Recent content by dmw16

Nice GTI. I had a 2008 Mk5 w/ a DSG and put a lot of miles on her. Was a great car and I really liked the DSG especially after they recalled the mechtronics unit. Glad to see other 1-car-garage-warriors on here. You can get a lot done. I've rebuilt one race car car from the ground up and then...

I've never measured, but assuming a garage door is typically 8ft then it's 10ft ceilings. The interior of the home is all 10ft ceilings so I'd assume the garage is the same.

They make an alternate mounting kit of the 8500 that is basically a chain and 2 sprockets. I'll use that to mount it forward of the door on the larger section of wall.

Right now I have an extension spring setup for my garage door and I would like to convert to a torsion spring. Primarily to get the noise down as the garage is under my 2 year old's room, but also to give me other opener options (like a jack screw). I found a DIY conversion and it looks...

Noise reduction is the primary focus. I'd love to know more or see what you did. I also think a lot of the noise comes from the extension and retraction of the springs rather than the door and opener...tho those both contribute as well.

That was the impressive part to me. Very simple tools that we almost all own. But lots of them and well organized to accomplish serious work. ...or maybe I'm weird. Which I can also accept.

I really enjoy the Speedhunter features in general. I'm not all that interested in the parts of car culture they cover (tho the pro level drift cars are pretty cool to look at), but I love the way they document things. I really liked the little trays with all the tools for common jobs. Might...

Thanks guys, appreciate the input. Looks like that alternate mounting kit would work well. It seems like it's meant to allow mounting above the torsion bar, but I don't see any reason why it couldn't be mounted beyond it instead. I also realized that I had foolishly overlooked the fact that...

I'd really like to switch over to a jackscrew style garage door opener for less noise (it's under my 2-year old's room) and also to get the locking mechanism. There's not the specified 8" adjacent to the where the torsion bar would go (there's no torsion bar currently). Only about 2" of space...

They carry some rustoleum kit now. Says it's made to go over an existing floor. But I don't wanna do it and have it look like ****. I just can't get entirely into race deck.

Thanks! On those lift masters...are they something you can install yourself? I'm pretty capable with tools. I did look at the 8500 some time ago and it seemed like it needed space adjacent to the door and my door is kind of in a recess. Are there lift master dealers I can contact or something...

Right now I have a regular Home Depot Rustoleum 2-part epoxy floor. I'd like to clear coat it to give it a refresh and get the shiny look. The clear coat that they sell at Home Depot says it can go over an existing floor, but how well will that work? Do I have other better options? I'd like to...

I will be moving a nice piece of hardware into my garage in a few weeks and given the dollar value I am starting to think about security in my garage. I live in a nice area and don't worry about safety or break-ins much, but just the same... I am thinking of this is a 3 prong thing. First is...

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