Recent content by notabmw1

Thank you! I'm just glad to be using the garage now finally. Didn't take long to be tripping over stuff. As far as I am aware, vans had an option back then to add a back seat. If you have a round nose front, external hinges and sliding windows it's a van. If it doesn't have hinges, and has...

Yea, I saw that, have fun with you Van, I have a van I am suppose to restore at any minute, been at the paint shop for a long time. Can't say I ever owned one personally, and this will be the first one I will have the chance to drive. Worked on numerous sedans, few Estates, couple clubbies and a...

Put together a quick video, not the best... but eh, it's something: M.C.M. GARAGE TOUR 11-15-15

Well, I was gonna wait till spring to get a 4 post lift, but xmas came early and I installed it 2 days ago at lunch. It's a tight fit for sure, just barely can squeak the Trabant under, Mini should have an inch/inch and half to spare. Might have to recess the light above the lift to give me 2...

Ironically enough I actually bookmarked that one yesterday. I'm no expert, but figured if I only had to run 1 setup for both unconditioned spaces (Existing Home uses gas baseboard heat with window units, and I am not looking at upgrading house, just adding to these 2 spaces). From the tech...

So I am completing my detached pole barn that is insulated and drywalled. I was looking at putting a mini split in there, as well as my old attached garage I will be converting to a "play room". So one garage is about 700 sq ft, and the other about 500 sq ft. I was wondering would it be possible...

Got cracking yesterday, and finally pulled my motor out of my wagon (didn't want to do it in the new garage). Then started moving that cars into the garage, and a few other odds and ends. And I finally moved my scissor lift over to the other garage, I have been dreading this for weeks! Put it...

Well, I just took a look and it looks like most of my pictures have broken links for some reason. But on page 3 they look like the pick up again: http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40785&page=3 And then for a **** ton of photos...

I've been slowly trying to finish the inside up so I can get the cars in there. Got my metal wainscoting put up with the red J-channel. Cleaned the floors and used the seal-krete gloss sealer, seemed to do ok, but I have a feeling I will mess it up before too long. Just got to build some...

Thank you, it's been a long project that I can't quiet see the light at the end of the tunnel. The two tone spray paint job was to figure out how I wanted to break up the lines. 1/4 acres or so, I could have built up to another 500 sq ft for the maximum allowable, but... wife wouldn't have it...

I've owned/built several round nose Mini's, but I'm a wagon guy. I have been tempted to put a round nose on the Estate, but honestly I enjoy the extra room under the hood. I am also an A-Series guy, and played with all sorts of combo's sizes, and now I am moving onto my 3rd Honda swap build. I...

I ended up having 22.5 tons of crushed ashpalt/milling delivered for $100. It was about 10 tons more than I needed, and it took me weeks to dig out the driveway by hand, and then wheelbarrow all of it out, and spread it. But I did get a road crew that was working on my street to roll it out with...

Well I got pneumonia from digging the driveway in the rain, 2 weeks later I finally finished it, turned out pretty good. Still slinging mud in the garage, hopefully finish it someday soon so I can finally move in and start on my big projects.

Slowly getting there. I really need to just get it done and move in already. Been so damn hot, slowing me down at night. Got 4 pieces of drywall to hang on the ceiling, started playing around with mud on the walls a little bit, and doing the trim. Next big thing is building a curb for the...

I really like the lamps too! I'm planning on putting some low watt led's in there just to make the doors glow at night. I wired in a photocell on the outdoor lights. I'm still planing on doing the millings. It's all I have for a budget anymore. I want to create a border with some 12x12 block...