Jay Hilliard]

Love the mustang Greg and the Burr King :-). I have got to get me one eventually. The dust collection will be one of the best things you have done.

[GregWeld]

Love the mustang Greg and the Burr King :-). I have got to get me one eventually. The dust collection will be one of the best things you have done.



Best gaps on any car at the track!! LOL


The Burr Kings are a must own if you're going to work much metal. They're just the work horses of the shop.

My old shop was 1500 sq feet -- didn't take long to clean it up... this one takes me half a day just to vacuum the floor... so now keeping it clean has become a priority!

[GregWeld]

I moved here in MAY.... and I just finally got around to working on the upstairs stuff... unpacked the last box yesterday! Gawd I hate moving! I'll never do it again!


There's so much stuff a guy collects over the years it's just stupid! Easy if you stay in one place and just add to the pile of S....t as you go.... not so easy to move it all at once. Don't tell anyone - but some of this stuff was a little "dirty" too... So now as I find it's permanent home I'm dusting and windexing and polishing. I should be by this time next year <shoothing self in head>.



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[fleetus macmullitz]

Coming together GW. :thumbsup:


When's Charlie gonna move his stuff out?


:bump:

[wiedemab]

Wow - -that is coming together really nicely. That is going to be a great place to hang out..........have a beer, look out over your shop.............. and think about all of the stuff you should be doing on your projects instead of relaxing and having a beer!

Seriously though that is COOL!

[Sieg]

If I was still in the rug business...........I would have shipped you one by now.

[waynieZ]

It looks like you'll have a nice comfortable space for yourself when your done setting it all up. Especially when you need a brake from the projects you can go upstairs and beat up on the drums.

[GregWeld]

Coming together GW. :thumbsup:


When's Charlie gonna move his stuff out?


:bump:




They empty the dumpster every week. I waited for him but he never came by!





Wow - -that is coming together really nicely. That is going to be a great place to hang out..........have a beer, look out over your shop.............. and think about all of the stuff you should be doing on your projects instead of relaxing and having a beer!

Seriously though that is COOL!




You know the problem with "space" and the crap that fills it up....

Now I just need to make some new friends over here!! Sitting up there by yourself sucks!





If I was still in the rug business...........I would have shipped you one by now.




HEY!! We bought that rug about 1976 or so... and it's still being used. So WTF. Ask me if I care about matching... (the answer is showing in the picture I guess!).





It looks like you'll have a nice comfortable space for yourself when your done setting it all up. Especially when you need a brake from the projects you can go upstairs and beat up on the drums.





Like a chimpanzee..... or so the song goes!

[Vegas69]

Mark my words, when I move this year there will be one of those big orange dumpsters out in front of this joint.

[BMR Sales]

I moved here in MAY.... and I just finally got around to working on the upstairs stuff... unpacked the last box yesterday! Gawd I hate moving! I'll never do it again!


There's so much stuff a guy collects over the years it's just stupid! Easy if you stay in one place and just add to the pile of S....t as you go.... not so easy to move it all at once. Don't tell anyone - but some of this stuff was a little "dirty" too... So now as I find it's permanent home I'm dusting and windexing and polishing. I should be by this time next year <shoothing self in head>.



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Is that some old McIntosh Audio Equipment?

[GregWeld]

Yeah TC!!

I still have my McIntosh C26 from like 1972.... don't use it, but it's sitting there...

Run a MC 7108 amp via a MX132 preamp/AV controller.... and B&W CDM1's and a pair of B&W bookshelf's for rears... can't remember what they are. Not bad music for down at the shop.




The other two pieces are unused - it's a CR 12 Multi Zone controller and the above mentioned C26 preamp.

[GregWeld]

Mark my words, when I move this year there will be one of those big orange dumpsters out in front of this joint.




I've "pared" the collection down while unpacking this time Todd... if it's not a real memory or of some real value (to me) I've tossed it. Trying to "de-clutter" and not have like everything I ever touched that had something to do with a car on the walls. Keeping it more "art" (in the beholders eyes) and the good stuff.

[OLDFLM]

Yeah TC!!

I still have my McIntosh C26 from like 1972.... don't use it, but it's sitting there...

Run a MC 7108 amp via a MX132 preamp/AV controller.... and B&W CDM1's and a pair of B&W bookshelf's for rears... can't remember what they are. Not bad music for down at the shop.




The other two pieces are unused - it's a CR 12 Multi Zone controller and the above mentioned C26 preamp.

And I thought my 70s Philips Hi Fi with period Fisher speakers in the garage were cool! LOL Waiting for the tubes to warm up is still kinda cool imo!

[GregWeld]

And I thought my 70s Philips Hi Fi with period Fisher speakers in the garage were cool! LOL Waiting for the tubes to warm up is still kinda cool imo!



Ha! You should have been on the "albums" and turntable text train the other day... what a hoot pulling out all that old stuff!

[Ron Sutton]

Ha! You should have been on the "albums" and turntable text train the other day... what a hoot pulling out all that old stuff!

When my Wife & Daughter were cleaning out the attic recently, they ran across my old cassette carry case with 60 music cassettes in it. I had ... and still do have ... a wide, weird range of tastes. Ah ... memories.

:popcorn2:

[fleetus macmullitz]

When my Wife & Daughter were cleaning out the attic recently, they ran across my old cassette carry case with 60 music cassettes in it. I had ... and still do have ... a wide, weird range of tastes. Ah ... memories.

:popcorn2:

In your inventory Ron? :)

qUNX5vIdfFM

[GregWeld]

When my Wife & Daughter were cleaning out the attic recently, they ran across my old cassette carry case with 60 music cassettes in it. I had ... and still do have ... a wide, weird range of tastes. Ah ... memories.

:popcorn2:



Early '70's Bob Carver started a company called Phase Linear -- before Carver stuff ever existed. He had "Quadraphonic" preamps and amps up in the Seattle area. I still remember going up there to see what was what - and smoking a doob with him and a group of engineers... listening to their latest 400 Watt amp... You needed TWO of the amps to do "quadraphonic" and I couldn't afford TWO so I bought one and the Phase Linear 4000 Preamp... and then the coupe d'gras was the TEAC 3340 10" reel to reel that was 4 channel Quadraphonic. I blew up more speakers than I care to remember with that big ass amp!! Nobody had that kind of power back then - and the speakers just couldn't handle it. Even my JBL 99's!! Or the Marantz 7's.... oh man.... I can't believe I can even remember those names!

I loved to come home at night and put on some headphones and fire up the Teac deck and watch those reels go round and round.

I don't think today you could even buy a reel or the tape!! And the reels had to be aluminum or you just weren't kool!



This picture was taken later - because this is the apartment I first had when I moved to New York City in 1976... and if you look closely in this photo you can see the Phase Linear stuff -- and I think that was a Yamaha "tuner". LOL -- Good times back then!!


Spaced on why I brought that up! Shortly after I'd bought the Phase Linear and the Teac -- NAKAMICHI (?) came out with a high end "cassette" deck but nobody wanted that new fangled stuff! Who in their right mind would want a "cassette"? Shortly afterwards thats all we had...






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[andrewb70]

Love the concrete barbell!

Andrew

[Ns RS]

Early '70's Bob Carver was started a company called Phase Linear -- before Carver stuff ever existed. He had "Quadraphonic" preamps and amps up in the Seattle area. I still remember going up there to see what was what - and smoking a doob with him and a group of engineers... listening to their latest 400 Watt amp... You needed TWO of the amps to do "quadraphonic" and I couldn't afford TWO so I bought one and the Phase Linear 4000 Preamp... and then the coupe d'gras was the TEAC 4340 10" reel to reel that was 4 channel Quadraphonic. I blew up more speakers than I care to remember with that big ass amp!! Nobody had that kind of power back then - and the speakers just couldn't handle it. Even my JBL 99's!! Or the Marantz 7's.... oh man.... I can't believe I can even remember those names!

I loved to come home at night and put on some headphones and fire up the Teac deck and watch those reels go round and round.

I don't think today you could even buy a reel or the tape!! And the reels had to be aluminum or you just weren't kool!



This picture was taken later - because this is the apartment I first had when I moved to New York City in 1976... and if you look closely in this photo you can see the Phase Linear stuff -- and I think that was a Yamaha "tuner". LOL -- Good times back then!!


Spaced on why I brought that up! Shortly after I'd bought the Phase Linear and the Teac -- NAKAMICHI (?) came out with a high end "cassette" deck but nobody wanted that new fangled stuff! Who in their right mind would want a "cassette"? Shortly afterwards thats all we had...






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NYC in 1976? holy saturday night fever, studio 54, son of sam, 77 blackout batman, bet you got some stories.

Did your disco line go " come up and see my nakamichi sometime" or was it "it sounds better after my tube warms up??"

[Ron Sutton]

In your inventory Ron? :)



Ha Ha ... not that one ... but Asleep at the Wheel ... yes sir ... along with a wide range of hard rock, blues, jazz, country, classical and some stuff that didn't really fit in categories. LOL

[BMR Sales]

When my Wife & Daughter were cleaning out the attic recently, they ran across my old cassette carry case with 60 music cassettes in it. I had ... and still do have ... a wide, weird range of tastes. Ah ... memories.

:popcorn2:

I bought a 2000 Harley Truck with 20,000 Miles a couple months ago. It has a Factory Cassette & 6 CD Changer. It gave me a chance to dig out my old tunes.

What the Heck was I into?:headscratch:

[BMR Sales]

Early '70's Bob Carver started a company called Phase Linear -- before Carver stuff ever existed. He had "Quadraphonic" preamps and amps up in the Seattle area. I still remember going up there to see what was what - and smoking a doob with him and a group of engineers... listening to their latest 400 Watt amp... You needed TWO of the amps to do "quadraphonic" and I couldn't afford TWO so I bought one and the Phase Linear 4000 Preamp... and then the coupe d'gras was the TEAC 4340 10" reel to reel that was 4 channel Quadraphonic. I blew up more speakers than I care to remember with that big ass amp!! Nobody had that kind of power back then - and the speakers just couldn't handle it. Even my JBL 99's!! Or the Marantz 7's.... oh man.... I can't believe I can even remember those names!

I loved to come home at night and put on some headphones and fire up the Teac deck and watch those reels go round and round.

I don't think today you could even buy a reel or the tape!! And the reels had to be aluminum or you just weren't kool!



This picture was taken later - because this is the apartment I first had when I moved to New York City in 1976... and if you look closely in this photo you can see the Phase Linear stuff -- and I think that was a Yamaha "tuner". LOL -- Good times back then!!


Spaced on why I brought that up! Shortly after I'd bought the Phase Linear and the Teac -- NAKAMICHI (?) came out with a high end "cassette" deck but nobody wanted that new fangled stuff! Who in their right mind would want a "cassette"? Shortly afterwards thats all we had...






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Looks like a Yamaha Receiver - you could actually use them as a Pre-Amp.

I've got one of those Fancy High-End Cassette Decks - it was over $1200 in in 1978 Dollars!

[Ron Sutton]

Early '70's Bob Carver started a company called Phase Linear -- before Carver stuff ever existed. He had "Quadraphonic" preamps and amps up in the Seattle area. I still remember going up there to see what was what - and smoking a doob with him and a group of engineers... listening to their latest 400 Watt amp... You needed TWO of the amps to do "quadraphonic" and I couldn't afford TWO so I bought one and the Phase Linear 4000 Preamp... and then the coupe d'gras was the TEAC 4340 10" reel to reel that was 4 channel Quadraphonic. I blew up more speakers than I care to remember with that big ass amp!! Nobody had that kind of power back then - and the speakers just couldn't handle it. Even my JBL 99's!! Or the Marantz 7's.... oh man.... I can't believe I can even remember those names!

I loved to come home at night and put on some headphones and fire up the Teac deck and watch those reels go round and round.

I don't think today you could even buy a reel or the tape!! And the reels had to be aluminum or you just weren't kool!



This picture was taken later - because this is the apartment I first had when I moved to New York City in 1976... and if you look closely in this photo you can see the Phase Linear stuff -- and I think that was a Yamaha "tuner". LOL -- Good times back then!!


Spaced on why I brought that up! Shortly after I'd bought the Phase Linear and the Teac -- NAKAMICHI (?) came out with a high end "cassette" deck but nobody wanted that new fangled stuff! Who in their right mind would want a "cassette"? Shortly afterwards thats all we had...



Good memories. Too funny. :lmao:

[Blake Foster]

I remember looking at the Carver amps back in about 87 and wanting one but they were out of my range so I ended up with Luxman which was good stuff also the cassette player I bought was like 800.00 and honestly sounded better than the optical output on the CD player . Now I have a Samsung smart phone that somehow makes music come out of built in speakers???? lol

[Ron Sutton]

I remember looking at the Carver amps back in about 87 and wanting one but they were out of my range so I ended up with Luxman which was good stuff also the cassette player I bought was like 800.00 and honestly sounded better than the optical output on the CD player . Now I have a Samsung smart phone that somehow makes music come out of built in speakers???? lol

:lmao:

[GregWeld]

Back in the early '70's --- having a deck like this was today's equivalent of owning HellFire.... LOL





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[Sieg]

I had a Nakamichi cassette deck, missed out on the Teac real rage.......but only by a few months I'm sure. :)

[Justin@EntropyRad]

This thread title should have mentioned you will need a bib.

Did the MK3 Jetta come with the shop?

[GregWeld]

This thread title should have mentioned you will need a bib.

Did the MK3 Jetta come with the shop?




You must be posting in the wrong thread.... Or you're going to have to show me where you saw the Jetta.

[69hugger]

A big question back then was whether TEAC was pronounced "TEEK", or "TEE-ACK". The store sales guys all had the answer, and of course, they were right.

Kind of like Porsche....one syllable or 2?

But I digress...

[rickpaw]

You must be posting in the wrong thread.... Or you're going to have to show me where you saw the Jetta.

Greg,

In your first post, there is a picture of the building with a blue Jetta to the right.

[intocarss]

Hey GW, I must of missed it... If you sold the house in Wa and the new one isn't done yet...Where the hell are you living??

[Flash68]

When will Sieg be flying up for the interior design consulting?

[Try2paz]

Wow that place is every guys dream!

[Sieg]

When will Sieg be flying up for the interior design consulting?
It's we, remember, you're doing the drapes.

Dawgy he's got a condihomian that started the whole venture.

[GregWeld]

This thread title should have mentioned you will need a bib.

Did the MK3 Jetta come with the shop?

Greg,

In your first post, there is a picture of the building with a blue Jetta to the right.




GEEZZZZUS -- that was 600 posts ago!

Not mine - that's next door to my dump.

[GregWeld]

Hey GW, I must of missed it... If you sold the house in Wa and the new one isn't done yet...Where the hell are you living??



It all started when we bought a condo here a couple years ago... We're living in it now. Well - truth be known - I spend most of the time either up on the hill sliding down - or at the shop. Gwen and Stella have the condo.

[GregWeld]

Wow that place is every guys dream!


Really? It's not good enough for Charley.....

[Blake Foster]

what is??
lol

[GregWeld]

what is??
lol




FACT!

[clill]

Stfu

[fleetus macmullitz]

Really? It's not good enough for Charley.....

what is??
lol



He may not be that hard to please...

:D

[GregWeld]

Well we now have a visual definition of what "3 pounds of Sh!t in a 1 pound can" looks like.

[clill]

That's all you got ?:twak:

[fleetus macmullitz]

Ruh roh...

aYAQJPQKD-E



:lol:

[Che70velle]

Ruh roh...

aYAQJPQKD-E



:lol:

Funny stuff Skip!

[BMR Sales]

Havin Fun Now!:peepwall:

[GregWeld]

Finally got some more parts from Nordfab Ducting and got the verticals installed today... ALMOST done with this little project!


There's "blast gates" at each machine for total control...


Not bad for a little home shop! LOL







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[BMR Sales]

Back in the early '70's --- having a deck like this was today's equivalent of owning HellFire.... LOL





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I had 2 Reel to Reels ( bought used) that never really worked right, but sounded great when they did. One came with a bunch of Tapes - one was "Rush 2112". I had never heard of them, but was mezmerized!

Out in the Garage tonight - my Cheap System ( 1 of 4 in the House & Garage, used to have one playing in the Storage Shed). Analog sounds so much better than Digital!

52516

[GregWeld]

Love the old stuff TC! And a guy can never have "too much" music!

[Sieg]

Love the old stuff TC! And a guy can never have "too much" music!
Easy for you to say...........You don't have a 13 year old girl living at home. :hairpullout:

[GregWeld]

Easy for you to say...........You don't have a 13 year old girl living at home. :hairpullout:



WTF! She doesn't like Country?


I hate the crap they pass off as music these days. Gee... sounds like my parents back about 1964.... AND GET A HAIR CUT!!!
LOL

[Sieg]

WTF! She doesn't like Country?


I hate the crap they pass off as music these days. Gee... sounds like my parents back about 1964.... AND GET A HAIR CUT!!!
LOL

She likes everything..............LOUD!

............and 70% of it falls into the sucks category and that's usually what I get serenaded with at 6:30 a.m. :willy:

[fleetus macmullitz]

Suhhhweet looking setup Greg. :thumbsup:

Them pypes look like the same size that's running through the interior of that SB2 car someone started a build thread on a few years back.


:D

[GregWeld]

SVPN (Sun Valley Property News) - a magazine that is really only about real estate advertising.. but is nicely done.... did an article for the upcoming Sun Valley Road Rally. SV Road Rally is mostly Bugatti's and Porsches trying to run as fast as they can for top speed... With a "car theme" for this quarter - they did a photo shoot of the shop... and like most of these things - the discussion was much more "in depth" but they cut and paste and leave most on the floor.


Anyway -- if anyone is interested... You click this link -- then click on the July issue (with the Porsche on the cover) .... click on it again and it goes full screen - then scroll along the bottom to find the article found on Page 120


http://sunvalleypropertynews.com/archive.php?issue=43

[waynieZ]

Cool story Greg. The shop looks great.

[Che70velle]

Very nicely done, Mr. Weld. Should have had Stella in there somewhere...

[SSLance]

Very cool piece, nicely done Greg.

Any idea if they've fixed the "people moving issues" that they had in past road rally events there?

[GregWeld]

Very cool piece, nicely done Greg.

Any idea if they've fixed the "people moving issues" that they had in past road rally events there?



Good question Lance -- and all I can say is "I sure hope so"!!! They should have learned something from last years mess. But then - that's making a big ASSumption that management paid attention and took action.


I'm not going anywhere near the event this year... Frankly - it's pretty boring after the first couple of cars. It's really much more of a participation event than it is for a spectator.

[DBasher]

Pretty cool GW, great way to introduce yourself to the neighborhood!

The shed looks great...nice and comfortable, I imagine that fan feels pretty good on these hot days.

:thumbsup:

[GregWeld]

Pretty cool GW, great way to introduce yourself to the neighborhood!

The shed looks great...nice and comfortable, I imagine that fan feels pretty good on these hot days.

:thumbsup:



Stuff like this is "interesting" to the small community here... Not sure how they found out about it - but I was in Starbucks one day and the editor collared me. I was like - Uh - it's not very interesting or cool - but you're welcome to come down.

THE BIG ASS FAN is THE BEST!! It makes such a huge difference in the feel of the shop -- and it's not blowing stuff all over -- it's just moving the air which immediately feels better.

I do have a giant swamp cooler for the hot days - but then - frankly - I'm not doing much on the hot days... whatever I have to do can wait. Summers are for playing around with the stuff you did all winter. LOL The swamp cooler is next to having A/C -- but it raises the humidity... and I don't really like pumping all that humid air into the shop. It's nice to have metal laying around that doesn't rust! (you know about that being in Seattle!!).

[Flash68]

Sorry, but I had to stop and turn away when it said the Miata is "a gorgeous racing car."

:smiley_smack:

[Vegas69]

Nice of them to photochop your face.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Nice piece on you GW. :thumbsup:

But the lat-g community could have added additional 'insights' to that article...

[GregWeld]

Sorry, but I had to stop and turn away when it said the Miata is "a gorgeous racing car."

:smiley_smack:




THEIR WORDS not mine....


Actually -- They probably could have done 4 pages of typed words to use all the info we actually talked about.... and no pictures. LOL


They took 100 pics probably.... and used 3? And we all know I can talk a little...

[camcojb]

Nice article Greg. :thumbsup:

[MattO]

I have to come check this shed of yours out one day. I'm in Logan, UT now, so I'm not too far away. I promise to chase away any miscreants named "Lillard" I see near the premises :slingshot:

[GregWeld]

I have to come check this shed of yours out one day. I'm in Logan, UT now, so I'm not too far away. I promise to chase away any miscreants named "Lillard" I see near the premises :slingshot:




DEAL!!!

[Ron Sutton]

That is one heck of a man cave/car guy shop. Love it!

:thumbsup:


.

[GregWeld]

That is one heck of a man cave/car guy shop. Love it!

:thumbsup:


.



So far I've learned to put air in the tires - and I can change oil and filter..... one of these days I'll get around to figuring out which is the back and which is the front.

[Lenie]

I got no punch line man, dammitttt. Nice final product Greg. Let's see some updated photos of the house progress.

[GregWeld]

I got no punch line man, dammitttt. Nice final product Greg. Let's see some updated photos of the house progress.




Here ya go Lenie! Just for you!


The driveway is being worked on.....






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Some small rocks were needed.....







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[GregWeld]

Here --- Lenie --- I'll give you one more.






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[SSLance]

Heck yeah, that's pretty good progress Greg! Looks like you just might get it shelled in before winter hits...in a month or so. ;)

It looks like this design is going to fit into the overall landscape much better than rendition one was going to. Nice work.

[GregWeld]

Heck yeah, that's pretty good progress Greg! Looks like you just might get it shelled in before winter hits...in a month or so. ;)

It looks like this design is going to fit into the overall landscape much better than rendition one was going to. Nice work.



Thanks Lance! It's considered "weathered in" now... the membrane on the roof is weather tight - and all windows are installed. Still waiting for a "lift and slide" door/window for the great room - and the front door is just a gaping hole - but the porch roof keeps it out of the rain.

Insulation is being sprayed as of yesterday... then they'll "foil" the interior...

All of the exterior choices were chosen to blend in with the hillside surroundings... Stone - barn wood - shakes - roofing etc.

[Vegas69]

That don't suck! The wife and I are getting ready to build one ourselves.

[fleetus macmullitz]

Greg,

Suhweeeeeeet! :thumbsup:

I'm guessin' that even Clint will cast admiring glances upward upon 'stately Weld Manor part deux' when it's completed. :unibrow:

[dhutton]

Here --- Lenie --- I'll give you one more.

Damn, if that doesn't make you sit up and pay attention in Investing 102, nothing will... :thumbsup: Beautiful place.

Don

[GregWeld]

That don't suck! The wife and I are getting ready to build one ourselves.




Gwen and I might be one of the few couples that actually enjoy the process. Hope you two do as well. It's only stressful when you build beyond what you can really do.... or don't agree to begin with. Then it's war.






Greg,

Suhweeeeeeet! :thumbsup:

I'm guessin' that even Clint will cast admiring glances upward upon 'stately Weld Manor part deux' when it's completed. :unibrow:




I can see Clint's place from our place, and he'll be looking up, but only because his house is at a different (lower) elevation. LOL






Damn, if that doesn't make you sit up and pay attention in Investing 102, nothing will... :thumbsup: Beautiful place.

Don






We've been luckier than most Don.... but then, after being lucky.... you also have to learn to be a decent steward of that luck. That and have the First Bank of Lillard behind you!

[Lenie]

Awe inspiring. What a great setting for a home. Not being a contractor, I've been the general contractor for my first two homes and getting ready to do it again and just the dirt work going on for your private residence is just mind blowing. Everyone's an artist, nice vision...beautiful home Greg.

[GregWeld]

Skippa ----- Just because you asked about Clint's view --- here's what he sees. The house is in The White Clouds Golf Course - so the brighter green amongst the sage brush really stands out at this time of year.... Our house is the little spec to the far right just above the tree line. It's all by it's lonely there. So that's all he'll see, is me! LOL






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[DBasher]

Here --- Lenie --- I'll give you one more.






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With the kids out of the house and it just being you and Gwen, it seems to be sized right...:bitchslap: I know, I know, friends and family suites, I get it.

The shack looks great Greg! Nice little get away for when you're not on the road goofin off, even cooler that you both enjoy the process.
:cheers:

[waynieZ]

It looks amazing Greg. You need solar panels on that roof they would pay for all you future car build in no time lol

[glassman]

Greg, whats the elevation? how much snow will you get?

Love the topography!! Grats dude!

[GregWeld]

It looks amazing Greg. You need solar panels on that roof they would pay for all you future car build in no time lol



Too much snowfall here for that Wayne... so we spent extra money on insulation -- highly efficient heating -- There are TWO roofs on the house - one insulated and on top of that a whole other roof called a cold roof with a Boston Vent.





With the kids out of the house and it just being you and Gwen, it seems to be sized right...:bitchslap: I know, I know, friends and family suites, I get it.

The shack looks great Greg! Nice little get away for when you're not on the road goofin off, even cooler that you both enjoy the process.
:cheers:





Trouble maker!






Greg, whats the elevation? how much snow will you get?

Love the topography!! Grats dude!





The Living room floor is at 6273' ...... Snowfall depends on the year. Last year not much - maybe 3' at the most - the year before there was 6 or 7' on the lot.

[DBasher]

I'm sure you've had a few revisions since you showed me the plans at the Hellevue house....the kids suite (Charlie's) in the back has a garage under it right? And then how big is the garage under the house in the front?

Solar, geothermal loop, windmills......I'm thinking not. I would be interested to know what mechanicals are being used in a place this size and the climate it'll see. I've been involved in a couple large residential builds and it's always interesting to see what kind of systems are used.

[waynieZ]

[QUOTE=GregWeld;610638]Too much snowfall here for that Wayne... so we spent extra money on insulation -- highly efficient heating -- There are TWO roofs on the house - one insulated and on top of that a whole other roof called a cold roof with a Boston Vent.


I'd hate to see the ice dams you'd get without that top roof.

[Vegas69]

That buffer looks about right to me...

[GregWeld]

I'm sure you've had a few revisions since you showed me the plans at the Hellevue house....the kids suite (Charlie's) in the back has a garage under it right? And then how big is the garage under the house in the front?

Solar, geothermal loop, windmills......I'm thinking not. I would be interested to know what mechanicals are being used in a place this size and the climate it'll see. I've been involved in a couple large residential builds and it's always interesting to see what kind of systems are used.



If we were out of the city of Sun Valley... we'd have had to do geothermal etc. The "Mechanical room" is very "commercial"... LOL
I have no idea what all of the systems are other than the house is a mix of forced air gas (air handlers) and heated floors (like in the mud room). There's only one A/C unit - but there are pads and plumbing for 3 total. We just don't think we'll need it so we're only starting with the one - which covers the master bedroom area. The house has 600 amp service... and a 2" water main.

Yes, you have a good memory! Charlie's suite is up over the 3 car garage (the angled part of the house)... it's more like a padded cell actually. With locks on the outside. And no access to the frig.

Under the house is an oversized (understatement) two car affair we refer to as the "hot rod garage". It's an effort to keep a couple of the cars away from skis - bikes - golf bags etc. So 5 in total... upper for the drivers... lower for the hot rods that are being driven. The rest of the crap can rotate from the shop to the house etc. The upper will hold Gwen's Cayenne - the Jeep - and the '40 Ford P/U if Pinkee's ever gets back to work on it. : > )



[QUOTE=GregWeld;610638]Too much snowfall here for that Wayne... so we spent extra money on insulation -- highly efficient heating -- There are TWO roofs on the house - one insulated and on top of that a whole other roof called a cold roof with a Boston Vent.


I'd hate to see the ice dams you'd get without that top roof.



You are the first person to understand!!! They had to explain it to me a few times.... WhyTF I needed TWO roofs was beyond me... but without it we'd have a nightmare. The other "HUH!?!?!?!" was the heated gutters and downspouts.






That buffer looks about right to me...




There are 30 single lots in the development.... we're just the first house to be built. There are 4 or so other lots that are sold - but nothing built or planned for them currently. I think our builder is going to start a house for a client on Lot 3 (we can't see that lot from our house). Everything you see behind me is BLM land.... and our lot is 1.6 acres.... and the lots below and to the side of us are large as well... neighbors shouldn't be an issue.

[jy211]

Looks sweet man! :popcorn2:

[fleetus macmullitz]

Skippa ----- Just because you asked about Clint's view --- here's what he sees. The house is in The White Clouds Golf Course - so the brighter green amongst the sage brush really stands out at this time of year.... Our house is the little spec to the far right just above the tree line. It's all by it's lonely there. So that's all he'll see, is me!

LOL

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Greg,

Me thinks Clint will see the speck and #respectThespeck...

http://replygif.net/1094

:D

[syborg tt]

any good Mountain Bike trails near you

[waynieZ]

Greg last year I wish I had heated gutters. We had terrible ice dams the first time it ever happened in the 21 years of owning my house.

Here's how I spent almost everyday for a month.

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[GregWeld]

any good Mountain Bike trails near you




Some 1400 MILES of them..... one of which is right out our door..... This is MOUNTAIN BIKE HEAVEN.... it's a major Mtn Bike mecca.

[GregWeld]

Skippa..... here's my view looking back towards Clint's dump. LOL










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[GregWeld]

Here's a golfers view from the green on the 7th at White Clouds....





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[syborg tt]

Some 1400 MILES of them..... one of which is right out our door..... This is MOUNTAIN BIKE HEAVEN.... it's a major Mtn Bike mecca.

I am adding this to my bucket list of stuff to do before I die. Any chance you have a room for rent ?

[intocarss]

Here --- Lenie --- I'll give you one more.






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Damn GW, I thought you were building a home not a Ski Lodge! (The Weldorf Astoria). It looks Fantastic.

[waynieZ]

Damn GW, I thought you were building a home not a Ski Lodge! (The Weldorf Astoria). It looks Fantastic.

The Weldorf Astoria Ha I like that!!

Greg, are you going to have vehicle access around the house or will it be all landscaped around the back ?

[GregWeld]

I am adding this to my bucket list of stuff to do before I die. Any chance you have a room for rent ?




Certainly Marty! Here -- scroll down on this link to see a list of trails - ratings and a map....




http://www.mtbproject.com/directory/166361/sun-valley-and-ketchum




Damn GW, I thought you were building a home not a Ski Lodge! (The Weldorf Astoria). It looks Fantastic.





It ain't that big... but I like the name! LOL



The Weldorf Astoria Ha I like that!!

Greg, are you going to have vehicle access around the house or will it be all landscaped around the back ?





Wayne --- The driveway goes up from the street and around one side of the house to the NON view side (actually the front side) and there's a huge turn around there for the upper garage. All the driveway width - grade - and the turnaround are mandated by the Fire department. They have to have access for their fire trucks and they have to be able to make a 3 point turn in the turnaround... Fires are a BIG <understatement> here since the big fires in 2014. Lots of new regulations etc.

We can't drive all the way around the house.

[OLDFLM]

We can't drive all the way around the house.

Awe man! I was hoping for a "drifter's" tour around the house in the '40!

[Greg from Aus]

Sweet house Greg, now all you need is a chair lift for ski in ski out.

[SSLance]

I kind of figured that the back of the house was actually the front when you posted the picture of driveway and garage behind the house. Or is it actually a house with two fronts? :D

How will you surface the driveway when done, concrete? I'm assuming a plan is in place with where to push the snow too on the hill side of the house in the winter time?

I love stuff like this, thinking outside the box and really building something special. I'd be out there onsite everyday if I was building it.

[Che70velle]

I kind of figured that the back of the house was actually the front when you posted the picture of driveway and garage behind the house. Or is it actually a house with two fronts? :D

How will you surface the driveway when done, concrete? I'm assuming a plan is in place with where to push the snow too on the hill side of the house in the winter time?

I love stuff like this, thinking outside the box and really building something special. I'd be out there onsite everyday if I was building it.


Push snow? As much snow as you'll get in that neck of the woods, I'd install a heated driveway. We have them here in the ATL, and if we get 4" of the white devil, it's a miracle.

[syborg tt]

So what Airport would I fly into as I am going to make this a Destination


Found it -- Magic Valley Regional Airport

Certainly Marty! Here -- scroll down on this link to see a list of trails - ratings and a map....


[url]http://www.mtbproject.com/directory/166361/sun-valley-and-ketchum[/url

[jy211]

So what Airport would I fly into as I am going to make this a Destination


Found it -- Magic Valley Regional Airport

Can't Greg just sent his jet for you? :lmao:

[syborg tt]

Can't Greg just sent his jet for you? :lmao:

Now were talking

[GregWeld]

Awe man! I was hoping for a "drifter's" tour around the house in the '40!




You drift the cul d sac -- having the wife stand in the middle so you can go around her a few times -- then rip up the driveway nose into the house side @ a 45... then do a couple doughnuts in the turnaround.... and rip back down and do it again.





Sweet house Greg, now all you need is a chair lift for ski in ski out.






I was thinking some Sheep....





I kind of figured that the back of the house was actually the front when you posted the picture of driveway and garage behind the house. Or is it actually a house with two fronts? :D

How will you surface the driveway when done, concrete? I'm assuming a plan is in place with where to push the snow too on the hill side of the house in the winter time?

I love stuff like this, thinking outside the box and really building something special. I'd be out there onsite everyday if I was building it.




This has been a really fun project with all involved. We have a great team of folks that all enjoy working together.

Personally I try not to go up every day. If I go up - it's at the end of the day or lunch time.... they don't need my help!

Driveway is going to be pavers and blacktop. No heat except the "aprons" of the garage areas. It would cost $10,000 or more PER MONTH to heat the driveway. I'd rather buy stuff with my money. And there's a zillion companies here that go from excavators or lawn care straight to plows and blowers in the winter.






Push snow? As much snow as you'll get in that neck of the woods, I'd install a heated driveway. We have them here in the ATL, and if we get 4" of the white devil, it's a miracle.




Most of the time you can use a backpack blower to "remove" snow, it's so dry and fluffy here. When it dumps - everyone has a service that comes and takes care of it.




So what Airport would I fly into as I am going to make this a Destination. Found it -- Magic Valley Regional Airport




HAILEY, IDAHO (Sun Valley) is the airport not Magic Valley - that would put you in Twin Falls...



Can't Greg just send his jet for you? :lmao:




Only if Charlie let's me use his.





Now were talking





You can just ride here.

[jy211]

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[GregWeld]

Here's for the "construction types" out there... like Lance.... : > )



How about some footings!





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[jy211]

what no hidden bunker or armory? :poke:

[GregWeld]

what no hidden bunker or armory? :poke:



A gentleman never discusses his armory via the internet.... But I would say "people with bad intentions should be very, very scared". Ammo is too expensive to waste it firing a warning shot.

[SSLance]

Around here, we use 2x4s to form up footers...those look like they were formed with 2x10s :bow: :patriot:

Should prove to be a pretty solid foundation me thinks...

[Panteracer]

You should see some of the footings we have to put
in out in Earthquake Cali... I have done many that were
12' plus in width.. but to be fair they were for buildings not
Some dude's house

Cool place Greg.. very nicely done... I like how it sets
into the hillside gently

Clint's Dump... I have a Pantera friend who lives behind him
in Carmel.. problem is he has to drive all the way around to
get to his place because he does not belong to Clint's private
neighborhood... we party right across from the entry each
year when we go to the Baja Cantina Thursday night of the Historics
There are some cool and very rare cars that roll thru there

Bob

[GregWeld]

You should see some of the footings we have to put
in out in Earthquake Cali... I have done many that were
12' plus in width.. but to be fair they were for buildings not
Some dude's house

Cool place Greg.. very nicely done... I like how it sets
into the hillside gently

Clint's Dump... I have a Pantera friend who lives behind him
in Carmel.. problem is he has to drive all the way around to
get to his place because he does not belong to Clint's private
neighborhood... we party right across from the entry each
year when we go to the Baja Cantina Thursday night of the Historics
There are some cool and very rare cars that roll thru there

Bob




You know he's one of six guys that own Pebble Beach....


He comes here and skis - and he's in the lodge just like everyone else... talking to his buddies. He's polite and acknowledges people... and nobody bugs him here AT ALL.


Just for you - here's a shot of "nestled" in to the hill....





Earlier this winter....




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And a few weeks ago.....





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And the exterior... Stone - barn wood - and beams... A "mountain cottage".





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[Panteracer]

Love that shot for sure
and the barnwood is priceless

Good to hear you are having fun with it
I have a few contractor friends that have had
to work with couples at war. Not fun

[Vince@Meanstreets]

I can't wait to see what the front entrance sculpture is going to be...my favorite one so far.

[jy211]

A gentleman never discusses his armory via the internet.... But I would say "people with bad intentions should be very, very scared". Ammo is too expensive to waste it firing a warning shot.

I hear you. I lost all mine on a deep sea fishing trip a few years back....:)

[BMR Sales]

Yes, you have a good memory! Charlie's suite is up over the 3 car garage (the angled part of the house)... it's more like a padded cell actually. With locks on the outside. And no access to the frig.




Good Thinking!

[GregWeld]

I can't wait to see what the front entrance sculpture is going to be...my favorite one so far.






I'm in discussions regarding commissioning a bronze statue for the turn-around of this:







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OR THIS......






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[GregWeld]

Good Guys called --- they want to get these two vehicles together for next years special display at Columbus....

[clill]

Too late. I sold the Peel.

[GregWeld]

Too late. I sold the Peel.




Good excuse.... LOL

[Because Racecar]

Late to the party, but damn that is a nice shop...

[GregWeld]

Late to the party, but damn that is a nice shop...



That's not my "shop" -- that's my new house... you'll have to go back a bit in this thread to find my shop. LOL

[Because Racecar]

That's not my "shop" -- that's my new house... you'll have to go back a bit in this thread to find my shop. LOL

I would, but I'm likely to die a quick death from jealousy....

Actually, I'm going to look anyway. Life is short, right?

[Sieg]

Life is short, right?
Way too short.......and it compounds. :shakehead:

[GregWeld]

I would, but I'm likely to die a quick death from jealousy....

Actually, I'm going to look anyway. Life is short, right?





Just click on page 1 of this thread.

[glassman]

Way too short.......and it compounds. :shakehead:

I read over on Nasty-z, "life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer ya get to the end, the faster it goes"

Sorry boyz, couldnt resist, although were not to far off topic, i'm sure this house will have toilet paper :action-smiley-027:

[Sieg]

I'm sure this house will have toilet paper :action-smiley-027:
Get real, he uses linen.

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Nice shack GW

[GregWeld]

Nice shack GW



Thanks buddy! When ya comin' over?? Move in date has been moved up to March.



For fun - and to check the positions and angles (aim) of various exterior lighting components - we fired up the view side of the house --- and the fire pit.... Terrible iPhone night pics but you'll get the drift.






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The firepit is an old "cone" from a mine..... and the log set we had built to fit. The logs et all are all metal.






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Most of the "major" landscaping was put in just the week before we got snow (snow doesn't leave here until April or May).






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About where I was standing when taking the night shot of the outside lighting..... I wasn't as far out as this or using the wide angle lens on my good camera that this was taken with.






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[camcojb]

That's incredible Greg.

[SSLance]

Nicely done Greg, thanks for sharing.

I'm loving the great big soffits and no gutters... Landscaping looks nice, cool fire pit (is that a 3/4" gas line feeding it?), how bout some interior pics? **drool**

[GregWeld]

Nicely done Greg, thanks for sharing.

I'm loving the great big soffits and no gutters... Landscaping looks nice, cool fire pit (is that a 3/4" gas line feeding it?), how bout some interior pics? **drool**



There are gutters - heated even! You just don't see them as they blend into the facia.

Yes 3/4" line to feed the beast! I cranked it up and the flame was over 6' high.... And was ROARING.

I'm not going to share too much of the house -- just because it is "the internet" -- so no interior shots. Sorry. I've purposely not shared much of this build with many. It is our personal residence -- not like "the shed".

[Panteracer]

Very nicely done
I see you also have plenty of Solar on the roof
and Landscaping done before the inside is complete

Bob

[tubbed69]

Very nice house Greg,top notch just like the cars you build:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[GregWeld]

Very nicely done
I see you also have plenty of Solar on the roof
and Landscaping done before the inside is complete

Bob




There is NO solar -- What you're seeing is what's called a Boston Vent. Houses over here have TWO roofs on them -- one is insulated -- and then they build another whole roof on top that is open to atmosphere in an effort to hold/keep the snow on it. So to get circulation of the cold air (it was 1* here this morning) it has that big vent on the ridge line.

PART of the landscaping was done in an effort to get it in before the cold and snow.... otherwise we'd be doing landscaping this spring well after we've moved in. AND the size and amount of trees etc required heavy equipment. So all the trees and large shrubs were done - and there was a push to get the exterior stuff done before it got cold. Now - everyone is inside. There must have been 20 people working inside today. 3 tile guys - 3 or 4 painters - couple guys have one room set up to stain windows - two guys setting cabinetry - 4 or 5 guys were doing other trim work.... it's a complete cluster in there right now. Tomorrow there will be 4 or 5 stone masons starting to build the fireplace - then the kitchen stone - and there's a couple stone walls that need to be done yet inside.



Because of the size of the trees -- they started in one area and basically backed their way out and down the driveway as they went... The trees don't look all that big next to the house -- but these aren't the kind a couple of guys pick up and carry off up the hill !! LOL Here's some pics of the effort....



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This trees trunk is about 8 or more inches in diameter.... and the tree is probably 25' tall already.... Even with a crane - they struggled to get this one where it needed to be. The root ball was about 6 or 8' in diameter!






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NOW you can see the size of some of the trees..... Compare them to the mini excavator.... LOL





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[GregWeld]

Very nice house Greg,top notch just like the cars you build:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:




Thank you! It's been a super fun project.... We love our builders and all the craftsman (which is what they are) working on it. I think a lot of people end up tearing their hair out doing projects like this... but so far... we've had nothing but fun.

[waynieZ]

That's good to hear Greg, doing something this big you don't need any stress. You have a beautiful home and I love all the stone work around it.
Amazing views.

[fleetus macmullitz]

... -- just because it is "the internet" -- so no interior shots.

Very 'Jeteresque' ...he has the same policy at his Tampa 'shack'. :secret:

[Vegas69]

Phenomenal!

[jy211]

just awesome....

[SSLance]

Hey Greg, are all of your landscaped areas irrigated? If so, I can't imagine the size of the water line feeding them! Are you on Rural water or a well?

I love that all of the outside stuff was wrapped up before winter, that is huge. Hope all of the trees survive the transplant.

[syborg tt]

The house is looking very nice and I love that you have snow already.

[GregWeld]

Phenomenal!




Thanks Todd! BTW - You could hunt just by sitting on the porch. Except that we're in the Sun Valley city limits - so no shooting is allowed.. but you would be blown away by the wildlife that sits just outside the yard (and is eating our yard).



just awesome....




Thank you!





Hey Greg, are all of your landscaped areas irrigated? If so, I can't imagine the size of the water line feeding them! Are you on Rural water or a well?

I love that all of the outside stuff was wrapped up before winter, that is huge. Hope all of the trees survive the transplant.




Lance - City water.... The line that feeds the house is 2". The sprinkler system is mostly all drip irrigation buried. We did install a "vault" for the irrigation system in the event we'd need to add a "booster" pump. There is a 2 million gallon "tank" that sits up above us... but that water runs down to the main road - and then back up to us. For now - we don't need one but as more houses get built - it could reduce the pressure in the future.

Trees are guaranteed for one year... we paid a little insurance policy with the landscaping company for that. The one was the price of a built motor! LOL






The house is looking very nice and I love that you have snow already.



We've had snow for a month! Skiing opened Thanksgiving day. We've certainly had to learn how to live in the mountains - and change all the dates of when we think we should switch to snow tires etc.... hahahahahahaha

[BMR Sales]

Very 'Jeteresque' ...he has the same policy at his Tampa 'shack'. :secret:

The Jeter Dome is a Joke! He tore down 3 Beautiful Houses to build that "Big Box" 40,000 sf place. It only has Two 2-Car Garages

It looks terrible from Bayshore Blvd. He had a nice house 8 miles away

[Vegas69]

I bet you get a bunch of elk and mule deer. Watch out for the occasional lion.

[RECOVERY ROOM]

Just wondering if you heated the driveway or just going to plow

[GregWeld]

I bet you get a bunch of elk and mule deer. Watch out for the occasional lion.




We get Elk -- Deer -- and Prong horns.... We actually had to protect the trees from them by covering the trunks and then also had to add some fencing around them. They were rubbing their horns on the bark and stripping it off -- and eating the leaves up as high as they could reach.




Just wondering if you heated the driveway or just going to plow




We chose not to heat the driveway... but I will take delivery of my new Diesel Bobcat 3650 with full enclosure - heat and A/C and stereo - and it's 62" snowblower attachment, next week. It'll hurl snow 40 feet... The driveway is 26' wide -- so it'll only take me about 4 passes to get it cleaned up.





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[raustinss]

Just when I was going to say I hope you and your heated gutters get blasted with snow.....damn you weld

[Che70velle]

...can't wait to see what Sutton does to the Bobcat.
You are a blessed man Mr. Weld!

[kwhizz]

"BBJFB"............Beautiful, Beautiful, Just Fu*king Beautiful !!!!!!

Great Job !!!!!!

Ken

[dhutton]

Every time I see pics of your house I wish I had read the investing 102 thread when I was 25 instead of 55... :lol: Awesome house.

Don

[GregWeld]

Every time I see pics of your house I wish I had read the investing 102 thread when I was 25 instead of 55... :lol: Awesome house.

Don

LOL.... I wish you had too, Don!!

[GregWeld]

...can't wait to see what Sutton does to the Bobcat.
You are a blessed man Mr. Weld




I'll have to figure out how to hot rod it somehow!! The snow blower ONLY throw snow 40 feet... I'm sure it's got a 50% increase there with a few more RPM's. Hahahahahaha

[waynieZ]

you need a mans snow thrower!

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[98ssnova]

That thing is sweet! I want one.

[DBasher]

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Oh yeah! That thing is awesome! I have no doubt you're going to be "that guy"
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

:thumbsup:

[Sieg]

Oh yeah! That thing is awesome! I have no doubt you're going to be "that guy"
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

:thumbsup:
He'll probably blow a path to downtown and back everyday the first week. :D

[DBasher]

He'll probably blow a path to downtown and back everyday the first week. :D

Sun Valley will never be the same.

[96z28ss]

We get Elk -- Deer -- and Prong horns.... We actually had to protect the trees from them by covering the trunks and then also had to add some fencing around them. They were rubbing their horns on the bark and stripping it off -- and eating the leaves up as high as they could reach.









We chose not to heat the driveway... but I will take delivery of my new Diesel Bobcat 3650 with full enclosure - heat and A/C and stereo - and it's 62" snowblower attachment, next week. It'll hurl snow 40 feet... The driveway is 26' wide -- so it'll only take me about 4 passes to get it cleaned up.





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Just remember you can scrap the paved driveway with the blower but be sure to raise it up a bit, when you hit the pavers.

[KPC67]

Beautiful home you are building there Greg.
Let me know if you want a hand removing snow? I will only require a tour of your place.

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This is my snow removal device!

[GregWeld]

Kevin!! Bring that bad boy over -- that's like ONE pass and I'm done!! Supposed to snow every day this week.... so your timing is impeccable.

[KPC67]

Kevin!! Bring that bad boy over -- that's like ONE pass and I'm done!! Supposed to snow every day this week.... so your timing is impeccable.

Yeah one pass should pretty much do it! It's 18 feet wide but only travels 26 MPH so.....

[Boss 5.0]

Absolutely stunning home Greg. You must be proud.

[WSSix]

The house looks fantastic, Greg. Glad to hear it was a fun process for you two.

[GregWeld]

Absolutely stunning home Greg. You must be proud.



THANK YOU!!! We think we're in heaven!!




The house looks fantastic, Greg. Glad to hear it was a fun process for you two.


Thanks Trey!
We still have a few months before completion - but we have had a great time doing this project. We couldn't be happier.

[Sieg]

Insert snow blow photo's and video here: