Re: KPack's 1954 Panama

Posted by kevinpackard On 2023/10/2 23:59:37

Thanks Don. I'm a stickler for a clean shop, at least my own shop. When I was rebuilding my Panama I was fortunate to be able to use my neighbor's shop and his lift. It was very kind of him. But his shop was a mess. The only open space was underneath the lift, and that's because I moved stuff to get my car in there. To move around I had to step over piles of stuff and find a place to put my feet.

I like to have room to get around the cars without difficulty. I'm happy that it looks like I'll have several feet of space on all sides of both cars, so that I can work on them without hinderance.

We also use the shop quite a bit for other purposes. The back half (through the double doors) is a large multi-purpose room. The kids are out there all the time playing, I have hobbies in there, and we frequently have groups over for games and social activities. In November we are hosting end-of-season gathering for one of our daughter's soccer teams. Apparently there will be around 60 people attending (ugh), which means the cars will need to be moved out, shop cleaned up to shine, then tables and chairs set up to accommodate everyone.

I do have dollies to move the cars if needed. But they don't roll nearly as well as I thought they would.