HRP_9648 by Rick @ RAD Garage, on Flickr
Screen Shot 2019-03-19 at 8.51.10 AM by Rick @ RAD Garage, on Flickr[/URL]I spy ...
Screen Shot 2019-05-03 at 7.14.53 PM by Rick @ RAD Garage, on Flickr[/URL]Rick, I just received this and was thinking how am I going to mount it. So I strolled through your thread again.... Command mounting strips....why didn't I think of that! Glad I came to the right place.
Thanks for the great idea!
. Big loss as you had a ton of great content that I know helped mould my first creations. I can attest to the pain in now having to pay for a host for images. I went the ImageShack route and pay approx $30 a year to keep my time capsule alive 
As mentioned following you on your other streams is still possible. 
Rick, I’ll be the first to say...... you ****
Wow, that's a great question. I don't think I've based my garage on any specific garages, but I've definitely borrowed elements from a number of them. Most recently, EMC2's triple pushed me in a direction to simplify my overall design. The aluminum letters are one of my favorite changes made since finding this forum. The Red Room is probably my favorite garage at this moment. I love the color combinations used in that one. Basically, I spend a lot of my time cruising the "Let's see some 2-car garages" thread. What impresses me the most is the attention to detail paid by new and old members. I look to many single car owners for inspiration in terms of maximizing my space. Dubber, Derrickwade, Allinon, 93Toy, and others inspire me to make every inch of my garage work for me. Nico's 20x20 detailing garage is one I've been watching closely too, because he is on track to creating a perfect car detailing utopia and I'm sure I'll be borrowing from his bank of ideas in the very near future.
Hey Rick, how do I look up those members garages you like ? I tried pasting their names in the search box with no luck. I also like the products from Griots Garage.
Hi Nico, the bar you see is from Ikea. I added a wooden spacer to bring it out from the wall an extra inch. Here's the link:
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20213538/
The RaceDeck Free Flow tiles do not have a "tray", but they do keep the debris from spreading once it drains through the tiles to the floor. The 1' x 1' tiles contain the mud, so it settles, but there is enough clearance between the tiles and floor to allow water to freely flow under foot. I'm making them sound like magic, but they basically become a modular set of grills. What is amazing about the design is, I could hose down my entire floor, but in a matter of seconds I could run a paper towel across the floor and it would be dry. The curved profile of each "rib" means the water can't do anything except flow through to the floor.
Keep the tiles clean isn't such a big deal, but there is some effort required to unfasten the tiles and rinse the floor underneath. The more mess you drag into the garage, the more often you will find yourself going through the process I outlined earlier in my thread. I have survived three Canadian winters and I feel like my floor still looks brand new. It can be done, but it does take a certain level of commitment to achieve the clean look I've been able to maintain.
Glad to hear there are people who are digging my esthetic. I never really set out with a plan, but it has come together quite nicely. Especially over the past year. Thanks for noticing.
Man, you got me feeling all nostalgic now! I picked her up in '08 from a dealer in Parma, Ohio and drove it home with a buddy of mine. It had 20K miles on it and I sold it 2 years later with 30K for what I paid. I sunk a bit of dough in it, but it was an absolutely amazing car. I took a CTS-V for a spin when the 2nd generation was released. It kind of ruined the STS-V for me, though. The neck-snapping grunt of the 556 bhp made the subtle 469 bhp of the STS seem too sedate so that marked the end. Plus, I wasn't willing to subject it to the harsh elements of an Alberta winter so she sat for 8+ months a year. But, gawd was she pretty:
2006 Cadillac STS-V by 55cadillacking, on Flickr
2006 Cadillac STS-V by 55cadillacking, on Flickr
This car had the Tango Red interior treatment. Photos make it brighter than it actually was. I really liked it.
2006 Cadillac STS-V by 55cadillacking, on Flickr
2006 Cadillac STS-V by 55cadillacking, on Flickr
I picked up a set of chrome OEM rims:
2006 Cadillac STS-V by 55cadillacking, on Flickr
I put the Borla/GM Performance exhaust on it:
2006 Cadillac STS-V by 55cadillacking, on Flickr
I drove a 77 CDV in High School. I'll have to dig up a photo. The 928S4 was my all-time dream car growing up. I still have all the brochures I got from writing Porsche Canada. We obviously have very similar taste in cars.
I started looking for a used second generation CTS-V in 2011. I don't buy new cars so my choices were limited. I didn't want a high-mileage one from a rust-belt state or one that was thousands of miles away. I also didn't want a silver, white or green car (black, red or gray was OK).
Good lawd. Did the babe come with the car???
Totally *****, I made the personal choice to not use any social media about 10 years ago, it's getting harder and harder to avoid using them now.....
