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The Adventures of Golden Boy, my Rebound E30
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Originally posted by AWDBOB View PostI'm very excited to see where this goes. All of these simple, fresh build threads popping up are killing me knowing that my iX is in storage 700 miles away. I want an early model w/euro bumpers in the worst way.
Originally posted by M-technik-3 View PostGlad you found a new project. Only bad thing those wheels look like boat anchors.
Originally posted by efficient View PostWhat happened to the black e30 you had?
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While this update isn't about progress on Golden Boy directly, I consider it part of the build because it's going to make working on it way better and more convenient. I only have so much floor space in my shop and I'm always trying to come up with ways to maximize space efficiency. My lift area as of lately has become more of a storage spot than an actual place to work on cars. This is the only photo I could find which shows how it's been set up for the past few months, you can see that I had a ton of stuff stored under the '02:
With the '02 leaving soon (within the next week or two hopefully), I figured it was the perfect time to build one of my ideas that I've been tossing around in my head for the last year or so. It's not meant to be anything pretty, it just serves a strictly functional purpose so I used some basic cheap materials. Made a Home Depot run and started building out the frame:
added some supports and flipped it over:
Layered it with OSB and then had the idea to wire lights into the bottom, so I made another Home Depot run and got everything I needed. I flipped it on it's side and then started wiring up the lights:
Got it all buttoned up and tested it out. I'm not very experienced with wiring so I'm always slightly nervous that I messed something up, but thankfully everything worked great, this stuff was very straight forward:
Got it on the ground, check out my sick underglow, needs more neon...
Got the '02 on the ground and rolled it out of the shop. This was a weird sight to see, it'll probably never go up on my lift again after this point:
So at this point you're probably wondering what the hell the purpose of this weird transportable stage with underglow lighting is. In the picture above you can see it off to the right packed with finished furniture and other things.
My goal was to be able to get as much stuff off the ground as possible. I had a lot of stuff that was taking up valuable floor space and just getting in the way, it was starting to drive me crazy. I can't work in a cluttered messy environment, it just throws my whole work flow off.
This platform was designed to be placed overhead on the lift while it's not in use and light up the new empty workspace underneath it. When I do want to put Golden Boy up on the lift, all I have to do is simply lower it and roll it out of the way. I still have a lot of tidying up to do but I was super eager to see it in action so I had to snap a pic as soon as I turned the lights on for the first time. I'm amped on how it turned out, it makes such a big difference in workable floor space, plus it only cost about $150 to build which is an added bonus:
Now that I got to try it out, I have a few little things I want to change. Mainly just bigger/stronger casters because it's pretty heavy and the current casters feel maxed out. I'd also like to fashion up some sort of safety feature that would prevent it from squashing me in the event of an earthquake or something like that. It would just be good peace of mind, plus I'd like to stick around for a while longer.
Tucked the '02 under it and called it a night:
Just for fun here's a set of nesting work tables I built out of some free steel I got earlier this year to help save on floor space while having extra workable table space. I'm all about finding weird little ways to make things more efficient:
Getting very excited to start a new chapter at the shop :)Last edited by CubbyChowder; 12-13-2015, 03:41 PM.
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Originally posted by ginger1340 View PostThat is so cool! Ultra creative and the efficiency is extremely awesome. Nice work
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Originally posted by E30_Pare View PostI like the weeble wobble tables. Would be nice to have some lockable wheels like on a tool box. Remember seeing something similar at the Mythbusters workshop. Good luck on the new build!
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Originally posted by zumjosh View PostVery nice buy Mike. Good luck on the E30. Once I have my S50 E30 finished I'll have to come down and visit (maybe lend a helping hand as well). It's also good to know the 2002 is in my back yard.
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So I'd like to reach out to everyone following this and gauge interest in content that I post on here. Since this is a build thread for my e30, would you guys prefer that I keep it mostly e30 related? Or would you guys be interested in seeing my weekly shop activities/projects on top of Golden Boy content? I post most of my shop related stuff in my GarageJournal thread but I'd be happy to post it here too if you guys would like to see it.
Would like to hear some feedback!
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That's thinking outside the box. What a clever idea with the lights below to glow up your working area benethe you. I personally would love to see your work projects as well, I'm into a lot of custom fabrication for home goods and multiple other things and to see some
Of the stuff you build is pretty awesome I must say. Would love for you to come down and make some stuff for my garage to open up some space, lol. Looking forward to much more. Cheers!_keepitgutter
88 Alpine white Super Eta
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