My mancave/garage

[CJDave]

My wife and I overhauled the garage about 15 months ago as I anticipated the homecoming for my Mach 1 from restoration. The cabinets are from Menard's, wooden ones with some paint applied. The RaceDeck is FreeFlow red, black and graphite. She nixed the idea of spelling out "Mach 1" across the floor. No complaints at this point. CJDave.

 

[CJDave]

Don't know why 2 pics are upside down. They were correct in the computer file. CJDave.

 

[1/2 Cup]

Absolutely stunning and a beautiful job on the Mustang.

Thank you for sharing.

Regards

 

[Boudin]

Nice looking garage and Mustang

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[spectral]

Ha at first glance at the thumbnail, I thought.. Checker pattern on the roof, interesting!

Love the Mustang. And great to see a fridge in the garage.. hopefully its well stocked!

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

I'm not a Ford guy but she sure is pretty.

I'm a sucker for red and I really like the race deck colors you picked. Very very nice.

 

[Techie1961]

Very nice indeed. I too thought initially that you did the ceiling.

 

[cajunfirehawk]

Awesome ride, FWIW; I have seen this upside down pic issue on other forums too, its some kind of bug.

 

[Marcm157]

Ha at first glance at the thumbnail, I thought.. Checker pattern on the roof, interesting!

Love the Mustang. And great to see a fridge in the garage.. hopefully its well stocked!

I'm viewing from a phone and I thought the same thing. I am a Ford guy and love the car!

 

[CJDave]

Thanks so much guys. I will confess to having little to do with the car restoration other than ordering parts and writing checks. My wife did go along with the project. She and I had much "bonding" time while overhauling the garage. CJDave.

 

[55cadillacking]

ordering parts and writing checks.

Two most important steps, no?

Congrats on the garage and the Mach. Love your flooring choice.

 

[CJDave]

Someone has to do those jobs. Thanks. I am quite pleased with the garage and the car. CJDave.

 

[ajohno]

Fantastic car and garage floor.

 

[FullRaceMerc]

You need to add some ballast to that garage. The sure indication is that it only flips upside down when it's empty.

Seriously, great looking garage & 69. Any details?

 

[QUIKSVT]

Love the Mach 1. Who did the resto? Looks awesome. Garage looks good too!

 

[CJDave]

Thanks for the compliments. Long story. I bought the car mid-restoration. Someone gave up on the project. It was a mess. After the car set in my garage for 11 years I went to a local body shop. I have a relationship there as they have worked on my daily driver cars over the years. Their resto guy took on the job just as he was retiring. He has a very well equipped garage at his home so most of the work went on there. 2 1/2 years later produced wonderful results. CJDave.

 

[chenthu]

nice ceiling!

 

[dhubbard422]

Nice 'Stang! Nice spot for the Mach 1.

 

[mmelton005]

you just made me hold my laptop upside down haha. Looks great

 

[Kevin54]

Fixed the pics for you

 

[CJDave]

Thanks Kevin. And thanks to you all for the praises. I use the garage to escape her HGTV and such. CJDave.

 

[CJDave]

You need to add some ballast to that garage. The sure indication is that it only flips upside down when it's empty.

Seriously, great looking garage & 69. Any details?

Sorry fullracemerc, I ignored your "any details" request first time around. Details on the Mach 1 or the garage? CJDave.

 

[NedNorton]

Fitting home for such a great car. Post up more pictures so all of us can collectively start reasoning why we "need" one!

Congrats!

Cheers,
Chris

 

[CJDave]

Fitting home for such a great car. Post up more pictures so all of us can collectively start reasoning why we "need" one!

Congrats!

Cheers,
Chris

Thanks guys. In 2001 I bought the Mach 1 out of Jacksonville, FL. 428 Cobra Jet, ram air,4speed. Previous owner lost interest mid-restoration. It ran but not much more. Seemed to be a solid Southern car with 53k miles. Sat for 11 years in my garage while other commitments took precedence. Fall of 2012 the restoration started. The restorer is a career body man, now retired. His motto is "Now is not the time to get in a hurry". I didn't want a 100 point trailer queen show car. I.m not afraid to drive it but it is just for fun. Resto took about 2 1/2 years. Goes back to my guy tomorrow for some minor issues to be addressed. Soon it goes into winter storage. One "before" pic just for reference. CJDave.

 

[mayhemtex]

Great looking shop! And the stang ain't too bad either.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Love the mustang, thanks for sharing.

 

[Autorotica]

I love all things 69...

Chris

 

[don long]

I like the Mach1. They have always been a favorite of mine.

My first restoration was my blue 69 They are a ball to drive!!

 

[G McKay]

Awesome place!! Nice car!! Good luck!!

 

[dubber]

Just found this thread for the first time. Love the look of that stang on the RD.

 

[CJDave]

Thanks guys. And dubber, that is high praise coming from a guy with your garage setup. Thanks. CJDave.

 

[CJDave]

I like the Mach1. They have always been a favorite of mine.

My first restoration was my blue 69 They are a ball to drive!!

I have only put about 600 miles on it since I got it back. I am with you though. All of that hp and brutal amount of torque is exhilarating to drive. it sure does like it's fuel. What is that in your avatar? CjDave.

 

[CodeRedZ]

holy **** you did the ceiling!!!! lol

 

[CJDave]

holy **** you did the ceiling!!!! lol

Anyone can do a floor. One of a kind. CJDave.