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I thought I'd take some time tonight to demonstrate exactly how I'm doing this restoration project within the confines of a (smallish) suburban two-car garage at the same time I maintain (relative) domestic tranquility.

The key to the whole operation is Mark Sedlack's body stand, or more precisely, the wheels I've added to it. That enables me to monopolize only one half of the garage during the week and leave the other half open for parking. During the weekend we move all of the cars into the driveway so that I can use the whole garage for the project.

This is how the set-up looks for the most part during the week. To work on the car I first roll the frame into the driveway, the roll the body stand over to the right and then roll the frame back into the left bay of the garage. Then, at the end of the weekend, I simply roll the frame out into the driveway once again and then push the body stand back over into the left bay of the garage. And then I push the frame back under the body stand, opening up the right bay of the garage for parking again. I works pretty well and the loads are light enough for me to move the wheeled pieces around by myself.