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    A 'compact' garage from England

    Not a Morini but it is Italian, a 1978 Ducati 900GTS. A restoration project, a 50th birthday gift from my wife, got it together and rode it for a few years, went into storage in my brother's factory when I worked abroad. Now in my old mate's garage while he fabricates some mountings for...
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    A 'compact' garage from England

    Anyway here's where we are now, the trouble with extra space is that it is soon filled! Still sorting my toolboxes, the orange one on the left came from my dad's, I am slowly sorting tools into Metric (red Halfords cabinets by the bench) and Imperial AF, Whitworth and BSF (boxes on the left)...
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    A 'compact' garage from England

    Anyway after returning home from working overseas, during which time the house was rented (to a US military family who left the place in better condition than when they arrived!) we decided to do a bit of re modelling, new kitchen etc. Ideal time to get they guys to put in a second floor above...
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    A 'compact' garage from England

    Wheeled it up a ramp, which was always a bit risky, had to have straps handy to secure it and be careful not to over balance, see post from Bronson somewhere else on this forum?
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    A 'compact' garage from England

    The first thing I did was to build the workbench at the back to suit me, it puts stuff at a nice height for standing, I think I read somewhere the ideal height is up to your elbows as you stand with arms by your sides. Then painted the interior white and got some decent strip lights...
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    A 'compact' garage from England

    Dear all, Another long time lurker, been wanting to contribute for a while and a period of enforced inactivity (recovery from an operation) means I have a bit of time on my hands. Just got to say thanks first to everyone who contributes on here. There are some really good ideas and tips which...
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    testing again....

    Cute dog picture to avoid embarrassment....
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