Recent content by Scotts Elle

Thanks @drivesitfar! I re-did the center console AGAIN... getting better at templating the parts but I underestimate how much leather will stretch (or not stretch) depending on what part of the hide I am cutting. Added door accents... And I love Alcantara... expensive but the authentic...

Its been over a year so kind of a dump on updates... First, the 911: Lowered and installed center lock hubs. I took video of the install... just haven't uploaded it yet. (The Carrera decal is gone...) I bought a commercial sewing machine and some upholstery tools/supplies last year with the...

The fabric was around $150 for 3 yards. The upholstery guy charged about $750. I over paid. He promised a quick turnaround and did not deliver. I found a few shops that would have done it under $500. I love the setup. The office is quiet and separate from the living area of the house so my...

No problem at all @drivesitfar. With my current life style and kids still in high school, I still have 20+ years. I don't think I would retire well anyways so I am A.O.K with working. FINALLY received the humidor and liquor cabinet a few months ago. Got them install about a month ago.

Been a while... The mid rise lifts at Twin Busch were backordered since August. Finally got it a couple weeks ago.

We measured the interior of the pump cavity, then printed quite a few test peices, making small adjustments. We ran the pump on a drill until we got the factory spec of 25"W/C. We based the design mainly off pictures of the factory part. We have some pretty wild software that can create some...

Love the classic look. Waiting for back seats to be finished up.

Small project that has been on the books for a while... Replace the center section of the seats in the Porsche with a vintage houndstooth. Like any well intentioned, but completely uneducated DIYer, I tried it myself and quickly realized it was a better to have a pro fix my errors and make it...

So I mentioned the issues with the Mini when we got it. It was owned by someone who didn't care... at all. There was some "creative hacks" that were used to keep it running. This one took the grand prize. I mean... I have seen some sketchy stuff in my life, but this makes the top 5 for sure. Had...

Thanks! Here is the completed office/loft. Still working on decor... I have lots of racing memorabilia I am sorting through. Still waiting on the dang humidors. Those are taking forever.

We had lost the power brakes the other day. Also had a nasty crunching noise... not good. Turns out the vacuum pump grenaded. Mini wants close to $500 for a new pump and the only thing wrong was the plastic "blade" had dissolved. To solve this, we made a new blade. I have an industrial 3D...

During the build out we had a few projects. One important on was a car we purchased for my mother. She has always loved the Mini Coopers so we surprised her with a 2012 I got pretty cheap at a repo auction. Un fortunately, the motor was shot and the car was not taken care of. My son and I...

Its a risk for sure and a few years ago (before my time here), a fire got close enough were everyone around here was on evac alert. The fire department here is incredible. The come out for free and do a property assessment with full reports and suggestions and stuff like that. If there is a...

28 deep. Just under 32 wide.

Thanks! The house was built in 87 with a few renos from previous owners. The ceiling is just over 8ft so I assume that was a normal height back then. My previous home in Oklahoma had 12.5ft ceilings... miss that. We are on a 1/2 acre of protected forest. This is my dream. Thanks! Its an 2008...