power wagon
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good to see more people from maine , love the old land rovers
Rovah Garage
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Thanks! We are glad to be back up here.
So I continue to empty the garage to get it ready for apartment construction.
On Saturday we were supposed to get between 1 and 3" of snow . . . we didn't, it was closer to 6-8". On Sunday morning I realized that my snow blower was over at the other garage. If it had been 18" I would have been in trouble and in for a long day of shoveling.
On Saturday we were supposed to get between 1 and 3" of snow . . . we didn't, it was closer to 6-8". On Sunday morning I realized that my snow blower was over at the other garage. If it had been 18" I would have been in trouble and in for a long day of shoveling.
Here are some pics of the snow. First, at the house.
Then over at the garage.
Then right after the snow, there has been warm weather, it supposed to be around 60 on Wednesday! So I thought, that is the PERFECT day to move the motorcycle back to the house! I was super excited to move the motorcycle and not freeze! For once though I didn't just procrastinate and started thinking about it a bit, with it suddenly becoming warm only the top of the earth will thaw and create a nice muddy morass. It's probably better to move it before it gets too muddy!
So I moved it today - snow pants don't just keep you warm when you're sledding! Judging the ruts I left today, I'm glad I didn't wait!
Then over at the garage.
Then right after the snow, there has been warm weather, it supposed to be around 60 on Wednesday! So I thought, that is the PERFECT day to move the motorcycle back to the house! I was super excited to move the motorcycle and not freeze! For once though I didn't just procrastinate and started thinking about it a bit, with it suddenly becoming warm only the top of the earth will thaw and create a nice muddy morass. It's probably better to move it before it gets too muddy!
So I moved it today - snow pants don't just keep you warm when you're sledding! Judging the ruts I left today, I'm glad I didn't wait!
Got a bunch more stuff out last week-end, borrowed my uncle's trailer to move a few things and call Habitat to come and get a few other items I wanted to get rid of.
Apartment upstairs starts getting framed out next week.
Apartment upstairs starts getting framed out next week.
Pretty close to Saco/Biddeford.
power wagon
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get ready for a nor easter, maybe a foot or over of sno, not much up here , i hope
I'm looking forward to it . . . mostly
So, the framing for the apartment above the garage is going up. Though I lose this as any storage - it also means that my space will be insulated, there will be a bathroom and probably some heat in the near future too!
As you can see I brought along my own inspector.
Entrance to the apartment
Laundry room and half bath
Looking back to the bedrooms, master bath etc . . .
As you can see I brought along my own inspector.
Entrance to the apartment
Laundry room and half bath
Looking back to the bedrooms, master bath etc . . .
Lee Celtic
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I'm an ex landrover guy..(in the UK) spent more time fixing them than driving them...
Avoid Discovery TD5's or indeed any disco 2.. the electronics are terrible.. and they rust like mad.. never again..!! (get a Jap import 200 series 0 rust and no electronics)
Got me a Volvo S60 D5 now and I'm much happier..lol
Can't wait to see what you do with the workshop .. and I love the snow plow pic..
Heres one of mine.. 1989 disco 200 tdi
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Avoid Discovery TD5's or indeed any disco 2.. the electronics are terrible.. and they rust like mad.. never again..!! (get a Jap import 200 series 0 rust and no electronics)
Got me a Volvo S60 D5 now and I'm much happier..lol
Can't wait to see what you do with the workshop .. and I love the snow plow pic..
Heres one of mine.. 1989 disco 200 tdi
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The Rovers I drive are all on galvanized chassis. Though I still try not to drive them much in the winter. I'd love to 'winter salt proof' one with a galvie bulkhead, radiator support and door frames. Won't be anytime soon!
When I say 'The Rovers I drive' I mean the others have chassis that are too rusty to drive!
As for the garage/shop I want to be able to both park a vehicle or two and keep a bay open for working on a truck. I used to work in film and have the cabinets from my truck as well as my set carts. One is very useable as a moveable tool cart. The other is not and will need to be modified.
My big issue is collecting too much stuff and organization. My plan is to use a French cleat system along with my cabinets to make it easy for me to make changes as my needs change. It will also allow me to switch things out between this garage and my garage at home.
As for the garage/shop I want to be able to both park a vehicle or two and keep a bay open for working on a truck. I used to work in film and have the cabinets from my truck as well as my set carts. One is very useable as a moveable tool cart. The other is not and will need to be modified.
My big issue is collecting too much stuff and organization. My plan is to use a French cleat system along with my cabinets to make it easy for me to make changes as my needs change. It will also allow me to switch things out between this garage and my garage at home.
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Mudnut
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Nice looking garage, and Land Rovers.
Good to see some in the US. Saw some in California, and was amazed at the price!
I have had my TD5 Defender since new in 2005, and still love it. It has been in every state Of Australia except WA. Will pass on to my son when I can't drive it any more.
Cheers,
Ken
Good to see some in the US. Saw some in California, and was amazed at the price!
I have had my TD5 Defender since new in 2005, and still love it. It has been in every state Of Australia except WA. Will pass on to my son when I can't drive it any more.
Cheers,
Ken
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I have a few old Series trucks (newest is a '73) and I hope to build one with my daughter for her.
So, things tend to. Slow to a crawl when your wife is a CPA, you have a 5 year old and its before the tax deadline. Things slow to an even slower crawl when just a few days after tax day she goes to a friend's house and she misses a step/slips and breaks are ankle in 3 places . . . Luckily our daughter wasn't hurt ( my wife was carrying her ) and it didn't happen 2 weeks earlier.
But I have gotten e few things done.
But I have gotten e few things done.
Picked up a homemade old compressor. I believe the tank is made from a heating system expansion tank. The motor is from a washer. The belt is a bit loose, but I wonder if that is part of the 'design'. Since there's no switch to shut it off when it reaches a certain pressure maybe a loose belt allows the belt to just slip once turning the pump becomes harder . . .
But the thing starts right up and pumps air. Don't know how well it works but it works and the price was right!
But the thing starts right up and pumps air. Don't know how well it works but it works and the price was right!
So, time to start catching GJ up on this project. Luckily, soon after my wife broke her ankle my in-laws came back up from Florida. Did I just say ‘luckily’? At least for the most part it was luckily as they really helped out around the house while my wife couldn’t walk. On the flip side they really don’t have any idea how long it takes to build out a full apartment and were disappointed that they weren’t moving in by June . . . so I spent a lot of time explaining to them that it takes a lot of time to do things. My Father-in-law understood quicker than my Mother-in-law.
The other frustration was hearing them complain about costs but also insisting on doing things nicer than the original plan. They definitely got caught up in the ‘romance’ of building their own place and that this was their only/last chance to actually do this.
The other frustration was hearing them complain about costs but also insisting on doing things nicer than the original plan. They definitely got caught up in the ‘romance’ of building their own place and that this was their only/last chance to actually do this.
In these pics we put tape down to show where the kitchen cabinets and island would be the first picture shows looking from the ‘front door’ across the kitchen towards the bedrooms 
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The 2nd picture shows the kitchen area looking from the living room area. That window will move and the orange spray paint shows the general placement of the new window that will be going in.
. The 2nd picture shows the kitchen area looking from the living room area. That window will move and the orange spray paint shows the general placement of the new window that will be going in.
In order to put in this apartment above the garage we had to put in new water and sewer lines. Since we already had the garage built, adding the water and sewer lines was the most expensive part of this build. To do this a couple of trees had to come down.
In the first pic one tree is already down, you can tell by the tracks that this is the way I usually have driven onto the property over the years. I have tied off the 2nd tree to make sure that it fell away from the cottage when I took it down. When it fell . . . It didn’t fall . . . It got caught up in other trees.
now what?
In the end we just tighten up the ropes a bit that I used to guide the tree and gave them a tug. This was just after I yelled at my mother-I -law a bit because she let my daughter get a bit too close after I had specifically told them where to stand to watch - until - the tree was down.
In the end the tree came down just fine. Phew!
The only thing left was to move a blueberry bush that was also right in line for the dig. That got moved to the back corner of the garage - the in-laws can now pic blueberries from their deck stairs!
In the first pic one tree is already down, you can tell by the tracks that this is the way I usually have driven onto the property over the years. I have tied off the 2nd tree to make sure that it fell away from the cottage when I took it down. When it fell . . . It didn’t fall . . . It got caught up in other trees.
now what?In the end we just tighten up the ropes a bit that I used to guide the tree and gave them a tug. This was just after I yelled at my mother-I -law a bit because she let my daughter get a bit too close after I had specifically told them where to stand to watch - until - the tree was down.
In the end the tree came down just fine. Phew!
The only thing left was to move a blueberry bush that was also right in line for the dig. That got moved to the back corner of the garage - the in-laws can now pic blueberries from their deck stairs!
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Finally some more garage focused stuff . . . kind of. In order to put in the water and sewer lines I had to move some of my derelict Rovers. Using my ‘65 109 station wagon I pulled various Rovers towards the back corner of the useable space on the property.
The chain I am using was a roadside find - just 10 minutes before - on my drive to the property to do this! I don’t think that I have ever used a roadside find so quickly.
All of these Rovers are trucks I purchased before getting married. Though my wife likes the old Rovers we are in a bit of disagreement as to how many are too many
The chain I am using was a roadside find - just 10 minutes before - on my drive to the property to do this! I don’t think that I have ever used a roadside find so quickly.
All of these Rovers are trucks I purchased before getting married. Though my wife likes the old Rovers we are in a bit of disagreement as to how many are too many
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So when the garage was built I wanted the garage doors to be tall enough so that I could drive a Rover with a roof rack on it straight in without worrying about hitting anything. So the 1st floor has 10 ft ceilings and the doors are 8 ft tall.
Every once in awhile I do have a good idea!
When we were designing the apartment to go above the garage things were a bit tight. One thing I did to make sure I didn’t lose space down below to things I didn’t have to was to use some of the unused vertical space in the stairwell for the water heater. This meant that my in-laws didn’t lose floor space to the water heater and I didn’t lose unneeded garage space either.
Every once in awhile I do have a good idea!
When we were designing the apartment to go above the garage things were a bit tight. One thing I did to make sure I didn’t lose space down below to things I didn’t have to was to use some of the unused vertical space in the stairwell for the water heater. This meant that my in-laws didn’t lose floor space to the water heater and I didn’t lose unneeded garage space either.
We did have a potential problem with the sewer line. The road is actually a bit below my property, the sewer line in the road isn’t that deep and the structure is about 100 ft back from the road. If we did a 4” line we would need to put in a sewage pump which would add a couple thousand dollars to the already increased cost of the hook-up. A 6” line could work - but the excavator wasn’t 100% sure.
Luckily the 6” line allowed us to get to the garage without having to use a holding tank and pump. This is because the 6” line requires less of a pitch than a 4” line.
The other nice thing about using the 6” line is that if I ever want to I can add another dwelling without having to dig into the street again.
The line is kind of close to the surface near the garage, the problem with that is that is right where the in-laws want to park. After the line was put in I filled in with sand and gravel. Then I put some old sidewalk pieces over that to help spread the weight. Then the solid insulation before adding dirt on that and then the gravel for the drive. I hope that works well enough.
Luckily the 6” line allowed us to get to the garage without having to use a holding tank and pump. This is because the 6” line requires less of a pitch than a 4” line.
The other nice thing about using the 6” line is that if I ever want to I can add another dwelling without having to dig into the street again.
The line is kind of close to the surface near the garage, the problem with that is that is right where the in-laws want to park. After the line was put in I filled in with sand and gravel. Then I put some old sidewalk pieces over that to help spread the weight. Then the solid insulation before adding dirt on that and then the gravel for the drive. I hope that works well enough.
I have been looking for a trailer for awhile now. Borrowing my uncle’s every time I needed one was getting old. Though I tended to fix things on his trailer whenever I used it, lights, wiring, tires . . .I think it was getting old for him too.
Basically I kept an eye on Craigslist but anything that seemed worth it was either too far away or I couldn’t get to it in time. Then I happened to be driving over to my property when I noticed a guy down the street selling a trailer. Picked it up for what I think is a good price of $125.
When I mentioned the price to a guy I know he said, “ you can’t not buy it at $125!” To which I answered, “ I didn’t not buy it!”
Basically I kept an eye on Craigslist but anything that seemed worth it was either too far away or I couldn’t get to it in time. Then I happened to be driving over to my property when I noticed a guy down the street selling a trailer. Picked it up for what I think is a good price of $125.
When I mentioned the price to a guy I know he said, “ you can’t not buy it at $125!” To which I answered, “ I didn’t not buy it!”
So most of the time I think that I just need to be better organized (I do, but that's not the big problem) but what I really need to do is get rid of more stuff. I used to work as a Propmaster in the film industry and it is a job that encourages you to keep things. So I did. To be honest I did use A LOT of the stuff I have kept over the years and even when I wasn't working renting my stuff to other films almost always paid my storage fees at a minimum.
But I don't work in film anymore . . .
I need to get rid of stuff, less stuff means few things to organize, fewer shelves needed, tools that I can see AND get to etc . . . I know there are a lot of people on GJ that deal with this and who also have posted their struggles with it. I do know that no matter how much I get rid of there will be stuff that a year later I think - why did I keep this!?!? Also no matter how much stuff I keep I either will get rid of something I needed OR I know I have something but can't figure out where the hell it is . . .
I need to start thinking more about what my stuff is keeping me from doing rather than the cool things I could maybe possibly given the time do with my stuff . . .
This is where I stand right now
If you think, that's not too bad what you don't see is the stuff squirrelled away in the old Rovers outside, the shed . . . in my defense I also just lost the entire 2nd floor of storage but gained an insulated garage because of the apartment put upstairs. Me losing storage is probably good in the long run . . .
But I don't work in film anymore . . .
I need to get rid of stuff, less stuff means few things to organize, fewer shelves needed, tools that I can see AND get to etc . . . I know there are a lot of people on GJ that deal with this and who also have posted their struggles with it. I do know that no matter how much I get rid of there will be stuff that a year later I think - why did I keep this!?!? Also no matter how much stuff I keep I either will get rid of something I needed OR I know I have something but can't figure out where the hell it is . . .
I need to start thinking more about what my stuff is keeping me from doing rather than the cool things I could maybe possibly given the time do with my stuff . . .
This is where I stand right now
If you think, that's not too bad what you don't see is the stuff squirrelled away in the old Rovers outside, the shed . . . in my defense I also just lost the entire 2nd floor of storage but gained an insulated garage because of the apartment put upstairs. Me losing storage is probably good in the long run . . .
Kirkski
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Interested in Rovers and your Maine move...
About 10 years ago I went to China, Maine with some friends to stay at one of their sisters house. It was a holiday weekend I think Presidents Day, anyway we go to this place for breakfast called "Big G's"... man the place was loaded with Rovers mostly and some other classic Jeeps etc.
Fast forward a few years, my son moves to Waterville and we go to Big G's, yep same weekend and low and behold place is swarming with Rovers again... thats when I looked it up and found links to the Winter Romp.
Anyway, I am looking to get a classic Rover, there is a place near us in Exeter, RI that works on them pretty much exclusively I think...
Interesting tag line you have "Land Rovers - Making mechanics out of owners since 1948!" Hope I have what it takes. I restored my Jeep, but I think the Rover is an all new animal for me.
Son now lives in Windsor, ME, and my wife and I are considering purchasing some property up there and perhaps retire there...
About 10 years ago I went to China, Maine with some friends to stay at one of their sisters house. It was a holiday weekend I think Presidents Day, anyway we go to this place for breakfast called "Big G's"... man the place was loaded with Rovers mostly and some other classic Jeeps etc.
Fast forward a few years, my son moves to Waterville and we go to Big G's, yep same weekend and low and behold place is swarming with Rovers again... thats when I looked it up and found links to the Winter Romp.
Anyway, I am looking to get a classic Rover, there is a place near us in Exeter, RI that works on them pretty much exclusively I think...
Interesting tag line you have "Land Rovers - Making mechanics out of owners since 1948!" Hope I have what it takes. I restored my Jeep, but I think the Rover is an all new animal for me.
Son now lives in Windsor, ME, and my wife and I are considering purchasing some property up there and perhaps retire there...
My daughter and I just went to Big G's and Winter Romp last Saturday!
If you restored your Jeep, you should be good with Rovers, somethings harder somethings easier. Are you thinking a Series truck or newer (but old enough to be classic) like a Discovery or Range Rover?
If you restored your Jeep, you should be good with Rovers, somethings harder somethings easier. Are you thinking a Series truck or newer (but old enough to be classic) like a Discovery or Range Rover?
Kirkski
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I suspect the Winter Romp must be an awesome time.
I'm open to just about any Rover, to be honest I have zero knowledge on one from another. I prefer a diesel if I can get one in diesel, and that it has heat would be a plus.
I need to do some research on them and see which I like the best, and of course what is available. One thing seems clear that there are enough enthusiasts out there similar to old CJ's that you can learn from I suspect.
I'm open to just about any Rover, to be honest I have zero knowledge on one from another. I prefer a diesel if I can get one in diesel, and that it has heat would be a plus.
I need to do some research on them and see which I like the best, and of course what is available. One thing seems clear that there are enough enthusiasts out there similar to old CJ's that you can learn from I suspect.
There are people importing early Defenders now that as 'new' as 1996 is 25 years old and thus much more easily imported. Those are the ones that tend to have the decent turbo diesels. Most Discoveries and Range Rovers available are V-8's.
The joke with Series Rovers is that whether its winter or summer you ask the question - is the heat on? That being said, there are some decent heaters out there and you can get them to warm up - you just may also need to pay attention to the door seals etc . . .
This was only my 2nd Winter Romp, there are people that haven't missed it in decades.
My Rovers have all been the old Series types, the 'newest' Series was made in the early-mid 70's. It is what the Defenders came from. Yes there are a lot of enthusiasts that are more than willing to help when you have questions.
The joke with Series Rovers is that whether its winter or summer you ask the question - is the heat on? That being said, there are some decent heaters out there and you can get them to warm up - you just may also need to pay attention to the door seals etc . . .
This was only my 2nd Winter Romp, there are people that haven't missed it in decades.
My Rovers have all been the old Series types, the 'newest' Series was made in the early-mid 70's. It is what the Defenders came from. Yes there are a lot of enthusiasts that are more than willing to help when you have questions.