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    Das Shop

    So we've been wrenching on the E30 and fabricating interesting things in our little 300 ft2 shop for seven years. (Seven?! I can't frigging believe it!) Over the past couple of years I've been gradually laying the groundwork for a real shop: Setting up financing, researching and acquiring the land, creating the site plan, architecting the building and finding the right contractor.

    Everything came together and we finally broke ground this week on a 5000 ft2 shop. We'll be using 3000 ft2 and renting out the other 2000 ft2. Will be ready by mid Sept. If you know anyone looking for shop space in Austin let me know.

    I'll be posting the shop build here and continue with new car projects we have in mind.

    "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

    1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
    2002 E39 M5
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    #2
    That's quite the upgrade, congratulations!!!
    sigpic84 325e

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      #3
      Congrats!
      Nothing like having a big dedicated work space.

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        #4
        Wishing you all the best helping E30s perform better

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          #5
          Good progress. 15 loads of compacted fill.



          And some fence ....

          "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

          1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
          2002 E39 M5

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            #6
            More fence and fill

            "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

            1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
            2002 E39 M5
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              #7
              After more fill and compacting. Starting to form the slab beams

              "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

              1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
              2002 E39 M5

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                #8
                That’s rad! Congrats!

                Land in decent area with developers snagging it up is harder to come by at a reasonable price. Glad to see a shop going up with people building stuff instead of more condo style buildings.

                I was up above it, Now I'm down in it ~ Entropy - A Build thread.
                @Zakspeed_US

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                  #9
                  If I still lived in Austin I'd definitely be hitting you up for shop space. Can't wait to see the finished shop!

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                    #10
                    That's awesome!

                    I'm trying to do a similar thing in Philly.
                    sigpic
                    1987 - 325i Convertible Delphin Auto [SOLD], 325i Convertible Delphin Manual [SOLD]
                    1989 - 325i Convertible Bronzit m30b35 swapped [SCRAPPED], 325i Sedan Alpine Auto[DD]
                    1991 - 325i Coupe Laguna Manual [Project], 535i Sedan Alpine [SCRAPPED]

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                      #11
                      Ready to pour concrete. Trucks roll this week

                      "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

                      1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
                      2002 E39 M5
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                        #12
                        Originally posted by dvallis View Post
                        Ready to pour concrete. Trucks roll this week
                        Exciting! How thick are you going with the slab?

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                          #13
                          I don't have the plans in front of me but I think it's 5". Slab beams are closer together than usual and 24" deep. Soil was pretty spongy so engineer beefed up the slab instead of going overboard on compacted fill.
                          "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

                          1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
                          2002 E39 M5

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                            #14
                            Damn that's a lot of concrete

                            "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

                            1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
                            2002 E39 M5
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                              #15
                              Shop update. Making progress

                              We have a slab!


                              Weld-up construction. 14' side wall columns on weld plates


                              Cutting and welding the roof trusses from I-beams


                              Starting to look like a shop
                              "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

                              1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
                              2002 E39 M5
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