Building my garage / workshop (56K death)

[Willy Victor]

Assuming this is what you're referring to:

Just doing a little chain pulling and ball bustin.


Willy

 

[ceo012384]

Just doing a little chain pulling and ball bustin.


Willy

Fair enough. I could use some nitpicking to kick me down a notch.

 

[Bevis]

Where did you get the higes from, I need 3 like that

 

[Kevin54]

I can't believe that I haven't seen this thread before. Great transformation when I first started reading it I thought Why even put anymoney into a place like that. Boy was I wrong. It looks great.
One thing about the hinges that you said that you had concern about possibly someone would/could gain access....

By the way the hinge looks like it is designed, if you notched out both the door and the jamb to accept the hinge plates, then the hinge pin would stick out to wards the outside and would be the only thing exposed. Using countersunk head screws into the door side and jamb side would let the hinge close back on itself. That would prevent anyone from getting to them unless the door was open. But beings that you have them the way that they are now, I have seen where some have had a sheetmetal box made up to cover the heads and then tack the box over the hinge plate. If you have to remove bolts, you have to remove the box. But it has to be designed to still allow the door to swing open. There are a few things that you can do to deter theft. Another is to put around three different size bolts in. Unless they carry a bunch of tools, one wrench or socket won't cut it. The only other thing that I would do after you get all of that work done, is to dress up the entrance a little. Maybe a framework of cedar or something around the outside. All of the work that you put into it looks to good not to at least show it off on the outside too.

 

[ceo012384]

Where did you get the higes from, I need 3 like that

Surprisingly, I found them at home depot for only 6 bucks each!

I can't believe that I haven't seen this thread before. Great transformation when I first started reading it I thought Why even put anymoney into a place like that. Boy was I wrong. It looks great.
One thing about the hinges that you said that you had concern about possibly someone would/could gain access....

By the way the hinge looks like it is designed, if you notched out both the door and the jamb to accept the hinge plates, then the hinge pin would stick out to wards the outside and would be the only thing exposed. Using countersunk head screws into the door side and jamb side would let the hinge close back on itself. That would prevent anyone from getting to them unless the door was open. But beings that you have them the way that they are now, I have seen where some have had a sheetmetal box made up to cover the heads and then tack the box over the hinge plate. If you have to remove bolts, you have to remove the box. But it has to be designed to still allow the door to swing open. There are a few things that you can do to deter theft. Another is to put around three different size bolts in. Unless they carry a bunch of tools, one wrench or socket won't cut it. The only other thing that I would do after you get all of that work done, is to dress up the entrance a little. Maybe a framework of cedar or something around the outside. All of the work that you put into it looks to good not to at least show it off on the outside too.

Thanks for the kind words and suggestions. The hinge issue has been covered a few times. The way it is now is the way I'm going to leave it, but maybe have someone weld the heads to the hinge plates as well. Recall:

I can't put the hinges the way you're mentioning. Since I wanted to use these bolts to add strength, the heads wouldn't allow the hinge to close in that configuration. They have to stay in the orientation I have them.

If you read earlier, 2 out of the 8 bolts on each hinge (one on each side) go all the way through to lock washers and double nuts. That was my fix for preventing hinge removal from just backing out the bolts. I will get a buddy to spot weld the bolt head to the plate as well, just in case.

I can't put the hinges the way you're saying, like I said before... I wanted to use decent size bolts to add strength (instead of the ****** little screws that come with hinges), and because of that the bolt heads stick out from the plates. The thickness of two bolt heads in between the two plates would mean that the doors wouldn't close.

Well as I said before, these couple weeks would see a shift in focus to getting the bike ready for the track and concurrently working on the garage (hopefully).

This past weekend it was real nice out so on saturday the first thing I did was go for a nice ride. Down the street from the office (where the garage is) is my folks' house, here's a pic of the lake. Awesome weather!

Back from the ride:

So then I spent the second part of saturday cleaning the garage. I organized all the tools and removed all the unnecessary ones and put them up in the 2nd floor apartment (next big project). The only things left are drywall related stuff, chop saw, vacuum, couple other tools. This took quite a while. Then I swept out the floor and it was ready for the garage's first REAL work to be done.

So I brought the bike in, and cracked a beer. I know the garage isn't done yet and I've got a lot left that I want to do, but it felt pretty ******* great to be using it for what it's meant for:

Took the wheels off:

Took em down to a buddy's who has a no-mar tire changer and got the new tires mounted:

Cleaned the **** out the whole drivetrain (sprockets, chain, wheels, cush). Before:

After.... BLING BLING!!!:

Lubed the cush and cush rubbers, reassembled the rear wheel, looks mint! Mmmmm the smell of fresh rubber...:

Stripped off the yamaha emblems:

Installed gas tank sliders (don't want to crash and have that ***** explode!):

Installed stompgrips on the tank and gave the bike a quick detail:

This coming weekend I'll be doing my 4,000 mile service, installing stainless steel brake lines and HH sintered pads, and hopefully doing some work on the mudding/sanding, but the bike takes precedence.

 

[ceo012384]

This weekend was pretty much dedicated to riding the bike and then working on it. Friday night met up with a couple riders and did a couple hour jaunt up the north shore of MA. Good times.

Saturday was very nice out:

Rode for a couple hours and then decided to get to work. MAN did it feel cool to open up the garage doors and wrench on the bike in the nice weather while sipping a cold one:

One bad thing, though... the side panels by the gas tank are known for having a tab that can break easily... well mine broke and fell off somewhere without me knowing it. I ordered a new one from mrcycles and called stompgrip and they are sending me the small piece that goes on that part for free. No big deal, I'll just try to keep a better eye on it from now on. This side without:

What it's supposed to look like:

As an aside, my tool collection is starting to be pretty sweet. I got a dremel and some accessories and a dremel engraver to engrave my tools. Figured I'd snap a photo of the growing collection:

First things first, time to do the 4k mile service. Lubed all pivot points, repacked the wheel bearings (did this when i got new tires last week already actually), readjusted the chain slack to the slacker side of the spec since I'll be at the track soon and using more of the suspension travel, adjusted my throttle cable free play and I like to keep it adjusted a bit on the tight side, also lubed the chain a bit. Did the oil change as well.

Then it was time to check the spark plugs. Lots of fun... you get to remove the gas tank, airbox, throttle bodies, the works... all to get to the plugs:

When doing this I noticed the back of my intake valves were a little cruddy. I use good gas, so I'm not sure why this is happening but a slight overfill in oil could probably cause it. I am going to run some seafoam through the bike and that should clean it up.

Anyone know if running seafoam will heavily affect performance? If so, I'll wait until after my TDs next week to run it through.

Then it was time to sync the throttle bodies. Propped up the tank:

Here's the throttle bodies. I've circled three of the adjusting screws and three of the plugs for hooking up the tuner:

Basically you pull the plugs, hook up the sync tool, and adjust the screws to try to level them out. It's a sort of give and take, turning the 1 screw affects cylinders 1 and 3, turning the 2 screw affects cylinders 2 and 4, etc. After a little bit of messing, here's what you want it to look like:

That was it for the 4k service. Lastly I wanted to throw on my Galfer SS lines (dark smoke... look great) front and rear, HH pads, and fresh fluid. Also got speedbleeders for all the calipers (helped things a LOT). Here's the stuff:

Then, my phone died because I left my charger in boston. Since my camera needs to be repaired, my phone is my camera right now, so I don't have any more pics. I'll snap some of the lines next time I get a chance. On the ride back to town, got the pads all scrubbed in... did a couple hard braking moves... HOLY **** do those things bite. Amazing difference from the stock lines/pads/fluid. Can't wait to get up to the track next week... been dreaming about it for six months.

 

[ceo012384]

Got some camera phone pics of the brake lines installed:

Rear:

Front (didn't get the left side):

Front overfill reservoir (nice and clean/clear new fluid ) and double banjo on the master:

Seems not too many folks interested in the motorcycle maintenance portion of this thread, but that was to be expected. This weekend I should be able to do some work on the drywall and such, along with getting all packed up to go up to the track.

 

[Bevis]

Cleans up nicely...it's been years since I've owned a bike, and tore it down for maintenance.

 

[JMURiz]

I'm all for the bike maint stuff, but that's just because I haven't gotten off my duff to finish my garage so I can do maint on my bikes!

 

[ceo012384]

Cleans up nicely...it's been years since I've owned a bike, and tore it down for maintenance.

Thanks... maybe you should get back into it

Although if you have a wife I hear they are polarized against such things...

I'm all for the bike maint stuff, but that's just because I haven't gotten off my duff to finish my garage so I can do maint on my bikes!

Hopefully I can inspire you! Do eeet!!!

 

[PhantomEB]

Yup My wife said before we got married that I had to agree to her demands of nothing less than 4 wheels on any toys ( boats excluded), Quads instead of dirtbikes and no firearms of any kind.

***** that I got my bike license for nuttin!

 

[ceo012384]

Yup My wife said before we got married that I had to agree to her demands of nothing less than 4 wheels on any toys ( boats excluded), Quads instead of dirtbikes and no firearms of any kind.

***** that I got my bike license for nuttin!

Man she ruled out all the fun, huh?

 

[Jaguar Fan]

Thanks... maybe you should get back into it

Although if you have a wife I hear they are polarized against such things...

Hopefully I can inspire you! Do eeet!!!

Great job! And great bike maintenance posts -- my first was a 1970 Kawasaki 350 Avenger; my second was a 1989-ish Yamaha FJ1200... which I traded in on a wife. Guess which one needs more maintenance.

Damn, I miss that bike.

You've got a ton of talent!

 

[ceo012384]

Great job! And great bike maintenance posts -- my first was a 1970 Kawasaki 350 Avenger; my second was a 1989-ish Yamaha FJ1200... which I traded in on a wife. Guess which one needs more maintenance.

Damn, I miss that bike.

You've got a ton of talent!

The maintenance was far different on those bikes... you had to have been a carb master! Those FJs were very tough and great bikes.

You miss the bike? *evil grin*.... if with this thread I can convince at least one person to fall in love with bikes again and get back on the road, I would consider it a success

I really appreciate the kind words, my friend!

And I don't really have much talent... just extreme stubbornness and a couple tools...


One good example would be when I was around 7 years old and going to the doctor after having stitches. I wouldn't let him near me and insisted that he let me remove the stitches myself. Still stubborn as a mule to this day. It was a running joke for a while that my doctor should just charge me for 'equipment rental'.

 

[annoyingrob]

good job on that garage. I can't wait to see what you're going to do for storage.

 

[PhantomEB]

Man she ruled out all the fun, huh?

Still got the 500ish HP Prostreet car and the 72 Early Bronco on 38s, now she wants a quad more than I do..... she'll never overrule tools though, its the only way she can keep ANY sanity in the house.

 

[ceo012384]

good job on that garage. I can't wait to see what you're going to do for storage.

I plan to turn that entire small room into shelving. I'm going to just buy brackets and wood and make my own. I've also got a set of standalone utility shelves as well that a friend gave me, and those will go in the main garage in a position TBD. That should be pretty sufficient for my needs.

Still got the 500ish HP Prostreet car and the 72 Early Bronco on 38s, now she wants a quad more than I do..... she'll never overrule tools though, its the only way she can keep ANY sanity in the house.

Well, as long as you've kept a few fun toys

If she gets a quad though, you have every right to buy yourself a track bike without first consulting her







So I was able to do a very little bit on the garage this past weekend before heading up to the track. I had a lot of errands and such to do to get ready to head up there.

I sanded the last coat of mud that was laid down... man that work ***** and is messy.

Ghost hands:

Gettin' 'er done:

Got the bike all ready, and loaded her up:

It had been unseasonably warm and nice for about two weeks in New England prior to the monday and tuesday that were scheduled for my track days. The forecast wasn't looking good. I got there and put in literally TWO DAMN LAPS in the dry and then got the pitter patter of rain on my face shield. It then rained torrentially for two straight days. Monday was actually a LOT of fun and I learned a ton about wet weather riding. So much flooding occurred overnight that they canceled the second day. They gave us a big break on a future date and a credit for a whole day since tuesday was canceled, so I signed up for the June 2nd and 3rd event. Guess I'll have to wait another month to get my fix.

Here's a shot from one of the two warmup laps I got in the dry... still trying to remember which side is the throttle in turn 1a:

Then, I threw a 2 piece rain suit on over the leathers and that was the end of that.

Wet:

Wetter:

I have never ridden like such a ****** in my life and had so much fun. The rear sliding around in turn 2 was a pucker moment at first, but I got used to and came to expect it.

Ridden hard and put away wet:

Took a couple photos with a nice camera I borrowed from work, still trying to learn how to take 'real' photos with all the manual settings and such. I think they came out pretty cool:

Cleaned the bike up, got her back to street condition, and gave it a quick detailing:

This weekend I'll be working solely on the garage and how to have all the mudding and sanding done to be ready for paint. I also want to run a network cable down from the office and install an outlet for it by the workbench for internet access.

Looks like I'm in the clear and will be back to posting the kind of stuff you all like to see on this board and less bike nonsense

 

[kbs2244]

No need to apologize.
Even though sites like this are about the garage as an end, they are really like a wrench.
They are just a tool for what we actually do.

 

[wrigh003]

Looks good. Good on ya for taking what you have and making something cool with it.

 

[ceo012384]

No need to apologize.
Even though sites like this are about the garage as an end, they are really like a wrench.
They are just a tool for what we actually do.

That's a good point. This particular garage may not be very big or fancy like a lot of the garage mahals people have had built for them on here... but I think it will serve my needs pretty well. And on top of that, doing it yourself, well, there's no feeling like that

Looks good. Good on ya for taking what you have and making something cool with it.

Thanks very much! Gotta make do with whatcha got, ya know?












I was only able to put a large chunk of one day this weekend.

I finished sanding some mud and laid down a fresh coat over the whole garage. I think it is pretty much there in terms of coverage in smoothness. After a very light sanding, I think about 1/4-1/3 of the garage will need another very light coat of mud and then it will be done and ready to move on to paint. It doesn't look much different so I didn't take many pics obviously. You can see in these photos that there are some places where the mud is still a grayish color... i.e. it's still wet...:

A couple other odds and ends:

Down the street someone was throwing out these adirondack chairs, and they were really in decent shape and were the right color, so I nabbed them. I figure after a long day of wrenching on the bike, I can grab a beer and watch the sunset over the lake in these bad boys. Not bad for $0....:

The new tank panel and piece of stompgrip came in... threw those on. Someone suggested drilling a little hole and securing these with a ziptie like they did on their bike... I will probably do that soon. Back to normal:

A friend's dad was using a set of utility shelves in a storage unit he was going to be emptying out and didn't need them anymore, so I grabbed them for free. For now, they are in the main basement with a lot of bike parts and maintenance materials on them, but when I'm done they will end up in the garage. Another $0 deal:

Hopefully will have some more good progress after this weekend, although a friend is going to be visiting. We'll see.

 

[ceo012384]

Made some good progress this weekend.

Finished the last coat of joint compound, and sanded it down. I'm not great with mudding and sanding... it's not the best job, but it's good enough for a garage. I'm anxious to finish it so I'm not going to kill myself doing any more coats and/or sanding.

Then, I completely cleared the place out, swept the ceiling and all the walls (drywall dust... yuck), moved out all the tools, the bike, the table saw, etc. Swept out the floor, and it was time to get down to business. Bought all my primer, paint, and supplies:

Laid down plastic everywhere and carefully taped all the borders, corners, outlets, lights, etc. I didn't want to paint the concrete kneewalls in either room because when I eventually do the epoxy floor coating I intend to do those surfaces as well. Prep work:

Behr paints are so much better than the cheap **** in terms of not only looks, but coverage and spreadability. Do yourself a favor and don't cheap out.

Put on the primer:

Went for a good ride sunday morning, a couple hundred miles. Got back and did 1 coat of the finish paint:

Then I packed it up to watch the celtics game (GO C'S!!). Next weekend I'll do the last coat of paint.

Today I ordered the diamond plate baseboard that I mentioned ealier in this thread, it should arrive in time for me to install it this weekend. Then I'll seal it to the floor with caulking for waterproofing purposes, clean the **** out of concrete floor, and then it's just fun stuff left to do... like building all the shelves into the walls, building a workbench, setting up and organizing my toolchests, etc. So close!!

 

[ZRX61]

I'd put a 2nd cane bolt on the other door & drill a couple of holes in the concrete outside so you can drop the bolts & hold the doors open

 

[ceo012384]

I'd put a 2nd cane bolt on the other door & drill a couple of holes in the concrete outside so you can drop the bolts & hold the doors open

Hey, that's a great idea! Thanks! Someone finally said something useful in here besides me...

One of the doors holds itself open via the doorsweep rubbing on the ground but the other does not. I'll use your idea








Did the last coat of paint today. Tomorrow should be baseboards, cleaning the floor, and starting to build shelving

 

[porschedude996TT]

Wow, what a transformation. Good Job!

 

[wachuko]

The transformation is simply amazing! That was a lot of work. Congrats on a job well done! and thank you for sharing it with us.

 

[ceo012384]

Wow, what a transformation. Good Job!

The transformation is simply amazing! That was a lot of work. Congrats on a job well done! and thank you for sharing it with us.

Thanks very much for the kind words, fellas! This weekend I've made some HUGE progress towards the aesthetics of being 'done' with it... and am working some more as we speak

I'll post up during this week with some pictures of a mostly complete project

 

[ceo012384]

This long weekend I was able to get a lot of the final things done. I'm really psyched right now. Most of these things didn't require a ton of work, but they make such a huge difference towards the appearance of being done that it really looks great now.

I did the final coat of paint all around. I also repainted parts of all three of the thresholds in black, since they got joint compound and/or paint on them. Other little black trim stuff outside was also given another coat. Here's the final coat of paint:

Intermittently I threw on all of the faceplates for the outlets and switches.

Next, I installed the diamond plate baseboard. I was able to do the whole main room with it. I couldn't do the one piece of wall I wanted to do in the small room because there were a couple pieces missing from the order, so I alerted the company and they will be here this week. Besides that, the people were nice and attentive (diamondlife I think the company is called) and also, the stuff looks great!!! Here's the parts that I did:

I used an aluminum-colored caulking meant for trim work to seal the baseboard to the floor all around the room. This means for washing the floor I never have to worry about moisture getting up under the wall, into the drywall and the wood. I could literally fill the room up with 4 inches of water. Here's a closeup of the caulking sealing the baseboard to the floor:

I installed shelving on all the walls in the small room. On the left are 8" deep shelves, the back wall has 12" deep shelves, and the whole right wall on either side of the doorway has 10" deep shelves.

Here's a little bling I had lying around... a couple old street signs. The bike route sign is from chicago, forget how I came into that. I used a concrete nailer to hang 'em:

Because of the low overhang between rooms, I decided to paint some caution stripes on the threshold. Several people (including me once, forgetting to duck) had already hit their head. So I just measured off a bunch of stripes with a ruler and pencil, taped it up with painter's tape, and used some high gloss red paint:

Later, I pulled away the tape, and it came out pretty nicely I think:

Next, I decided to take care of some more shelves in a few places. Since the shelves on the right wall in the small room are 10" deep, they protrude into the doorway a little bit. Thus, I figured I could utilize the space on the wall in the threshold between rooms.

After seeing that great thread elsewhere on this board I decided to follow suit. I don't like having tons of bottles and aerosol cans everywhere and not being able to find them when I need them, so I built a little rig to hold them like that other fellow (thanks!):

I also cut some plywood shelves for the speakers and my stereo. I painted those and the shelves I made for the cans/bottles:

Then I installed the can rig I dreamt up. It fit pretty well and looks like it will be very handy:

Also installed the shelves for the speakers and stereo, and wired up the speaker wire outlets they will all utilize:

This last picture was right after I used a floor degreaser called greaseaid, a bristle brush on my hands and knees, and rags to clean the floor. That drywall dust is really ground in there pretty badly. But I'm not sure it's worth the effort to get it all off right now (unless someone has an easy suggestion?) since eventually I will need to prep the surface in both rooms for adherance of an epoxy floor coating when I have the time and money to do it. That will probably occur this fall.

Then, here's another trick I had up my sleeve... hung up this bad boy:

Then I opened up the craftsman roller chests I bought three or so months ago, finally. I bought them at that time because they were on a killer sale but haven't been able to bring them into the garage obviously. The 5-drawer top chest had been damaged from the manufacturer/shipper, the lid wouldn't close and when put down on level ground it wobbled. I had to take that back to sears and get a replacement. They gave me no trouble at all and gave me a brand new one in exchange right away. After that hiccup, I got them all set up. When everything is in place, the lid of the top chest JUST clears the recessed lighting boxes I built. Yeah, I planned it that way carefully... right... haha. Here's the chests:

All the tool companies charge an arm and a leg for drawer liners for tool chests, like $20 a roll. I found rolls at harborfreight for $3, and got 11 rolls. This is enough to do all of my toolchests as well as the drawers that will be in my workbench when I build it. I test cut one drawer and the stuff is great, just as good quality as the craftsman (and others) drawer liners, nice and sticky, etc. Good way to save money for those of you who need some liners:

Then I started bringing stuff in from the main basement, like the bike and stands, my jack and jackstands, backup (old) tires, gas,more of my tools, etc. This is the garage in it's current state as I left it at the end of the weekend... basically 95% done!!!!!!!!!!

There is a bunch left to do, but for the most part, it's the way I want it.


Short term to-do's:

- Design and build workbench (I have a plan for this, just need to do it)
- Procure man-fridge to fit under said workbench to harbor tasty adult beverages (this is a HUGE necessity )
- Get everything out of the main basement that is mine, and get it organized and onto shelves and into tool chests
- Hang some hooks on the east wall for hanging up all my leathers and riding gear
- Finish the plumbing: right inside the main basement near the black door, install a big shop sink. Also, finish hooking up the outside faucet for washing cars/bike so the hose doesn't need to be drug out there every time.


Long-term to-do's:

- Grind/sand/etc concrete floor in both rooms, acid wash it, then apply medium gray epoxy base, then red/white/black paint flakes, then a nice think clear epoxy topcoat
- Buy a compressor, pour a concrete slab for it outside and build a 'doghouse' for it to 'live' in, plumb the air line in through the wall near the heater
- Tackle the main basement... lots of organization, trashing, and a little lighting/electrical work in there. Nothing anywhere near close to the work in the garage though. I'll take a break for now





Next weekend I will be doing a little bit on the garage, but it will mostly be related to packing for my trip and prepping the bike (including an onboard camera setup ) for the trip and all the track days involved. I will be gone for about two weeks, doing at least 3 track days, 5 days in deal's gap, 4 or 5 relaxing in SC, driving 2500-ish miles with the bike on the trailer, and a 1-day work thing on the way back.

 

[ceo012384]

And it's not COMPLETELY done yet, but I can't help look back at this picture and compare:

 

[MustHang]

Simply amazing !

 

[Brickout]

Pat yourself on the back, you did an amazing job!

 

[sunshineFC3s]

Great work and sweet bike! She must love looking at that picture at night, itching for you to take her back to the track. (I'm assuming its a she, all my cars are girls).
-a

 

[wrigh003]

Awesome. Looks great.

I have two little kids, and my first reaction was "dang, I envy that guy's time." Then, I thought better of it ,and thought, "wait a minute, he probably had other stuff he could have been doing, too..." Congratulations on sticking to it and getting it done, the hard work shows.

 

[ceo012384]

Simply amazing !

Pat yourself on the back, you did an amazing job!

Thanks dudes!!!

Great work and sweet bike! She must love looking at that picture at night, itching for you to take her back to the track. (I'm assuming its a she, all my cars are girls).
-a

Thanks!!!

In due time, my friend... track days in NH this coming monday and tuesday, followed by 5 days at Deal's gap, 4 days relaxing in SC, then a track day in florida. I'm going to flog the **** out of her

Awesome. Looks great.

I have two little kids, and my first reaction was "dang, I envy that guy's time." Then, I thought better of it ,and thought, "wait a minute, he probably had other stuff he could have been doing, too..." Congratulations on sticking to it and getting it done, the hard work shows.

Thanks man!!!

Yeah... I have very little free time... otherwise this damn thing would have been finished 8 months ago!!!

 

[Red'n'WhiteRebel]

Nice work. Most would look at that original pic and say f$#k that, and move on. That's a cool little bike shop. Did you mount a fire extinguisher near the exit? Just in case.

 

[Arcticf7ext]

Amazing job! it takes allot of dedication to get that project done. It looks great, I'm one of those guys that envy the time put into it.

Nice Bike too!

 

[blk94civ]

Looks awesome, that large poster definitely completes the room.
Thanks for posting your progress and pictures, always interesting to follow a transformation.

 

[Volker]

Awesome job Christopher !
Now I feel really bad

You completed all this stuff in 6 months and I haven't been able to simply clean out my garage in 3 years

No, I'm making progress myself but your thread gave me additional motivation.

Again, great job and fantastic bike !


Volker

 

[Junkster]

Seriously Bad ***! Nice job bro!

 

[htweelz]

WOW!! Now that is inspiration for me to get the interior of mine finished off! Congrats on a job well done!

 

[ceo012384]

Sorry guys I haven't been on in a while now... lots of stuff going on

Nice work. Most would look at that original pic and say f$#k that, and move on. That's a cool little bike shop. Did you mount a fire extinguisher near the exit? Just in case.

Thanks very much! That is another great idea that I'll add to my list... simple things like that always slip through the cracks. Thanks for the tip

Amazing job! it takes allot of dedication to get that project done. It looks great, I'm one of those guys that envy the time put into it.

Nice Bike too!

Looks awesome, that large poster definitely completes the room.
Thanks for posting your progress and pictures, always interesting to follow a transformation.

Awesome job Christopher !
Now I feel really bad

You completed all this stuff in 6 months and I haven't been able to simply clean out my garage in 3 years

No, I'm making progress myself but your thread gave me additional motivation.

Again, great job and fantastic bike !


Volker

Seriously Bad ***! Nice job bro!

WOW!! Now that is inspiration for me to get the interior of mine finished off! Congrats on a job well done!

You guys really have made me feel good. I appreciate the encouragement and compliments very much. Feel free to come by and wrench and have a beer anytime











Did a couple little things the other day. Had a lot of other **** going on though. Work has been pretty rough lately.

The rest of the baseboard was installed, and I caulked the bottom with the aluminum-colored caulking there as well:

Then I used a clear caulking on the TOP of the baseboard all the way around, so that liquids splashed on the walls wouldn't seep in behind them. In this pic it still looks like white caulking since it hadn't dried:

And this closeup shows it dried:

Unpacked all my trackside stuff and some other things and started organizing the storage room:

The blue painter's tape allows paint to bleed under a bit so there were lots of marks like this:

So I just grabbed some black pinstriping and outlined it all:

Ended up cutting all the drawer liners for all my tool chests:

Now I'll be concentrating on building the bike back up in time for the next track days and installing all the goodies I'm getting (very long story... basically I wrecked at a track day trying to avoid another downed rider... but in the end my insurance is REALLY making everything all better, and then some ) If there is spare time, I'll start the workbench... but for now all garage stuff will be on the back burner.

It's cool that I'm about to give this place some ******** usage. Anyone wants to help when I get stuck and break ****, I'll food and beverage you