Recent content by Ripcurl

You must be in a pretty remote area in Ottawa to have to use ICFs... Usually its really hard to justify the cost premium to use ICFs in the ICI industry, even with an occupied basement! I guess the additional insulation will help keep the slab warm. Nice progress, what sleeps in it??

Very nice set up and car! I love how you even use bubble wrap when putting parts down! Thats care! Keep it up.

I think it comes down to the individual. Some might want to just get away from the inside of their house! I for one turn on the jams at all time, even if its under the car using an angle grinder for 5 minutes.

Nice shop! Its great to see your son so involved and actually happy :p I feel your pain regarding those pinch bolts, from my 98 A8: Any update on the building automation front? Curious to see what capabilities it has.

Love the paper towel holder, I'm stealing that idea for sure. V8 in that thing eh? I like. Do you have a thread on that whip somewhere? Garage is coming along nice, once you get that sheetrock up and painted white, the place will look completely different. Keep the updates coming.

Wow, finally caught up! Nice R32! Looks great for 150,000km. Great pick and glad to see you are keeping it out of all the salt. Has it ever been winter driven? Doesnt look like it from the wheel wells. How did you remove those damn stickers from the visors? I have every car in my fleet...

Thanks! They are 18", they happen to be monoblocks as well. They are kind of polished, but seem to have lost their shine. I've seen some finished with gunmetal inserts and a machined face, and they looked wicked. I thought about doing the same, but then snapped back to reality and remembered...

Wow, its been a while, time for an update! A lots has happened. Finished with the S in the early spring: Swapped my S with my brother's E34 for a week just because we love each others vehicles :D Somewhere along this summer, my wife convinced me to paint an accent wall green. I wanted...

Holy, I just breezed through your build thread, I'll have to sit down and read it one of these nights. Nice work on the swap! As for my chains, there is a <1second rattle occasionally on cold start ups, but not under warm start up. Having 91,000km/56xxxmiles on it helps. But it will certainly...

ha thanks man, I live for this stuff!

Hey guys, been pretty quiet on my garage progress. I got carried away with some maintenance on my S4... Before: During. Intake manifold flapper needed some maintenance and some preventative oil check valves replaced that are sitting under the intake: After: quick photoshop: So far the...

Nice color combo on the Mustang. And that engine bay looks incredibly clean and tidy, need to see a picture of it finished up! You certainly know how to use every square inch of a shelf! I bet when traveling with the family, you're the one organizing the trunk :P Keep the updates coming.

Re: Rick's Audi Double That is one clean engine bay! Do you even drive that thing! :P What camera/lens are you using, your photos are spot on.

Looks great! Love your cars and the set up. Nice and private down in the basement. Really like your floor choice as well. I am curious as to how it will fair over the years. Have you had a car up on the lift the yet? I thought my ceiling was low, but 8'6" is really low. I guess you would...

Adding the line was super easy, when I was done, I thought, thats it? I dont know if your house has pex or copper lines, but mine is run with pex, which made it a 45 minute install. I spent more time planning it out, than actually executing. If you have copper, it just means you have to be a...