Paul_VR6
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My wife would sign and then tell me two days later, “Oh, I think something came for you.”
Between 265 & 485 SQ/FT The 12-Gauge Garage
- Thread starter Jack Olsen
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Workspaces sized between 265 and 485 squarefeet.
langss
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That sounds familiar.......
Ole Slewfoot
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Saw some nice Porsche traffic on my way home to Watsonville tonight, now I know why.
rixtrix1
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I'm going to be at the race track tomorrow, and then driving up to Monterey, California this weekend for a big Porsche show called Rennsport Reunion.
Am I excited? Enough to make a quick slideshow video about it.
And then -- in a moment single guys probably won't understand -- I got home today to find the UPS guy had left me some hard-to-find Zimmerman rotors (only made for two model years of the Porsche turbo) and some very fat Nitto tires.
But this part was key: I got to them 10 minutes before my wife got home. It's not that she would object -- but I don't want her to have to sign for the stuff and then drag it all inside.
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Very nice video, Jack. Conveys your expectations well. Sounds like fun!
I really undertand you getting to your packages before your wife. I have a rear axle assembly arriving sometime next week. Hopefully I can get them to drop it off at work.
Pbindesign
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Jack, I hope you had a great trip. I finished the bulk of my garage work this morning. Let me know what you think. Thanks again for all the contributions in this thread as well as giving me the encouragement to do this. 
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=398462
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=398462
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It's awesome. Also a little unnerving -- like seeing someone dressed up as you for Halloween.
But it's also different in a lot of ways than mine -- and your workmanship and design skills are top notch. You also got it done fast.
So, it stands on its own, but it's also like a long-lost cousin or something.
But it's also different in a lot of ways than mine -- and your workmanship and design skills are top notch. You also got it done fast.
So, it stands on its own, but it's also like a long-lost cousin or something.
OP
Since I got back from Monterey, I've put in some work on the camper. When I got it, it had been repainted from the original buttercup yellow to a sort of peach sherbet color.
I didn't mind the color, but I didn't have the paint code, so any changes or touch-ups were going to be tricky.
In thinking about repainting it, I wanted a color that would still go with the interior. I settled on a light blue over darker blue combination.
So after a lot of sanding, rivet-drilling, masking, priming, sanding, and painting, this is where I'm at.
The door used to be all white, but I wanted it split to match the rest of the camper, so I put on some aluminum C-channel to continue the line of the belt band that covers the junction point between the upper and lower fiberglass pieces.
As you can see, the new blue looks different in different lighting conditions.
Here it is in a short video clip, where it looks different all over again.
I didn't mind the color, but I didn't have the paint code, so any changes or touch-ups were going to be tricky.
In thinking about repainting it, I wanted a color that would still go with the interior. I settled on a light blue over darker blue combination.
So after a lot of sanding, rivet-drilling, masking, priming, sanding, and painting, this is where I'm at.
The door used to be all white, but I wanted it split to match the rest of the camper, so I put on some aluminum C-channel to continue the line of the belt band that covers the junction point between the upper and lower fiberglass pieces.
As you can see, the new blue looks different in different lighting conditions.
Here it is in a short video clip, where it looks different all over again.
Pbindesign
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Since I got back from Monterey, I've put in some work on the camper. When I got it, it had been repainted from the original buttercup yellow to a sort of peach sherbet color.
I didn't mind the color, but I didn't have the paint code, so any changes or touch-ups were going to be tricky.
In thinking about repainting it, I wanted a color that would still go with the interior. I settled on a light blue over darker blue combination.
So after a lot of sanding, rivet-drilling, masking, priming, sanding, and painting, this is where I'm at.
The door used to be all white, but I wanted it split to match the rest of the camper, so I put on some aluminum C-channel to continue the line of the belt band that covers the junction point between the upper and lower fiberglass pieces.
As you can see, the new blue looks different in different lighting conditions.
Here it is in a short video clip, where it looks different all over again.
Thank you Jack. Great color combination on the camper, and the use of the C-channel was brilliant.
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slik560
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Ahhh. Like the new color scheme. C-channel makes nice trim, too.
Grizz1963
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Colours are great to play with.
Good job Jack
Good job Jack
aka Larry
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What paint and application method did you use?
964haus
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My son’s friend dressed up as me for Halloween a couple of years ago. Had a beard, work bag, clothes, and hat to match me.
It was freaky. But funny.
M.
It was freaky. But funny.
M.
Zeke
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Much better.
Old Man Roger
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I clicked on the last page, and thought you bought a Vette..lol
Outlawmws
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Great job repainting the trailer Jack! I like the colors!
I'm mentally debating whether to repaint my old mid sixties Apache Eagle, (from orange to red to match my Tow vehicle) or to just polish it out and not worry over much about the 60 years of "patina". The thing is, I like the orange, (and wish my tow rig was that orange...)
I'm mentally debating whether to repaint my old mid sixties Apache Eagle, (from orange to red to match my Tow vehicle) or to just polish it out and not worry over much about the 60 years of "patina". The thing is, I like the orange, (and wish my tow rig was that orange...)
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The paint job was both lazy and low-buck. A few coats of color and one of clear -- all applied with rollers. I used polyurethane enamel floor paint. The last clear coat got a little messed up by winds and dust, so I'm going to revisit it during the winter.
But thanks for the compliments. I like the way the color came out.
We did a second camping trip with it this past weekend. Back to Jackson Lake in the San Bernardino mountains. I rigged up a bunk bed for one side of the thing, and -- since we went with a friend and his daughter -- the kids got the camper at night while the dads got the tent.
I won't bore you with pictures, but...
Oh, wait. I will bore you with pictures.
The kids had a great time. So did the dads. (Now it's time to get the wives to agree to sleeping outside in 39° temps.)
But thanks for the compliments. I like the way the color came out.
We did a second camping trip with it this past weekend. Back to Jackson Lake in the San Bernardino mountains. I rigged up a bunk bed for one side of the thing, and -- since we went with a friend and his daughter -- the kids got the camper at night while the dads got the tent.
I won't bore you with pictures, but...
Oh, wait. I will bore you with pictures.
The kids had a great time. So did the dads. (Now it's time to get the wives to agree to sleeping outside in 39° temps.)
elguappo
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THAT is a proper look at kids having FUN.
y'sguy
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Good for you guys! I can't believe my eyes I just frequently visit the GJ anymore but always your post. But, it seems like when I first encountere Jack Olsen, you didn't have any kids? Haha, it's been awhile. Enjoy!
1Garageman
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So glad to see pictures of kids having fun OUTDOORS, instead of in front of the TV!!!!
I am sure they will remember these moments forever!
I am sure they will remember these moments forever!
MARKSTANG
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Not a smart phone in sight! Raise them right.
APEowner
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That's likely to be a tough sell. Particularly when the alternative is to stay at home with the house all to them selves.
RdSnake
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Whats the official tow vehicle for the trailer?
Outlawmws
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Anything but the Porsche!
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TwoBytes
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Is that a Lexus?
RdSnake
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Jack,
Do you do your alignment on the Porsche in the garage?
Do you do your alignment on the Porsche in the garage?
OP
Lexus: Yes. (Her decision, not mine.)
RdSnake, I do corner balancing. And I check toe and camber. But I have a friend with a shop for when it's time to do the whole setup.
RdSnake, I do corner balancing. And I check toe and camber. But I have a friend with a shop for when it's time to do the whole setup.
RdSnake
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I used to be a track ***** myself. Used to run once a month with SV and all the other track outfits in SoCal. Then got busy with life and kids but now that the kids are away for college, Im back to my old hobby of fixing cars, garage work and hopefully track driving. I will say hi if I bump into you at the track.
kjdhawkhill
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My wife doesn't tell me when any of her brown-uniformed boyfriends show up. Or the ones who wear purple and orange (Ex-Fed..). Our kids actually repeat my bad (dad) jokes about WHY she orders everything from the internet.
My items end up silently placed on the dining room table with very little comment. Not that bicycle tires compare in cost or weight with 911 tires.
kjdhawkhill
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A vette and how many cans of navy paint, Paul?
It's different at the minutia level, but went together fast, and is a hell of a tribute, either way.
Pbindesign
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Thank you. I’m only on one and a half gallons of blue so far.... I have been already putting together some tweaks on the garage and will post them as they are made. Been very busy right now as I have 3 full gut rehabs going on as well as two new construction houses for private clients. Best time of year for me to be busy though as being in the Midwest, until I put heat in the garage it’s only a few days here and there I’m out there right now. Can’t wait for Spring!
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How 'bout a quick project? I'm able to store some stuff in my garage, but larger lumber and steel pieces don't fit there. So I've got some storage set up along a 60" wide strip of land on the far side of my little house. Unfortunately, whatever I'd propped the steel lengths on top of collapsed while I was working on the camper lift this summer. So this week I went in there and pulled everything out of the way.
Now, my wife would probably make an argument that there's no value in storing rusting metal and old wood at all. And she's probably right. But my loopy counter argument would be that I never threw away the steel hand rails that were attached to my hydraulic lift when I got it almost 8 years ago, thinking I might have a use for them one day. Now, that day has come. They give me just enough steel to make four supports for storing other old steel that might one day have a use.
Still, a thank-you to the lift for the free steel.
One storage problem solved. Next up...
...a new storage problem. I got this 36" HF metal brake. It weighs a lot. And I'm going to have to modify it to make it functional. But it was $180 with a coupon, so it's mine. I'll work out a way to store it later on.
My first quick test was to take a piece of sheet metal and fold it into a box. I didn't do it very well. But it was easier than my current method for this sort of thing, which is bending metal over the edge of the bench.
While I was in there, I put a new rear axle on the 911. And took a selfie. The lift just keeps on giving.
Now, my wife would probably make an argument that there's no value in storing rusting metal and old wood at all. And she's probably right. But my loopy counter argument would be that I never threw away the steel hand rails that were attached to my hydraulic lift when I got it almost 8 years ago, thinking I might have a use for them one day. Now, that day has come. They give me just enough steel to make four supports for storing other old steel that might one day have a use.
Still, a thank-you to the lift for the free steel.
One storage problem solved. Next up...
...a new storage problem. I got this 36" HF metal brake. It weighs a lot. And I'm going to have to modify it to make it functional. But it was $180 with a coupon, so it's mine. I'll work out a way to store it later on.
My first quick test was to take a piece of sheet metal and fold it into a box. I didn't do it very well. But it was easier than my current method for this sort of thing, which is bending metal over the edge of the bench.
While I was in there, I put a new rear axle on the 911. And took a selfie. The lift just keeps on giving.
shortykorte
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In LA they say having a nice rack goes a long way. Is it fastened to the wall or freestanding?
What mods are you planning for the brake? Look forward to seeing what you come up with and what your thoughts are on this brake.
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What mods are you planning for the brake? Look forward to seeing what you come up with and what your thoughts are on this brake.
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Outlawmws
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How much does the brake weigh? And when are you going to paint it 12 Ga Green?
Maybe this could get its own lift? Up high?
Maybe this could get its own lift? Up high?
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Under the leaves I never clean up, there's a little outcropping at the base of the wall, I think it goes 8" up and 3" out. That meant I had to have the rack supports 'lean back' against the wall, which also meant -- with these short arms -- that the weight of the load ends up pushing back into the wall, which makes it very stable. So it's not attached to the wall, although I did add base pieces that keep the supports from falling over laterally.
Pirate4x4 had a thread about mods to strengthen some weak points in the brake. It's a little bit of welding, and it basically brings the thing up to its advertised capabilities: 16g steel or 20g stainless.
https://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/shop-tools/553583-36-hf-metal-brake-modification.html
How much does the brake weigh? And when are you going to paint it 12 Ga Green?
Maybe this could get its own lift? Up high?
I've got a spot for it in the shed outside. I suspect it will get used about every 10 months. But I think it weighs about 110 pounds, which means I might weld on some casters to make it easier to move. I'm not getting any younger.
Terranova
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....which means I might weld on some casters to make it easier to move. I'm not getting any younger.
I read something the other day, may have even been here on GJ...
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Jack thats a great job on repurposing the steel.
elguappo
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njhoudini
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Did you find the tow hitch or did it come with?
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