icekoffee's 30x50 Volkswagen Hobby Shed

icekoffee · Jun 29, 2016

Figuring it is time to treat myself. I have been tinkering with Volkswagens for half my life but have always made due with a single garage at my first house or a two car garage at my current home. I have been due for an upgrade for some time and it is finally happening. Just accepted a bid to build the building and received my permit from MoDOT for access off the state highway. I am having a 30x50 shop put up in the field next to my house.

Currently working out of the attached 2 car is horrible.

Here is a shot from the side of my house showing the field that will get the building.

My Buddy starting on the land

From the highway entry. My house is the white and brick home.

Before and after a few hours. Not where it needs to be but way better than it was.

Jon In Tucson · Jun 29, 2016

Looks like you are on the way
Where in Missouri are you located? I have family in the NE and SW parts of the state as well as a brother in Jeff City. God bless.
Jon In Tucson

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930dreamer · Jun 29, 2016

Nice type II's, family has a lake house in Branson.

TRS63 · Jun 30, 2016

Nice type 2s and projects, I suscribe to follow!
Antoine

icekoffee · Jun 30, 2016

I live about 30 minutes south of St. Louis in DeSoto MO. I could not be happier with the progress. I just sat in my yard watching all the work being done and drinking beers with a stupid grin on my face.

I cannot wait to have all my cars in one location... My house. Lol

billspit · Jun 30, 2016

I am so envious. Over the garage and VWs. My first two cars were a 56 VW convertible and a 61 hardtop. We bought the 61 for $100 from a farmer that used it to carry his dogs to the field to hunt. The cylinders were hanging loose and we made it only a couple of miles from where we bought it and it died. Towed to a friend of my fathers that did lawn mower repair on the side and he rebuilt the engine for $50 labor and $100 in parts. It ran like a top for the couple of years I owned it.

icekoffee · Jun 30, 2016

I think the time of cheap beetles are comming to an end and I hate it. Ever since shows like American Pickers came on everyone that has an old vw rotting in their field seems to think they have gold in their back yard. Moves the price so high that it scares off anyone that is willing to put in the time to restore and put them back on the road. Which really ***** because I get bored once the car is finished and want to move to the next project.

Here is a shot of my summer months daily driver VW Thing.

Here is a bus that I finished and sold last summer to a fellow in the Netherlands.

I built it in my buddy's shop but since then he has sold that house along with my borrowed workspace.
This is a shot during the build at my buddy's place

JCQuick · Jun 30, 2016

I'm always in on VW stuff

icekoffee · Jul 10, 2016

Cleared some of the wooded area off of the fence so my buddy could get to it with the equipment.
Before

During

More leveling

diernosaj · Jul 10, 2016

I thought the name looked familiar.

bout time.

Nice you got the access off the highway.

Looks like more room for my truck and trailer next time I come by.

icekoffee · Jul 11, 2016

diernosaj said:
I thought the name looked familiar.

bout time.

Nice you got the access off the highway.

Looks like more room for my truck and trailer next time I come by.

Okay I give... who is this?

And yes I am hoping for a better setup for trailers for sure... my driveway is kind of the ****

LSU · Jul 11, 2016

I was stationed in Germany in 1974 and, I think, owned a '67 or '68 Bus like yours.

That think was simple to work on and I remember one time pulling the engine out in the barracks parking lot. If I recall, it was held in by 4 bolts and just slid out.

Wish I still had it.

billspit · Jul 11, 2016

Cheap VW prices are long gone unless they are a heap. It seems as though prices of some of the less desirable models seems to have softened that past few years. Even the lowly Super beetle went up in price.

diernosaj · Jul 11, 2016

icekoffee said:
Okay I give... who is this?
And yes I am hoping for a better setup for trailers for sure... my driveway is kind of the ****

read my name backwards lol

icekoffee · Jul 11, 2016

diernosaj said:
read my name backwards lol

Son of a.... Lol well played

icekoffee · Jul 11, 2016

billspit said:
Cheap VW prices are long gone unless they are a heap. It seems as though prices of some of the less desirable models seems to have softened that past few years. Even the lowly Super beetle went up in price.

The years of cheap vws are for sure gone. Which ***** from or me as someone that wants to continue buying them. I can't afford nice ones at all. I find myself repairing junk that I wouldn't have thought I would ever attempt.

I just started on this 59 that had the torsion cut out forever ago and was used as a chicken coop

Starting over pretty much

LSU · Jul 11, 2016

TRS63 said:
Nice type 2s and projects, I suscribe to follow!
Antoine

TRS - I lived in Stuttgart from 1974-76 at Patch Barracks. Loved it and the Germany people!

TRS63 · Jul 12, 2016

LSU said:
TRS - I lived in Stuttgart from 1974-76 at Patch Barracks. Loved it and the Germany people!

I am french but moved here as I love the life here..and for german people..well I maried a german girl

Icekoffee: wow, this 59 is a hell of a project.. Any buildthread somewhere?

Antoine

icekoffee · Jul 12, 2016

TRS63 said:
I am french but moved here as I love the life here..and for german people..well I maried a german girl

Icekoffee: wow, this 59 is a hell of a project.. Any buildthread somewhere?

Antoine

Yessir here is the build thread so far:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=654503&highlight=

jimmie jam · Jul 12, 2016

This is going to get interesting...

shocksandstrutz · Jul 12, 2016

ICE - are those both 23's and have jail bars????? lucky duck.......hey man you know a guy named Tim Maneiri?? I'm in the St. Charles area. I'm sure we know some of the same VW people. Take care and the build is looking good

pitterpat · Jul 12, 2016

icekoffee said:
Yessir here is the build thread so far:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=654503&highlight=

Ice, I was going to ask if you were on TheSamba. I've had a 73 Beetle for 38 years and been on and off The Samba forever. I've got a 73 Super sitting in the garage that I need to restore.

Keep up the good work.
Pat

pitterpat · Jul 12, 2016

shocksandstrutz said:
ICE - are those both 23's and have jail bars????? lucky duck.......hey man you know a guy named Tim Maneiri?? I'm in the St. Charles area. I'm sure we know some of the same VW people. Take care and the build is looking good

There are more VW people on here than I realized. Have had a 73 Beetle for 38 years and have a 73 Super that needs restoring.

Pat

diernosaj · Jul 12, 2016

pitterpat said:
There are more VW people on here than I realized.

Pat

Yep, there's dozens of us. :rocker:

icekoffee · Jul 12, 2016

shocksandstrutz said:
ICE - are those both 23's and have jail bars????? lucky duck.......hey man you know a guy named Tim Maneiri?? I'm in the St. Charles area. I'm sure we know some of the same VW people. Take care and the build is looking good

Nah one is a 21 window. Yup I know Tim he's a great dude. Is your avatar Tim's old 60 vert?

icekoffee · Jul 12, 2016

diernosaj said:
Yep, there's dozens of us.

Are you counting yourself as one? Seems yours has been sitting for some time now... Wasn't Nick the last one to even touch it?

icekoffee · Jul 12, 2016

pitterpat said:
There are more VW people on here than I realized. Have had a 73 Beetle for 38 years and have a 73 Super that needs restoring.

Pat

better get out in that garage and get to work

icekoffee · Jul 12, 2016

Culvert is in! All 40 feet of it

pitterpat · Jul 12, 2016

icekoffee said:
better get out in that garage and get to work

Yeah I know, some of it is lazy and some of it working on other stuff. Gotta get off of the computer too!

diernosaj · Jul 12, 2016

icekoffee said:
Are you counting yourself as one? Seems yours has been sitting for some time now... Wasn't Nick the last one to even touch it?

Nah I touched it today. I touch it every day.

When you gonna mow your yard. Do you even own a mower?

Edit: I guess you don't have to if you just build stuff on it. lol

Bib Overalls · Jul 12, 2016

TRS63 said:
I am french but moved here as I love the life here..and for german people..well I maried a german girl

Antoine

I was at Kelly Barracks in Möhringen from 1971 to 1973. Stuttgart was a great place to be assigned. My favorite bar was the Grill Restaurant Haxenwort in Degerloch. Long gone I think.

TRS63 · Jul 13, 2016

diernosaj said:
Yep, there's dozens of us.

Yep

Icekoffee: thanks for the link, great work! Can't wait to see the progress on the garage!

Antoine

dubber · Jul 13, 2016

Very sweet old school projects. I'm a fan!

diernosaj · Aug 1, 2016

Is this thing done yet?

icekoffee · Aug 29, 2016

I wish. I had to adult for a while... Back at it now

Brought out a breaker to get some of the rock taken care of.... Then brought out another

icekoffee · Aug 30, 2016

icekoffee · Oct 25, 2016

Close to build time!

And.... Trusses!

Brian R · Oct 26, 2016

The place is coming along nicely and I dig your cars although I'm a little biased. Here is my daily driver.

icekoffee · Nov 11, 2016

Today was a good day

and this followed me home

The two car is a little tight today

diernosaj · Nov 11, 2016

this is taking about as long to build as the 21

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