RXtacy's small detached rotary haven

[RXtacy]

I'm assuming, from the tear down in your laundry room, that you are a bachelor.

Not married, but my girlfriend lives with me. She learned early on that you have to unplug the welder to run the dryer

I washed a pair of aluminum heads in the dishwasher once and it worked great. Just let me say that my wife came home early, caught me in the rinse cycle, and I am never going to do that again.

That I could see not going well. Did it leave an oil slick in the dishwasher?

Are you maxed out in terms of space or will the authorities let you add on at some point in the future. I don't think you told us but counting blocks I came up with 16x22. That is a nice size for a service bay but constrained if you want to do tear downs, have a solvent washer, or a blast cabinet.

Will the authorities let you run a carport type roof along side of your house? That will give you cover for a couple of vehicles.

I'm not maxed out by code, but I"m maxed out in the amount of yard I am willing to give up so this is it as far as I'm concerned. You were close it is 18x24. Coming from doing tear downs in the laundry room I'll figure out a way to make it work haha.

No carport. The house is 15' off the property line and any attached structure has a 15' offset, so no room. Detached has a 5' offset as well so that wouldn't work either.

 

[RXtacy]

Waterproofing and foundation drain were completed. Also got stone down for the slab.

A few quick time lapses. Not a whole lot to see, unfortunately I didn't get the blocking going up.

 

[RXtacy]

Another time lapse of the foundation fill.

 

[s2kattracks]

Nice setup! Getting into the gallery section was not a good move on my end....so many idea's spinning in my head now

Always have been a fan of the rx7's. Have had a few buddies with them(2 and 3 rotor swaps at different points). Not the most reliable, but a great looking car! May be a project car for me one day down the road

 

[b-rock106]

Looking awesome. Another rotard here, now a 8 so I can have the boy and wife come out for drives.

When's the ETA on it being move in ready?

 

[RXtacy]

Nice setup! Getting into the gallery section was not a good move on my end....so many idea's spinning in my head now

Always have been a fan of the rx7's. Have had a few buddies with them(2 and 3 rotor swaps at different points). Not the most reliable, but a great looking car! May be a project car for me one day down the road

Thanks, I know what you mean always more ways to spend money

Looking awesome. Another rotard here, now a 8 so I can have the boy and wife come out for drives.

When's the ETA on it being move in ready?

The 8 is surprisingly practical with the exception of gas mileage.

I'm thinking late November most likely.

 

[RXtacy]

Backfilling is complete and framing began today. I imagine a lot more framing work will get done tomorrow. Also got the roof trusses delivered today

Got a few more time lapse videos also.

 

[RXtacy]

Made good progress on the framing yesterday.

 

[runt262]

Garage looks great! What are you plans for drainage behind the garage? Did anyone voice concerns about the longevity of the wall?
My only experience with block walls like this was our boathouse built into a hill. It began to bow into the structure. I'm more curious on the proper way of dealing with the weight of the hill and water mitigation.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Garage looks awesome!!! Love how it's built into the hill, makes it seem smaller from the outside.

 

[RXtacy]

Garage looks great! What are you plans for drainage behind the garage? Did anyone voice concerns about the longevity of the wall?
My only experience with block walls like this was our boathouse built into a hill. It began to bow into the structure. I'm more curious on the proper way of dealing with the weight of the hill and water mitigation.

We ran #4 rebar vertically from the footers at 32" on center. As far as drainage goes, the block was parged/waterproofed and we ran a foundation drain with weep tile.

Garage looks awesome!!! Love how it's built into the hill, makes it seem smaller from the outside.

Thanks gentlemen!
Yes building into the hill was part of my plan to visually reduce the structure. I really agree it makes a big difference from the yard side. Standing inside you really feel the 10' wall height!

 

[Bib Overalls]

Looking good.

 

[RXtacy]

Thanks Bib.

Wall framing has been completed and sheathing has gone up. Also got the trusses installed, and seed put down. Supposed to be warm next week so hopefully the seed kicks off.

 

[cmurphy2266]

Good luck and nice to see another FD owner! I have a 93 VR touring.

 

[GoodfellaFD3s]

Saying 'Hey' from rx7club, you may recognize my screen name

Looks like things are coming along nicely, I'll be sure to check in for updated!

 

[cmurphy2266]

You even have rx royalty following

 

[RXtacy]

Good luck and nice to see another FD owner! I have a 93 VR touring.

Thanks man. My FD started out as VR also

Saying 'Hey' from rx7club, you may recognize my screen name

Looks like things are coming along nicely, I'll be sure to check in for updated!

Rich right? You may recognize mine as well. I think we met at DGRR a while ago. I'm Brian's friend Mike from BAW.

Thanks man

You even have rx royalty following

 

[GoodfellaFD3s]

Small world indeed, haha. I'm researching methods for renovating my new (to me) garage floor...... so many choices.

 

[Bib Overalls]

in 75 or so I bought a slightly used Mazda rotary pickup in Tampa. Work took me to Kokomo and then to SoCal where the engine took a dump. Fortunately the truck was still under warranty and the dealer in Riverside dropped in a new one that subsequently took me to Albuquerque where I drove the piss out of it for several years. Up to that time the truck had two personality traits; it was fast and pulled to the right or left when it passed gas stations. Being a hot rodder I decided to pep it up with a Racing Beat intake, Holly carb, and a Racing Beat exhaust. Now it was even faster, much noisier, and the pull to the right or left became a solid jerk. One night about two weeks before I was scheduled to move to Arkansas the second motor started smoking. A lot. The nice folks at the dealer told me the end tip seals were gone and the fix was going to be more than the truck was worth. So, I pulled the engine and gave it with all it's accessories to a local rotary nut for almost nothing. Being a hot rodder I swapped in a German made Ford V6 out of Mustang II. In that configuration it carried me to Arkansas and then to Miami. By that time it was pretty dilapidated and, because it was yellow, I started calling it Rags the Tiger (Crusader Rabbit's side kick - your too young). One day on the way to work it just died. I called the wrecker and he took it to salvage. After his fee I cleared fifty bucks. Several years later I looked with great interest at a Rotus 7 but when my wife made the Rotary Rotus connection I was smart enough to change my mind. I understand the new Rotaries are more reliable and they can pass a couple of gas stations before the dreaded alignment problem surfaces. These days I play with Chevy and Nailhead V8s but every now and then I find myself making buzzing noises as I negotiate a fast ess out in the country.

 

[RXtacy]

Small world indeed, haha. I'm researching methods for renovating my new (to me) garage floor...... so many choices.

Definitely, I've actually recognized a few screen names here from 7club.

Rust Bullet seems to be a forum favorite around here. Not sure what you're going for. I need to decide what to do with mine as well.

in 75 or so I bought a slightly used Mazda rotary pickup in Tampa. Work took me to Kokomo and then to SoCal where the engine took a dump. Fortunately the truck was still under warranty and the dealer in Riverside dropped in a new one that subsequently took me to Albuquerque where I drove the piss out of it for several years. Up to that time the truck had two personality traits; it was fast and pulled to the right or left when it passed gas stations. Being a hot rodder I decided to pep it up with a Racing Beat intake, Holly carb, and a Racing Beat exhaust. Now it was even faster, much noisier, and the pull to the right or left became a solid jerk. One night about two weeks before I was scheduled to move to Arkansas the second motor started smoking. A lot. The nice folks at the dealer told me the end tip seals were gone and the fix was going to be more than the truck was worth. So, I pulled the engine and gave it with all it's accessories to a local rotary nut for almost nothing. Being a hot rodder I swapped in a German made Ford V6 out of Mustang II. In that configuration it carried me to Arkansas and then to Miami. By that time it was pretty dilapidated and, because it was yellow, I started calling it Rags the Tiger (Crusader Rabbit's side kick - your too young). One day on the way to work it just died. I called the wrecker and he took it to salvage. After his fee I cleared fifty bucks. Several years later I looked with great interest at a Rotus 7 but when my wife made the Rotary Rotus connection I was smart enough to change my mind. I understand the new Rotaries are more reliable and they can pass a couple of gas stations before the dreaded alignment problem surfaces. These days I play with Chevy and Nailhead V8s but every now and then I find myself making buzzing noises as I negotiate a fast ess out in the country.

Sounds like you had some fun with that REPU! I would love to own one at some point.

 

[RXtacy]

Been away on a business trip last week. They have finished framing/sheathing, installed the windows, shingled the roof, roughed in the electrical, and today they poured the slab.

Pit framing detail.

Slab pour.

 

[RXtacy]

Some more pictures.

 

[RXtacy]

It's been a while since I've updated. My contractor has been on an emergency job for a family friend out of town, so unfortunately not a whole lot has happened over the last two weeks.

Got the forms out of the pits, not as buttery smooth as some members have but I'm happy with them.

Also got the rest of the wrap on, and got started installing the soffits.

Yesterday they finally got the driveway poured! Apparently there has been high demand on concrete over the last month or so. The yard couldn't supply the concrete on the original pour date last week.

 

[RXtacy]

Some finished pics of the driveway. Can't wait to drive on it! What is the recommended time on a new pour to wait to drive on it? My contractor recommended to give it about a week.

 

[HemiRamOn22s]

I would wait as long as possible! 2 weeks would be better! Did you put a sealer on the driveway already? What are your plans for finishing the shop floor?

Thanks for the updates the build is progressing nicely. Looks like it should be closed in before we have any bad weather.

 

[RXtacy]

Got a time lapse of each pour also.

Slab

Driveway

 

[RXtacy]

I would wait as long as possible! 2 weeks would be better! Did you put a sealer on the driveway already? What are your plans for finishing the shop floor?

Thanks for the updates the build is progressing nicely. Looks like it should be closed in before we have any bad weather.

That's not what I wanted to hear!
The impatient child in me demands instant gratification!

I haven't sealed the driveway or shop floor. I'm leaning towards Rust Bullet with flake on the shop floor, but have considered epoxy as well. I like the reduced prep necessary for Rust Bullet. I'm open to recommendations/suggestions though.

On the driveway I was thinking maybe using a densifier, but I'm not sure if that is really necessary?

Hopefully. Unfortunately when I made the drawings I neglected to spec a high lift door, so there is a delay for the door installer to order the additional track and liftmaster 8500. They are saying 2-3 weeks before they have everything ready to install

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Did you ask the concrete guy about whether or not you needed to wet the slab as it cured?

When I had my pad poured I waited almost two weeks before driving on it but it depends how thick the pad is. My thinking is that you're going to have the driveway for many years to come, might as well let it cure for another week to be absolutely sure it's ready.

Definitely make sure you do NOT put any sort of rock salt on the driveway this winter. It will cause spauling.

 

[HemiRamOn22s]

That's not what I wanted to hear!
The impatient child in me demands instant gratification!

I haven't sealed the driveway or shop floor. I'm leaning towards Rust Bullet with flake on the shop floor, but have considered epoxy as well. I like the reduced prep necessary for Rust Bullet. I'm open to recommendations/suggestions though.

On the driveway I was thinking maybe using a densifier, but I'm not sure if that is really necessary?

Hopefully. Unfortunately when I made the drawings I neglected to spec a high lift door, so there is a delay for the door installer to order the additional track and liftmaster 8500. They are saying 2-3 weeks before they have everything ready to install

They additional wait for the high lift track and 8500s will be worth it. I have 6 in my place. Only 5 have openers.

It really depends on what you want to do. I have an epoxied floor in my other shop. You CANT weld on it but it does clean up easily. If your rolling your floor jack and drag a rock under the wheel it will scratch. It stains a little if a oil stains set on it for a long time but most things clean up easily, ive even used brake/carb cleaner on it.

I'm going to use densifier on my shop floor and i've used it on other floors. It is what it is. The concrete wont be chalky but you can do pretty much everything on it. I think im going to add a stainguard when i do mine. Because some of my classic cars do leak oil from sitting. My house garage im leaning towards a sealer then racedeck.

I would just seal your driveway with a stainguard for the occasional oil leak. Not sure how well it will work on the broomed finish though.

 

[RXtacy]

Did you ask the concrete guy about whether or not you needed to wet the slab as it cured?

I did not.

When I had my pad poured I waited almost two weeks before driving on it but it depends how thick the pad is. My thinking is that you're going to have the driveway for many years to come, might as well let it cure for another week to be absolutely sure it's ready.

Valid point.

Definitely make sure you do NOT put any sort of rock salt on the driveway this winter. It will cause spauling.

Good to know! Not something I would have thought about. I assume this applies to chemical de-icers as well?

Does this concern go away after the concrete has "aged" for a year?

They additional wait for the high lift track and 8500s will be worth it. I have 6 in my place. Only 5 have openers.

100% agreed, just disappointed on the lead time.

It really depends on what you want to do. I have an epoxied floor in my other shop. You CANT weld on it but it does clean up easily. If your rolling your floor jack and drag a rock under the wheel it will scratch. It stains a little if a oil stains set on it for a long time but most things clean up easily, ive even used brake/carb cleaner on it.

I'm going to use densifier on my shop floor and i've used it on other floors. It is what it is. The concrete wont be chalky but you can do pretty much everything on it. I think im going to add a stainguard when i do mine. Because some of my classic cars do leak oil from sitting. My house garage im leaning towards a sealer then racedeck.

I would just seal your driveway with a stainguard for the occasional oil leak. Not sure how well it will work on the broomed finish though.

I actually don't own a MIG, TIG only so welding shouldn't be much of a problem. Would probably have to be careful with the plasma though.

I drive rotaries, so there WILL be oil on any surface they are parked on
I'll look into the sealer for the driveway.

 

[RXtacy]

Also if anyone has recommendations for paint/epoxy products to apply to the exposed parging on the house I'm all ears.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Good to know! Not something I would have thought about. I assume this applies to chemical de-icers as well?

Does this concern go away after the concrete has "aged" for a year?

I believe it does, but I'm not 100% sure.

It's something I learned when doing landscaping and a small amount of concrete work in upstate NY 6-10 years ago. Since moving to NC where salt is hardly ever used (never used at my own house) it's one of the things I've forgotten the details for.

I do believe that after the concrete is a year old that it's OK with salt, but I'd do some research to confirm, not only on the one year thing, but also no the chemical de-icers as well.

 

[HemiRamOn22s]

Also if anyone has recommendations for paint/epoxy products to apply to the exposed parging on the house I'm all ears.

Sherwin Williams makes stuff called block filler. Thats what we use to paint concrete or block walls. You can tint it any color you want.

 

[HemiRamOn22s]

Did you ask the concrete guy about whether or not you needed to wet the slab as it cured?

When I had my pad poured I waited almost two weeks before driving on it but it depends how thick the pad is. My thinking is that you're going to have the driveway for many years to come, might as well let it cure for another week to be absolutely sure it's ready.

Definitely make sure you do NOT put any sort of rock salt on the driveway this winter. It will cause spauling.

You can use salt. But after the snow has melted make sure you clean it off right away. It will destroy the concrete in the first year especially. I use rock salt so we just blow it off with leaf blowers. I would avoid it or use sand if possible.

 

[Aroberson77]

Awesome garage build, I like the sunken in idea should help with insulation. I have an 85 GSL, but its piston powered now. Are you going to do racedeck flooring or something else?

 

[RXtacy]

I believe it does, but I'm not 100% sure.

It's something I learned when doing landscaping and a small amount of concrete work in upstate NY 6-10 years ago. Since moving to NC where salt is hardly ever used (never used at my own house) it's one of the things I've forgotten the details for.

I do believe that after the concrete is a year old that it's OK with salt, but I'd do some research to confirm, not only on the one year thing, but also no the chemical de-icers as well.

You can use salt. But after the snow has melted make sure you clean it off right away. It will destroy the concrete in the first year especially. I use rock salt so we just blow it off with leaf blowers. I would avoid it or use sand if possible.

Good info, thanks guys.

Sherwin Williams makes stuff called block filler. Thats what we use to paint concrete or block walls. You can tint it any color you want.

I'll check that out. Thanks!

 

[HemiRamOn22s]

I'll check that out. Thanks!

https://www.sherwin-williams.com/painting-contractors/products/catalog/preprite-block-filler

 

[RXtacy]

Awesome garage build, I like the sunken in idea should help with insulation. I have an 85 GSL, but its piston powered now. Are you going to do racedeck flooring or something else?

Thanks. Very nice, I'm sure that's a blast. What did you do for a rear end? I will most likely be doing rust bullet coating.

https://www.sherwin-williams.com/painting-contractors/products/catalog/preprite-block-filler

Thanks

 

[Aroberson77]

Thanks. Very nice, I'm sure that's a blast. What did you do for a rear end? I will most likely be doing rust bullet coating.

It still has the stock LSD, when that blows up I will be going with a toyota 8" and spool.

 

[RXtacy]

It still has the stock LSD, when that blows up I will be going with a toyota 8" and spool.

I'm genuinely surprised it didn't grenade on the spot
What engine is in it?