My personal slice of heaven

crewbus · Feb 11, 2007

I've been lurking for awhile, love this site. Felt it was time to post some pictures of my garage. I'm almost finished. Zipup ceiling next. Then epoxy floor. Then compressor.

gcan · Feb 11, 2007

very nice!!!

christian · Feb 11, 2007

great shop you have there

ImportTuner · Feb 11, 2007

Very nice ... wish my garage was this nice ...

justinmc · Feb 11, 2007

Damn...

One of the nicest two cars I've seen! Looks like an awesome working garage! I'm envious

Sinical · Feb 11, 2007

******** that's nice :bowdown:

ersatzs2 · Feb 11, 2007

oh my goodness

Down Under Bloke · Feb 11, 2007

Legendry garage and that bug; its freak'n cool, wild, of the planet.

Ok I'm gob smacked.

Tell us more and keep us posted on that bug

BTW: Welcome! :thumbup:

bmwpower · Feb 11, 2007

I like. Any side shots of the Bug?

crewbus · Feb 12, 2007

Here is one, I,ve got some more somewhere, I,ll look for them
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u42/crewbus2002/100_7151.jpg

My garage is 23x23, I walled off a 6x9 corner for storage, Its a little messy in there at the moment so no pics,
I,m looking at a Zip up ceiling or lowes version right now, not sure which on to go with.
Also looking at floor coating, thinking about Epoxy coat brand or the Sherman williams, not sure which one will hold up better,
And I,m compressor shopping, I like the Eaton ones but I,m going to research a little more.
The car is a 66 vw with a 6 inch chop and 2 inch channel, 32 ford front axle and brakes,36 ford pop out windsheild, Lots left to do on it.
Thanks for all the :thumbup:

it makes all the work worth it

KingPerformance · Feb 12, 2007

WOW! I'll be right over to drink your blue moon too. :beer:

The bug and the garage are really nice.
Did you paint the fridge or were you able to purchase it red? That Bug is NICE! Amazing amount of work done to that body!

crewbus · Feb 12, 2007

Thanks! I painted it myself, rust-oleum safety red ( closest match I could find to craftsman red) painted with a short nap roller, turned out pretty smooth.stole a craftsman emblem off one of my boxes

great adventure · Feb 12, 2007

amazing garage

BoCRon · Feb 12, 2007

Fantasic space! That red is really a mood lifter, just makes you want to do something :thumbup:

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So what is a zipup ceiling?
For an epoxy recommendation, we used www.originalcolorchips.com and have been extremely pleased with it. The price was good and their customer service is awesome.

Annette

crewbus · Feb 12, 2007

Here is a zipup ceiling, www.zipupceiling.com I think I,ll pay to have this done, I think I would botch it up pretty bad, lowes sell a version of this ceiling to, I forget what its called.
Thanks for the :thumbup:

, I got alot of ideas from this board,

Kevin54 · Feb 12, 2007

Nice garage :thumbup:

I like the red cabinets and overheads. I was thinking about doing that to mine but you never really know until you see some. And I have never seen any until now. The red really stands out and looks great. So now I know what one of my projects are for summer!!! You definately have the place to hang out.

Kevin

amishman · Feb 12, 2007

crewbus said:
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I've been lurking for awhile, love this site. Felt it was time to post some pictures of my garage. I'm almost finished. Zipup ceiling next. Then epoxy floor. Then compressor.

Nicely done. And you get 100% from me because you are a fellow VW nut!

Nice to see other VeeDub folks on this list.

Have fun working on the Bug. I am about ready to start using my new shop also to work on my VWs. Just a few more things I gotta do.

tj

wrpeterson · Feb 12, 2007

Very nice work - I've been looking at the same ceiling choice as well.

The bench behind the bug looks great - is that something you built?

C_F · Feb 12, 2007

Great looking garage, kudos to you! :thumbup:

heatsinker · Feb 12, 2007

crewbus.......Very nice looking garage, That bug is awesome. I suppose you like craftsman stuff, The people at Sears must love you.

THX_138 · Feb 12, 2007

That's one BAD *** BUG!!!!!!!

oh yeah....nice garage too!

KCHOTBOAT · Feb 12, 2007

Nice setup. I did a 57 ProStreet bug in the late 80's people thought I was nuts. The car was all tires in the back.

Der Bugmeister · Feb 12, 2007

Nice setup, and nice job on the VW...love the windshield! Are you rolling it like that, or is it still a work in progress?

I've been tempted to build one like that myself, but I think I'm more apt to find a truck to match the windshield these days.

crewbus · Feb 12, 2007

wrpeterson said:
Very nice work - I've been looking at the same ceiling choice as well.

The bench behind the bug looks great - is that something you built?

I used a kit from 2x4 basics, Its nice and stable, I screwed an extra piece of 3/4 inch plywood to the top and coated it with a urethane stain, when it gets to beat up I can unscrew it and put a new one on

www.2x4basics.com

crewbus · Feb 12, 2007

Der Bugmeister said:
Nice setup, and nice job on the VW...love the windshield! Are you rolling it like that, or is it still a work in progress?

I've been tempted to build one like that myself, but I think I'm more apt to find a truck to match the windshield these days.

No the car is still a work in progress, I have taken it around the block a couple times but it still needs a few things
Thanks, John

crewbus · Feb 13, 2007

bmwpower said:
I like. Any side shots of the Bug?

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u42/crewbus2002/100_7858.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u42/crewbus2002/100_7149.jpg

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u42/crewbus2002/100_7116.jpg

GarageHonky · Feb 13, 2007

Great looking shop!

Love the red and white.

Dave

Kerry67 · Feb 15, 2007

Bad *** Garage....Bad *** car !

EZ SPEED · Feb 16, 2007

Awesome garage and Bug !!! :thumbup:

SILVERPLATE · Feb 16, 2007

Very very nice!!! Love the red refrig. Thanks for sharing.

gtiboy66 · Feb 16, 2007

Nice garage and nice buggy. I just got rid of a chopped Oval Not far from you in NJ

benjacobs · Feb 16, 2007

Very nice! :drool:

Is that a Crafstman refrigerator?

Your Mom · Feb 16, 2007

red fridge FTMFW!

seriously nice work, i'm jealous.

Canadian Charlie · Feb 16, 2007

Thats probily the best garage here, nice work you do

crewbus · Feb 16, 2007

Thanks for all the :thumbup:

. The fridge is an old one I got free, I painted it and stole an craftsman emblem off one of my boxes, I was going to paint black panels on the front and use 1/2 chrome side trim to make it look like a big toolbox but I like it more the was it is.

Thanks

snorvet · Feb 17, 2007

Thanks for the fridge idea. I'm going to paint mine black to match my stuff.

nvrlift · Feb 17, 2007

Love the garage, love the car....great work!

29bowtie · Mar 6, 2007

I think it's a much bigger accomplishment,efficiently using a small shop and staying so organized,than many of the huge shops on here.Great shop,thanks for sharing. :beer:

99E36M · Mar 6, 2007

love it!
So this is a 23'x23'
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LIVE *** WEBSHOWS

hrm2k · Mar 6, 2007

way too cool......and as an air cooled owner ( 65 vair )I have to say the bug is over the top...looking for more pics...any detailed build pics?

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