greendragon3
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hi guys first time posting on here , congrats on your excellent site by the way , here is a few pics of my garage .
irish garage !
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Hey ! Great to see another Irish member on GJ 
Not sure if there are others, but I haven't come across any so far.
Nice looking garage you have there, I also love the dog run
I see you're into MKII's, a couple of mates of mine are "Ford Freaks" too.
Anyway, nice to have you onboard
Not sure if there are others, but I haven't come across any so far.
Nice looking garage you have there, I also love the dog run
I see you're into MKII's, a couple of mates of mine are "Ford Freaks" too.
Anyway, nice to have you onboard
Rockaholic555
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Nice setup, and good looking dog.
51rider
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Nice garage-any chance of a couple of photos from the back of the garage looking out? I'm interested in,the way it has been built as on frst glance it would seem to be the same thing that I am planning to do.
What size is it-I'm keen to know the ridge and eaves height too if you have them.
Nice Capri & Granada. Don't see many of either of them anymore.
What size is it-I'm keen to know the ridge and eaves height too if you have them.
Nice Capri & Granada.
Don't see many of either of them anymore.regguy1
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Bib Overalls
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This thread is going to the dogs.
RbrtAWhyt
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Love the service pit. Are those common over there?
aqr81
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I really like the stone work and brick around door. What is the exterior finish? It has an interesting texture. It's unusual to see service pits here, I don't know why really, because it does make a lot of sense. Are they common in your country?
e3pres
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Insurance has killed them. Petroleum vapors tend to be heavier than air and collect in the pit. Insurance companies hate that sort of thing... for a couple of reasons.
HOTFR8
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I have to admire the stone work and those Ford Escorts.
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greendragon3
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hi guys , sorry for the delay in replying , i must check my posts more frequently ! thanx for all the brilliant comments and replys , didnt expect any to be honest ! emm we build all our garages like this here in ireland , not sure of the exact dimensions , id have to ask my builder but i guess it is around 20' wide judging by the roll up door wich is 13' , the length , again just a guess is approx 30' ish !!! ha ha i have three dogs in total and yes i will put up some pics , the outside finish is a plaster/render (sand and cement ) finish wich is lightly colored , yeah i like the brick and stone combi also , plus it is a lifetime finish wich is a bonus coz i live right on the north west coast of ireland and we are very exposed to high winds and bad weather so paint wouldnt be much use outside !!!!
regards terry .
p.s. any ford nuts like myself feel free to check out our web site and community forum www.nealeganrun.com , loads of old ford pics and good chat !
ha ha i have three dogs in total and yes i will put up some pics , the outside finish is a plaster/render (sand and cement ) finish wich is lightly colored , yeah i like the brick and stone combi also , plus it is a lifetime finish wich is a bonus coz i live right on the north west coast of ireland and we are very exposed to high winds and bad weather so paint wouldnt be much use outside !!!!regards terry .
p.s. any ford nuts like myself feel free to check out our web site and community forum www.nealeganrun.com , loads of old ford pics and good chat !
TAMPAGT07
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That's a wine celler. Where's the wine? Opp's that right, you stated you are Irish. Nice setup.
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greendragon3
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ha ha nice one ! if our president is anything to go by we should all have wine cellars !!!!
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greendragon3
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we got a bit "carried away" when we were building the pit and made it a wee bit too wide as the following photos will show !!
about an inch or so of rubber in contact each side !!!!!!!
about an inch or so of rubber in contact each side !!!!!!!
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greendragon3
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heres a few more random shots .
scotty4130
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Welcome along, another ford man here! Garage and cars looking great mate!
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greendragon3
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thanx scotty , yeah we are trying to popularise the blue oval down here again , we had a ford show back on the 1st of august and 232 cars turned up , you can view the pics on our web site www.nealeganrun.com ! some class unusual stuff there 
Anto
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Hey lad, nice garage.
good to see the irish lads posting. im on this a good while now but never seem to post, always get to busy reading and getting ideas off it. love the forum and some class garages. going to start my own thread shortly, have started to build my own garage but its kinda a slow work in progress so ill post some when get farther along.
Id say ive met you before, im in the irish ****** club and bought a yellow mk1 ****** shell of John Egan there at the start of the year(which is going to be my next project). i also brought up the overhauling project to the show this year with the transit.
Drive a blue mk2 with an xe in her. hopefully it will come up below, not the best at posting images.
good to see the irish lads posting. im on this a good while now but never seem to post, always get to busy reading and getting ideas off it. love the forum and some class garages. going to start my own thread shortly, have started to build my own garage but its kinda a slow work in progress so ill post some when get farther along.
Id say ive met you before, im in the irish ****** club and bought a yellow mk1 ****** shell of John Egan there at the start of the year(which is going to be my next project). i also brought up the overhauling project to the show this year with the transit.
Drive a blue mk2 with an xe in her. hopefully it will come up below, not the best at posting images.
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Zengineer
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we got a bit "carried away" when we were building the pit and made it a wee bit too wide as the following photos will show !!
about an inch or so of rubber in contact each side !!!!!!!
Couldn't you run a 2x4 the entire length of the pit inside the angle iron frame, to give yourself a margin of safety? The 2x4 would be supported on half its width on the side piece of angle iron...
I'd be sketched out putting the car on that pit...
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greendragon3
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ah thats deadly lad , you should get some pics up , im surprised you didnt have your RS down at our show in august , there was over 200 fords at it !
drmoonshine
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Simple and gets the job done. I'm confused as to what that fenced in area is? Can some explain that to me.
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greendragon3
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hi moonshine , the fenced in area is for my dogs ! i have three and i built this area for them to live in without worrying the nieghbours or thier sheep ...
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greendragon3
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heres a few pics and a short video of my latest "find" ! , i got word that this 84' granada was going to the scrapper so i took a chance and bought it , had to get the help of a digger to retrieve it as it had been buried for over 15 years , when i finally got it home i messed around with the wiring , put a new battery in and some fresh petrol and low and behold she started !!!!! i,ll let the pictures speak for themselves
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greendragon3
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heres the you-tube link to the video we made , enjoy .
TAMPAGT07
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Wow, could we see more pics of the beautiful view? Does your property run up to the shore?
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greendragon3
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ha ha yeah thanks the view is breathtaking on a good day !!!!! , im very near the coast , bout 100 meters or so , the mountains you can see in the backround is the north west coast of donegal , next stop america if you fancied a long swim !
TAMPAGT07
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Probably a little cold for me. The water here in Florida is in the 90,s in the summer. Do you get a lot of wind there? Do you have any issues keeping you stuff rust-free?
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greendragon3
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rust is a major problem here , wind is also a factor but we have been lucky so far , ive a 30 meter anntena tower here for my ham radio , its got a 10 meter anntena on top of that also , it hasnt budged so far , fingers crossed !!!!!!!
abstamaria
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ha ha yeah thanks the view is breathtaking on a good day !!!!! , im very near the coast , bout 100 meters or so , the mountains you can see in the backround is the north west coast of donegal , next stop america if you fancied a long swim !
Must be a lovely place. You are lucky.
scotty4130
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man that granad is going to be big project, lol, as they say, old fords never die!!
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greendragon3
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hi all , its been a long while since ive been on here but just said id pop in with a bit of an update , we have been getting a bit of building work done around the house and while we were at it i decided to throw up a bit of a lean to at the side of the garage to house all the " junk " i seem to be accumulating lately !!!!
anyhow not too much to report at the minute as we are just at the block stage but we are getting there , hope to have it roofed before winter sets in ,
here are some snaps of the progress so far .
anyhow not too much to report at the minute as we are just at the block stage but we are getting there , hope to have it roofed before winter sets in ,
here are some snaps of the progress so far .
fergus
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Beautiful place you have...and beautiful views!
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greendragon3
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hi again thanks fergus , its grand in summer but you better be holding on tight in winter when those storms come crashing in lol ,
i was busy tidying uo around the house yesterday and gathered up a few bits of scrap including the old seats out of the white sierra van , took her out for a quick run also when i was out at the ould fellas house with the scrap . :up: :up: few pictures ,
i was busy tidying uo around the house yesterday and gathered up a few bits of scrap including the old seats out of the white sierra van , took her out for a quick run also when i was out at the ould fellas house with the scrap . :up: :up: few pictures ,