Member of Corvair Society of America - Chapter ID: 130 |
- The Little Corvair Shop in Memphis, New York -
Tim |
The club engine |
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- A short tour of Tim's little Corvair shop in Memphis NY -
My present shop was finished while we were enjoying the nationals in Detroit (2007). It is very nice,
BUT I use the heck out of it, so it is very hard to clean. Dust, and overspray
from cleaning and painting parts has taken over surfaces, and oil etc has taken
over the work areas. I use a lot of cardboard on my bench areas (over 30 ft
working surfaces), but floors are hard to clean because I had an aggressive
surface put down to help avoid slips and falls. |
parts cleaning room has tumbler , ultrasonic cleaner , various nasty cleaners and solvents , old ( I bought it new in 1974 ) TIP sandblast cabinet , and finally a new real parts washer.I added a nice plywood top to it coated with water based varnish , which so far , holds up to about any chemical I put to it. |
There is a bathroom downstairs , with a laundry sink used for parts rinse.(in the far corner) |
A lot of the cabinets and counters are garage sale finds or varnished cheap grade plywood |
There is always a lot of dust / dirt from parts cleaning with high speed wire wheels and sand blasting. Also I do a lot of painting of sheet metal etc with semi gloss black. Results are good clean parts and a dirty shop that is very hard to clean. |
the alley between the shop and garage fits a car trailer , which works well for parting out vehicles. I sometimes park cars out there in good weather for work. |
The upstairs has a recliner to rest in , when reading. Also has small refridge and microwave. I spend time up there on ham radio. |
It is a busy spot both with Corvairs and Ham radio. |
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