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How cool is that going to be! Wally

Looks great!

One of my favorite things to find for the garage are illuminated signs that have no significant subject matter. Old cell phone interior signs, mattress store interior signs, etc... I can usually find them pretty cheap just by asking the folks that own or manage the stores. I'll replace a few...

Thanks! It's a 1970 Triumph TR6R Tiger 650.. Sunrise Gold. I went through this bike with a fine tooth comb (weird because I don't have enough hair for a fine tooth comb!) and replaced the tires, had the Smiths magnetic gauges rebuilt, cleaned up the wiring and the top end was completely rebuilt...

Thanks! The what nots are my favorite part! lol... I found the '56 a few years ago and it didn't need anything, it looked perfect just the way it was so I sold a '67 Chevelle I had and bought it. Since then my wife claimed it as hers (she didn't even want me to buy it!) so that's the one thing I...

Thank you Don! That mail box was a cool find and rather than leaving it all crusty I opted to restore it (which twisted the guy I bought it from) but it was just too rough to leave alone. Here are some before and after pics. The bottom (floor I guess you could call it) was originally a cast iron...

Thanks! Here are some pics..

Thanks Shorty! The width is fine for parking the cars but I positioned the '56 a little more towards the center so we have a little more room on the passengers side to walk around. The '32 is a pretty small car so it leaves plenty of room around both sides. The '56 stays in our attached garage...

I've been trying to be a poor man's Don Long so we added some square feet to our garage and restored a bunch of junk... I don't know how you do so much and keep everything clean and in order... you're the Master!! Wally

We hired the concrete guys and the builders so we didn't do all the work. We did finish the interior (electrical, drywall, etc). I don't miss the '51 Ford F1 but it was a fun project and I learned a lot from that build. I've concentrated on motorcycles over the past two years and expanded the...

Very cool! Congratulations! Funny title but that's the truth, I worked out of a one car attached garage for most of my life until I was old enough to (afford to) build my garage. I bet that's a pretty common scenario. Wally

Thanks! The addition was 20' x 24' making the garage 24' x 44' now. Here's a photo of the completed exterior after we back filled and graded around it with 12 yards of fill/topsoil and grass seed. Even though the original garage was only seven years old we ended up upgrading the roof with better...

Yes, the original was also a monolithic slab and there are a few cracks but nothing serious. The new slab is also pinned to the first with rebar.

Looking great! keep the progress coming! Wally

yeah... the wife was pretty much against the addition but we are fortunate to have our house paid off so we paid about two thirds of it with our home equity line of credit. It comes out to two years worth of extra payments to pay it down and if we get in a bind we'll have to sell off a car or...

New post... thanks

First off, thank you to everyone on this forum. Over the years, I've read so many helpful posts that made my life easier. It's also a great place to (not only learn new things) but to enjoy everyone's projects. In 2012, we built our 24' x 24' garage in our backyard so that I could have the room...

I love how your wife thinks you spend too much because at various levels pretty much all of us have heard this! Car is awesome, congrats on the trophy and keep posting your projects, they're interesting and brighten up all our days. Wally

disregard... re-posted above

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