1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.
I might make a chain/sprocket for it...just for the challenge.
1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.
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Sidetracked with another project around here...my wifes 2 car garage needed an expansion and it becomes the anchor point for a new covered patio cover also. So today we poured 8 yds of concrete to expand it. The existing 70 year old garage is 18 wide x 20 deep. With this new pour, it will become 18 wide x 28 feet deep, with a new side door.
The entire back wall comes out, the entire roof structure comes off, and a new roof structure and walls will be installed. All the typical seismic stuff...hold down brackets and bolts set in the slab, bigger columns to hold a 5 1/2 x 28 foot glulam beam, sheer panel all around, drywalled inside, all new electrical and new plumbing for an outdoor sink that ties into an existing sewer line about 40 feet away. MONEY PIT!
1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.
Long as you have it... keep spending it.. it's getting LESS valuable each day you keep it..
Looks good Paul! Talk about a money pit...my Montana projects are really sucking it up. My cattle guard alone was about $10K and I helped install it. We needed it to keep the cattle away from the house, or they'd eat everything and crap under the deck. Then I had to have the old jackleg fence on either side of the cattle guard torn down and replaced about 200 feet of it for about $4K. The arch/gate project will suck up about $25-30K when finished and I've done a lot of the work myself. I hired a guy to do all of the above two years ago but he bailed out on me....he did get me the vertical logs though. I've spent several times that on the house so far, and haven't even started building my shop. I hope I don't run out of money.
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
More progress on my wife's garage. Removed the old comp shingle roof. Turns out, there were 3 layers on there! No wonder the whole structure was failing. Too much weight.
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Next step-remove all the old stucco. It was also failing...crumbling and the paper backing having disentigrated after 70 years of water exposure. This job has kicked my arse. Its heavy, dusty and needs to come off in pieces so that it can be loaded into the trailer and hauled away. I'll be finishing up this step today.
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Now that we're down to the studs, we confirm that the termites have had their way with it in places. So we'll be replacing alot of the wall structure while we're at it.
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Also confirmed the header beam over the garage door wasn't a beam at all. Just two 2x12s sandwiched together. Not gonna cut it going foward. Need to replace with a glulam beam for support holding up a new 6 x 18 glulam beam that runs the 28 foot length of the new garage structure. Darned near replacing every bit of this old lumber.
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Next up is to remove the roof framing structure completely. I'll be disassembling that over the coming days.
I'm whooped.
Last edited by WagonCrazy; 10-20-2023 at 06:05 AM.
1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.
I pity you, the work you are having to do. The deconstruction phase is no fun (both the work, and the surprises uncovered). Hopefully the more enjoyable phase is not too far over the horizon, putting it back together, mo' betta'!
Regards, Doug
Two 2x12s is pretty standard framing for headers in many applications. My shop and house garage have two 2x12s nailed together with a 1/2" piece of plywood between them over some of the doors and windows. Some are even 2x10. My shop addition has an 18 foot wide door and we used two 18" microlams over it. My point is I wouldn't be in too big of a hurry to tear it out as it might be plenty adequate for your application, especially since the beam looks like it's on the gable end which carries little load.
Last edited by chevynut; 10-20-2023 at 10:04 PM.
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
Ended up tearing out all the old lumber and starting from scratch. Got one wall up this morning, then it started raining. We'll try again tomorrow. I'll get some pics up soon.
1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.
Progress is slow due to both me and my crew having lots of other priorities. But last week we managed to get the walls and center beam up and sheer paneling on. This week is rafters and roof plywood and a bunch of accompanying steps to get the shell buttoned up.
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1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.
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