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Thank you everyone for the tips. The slab is not insulated but they laid down a layer of heavy plastic underneath it. It hasn't sweated on me once in four years. It is a full 6" pour and very well drained (they built up the base almost four feet). Plus the footing is monstrous - it is 42" deep...

I wish I could leave it open but I am seven blocks from Detroit. -Geoff

It has a fully vented soffit - plastic with with the recessed holes inside the groove. How far up do I go with the insulation, or am I just trying to make a seal against the wall. They make a 24" insulation batt, but it would have cost a small fortune to do the whole garage. The reason I...

So I built my dream garage a couple years ago. It is 40 x 28 with three stalls and a work area on one side. About 10 feet of each side has a little storage loft with floor joists, and the center of the garage has scissor joists so I could put a 13 foot two post lift in. I really haven't been...

If the governor spring is out, you will have to trick it into shifting - give it some good throttle then lift and it will shift. It will bang the limiter if you give it steady throttle (causing it to shift). That is common in those trans's. If it is out, drop the pan and look for it, then put it...

Thank you for the welcome! -Geoff

Well, not exactly Detroit, I am seven blocks from Detroit in the first suburb to the northeast. This looks like a great place to learn about garage techniques and best practices. I am trying to rebuild my crappy 2-stall to a 3.5+. Tx. -Geoff