Operation: Minitruck/Cafe Garage

[xJoey Dubsx]

Long time lurker, and poster of the forum, but finally bought a house about a month ago after complications of closing due to copper being swiped. Basically found the ideal house me and my Fiance wanted, with plenty of space to grow in, a huge backyard with a big deck, fire pit in the back, and shed to store all the lawn/yard stuff.

Now to the good stuff.

Garage is smaller then I'd like, but I'll deal. Two car garage, with a side entry. It's 20'D x 19'W, and is physically attached to the house but no entry, you have to exit the side garage door and turn right and walk a few steps to the house. I like it because smells/fumes/noise will not go directly into the house. Less trouble for me to get into.

The garage needs some work, but good potential and something to work with.

One thing for instance, it has a heater/a/c unit which is older and powers up, yet the garage is not insulated except against the house.

The garage door is newer, but looks like the kids of the previous owner played hockey... Tons of little dents in front.

The garage door, has some issues so I'll be posting about that too. Think the gear is bad.

Plans include insulating it, putting up slatwall on main area of walls, the bottom 2 foot or so going to be putting FRP panels, air line tucked cleanly behind and then getting cement smoothed because of the pitting and then epoxying it or putting somekind of Racedeck on it.

Pictures coming soon

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

Front of the garage and house...


What I dream of.... (Poor photoshop and then picture of screen haha)

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

The mess of boxes to throw away, and all of the stuff I need to organize.




Free cabinet score from a friend on Facebook.


What looks to me to be a heater/AC unit. I ran heat from it and it worked from what it felt like...






Pesky light mounting block. Made from wood, two peices, one shaved to fit the siding... I am replacing light, and putting a matching one on the other side too.


Weird control thing, pretty sure it's an old door opener...

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

Power box..


What appears to be a ringer unit for a phone..




Random button next to the garage door.

 

[Visions]

Would love to see some pics of the Minis!

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

Would love to see some pics of the Minis!

 

[Mavawreck]

I'd consider seeing what it would cost to update that panel. Stab-loks are a nightmare.

http://www.bpgwi.com/documents/eafpepanels.pdf

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

I'd consider seeing what it would cost to update that panel. Stab-loks are a nightmare.

http://www.bpgwi.com/documents/eafpepanels.pdf

I will look into that, I want to run 220, haven't seemed to find a 220 outlet yet. :/

 

[GraveDigger1]

I'd consider seeing what it would cost to update that panel. Stab-loks are a nightmare.

http://www.bpgwi.com/documents/eafpepanels.pdf

Fisher Price Electric

 

[Visions]

nice mini. Makes me miss mine.
Good luck on the garge project!!

 

[JC23]

Good luck and have a ball!

 

[RMerritts]

Love it, keep the updates coming.

Not to thread jack

Mine:

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

Love it, keep the updates coming.

Not to thread jack

Mine:

Needs more low

 

[UN4GTBL]

I miss our Dakotas, great trucks.

 

[spoonsports86]

nice mini cant wait to get one one day but for now i will stick to my bagged wrx wagon and crv and race car

 

[Durka]

I will look into that, I want to run 220, haven't seemed to find a 220 outlet yet. :/

100amp. It has enough knockouts. What's the inside look like ? I believe you can run 220 right from there. It's a 100amp sub-box right? Can you get breakers for it?

That old ringer for the phone could be tied in with the doorbell as well. I've seen old doorbells resemble that.

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

100amp. It has enough knockouts. What's the inside look like ? I believe you can run 220 right from there. It's a 100amp sub-box right? Can you get breakers for it?

That old ringer for the phone could be tied in with the doorbell as well. I've seen old doorbells resemble that.

When I plug it in, it's instantly ringing nonstop.

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

Well Saturday, I got my Dakota from my mom's to our house. Third time since I've had it since I bought it in 2006 that it's driven in snow. License plate is even "Alg 2 Sno" (Allergic to snow).



Cleared out space to park it which I never did. Picture was while putting box together.





Then put together my HF Rolling cart!

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

After emailing back and forth two days I was able to go pick up these bad boys this morning with the help of my nephew.. 4'x8' doublesided slat wall display boards! Got 9 of them, so 18 total slatwalls. AND they have the steel tracks in them!!

Going to take the slatwall off the metal frames, and put on the walls after painting them. Gotta insulate first though.

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

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[Joe13]

Looking good! love the dakota. I'm currently working on my own project as well. 92 bagged, 20's 4-linked, z'ed. Complete rebuild from the bottom up.

 

[purevil115]

Im sure youve seen me at dropt and destroyed and stuff, thought your plate was funny

 

[sean Buick 76]

Welcome and cool projects!

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

Im sure youve seen me at dropt and destroyed and stuff, thought your plate was funny

yep, you are on OMT right? and you go to my clubs show, www.lawsofphysics.org ?

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

Looking good! love the dakota. I'm currently working on my own project as well. 92 bagged, 20's 4-linked, z'ed. Complete rebuild from the bottom up.

like it.

 

[jeffmoss26]

Cool stuff! I am also in Cleveland.

 

[purevil115]

I am on OMT but havent been on there in years. I went to the show this year but didnt take the dime. I just hungout with the droptout guys.

 

[scheu]

http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac328/xjoeydubsx/garage/032314/20140323_125826_zpsgxxmbxee.jpg

That's 70's. Folks had one when I was a kid. First garage door opener we had.

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

Scored some free rigid insulation from a buddy, so time to do the side walls!

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

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[xJoey Dubsx]

Got about 1/4 of the garage insulated today.







Got more done after this but yeah. Luckily I don't have to do the wall against the house. Saves me a lot of work.


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[xJoey Dubsx]

Finished the other half of the right wall. Have two panels where that shelf is but will do those when I get more room made and a hand. Had a casualty, broke off the right side of the cabinet but it was a single peice attached.







And using this bad boy along with a jig saw. Being I do decals/banners and the relevant part, signs, it's been very useful.



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[xJoey Dubsx]

Moved the heavy slatwall peices and got the left wall started.



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[JimVonBaden]

Looking good!

 

[bofe954]

What is the motorcycle?

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

What is the motorcycle?

1977 Yamaha RD400.

Build thread.
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=105413

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

Fittings were ordered for air compressor plumbing.. Now gotta get couplers and air line. Working on insulating more tonight.

 

[Crazy Backyard Builder]

1977 Yamaha RD400.

Build thread.
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=105413

I thought that RD looked familiar, I remember that thread !

Nice start on the garage.

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

I thought that RD looked familiar, I remember that thread !

Nice start on the garage.

Thanks! and yep, finally got to post about having a garage lol

 

[xJoey Dubsx]

Finished this section of wall. Got outlet covers and couples for garage.



Another round about...









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