Garage progress

[MarksM]

The main reason I bought the house I have is the nice insulated 24x36x15 garage in the back yard. It's only real issue is the door being in the small end, making it hard to get multiple cars in. The previous owner did not have it wired for electricity. I finally settled on a seperate service and installed lights, four double row 8' fixtures. The only other major additions I want are a lift and a gate opener.

I hooked up this nice garage door opener that was already present and can now fulfill its destiny.

The car dollies are a great addition, that Thunderbird weighs in at 3960 lbs and now I can push it around with ease.

 

[vinculum]

Cool.... i like those type door openers... Can you tell what brand it is?

Its sure fun to push a car around in an "unnatural" direction!

 

[spdracer]

The main reason I bought the house I have is the nice insulated 24x36x15 garage in the back yard. It's only real issue is the door being in the small end, making it hard to get multiple cars in. The previous owner did not have it wired for electricity. I finally settled on a seperate service and installed lights, four double row 8' fixtures. The only other major additions I want are a lift and a gate opener.

I hooked up this nice garage door opener that was already present and can now fulfill its destiny.

The car dollies are a great addition, that Thunderbird weighs in at 3960 lbs and now I can push it around with ease.

Welcome! Another Dallasite with a Miata, err...MX-5!

 

[shopking68]

Sweet garage, I need some of those car dollys!

 

[sharpshooter]

I got the idea to build a set of dollies for my car because the cheapest set I could find was 150. So I go and get all the metal and fab them up, then I need wheels, HA well they ended up costing me almost 100 right there so I end up having roughly 135 in what I built not counting my time, then Im flipping thru a summit magazine and see a set of 4 with a jack for 145, Man I was hot.

 

[shopking68]

Ya but if I go out and buy some my Dad will be mad that I didnt let him fab some for me!

O Well!

 

[MarksM]

Those dollies were 129.00 a pair from Jegs. I researched a bit before spending the money. Aluminum plate making them easier to carry and 3" ball bearing casters for easily moving the car. I'm no Mr Universe so I think it was worth the price for me to be able to move it so easily all by myself.

 

[MarksM]

Cool.... i like those type door openers... Can you tell what brand it is?

Its sure fun to push a car around in an "unnatural" direction!

The opener is made by liftmaster, http://liftmaster.com/cw/product_family/0,1064,uid-iXeJamFlaGpmaA==_1564-id-7,00.html

 

[cloud]

Very nice, but how about some pics of the Ranchero and 72 Wagon? My old 72 Ranchero Squire (429) is still in the family (traded it to my brother) - gotta love that front end! I've always kept my eyes peeled for a 72 wagon, even though my girlfriend would probably kill me.

 

[MarksM]

I may end up trying to sell the wagon. I have too many projects. It's pretty much rust-free except for the rear cargo bin, as far as I can tell. There is some random body damage and it has no transmission on the end of its 302. I had the idea to build a 2 door sedan delivery type wagon out of it.

I will see about pictures.

 

[MarksM]

Very nice, but how about some pics of the Ranchero and 72 Wagon? My old 72 Ranchero Squire (429) is still in the family (traded it to my brother) - gotta love that front end! I've always kept my eyes peeled for a 72 wagon, even though my girlfriend would probably kill me.

The wagon.

The Ranchero.

 

[snorvet]

Nice dollies! i just picked up 6 of them to move my pontoon boat around the garage.

 

[Jag We R]

Cool.... i like those type door openers... Can you tell what brand it is?

>>>>>> It looks like a brand called Liftmaster (www.Liftmaster.com). I just bought 2 for 2 rollup garage doors that I'm installing. Openers cost $450 each

 

[moefuzz]

???Is it just my eyesite or does the rear door from the wagon look identical to the doors on the Ranchero????

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