New Guy from NorCal

[motohack]

Hi,

I live in the Silicon Valley about 35 miles south of San Francisco. Currently, I'm still working, but I hope to retire in a few years. Kids are out of the house and my wife and I live in an old Craftsman home with our Boxer (who thinks he's a lap dog).

We enjoy old motorcycles, cars and trucks. We attand a lot of rallies and car shows. I've got a custom sidecar rig I built about 15 years ago, a 1941 Chevy 1 1/2 ton farm truck (runs) and a 1945 GMC half ton, pick-up truck (project).

My favorite hand tool is an ice pick from the 1939 World's Fair. My favorite power tool is the Scotch deburring wheel on my grinder. I own a few basic Snap-on tools but most are garage sale or flea market finds.

I have suffered with a single car, detached garage for 25 years. I'm planning to tear it down and build a much larger 2 story garage/workshop. I've got a year or two to plan it out before I break ground. Looking forward to getting some good advice here.

-=JD=-
motohack
www.hubgarage.com/mygarage/Motohack

 

[Wingnut65]

Welcome to GJ, JD! Looks like you have a project ahead of you and you found the right place for all the ideas.

When my brother moved to Milpitas, he called to say he had just rented a 2-car garage with a house attached! He moved shortly after the last big one.

BTW, We will need to see some pix of the trucks before too long.

 

[NH Gearhead]

Welcome!

I lived in the SV area for about 15 years, and got spoiled with a house that had a detached 1000s.f. workshop in the back yard. MAN...do I miss those days!


.....well, not the mortgage payments, traffic or taxes but I did love that workshop and the weather.

Do you work in high-tech?



-G

 

[motohack]

Welcome to GJ, JD! Looks like you have a project ahead of you and you found the right place for all the ideas.

When my brother moved to Milpitas, he called to say he had just rented a 2-car garage with a house attached! He moved shortly after the last big one.

BTW, We will need to see some pix of the trucks before too long.

Milpitas is close by and that is a funny line. I'm glad I have a detached garage. I need a high bay area so I can install a lift. Most of my pictures are up on HubGarage and I'll post a link as soon as the site comes back on line. Here's a photo I have on hand:

 

[motohack]

Welcome!
[snip]
.....well, not the mortgage payments, traffic or taxes but I did love that workshop and the weather.

Do you work in high-tech?

-G

I've been in the same house for a long time, with Prop 13 limits on my property taxes, and the commute traffic between Moffett Field and San Tomas is always light. The weather is wonderful and it is hard to find a better climate.

I do work in high-tech. I spent most of my career in electronic warfare. When the cold war ended, I went into digital video (uplinks for DirecTV and Dish etc.) and then into Bluetooth (automotive hands-free). I am now the chief engineer for a small R&D company that develops scientific instruments.

 

[mixxmstrmike]

Howdy ho, neighbor!

Welcome to GJ. That's a good lookin' boxer you've got there. We have a fawn boxer ourselves. Hope to see more pictures of your upcoming build.

-Mike

 

[abrahamfh]

Very nice ride, welcome to GJ. Always nice to see more local (NorCAL) folks on here. Every Wednesday they have the Boston Market cruise in off of Scott and El Camino in Santa Clara if your interested. I have never made it to the cruise in when it starts so I can tell you when that happens but it usually wraps up about 19:00.

 

[ImportTuner]

Welcome to the Garage Journal .. also a neighbor, slightly north. I too was in electronic warfare until 1989 .. then IT/Computers became my profession ..

 

[motohack]

Howdy ho, neighbor!

Welcome to GJ. That's a good lookin' boxer you've got there. We have a fawn boxer ourselves. Hope to see more pictures of your upcoming build.

-Mike

Hey Mike,

I've owned dogs all my life, but Hercules is the first Boxer and our first purebred. Years ago, we rescued a Shar Pei/Lab mix that my daughter absolutely adored. Three years ago, she spent $1,000 on a black Boxer puppy because it looked just like her old dog. She "gifted" him to me when it grew to twice the size and was bouncing off the walls of her little apartment. He's keeping me in shape. I have to take him out for a morning run or he drives my Cheri nuts all day. We'll be a Boxer family from now on.

-=JD=-

 

[motohack]

Very nice ride, welcome to GJ. Always nice to see more local (NorCAL) folks on here. Every Wednesday they have the Boston Market cruise in off of Scott and El Camino in Santa Clara if your interested. I have never made it to the cruise in when it starts so I can tell you when that happens but it usually wraps up about 19:00.

I was there this past Wednesday with my buddy Richard. I go almost every week. Let's PM and hook up.