Bicycles and light cars

[quentin01]

My wife and I purchased a house with a 3 car garage in the spring. One of the requirements for the new house was a 3 car garage.



Wife's mini looking into my bay.



A clean slate.



Work got really heavy, so it looked like this for 6 months.




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[quentin01]

Last week I got the bikes up on the walls and started my race deck floor.



Making progress.



Trimmed out.





Finally got my hachiroku parked.





Next step, paint inspired by the classic hachiroku and vinyl on the walls. Not really looking to have this as a "shop". Just a pretty place to keep my play things.

I also want to get my off-season wheels mounted on the wall.

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[quentin01]

My kiddo helped out. Stuff is super easy to put down.




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[Richard Cranium]

It is nice to get the kids involved also

 

[A_Pmech]

When are you ordering the Rocket Bunny kit for the 86?

 

[quentin01]

When are you ordering the Rocket Bunny kit for the 86?

Pretty unlikely to ever happen. As much as I love my 86, I'll probably have to let go when the lease is up*. I drove an IS300 last week while trying to figure out what will replace the recently totaled Rav4. It impressed and an AWD sedan does make things a little simpler.

Some carnage from an uninsured, unlicensed driver.

*the FR-S is my company car. I am allowed to buy it at any point during the lease, though.


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[Kevkx125]

Bummer!!!!!

 

[rcktsled]

What is the purpose of the wall between the single bay and the double? Is it a bearing wall? Seems like a big floor space robber.

 

[quentin01]

What is the purpose of the wall between the single bay and the double? Is it a bearing wall? Seems like a big floor space robber.

The original floor plan didn't call for a 3rd bay. Being the optimist that I am, it gives me more wall space.

Plus, my wife manages to park both of the cars she regularly drives right on top of each other in the middle of the double bay. If she had the width of 3 bays, she'd manage to park them on top of my car and have a 12' berth between the far right car and the house door!


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[jonw9]

I am trying to find better organization for my bikes and cars. I don't have a good spot for them currently. Hanging them from a 12' ceiling isn't very accessible either.

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[quentin01]

I am trying to find better organization for my bikes and cars. I don't have a good spot for them currently. Hanging them from a 12' ceiling isn't very accessible either.

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The Delta racks I have are pretty low profile. I don't know that you have the open wall space, though. What about building something off the platform and hold the bikes over the MINI?


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[SlimCookie]

I've been using a product called SteadyRack. They're great and allow you to move the bike(s) from side to side.

 

[drivesitfar]

Q: nice looking house and garage. love the post about your wife taking up both bays of her garage. the wall space can be nice if you find a way to get some shelving or racks to use it more efficiently. so did you have to make many cuts on the Race deck flooring?

cute helper too.

keep posting pictures as you can.

 

[quentin01]

Qso did you have to make many cuts on the Race deck flooring?

18 panels on the left side needed the lock rings and about 1/4" of panel cut off. The back 11 panels needed 4". I could freehand the 18 based on where the cut went (basically had a guide on the part). The back 11, I used a straight edge to make the mark, repositioned the straight edge, and then used it as my jig saw guide.


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[Fly320s]

*the FR-S is my company car. I am allowed to buy it at any point during the lease, though.

How do you like it? It seems like a fun car to drive.

 

[quentin01]

How do you like it? It seems like a fun car to drive.

I've had it around 16 months now. Not super quick in a straight line, but it comes alive on twisty WV roads. Very light on its feet and rotates very easily... even when you don't want it to sometimes. [emoji16] Seats, steering wheel, and shifter are all excellent. Interior can be a bit cheap feeling especially on rougher roads, but the chassis is stiff and the running gear feels well built. It is a very enjoyable car from a give and take perspective with the driver and car. It works you as hard as you work it. My heel toe has improved drastically and my understanding of how weight transfer impacts handling is much better. I don't know if I will keep it long term because the TRD exhaust and road noise do get a bit tiresome on a long trip. I figure I have another 2.5 years to decide. Haha


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[quentin01]

So, I do have a soft spot for not so light cars. [emoji16] The new family hauler followed me home today. 2016 Toyota 4Runner Trail Edition Premium with Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System (basically fat swaybars that disconnect automatically when the vehicle detects the need for more articulation.)


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