Recent content by jackylcrackyl

Incredible transformation! It seems like a perfect space to work on your bikes. I think the 80 XL200 with the CRF450 would be cool. A classic dual-shock dirt bike with modern 4-stroke power. Do that up right and you've got something real special. Not sure what your plans are for shelving and/or...

Nice garage addition! I really love the 14ga flooring and wall treatment. I'm very interested to see how you decide to finish it off. The current look is real cool, but it needs something to seal it soon. You are so right about the return you'll get my consolidating the shop under one roof...

Your garage is coming along nicely! I love the use of the receiver for a small welding table or vice. It seems that there are a ton of things you could build for the receiver and keep tucked away in storage until you need it (drill press, grinder, etc.). You definitely have the same issue as...

It's been almost four months since I posted. After Christmas I completely got side tracked with stuff (vacation, kidney stones, back problems, family stuff) and have only been able to work on the garage part of a day, once per weekend. Of course, now that spring is here, the garage will compete...

Looks real nice thus far. I commend you for your hard work on the drywall--I completely hate to tape and mud. Your slow and steady pace has paid off. I'm in a slower and not as steady pace on my garage right now. I like it, keep it up.

Here's my four. They're not in the garage, but that's under renovation. Planning on a rebuild and customize project for the old Yamaha YCS1C 180 this winter--after garage is finished. So many awesome bikes and garages. I see many others are like me in that one isn't enough. I know there is more...

No wonder it's so hard to find a solid Yamaha 500 single. They're all in YOUR garage! A truly awesome collection. I like the wood floorboards in your shop, it gives a real cool "old shop" feel. Man, that place looks like a showroom.

I managed to get most of what I planned on doing today. Finished wiring for lights, installed thermostat, and got about 25% of the insulation up in the ceiling. The wiring always takes longer than I think it will. Had to create 13 whips for the light boxes and install before I could start...

I had thought about it before. However, I think the fan on the heater does a pretty good job of creating circulation. I may add some type of larger shop fan or something like that in the future. I always like the old fans from the 30s and 40s. It might be cool to find one of those.

Made a trip to the home store this morning and picked up the stuff I didn't already have laying around for wiring the lights. Also got a thermostat and enough R-38 to insulate the ceiling. Spent about six hours in the garage this afternoon cleaning out all the **** I had sitting up in the...

Let Me Shine Some Light on This Came across a smokin' deal on CL today for some 24"x48" 4-bulb T8 Flourescent lights. The post said there were 16 of them at $10 each. I called to confirm they still had them, then made a beeline across town with the truck after work. I get there and see that...

Let There Be Warmth Got the gas line for the heater installed this morning as planned. The pro made short work of running the line across the basement, through the sill, up to the garage rafters inside the wall (I'll have some drywall patching to do), over to the heater on the opposite end of...

Spent a couple hours tonight taking all of the stuff down from the overhead shelving and moving the big wooden box of sports equipment from up against the shared wall with the house in preparation for the gas line run tomorrow morning. Had to do some cleaning in the unfinished area of the...

I'm trying to weigh the benefits and faults of drywall vs. OSB for the walls and/or ceiling of my garage project. I like the idea of being able to sink a screw into 1/2" OSB, but drywall will likely look nicer. I really can't afford to do both on the walls as I've seen others do. Sometimes I...

Unfortunately, I'm running behind on my CI. Recently got rid of three dead cylinders, but still have 32. Too bad I'm 40 years old. I'll eventually break even. :)