Finally, my own thread!

[silverdub]

After many years of dreaming of my own house and garage, it finally happened! The garage is 14X21 and has some old kitchen cabinets. The lighting is fairly good but i plan on addding some more under the upper cabinets but for now, i ll work on the cabinets to make them look better for as cheap as possible.

First, i took two shots of the current setup to begin with

then i started cleaning up the mess and sanding down the varnish

and then i painted the cabinets in black, this is the first coat so far. i will add at least 2 more coats

the doors will be painted red and the tops most likely silver. i also have new handles to go along with all this! more to come!

 

[tfreer85]

Looks like a great start so far! Keep the pictures coming!

 

[Bib Overalls]

The black, red, silver color scheme is really creative. Looking forward to seeing the pictures.

 

[ejm1961Tbird]

Congrats on your own space!

 

[WILD-BILL]

The pic may be deceiving but it looks like the black paint job made the shop darker

I agree it sounds like a great color scheme though.

 

[Goingforsound]

Manque une photo du nouveau ninja

(j'ai cru comprendre que tu est silverGTS sur m4e?)

 

[sbhockey]

Will be keeping an eye on this one. VW's and small one car garages usually get my attention.

 

[silverdub]

 

[rocco]

more info on the mk2?

 

[silverdub]

its got a 1.8t swap with the mk4 gear box, k-sport control pros coilovers, 8point rollcage, lexan rear windows, and custom shifter box that relocates the knob next to the steering wheel and pulled wheels arches all around. 3inch turbo back exhaust, chipped running 22psi. everything not required is not there, capts, radio(including all wiring and speakers), door safety bars etc... its still an ongoing project

 

[silverdub]

i made little progress tonight, i painted the final coats of black and painted the drawers in red, first of 4-5 coats...i still have tons of stuff to unpack from the move since i v e only been in this house for about a week... more progress soon

 

[PSE driver]

Looking very nice. I may have been content with the cabiniets to begin with though.

Minus the handles hehe

 

[e-tek]

Looking very nice. I may have been content with the cabiniets to begin with though.

Minus the handles hehe

Maybe me too - but then we wouldn't have anything to post on GJ....:0
Nice to see you have your own space - enjoy it!

 

[Jack Olsen]

It's looking good so far.

If the car is street-driven, you should put high-density SFI padding on that roll hoop -- anywhere within 24" of your head -- so you don't break your skull open in an accident. (You can get the stuff in white.)

 

[Red Leader]

How do you like your Ninja 250? I can't imagine a better fun:economical ratio mode of transportation. How is the power on that one?

 

[silverdub]

as for the roll cage, i ve driven on the road without the padding and i must say, i dont feel too safe. i use to track the car but dont have the desire to do so anymore so i might cut the cage this winter, its also a cop magnet.. as for the bike, how fun, no clue, i bought it friday and then at night we had some snow, so its going to have to wait till mid april or so

as for the cabinets, well paiting them is temporary since i might chenge them for something else but in a year or more down the road...

 

[widerberg]

Looks like a great little workbench/nook at the back of the garage. Very nice! Like the upper storage area, too.

 

[silverdub]

its been a while already but i've been pretty busy with the move/work/familly stuff...the usual excuses you know.... I finally got a bit of time today to go to my friends farm where i had stored away my welder, compressor, stands, engine stand, engine hoist and more... I also installed new handles on my drawers....I also installed a flag that I got at the auto show!

 

[Nighttrain]

Very nice. What is the tool collection/trays you have there? Seems like a very nice set and organized.

 

[pontifex4]

Nice flag! (And Jetta -- I had an A1 4 door that I really miss).

 

[silverdub]

tool set is called mastercraft, its the home brand for a store called canadian tire... they are ok but nothing great.... but i cant complain for 200$, now i just need a box for all this

 

[webbs2jzgte]

sick mark 2. I have a mark 2 thats getting a vr swap with lots of goodies and custom fab'd parts. got any pics of the shifter relocation you speak of?

 

[silverdub]

hope this helps!

 

[webbs2jzgte]

nice. I would put pictures of mine, but it sits underneath car covers until it warms up. But I do have some subframes getting boxed in and other small odds and ends. possibly thinking about putting ITB's on the vr. or maybe going carb'd

 

[garrybobs]

thats awesome work - well done!!!

quality dublin painters

 

[silverdub]

thanks!!!