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Hi there, Nice set-up you got there! I noticed the modified Harbor Freight lift. I was thinking about doing the same mod with that wheel stand. But I have an Ultra limited and am wondering if it'll support it or not. How is it holding up for you on your bike? Cheers

Some updates here. Put down some new tile in the bike garage today. Turned out great! First had to sand down some rough spots in the previous concrete pour. This required removing everything from the garage as it got dusty. After Feels much more useful now. I'll post up pics...

Nice lot and nice Lancer! Back in H.S. I owned (2) Shelby Chargers, a GLH, a turbo coupe and a Shelby CSX(shadow). Not all at once of course. Fun rides for sure. We converted the GLH to Turbo II with a manual valve body and that baby was fun. Kind of miss it actually. Cheers

A few updates here. We have moved inside to start work on my wife's new window bakery. Outside we still need to build some gates, lay some bricks and install lighting and a ceiling fan. Inside This was my computer room...Ive moved upstairs to my studio. ;) Cheers

Looking great! Very well though out build. Don't forget to paint that fence too. ;) Cheers

Paint!

Ok, time for a few updates. We got the deck roof topped of as well as the perimeter of the fence. This is an anodized steel material. Also got the gutter installed on the terrace. And we have stairs at the entrance with a slab of concrete as the bottom step. Painted the...

I run a little kerosene heater in the winter and it gets very toasty within 20-30min. Not a big deal. ;) Cheers

A few updates from yesterday's work. It's looking more and more like a deck. You can see where concrete was laid and leveled as a support system for the stairs. Got some painting to do! And a quick shot of the painted inner roof. This will all get one more coat. That's it...

Just a couple of update pics today. Stairs and trim in progress. Going to lay some concrete tomorrow for the front stairs. Cheers Pete

A few updated pics from the homefront. I'm on the road right now. That's it for now. Cheers Pete

Ok, a few updated pics. Got some good work done today. We decided to drop the side a bit. This provided some extra privacy from the neighbors 2nd floor. I plan to do plenty bourbon drinking and cigar smoking out there. ;) Here it is painted On the other side we closed up the spots we...

Yes, I love Garage Life! I get lots of ideas from there. There is also a great tv show here called "Before, After." Lots of fascinating reforming protects.

Thank ya much for the comments, folks! I installed one of my "new" barn lights in the garage area. The other two are going under the terrace. Progress happening out front as well. Just stained some lumber for the deck and stairs. All the lumber being we for the terrace build is...

Haha...I'm an orchestral tuba player! :bounce: I am just as much in awe as you guys as to the level of craftsmanship on the build. I'm a hobbyist and am learning so much along the way. Great to be along for the ride. :thumbup: I'm really glad you folks enjoy the build. More updates as they...

All electric is very popular in Japan right now. In fact, what I heard is that the natural gas company in all of Tohoku is actually a sub division Tohoku Denruoku(the electric company)! No idea... The small natural gas companies are having a tough time right now. Especially since the big...

Working on the deck some and placing studs for the roof I also ordered some old barn lights to install under the terrace roof and garage I think a ceiling fan will also work nicely there too Cheers

I hear ya, friend. Im a bit lucky as my best friend over here is an architect/home designer. He has his best carpenter on this and the two us are helping. But I tell ya, this carpenter is amazing. He is non-stop 8am- 6pm with an hr lunch break in between. I've learned much along the way...

Some progress. Deck is under way. I also got some painting done on the terrace and deck. The terrace is painted with "Weiss"(an antique white color) and the top of the deck is "Blue Gray." A few pics After a coat of blue gray More updates later! Cheers Pete