Had to move my project to a small garage ...

[Andrew Pullin]

So, I finally had to abandon my nice big workshop (as the bank closed in on the house), and I moved my project car it to it's new home in Berkeley.
Due to the silly cabinets in the garage, it had to go in obliquely.

Anyhow, I snapped a picture that I thought the folks around here might like:



After moving the endless boxes of parts, I'm now sort of worried about the insurmountability of getting this thing back together into a drivable state. I really need to link up with local club members to get some contacts for advice and such!

[1941-7523]

We are in the same boat here Andrew. I have two 1941 Series 75's in a two car garage and copious amounts of spare parts for various vehicles. Space is at a premium and I am lucky to be able to walk into the front of the garage.  Don't give up hope, I might follow suit. Good luck on your beautiful vehicle. 

[CHARLES COMMERFORD]

andy, hang in there guy. it will be difficult for you to work in those tight quarters with that beast but the end result will be worth your efforts. i started working on my 40 s&s hearse and i apprecaite how huge these vehicles are but i now have the engine where it will turn freely. i have not found any indication why the previous owner took the heads and oil pan off. i know the oil pan had a stripped drain plug but the bores look good and i see no damage to the block by the valves.
i was contacted by a lady within 10 miles of me who has a 40 superior hearse. i will try to send you some pictures of her hearse.
best wishes,
chuck commerford

[Gene Beaird]

While it may be a bit more difficult, it's not impossible to rebuild a car in small quarters.  I rebuilt a 71 Trans Am in a two-car that had one side filled with my parent's stuff.  Yeah, it's not a long wheelbase limo, but I enjoyed the same challenge of rolling a non-running car around to work on like you have there. 

Challenging, yes, but not impossible.  And you live in California, where the weather is always nice, so the outside portion of your shop is usable real estate most of the year.  Good luck, it looks like a cool project!

[rghobden]

I had to store parts all over the house when I did my 1950 Cadillac...Grill in the crawl space under the house, hood and fenders in a small back room, glass in the basement, bumpers hung from the garage rafters, boxes and bags under my bed and in the closets, etc.  What saved me was I tagged and logged everything, telling me where each part was stored and the condition it was in.  By the time I finished, the only parts I couldn't find were the horns (I moved them from where I originally put them) and the front seat frame.  I drove myself crazy trying to find these parts but finally realized the frame must have been thrown out when my wife made me get rid of my donor parts car, so ended up buying another seat frame from a junk yard.  But my restoration was nearly 25 years long so to only have these missing is quite remarkable I think.

It would have been disastrous for me if I had to move during my restoration.  I probably would have canned the whole thing.  Keep at it, even if you have to do it in little steps.  Eventually it will all come together.  Russ Hobden, #1235

[gary griffin]

I would suggest you buy a set of 4 wheel dollies so you can easily move the car in any direction and they raise the car a couple of inches making some access easier. I even use a set to get a car in sideways in front of my operable vehicles as my garage is 30 feet deep and 50 feet wide but still too small.