New Member New Garage - Australia

[slammer]

Just found the site, spent the last 2 hours looking at floor coatings, am I confused or what!

I had to build a new shed because the 65' Lincoln Continental I bought over from Santa Rosa was too big for my old shed (I had 5" in front of it when I closed the front door!)

The new garage is 20' x 30' x 10' high and the upstairs is 14' x 24' x 8.5' high.

The upstairs will be an office and home theatre room, downstairs will be a workshop/garage.

Cheers Angelo

 

[tech]

nice conti i've always wanted one of those.

 

[Willy Victor]

Do you guys drive on the wrong side of the road down there? Does the Lincoln have left side steering? I had a 72 Lincoln one time, that thing drove like you were on a cloud. Good luck on your build.

Willy

 

[DaveL.]

Keep the pictures coming. Steve Mgarret from Hawaii Five-O drove a black one.

 

[justinmc]

Ship that Conti back over here! haha... my coworker is on the hunt for one he was droolin on yours!

Good luck with the build. I'm assuming you live along the coast like Perth area or something?

 

[SILVERPLATE]

Welcome Slammer! Looks like a great start on the garage and the ride is awesome. Keep us updated on the progress.

 

[PEDDRO]

I'm guessing country Victoria....but then I've been wrong once before.

Nice Lincoln. Not sure about the wheels but then it's not my car! Mate's got a black one.....factory RHD built for the US ambassador to Oz.

Welcome.

 

[slammer]

Hey Peddro, I know your mate!

Thanks for the kind words guys, I am making the roof trusses this weekend.

Im located in Bendigo, country Victoria, about 2 hrs from Melbourne

Cheers Angelo

 

[DynoDave]

Wow. Great project slammer. I love all the steel.

 

[slammer]

hey Willy Victor, I thought you guys in the USA were on the wrong side of the road all this time!

The car is LHD, I am allowed to drive it with full registration as it is over 30 years of age, I don't even have to install rear seat belts!

The car must be brought up to the spec's when it was produced.

I made all the roof trusses on Saturday, and today I managed to build 5 walls with the great help of my father.

Big day

 

[bhays]

I take it steel prices haven't gone through the roof quite as much across the pond?

 

[HotRodderAZ]

Interesting to see hwo things are built over there. Different techniques.

 

[master_jcp]

Nice! I love Australia! I have a oncel there! Austraila is a beautiful country! And the new garage looks very good!!!

 

[slammer]

Huge day!
Floor went on, then the upper walls.
I did the cables the other day

 

[DynoDave]

Great progress. I bet that lift saved a ton of sweat....

 

[slammer]

We put up the sides today!

 

[PEDDRO]

Lookin' good Angelo.

 

[slammer]

The electric roller door is now installed and all of the exterior colorbond iron is up.

I will put on all the flashing next and then start to work out the wiring for the lighting and heating/cooling system.

Starting to take shape now.

Cheers Angelo

 

[Down Under Bloke]

Looks great, well done.

I thought the Continental was moving to the new shed?

 

[slammer]

Not untill the shed is finished..... to motivate me along

 

[Down Under Bloke]

Hay Slammer, how is it going

 

[slammer]

Painfully slow.....