The Swell Life Garage: A suburban double

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This is a short build log that may include life's other adventures.

I have been very inspired by others on the forum. Thank you for looking!


Here is the old garage in Colorado, and some snowy adventures!

Snow covering the Buick:

The backway to Aspen Park

Mountain Dog Park (Secret Location)

The Old Cherokee

 

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After a few years of that, I moved somewhere where my dollar goes a little farther. For example, we rented this house for $100 cheaper than the one in Colorado (with an actual garage, not a carriage house)

I can't tell you how much easier it is to work on your vehicles in a garage instead of in the snow!

I was able to upgrade my tool storage from tuperware, to this Red Craigslist Gem for $40, then to the "Bumble Bee" as my wife calls it.

(The Red Tool Chest has been retired, and is now used for my wife's craft supplies)

 

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Florida Exploring:

Blackwater State Park

Swamp Golf

Hurricane Lake

 

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Only non-swimming Alligators allowed? Interesting.

 

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More Florida Exploring:

Yellow River

Navarre Sand Scupltures

Blackwater State Park

House Hunting

 

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Only non-swimming Alligators allowed? Interesting.

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That was my thought too!

 

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On the way back from a pick-your-own strawberry patch in Baker, I saw a small car show.

I thought I would share.

 

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My wife went to the Peanut Festival with a friend, and found this on the side of the highway.

Her current size:

 

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OK, back to the garage!

After months of searching for an house we could live in, then rent out after five years, we found something that looked good on paper. Unfortunately, like many of you, the garage was last on the list.

Here it is, the day I moved in. It wasn't empty for more than 24 hours.

Cherokee owners always brag about the utility of their vehicle. The jeep helped me move fence panels around, since I did the job alone.

Finished!

Dog Tested, wife approved!

 

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Unfortunately, during a water pump replacement, it was discovered that a large amount of rust and mold had set in.

I don't like calling it quits on a vehicle, but there isn't any time to fix her.

I have no idea why I would accumulate so much rust, so fast.

 

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Great to see a cherokee getting used for everything. Actually driving and havin fun with it just what a jeep was made to do.

 

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Great to see a cherokee getting used for everything. Actually driving and havin fun with it just what a jeep was made to do.

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She was a wonderful vehicle. I replaced 2 Transmissions, 2 axles, 3 clutches, a motor, and more peripheral parts then I can count!

 

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Love that new family member your wife found. Here is our newest member Mr. Bo found him on Craigslist


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Saw this in Ft. Walton Beach during the car hunt

Five weeks, spreadsheets, and traveling to three different states, I found a 2010 Prius with 30,000 miles on it.

As a Jeep owner, I knew there's only one thing to do with your new car; go to the mountains!

Cheaha State Park

Cheaha Pool

Prius off roading

Exploring the falls

Back before nightfall

Cold Beverage time!

 

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Love that new family member your wife found. Here is our newest member Mr. Bo found him on Craigslist


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That's a fine looking animal right there! Me too!

 

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I see you are a craft beer fan. Me too my son sells beer for a local craft beer bar.

 

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While the garage was semi-organized, I hated pulling in every day and seeing clutter.

 

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I see you are a craft beer fan. Me too my son sells beer for a local craft beer bar.

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When I left CO, I took my love for microbrews with me. Unfortunately, there's not as much here as back west, but I love the crafts!

That is very awesome about your son! It would be really neat to be part of something like that.

 

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When I left CO, I took my love for microbrews with me. Unfortunately, there's not as much here as back west, but I love the crafts!

That is very awesome about your son! It would be really neat to be part of something like that.

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Right now he is just sellig kegs but tey just signed a contract to start canning in Jan. 2017

 

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After a year of searching, I found an 8x12 on craiglist for $350. The foundation was an extra $100.

The shed before it was built

Complete

 

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Right now he is just sellig kegs but tey just signed a contract to start canning in Jan. 2017

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There is serious money in the distribution business. Not to mention, you get quite a bit of free samples, so you're never without a last minute gift for friends and family!

 

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A week was spent waterproofing and covering the supplies that went out there.

The garage is now in its current state.

 

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Lookin Good neat and organized. Wish I could say the same.

 

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Lookin Good neat and organized. Wish I could say the same.

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Thank you dodge610!

 

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I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

I had quite a bit of time off, so I was able to spend time relaxing and enjoying life.

Also, Christmas dog toys and bones are cheaper, so I usually try to stock up during the season.

Getting some much needed cleaning done.

I cooked my first Prime Rib. I would call it a success!

 

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Warmer than expected for Christmas day

The pups received their gifts, and my wife made meatballs!!!

Happy New Year's

 

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Just after the new year, my wife said her car had no torque.

I started to tear into it and noticed some fluid on the CV.

The fluid was oil, from an oil change I spilled last maintenance cycle. Whew!

 

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After talking to the great members of GJ, I started to tear into it to find the root cause.

You could hear multiple spring pieces rolling around.

My wife cooked a chicken tonight. Nothing better than home made food!

 

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Happy late January to you!

The Patriot is back in once piece, and driving much better!

The dog knows she's not allowed on the bed. She also knows that her bone is not allowed in the bedroom. I came inside one afternoon to this:

The Jeep Patriot clutch job forced me to get some ratcheting wrenches that I very much needed. After my Sears discount and veteran discount, it was around $45.00

 

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Unfortunately, my computer from 2008 was on it's last leg, so it was time to upgrade. After building several different PC's on pcpartpicker.com, I assembled a good workstation.

ASRock ATX DDR3 1333 LGA 1150 Motherboards Z97 EXTREME6

Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit (8GBx2) 1600 MHz Clock Speed DDR3 PC3-12800 240-Pin

Intel Core i7-4790K Processor (8M Cache, up to 4.40 GHz) BX80646I74790K

Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan (RR-212E-20PK-R2)

Corsair Carbide Series 100R Mid Tower Case


EVGA 650 GQ, 80+ GOLD 650W, Semi Modular, EVGA ECO Mode, 5 Year Warranty, Power Supply 210-GQ-0650-V1

 

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Hope everyone had a happy Valentine's Day!

Check out what my wife got me! (The flowers are hers)

Also, check out this S-K WAYNE I found at an antique store. According to Wikipedia:

"In 1962, SK, along with manufacturing partner Lectrolite Corp., of Defiance, OH was bought out by Symington-Wayne and became SK Wayne." (Wikipedia, 2017) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SK_Hand_Tools

 

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No garage updates, but I wanted to share some adventure findings!

I spent some time in Montgomery, AL, and found some art that incorporated vintage auto parts. I couldn't identify them, but wanted to share.

In the same gallery, there was a juvenile quilt attempt at the Last Supper.

I could interperet everything but the chicken-dinosaur. I guess that's why it's art

Other findings at Prichard Pickers:

 

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Looking good OP!

 

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Thank you Farmall450. I hope to have garage updates soon.

 

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As many of you know, it feels great to get home and enjoy the little things....like dogs.

 

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On the way to Denver, I stopped in New Orleans. If you've never been to NOLA, it's worth the trip.

If you ask yourself, "what am I looking at?", it's a raccoon.

 

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My step-father built a steam engine for a 1970 Ford Galaxy. The car is gone, but here is the motor. He did this in his garage, with a Crafstman lathe, and fixed head Bridgeport.

While in Denver, I attended a family member's wedding. The caterer had a pancake machine that delivered symmetric pancakes once batter was filled in the hopper.

The wedding cake was supposed to resemble the millennium falcon. The center pieces were of Gotham City.

While I appreciate that stuff, my wife and I needed some unwind time after the ceremony.

 

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The next day we were visiting more family, and I had a great experience. I hand fed dear in my wife's family's front yard.

Note: I looked up the correct grammar, and "wife's family's, not wifes families, or any other variant is correct.

 

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Final day in Denver (Thank God!), my wife and I escaped and found the largest liquor store I have ever been in!

 

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$154 per bottle!