Hey guys. I have a 1973 f100 SWB. Its in the paint shop now. Could anyone please give me the dimensions. Bumber to Bumber and side to side of the trucks. Having a steel building installed. And i dont have the measurements. Thanks

 

Here ya go. This is for '76 but '73 will be the same.

 

30'x40' overall width that way you have room for more than one side by side. And 30' deep, that way you have room to pull one nose in and still pull the engine. Get at least a 9' wide door for each door, that way you do not risk smacking a mirror driving in.

Seriously account for both the doors being open once inside to still have the ability to walk around it. Also add tailgate down into the overall length. Nothing worse that a new shop that is to small. The area in that pic is 30' deep and 20' wide. With all my work bench's/BS and ect....it can get tight.

And in case you ever want a Super cab longbed....Also consider height, ever gonna have a lifted 4wd?

 

If you don't get at least 30foot "deep" you wont be able to walk around the truck when it's inside. I know because my truck is like 18 feet long, and it barely fits in my one car garage with 3 inches to spare and If I want to be able to walk to the other side of the truck I have to leave the garage door open

 

Hey Rich. Not sure if you're familiar with the stuff, but there are products called "Spray and Forget" as well as "Wet & Forget" that you spray on to your metal bits, or doors in your case, that slowly kills the green slime that builds up over time.
Do it when it's not going to rain and it won't hurt any plants at the base of the building (which probably shouldn't be there anyway!). Takes a bit of time to do it's job (it's not like a quick poison or bleach type stuff) but will last for a long time. Usually more than a year per application.

I use it on my camper shell and old cement where the sealer has long since worn down.
Should work great on metal buildings.

Sorry for the hijack guys. I has to say it when I thinks it.
But it could be called "related metal building maintenance" in this case and only be half a hijack.

Paul

 

Thanks Paul, I will have to check into that product.

 

I have a 30x40, 2 10x10 doors on the long side. Between my tools, workbenches, welding area, parts storage, air compressor, etc. it's a one bay garage. And my supercab is tight in there. I kinda wish I put the doors on the short side so I had more depth.

 

50/50 solution of bleach and water works as well as Wet and Forget for like 10% the cost.

 

Funny you mention that Dave. I tried bleach on my patio several times with very minimal success. Figured it was a shoe-in, and we have used bleach on stuff like this for more than 50 years thinking it was the go-to product for killing green things.
But in my case, especially on the patio concrete, things either thrived, or didn't stay dead very long. I found Wet-n-Forget out of desperation hoping something would work better.

And even though I figured it would not hurt the exposed fiberglass, I was still a little leery of using bleach there. Not sure why, since it's pretty robust stuff, but with the gel-coat worn away and fibers blowing in the wind, I was a little worried about a bleach product getting in too deep and doing something.
Probably unfounded, but by then I'd found the other product.
Used it on the camper shell/cap and a couple of weeks later all of my discoloration was gone. And stayed away for a couple of years. It's still mostly gone, but I think I can see some shading coming back in certain areas. Have a big jug of it this time to mix up for the whole back patio and front walkways to see how it will fare.
But this time after it's all washed clean, I think I'm going to try to re-seal 60 year old concrete to see if that stops it for a longer period of time.

Paul

 

Holy hijack, Batman!

David

 

if you're basing the size of your shop on one truck, it's not big enough!!

 

Yes we are a bunch of overachivers and give WAY to much info, don't we? lol
But at least I know what product to use to get that green stuff off my shop door. Thanks Paul.