Not racer but pro shop owner. After an incredible year of being at my house I finally got up the nut to open doors to the public and start tuning, building and maintaining hondas. Thanks to all the Honda Tech members for your support, locally and abroad. sixtydashone, Quick Chris, Earl, and about a million others.

 

Hell yea. Congrats man. Welcome to the world of business and staying broke.

 

Nice place. Congrats and good luck!!!

 

Heck yeah, looks real nice

 

Congratulations. Keep us updated on your progress.

 

Its about time!

Can't wait to come visit!

 

Man, I wish Minnesota real estate was as cheap as other states. My buddy just opened one in SC too..he pays $1500 fr 4000 sq ft with paid ulilities

Congrats though

 

Wow that is a really nice looking shop.
-thomas

 

sweet place

 

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Very Nice Place !


Is that a Sauna ?

 

man, what's the world coming to when people are complaining about mn real estate prices. come to ca bro, then you'll really have something to complain about.

 

Congrats man!! I (we) started our shop about 5 months ago and so far so good. Broke as ****, but building from ground up isnt the easiest to do.
Looks like plenty of good shop space and showroom. We are already needing a bigger spot cause space closes up quick.
How big is the property?? How much do you pay if you dont mind my asking....take it to PM if you like.

 

nice G'luck with everything

my friends and i have a registered business/shop but it is just a little side thing (basically so we could work on our own cars )..I admire you for going through with everything...

I think the only thing im gonna regret about leaving this **** hole next year is how cheap our shop is. 3500sq ft (35x100) for $440 a month lol. It is in the middle of the ghetto though and i worry about tools/cars every night

 

congrats man... too bad you half the country away

 

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OOohh, THats an awesome idea. I built it to be a cleanroom and place to store the air compressor but I like your idea better. Its definatly too small to fit the pool table into.

It is 3100SQFT and the rent is $1600 a month gross.

Im so used to being broke that its no big deal. I will just keep plugging away and see where it takes me. Still 100000X better than having a jerkoff boss..

 

wow nice shop!

 

Good luck . Get some more pics up when you get the shop situated. I love seeing shop pics for some reason

Phil

 

Welcome to the world of working 24/7!!!! Hell im still at work!!!

 

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Learn to love it...and say goodbye to all your friends, unless they are into cars

Be prepared to become\remain single also...

Did I mention being broke?

 

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Amen to that brother!
Good Luck and may your future be bright and prosperous.

 

where is your shop located in Colorado?

 

sounds like a lot of work to me - it better be something you love

 

congrats man. I remember you were interested in the efi101 in bay area, but you ended up going to another one. good luck with everything

 

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that is number one right there....you get to be the jerkoff boss

 

I wish you the best of luck. Like others have said it is really tough. I have a pretty understanding wife but sometimes it gets out of hand. We try really hard to do the best work we can and run an honest business, something that is a rarity in this industry anymore. Unfortunately if you fulfill this is usually means long long hours and very little pay, especially if you dont have a formal financial backing.

stay focused, think hard about your decisions, and enjoy being your own boss are my words of wisdom to you. good luck man!

-bill