You sir should have a fuel injected 4.0 for that year... but hey it's a "Lobo" right?
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You sir should have a fuel injected 4.0 for that year... but hey it's a "Lobo" right?
Grizz1963
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Just revisited this thread and again fell in love with your whole design and build.
trust
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Awesome, way nicer than my house in fact, you wouldnt be in the market to adopt a new son to go jeeping with would you? I'll being my own jeep (82 Scrambler) and can live in the garage.....
Hey TheShrine... simply a terrific garage design and layout! I've been working on my 2+(barely) car garage to this end as well. At 24'x24' with 12' foot ceilings, I'm a bit cramped, so am working on some unique storage ideas to help with floor space. Example: I store my table saw up in a frame on the ceiling when not in use, kind of like where you have your pick up shell. It's pulled up by an elec wench and sits in a frame there until I (or my wife) needs it. Works pretty cool. I do plan to have the galv wainscoating with cedar trim as you've designed yours along with T&G cedar upper walls. I love the look! I just finished the cabinets (cedar trim as well) and will have red formica door fronts to match the red roll-away tool cabinets. Eventually I plan to have B&W checkered floor tile with red trim. I've been thinking for quite a while about a 2 post vs 4 post lift, and have decided on the 4 poster mainly because of the available casters to move it in and out (cramped for space). With the 12' ceilings, I plan to eventually design and install a ceiling hoist arangement to fold the 4 post lift up into the ceiling when not in use, similar to how the table saw works (can't you just see it? push a button and a carlift slowly unfolds out of the ceiliing!?!). I'll post pics as I move along. In either case, I'm having a ball and look forward to sharing what we build when we get further down the road. In the mean time, thanks to TheShrine for all your inspiration! BTW... my wife and I spent 5 years in the Center Point / Kerrville area and then another 5 over in San Marcos. Moved to Seattle/Tacoma back in 1994 where we still live today. It's OK in the summer, but boy I sure don't like the long dark days of constant drizzle and grey gloom up here in the winter. What we need up here is a couple of good Texas lightening storms to liven up the place and wake the neighbors up!! Any relief on the way for the drought I here you're still haviing down home?
Best regards from Gig Harbor, WA!
Best regards from Gig Harbor, WA!
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Thanks rlfort! I've done a lot to TheShrine since my last posting. I haven't posted any pics since this is a "garage" forum and the bulk of my work is the landscaping. We started the build in a drought (08) and we're still in it! Therefore the bulk of my landscaping is rock, 68 tons of it, and different varieties of cacti. The best part is no mowing and (virtually) no watering!
Thanks again! Good luck with your space. Sounds like fun.
Your garage is without a doubt a well planned project. Of particular interest to me is the canopy lift. What brand/size winch did you choose? Does it have its own electrical switch on the wall to control it? If so, any special wiring consideration that needed to be done? Thanks in advance for your input!
Thanks!
The winch is a basic HF product with limit of 600 lbs (If I remember right.) and it is self locking. It requires 110V so I had that installed during build. The first pic shows the 110 line hanging and the longer line, draped over the railing, is the original that I extended. The original cord was 10 ft and the winch is 22 feet up. The cord is a 4 wire so an easy fix was not an everyday extension cord. I cut the cord/line about 18" from the up/down switch and added the additional rated wire. I bolted 4 - 1/4" plates to two different 2X8's then trimmed out with OSB and cedar.
Better view of how it is hung...
This one shows switch at end of cord. Since the idea was to get the camper on and off by mself I kept the cord, rather than wall mount the switch, so I could walk around the bed while I am positioning (lowering or lifting) all by myself. What will usally take 4 people will now take me about 30 minutes without help.
56rpm
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Just read your build, Mr. Obvious thinks you did a spectacular job. The look, and layout is top shelf. I've got a Brother who lives in Round Rock and I love the Hill Country of Texas, sure beats the flat land of Bako, Ca. A question on your Vette, do you think the 3 brake jobs and rust on the exhaust in 34k miles is due to the age of the car, or something else? Again, great job on the build!
Thanks for the kudos!
The little exhaust rust it does have ain't bad for a 33 year old car. The frame has none and the brakes are the result of lack of use. The o-rings dry out when not used and cause leaking/failure. I drive it a few hundred miles a year...mostly in my community. The last brake job I did I used a caliper with "stainless steel sleeves" which is suppose to eliminate the leaking issue...we'll see.
FltEngCPO
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Great looking build! I'm definitely getting some ideas from this one. I like the corrugated steel and was planing to use something like that too.
Omphaloskeptic
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'The Shrine' just shines. Well done!
Did you decide to forgo the stairway system that you were researching a while back?
What does the upstairs apartment/man cave look like these days?
Keep us posted on the toys that live in 'The Shrine'. How is that ATV (Gator?) looking?
Did you decide to forgo the stairway system that you were researching a while back?
What does the upstairs apartment/man cave look like these days?
Keep us posted on the toys that live in 'The Shrine'. How is that ATV (Gator?) looking?
richtersrodz
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Yes.. very nice garage.. I'd never go into the house.. 
gdmclnh
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If I had that garage ---- I'd say "I have a house too? What's it look like?"
I'm still searching for some of used rolling stairs. At this point I'm not willing to buy a new set just to dismantle it for my needs. Hopefully a used set will roll my way soon!
The upstairs is still commandeered by my wife as an extra guess room. I'm being patient...eventually it WILL be the theater it was designed to be!!!
The Kawasaki Mule is about to be put out to pasture. It's had a hard life and is due a little pampering. I'm planning a resto to make it a toy rather than a tool. I'll post up the changes when they start.
Somebody took advantage of the cool weekend to clean up
Still one of my favorite garages.
Actually, I'm one of those hated clean wrenchers....almost to a fault.
The most recent posted pics were from the photographer who took the pics for the next issue of DREAM GARAGES. The Shrine is suppose to be in the January edition...I think.
BTW, Thanks!
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Love it! congratulations!
holdtherice
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Super nice garage. Now that you've had a little time to put it to use, do you spend about as much time as you expected to in there?
I spend much more time than I expected. I tend to be overly organized and excessively tidy. So that requires a certain amount of time. Since this space is in addition to my attached garage, and I don't park my "dailys" in it, I find myself taking more time on a project than would normally be needed. An oil change can take several days because I end up poking around at things that I had no intention of addressing. It's not unusual to sit and look at a project...drink a few beers....over analyze.....do a little....drink a few beers...go back in the house. I just finished changing the spider gears in my Wrangler's rear diff. Took me a month plus. The actual gear replacement took less than a day but once something goes up on the lift I suddenly want to tighten/tweak/adjust/inspect everything under the car. Then, of course, there's the beers........
Thanks for noticing!
Nighttrain
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Shrine you and I have the same idea about projects. I think I spend more time thinking it threw and drinking beer than actually doing the work.
Here's the article from "DREAM GARAGES and SHOPS". This magazine just hit the racks. They featured mostly topical pics of garage layout and shop. There are a few pics of the upstairs theater masquerading as an apartment included as well.
AGAIN, OSB haters look away!
AGAIN, OSB haters look away!
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HOTFR8
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Congratulations on the article in the magazine.
fullthrottle24
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Another garage journal celebrity is born. Congrats
Nighttrain
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You have done us Texas GJ'ers good! Congrats on the mags/
HOTFR8
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Many of us have been written up in magazines so it is good to see your place. I have always admired your design with that upstairs area.
Scoutman
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My wife picked me up a copy of the Dream Garages and Shops this weekend and while I was thumbing through it I thought "hey I recognize that shop"
Congrats on the article. This is still one of my top 10 favorite builds on here. Thanks for posting the dimensions of the high bay. Some day I want to add a similar sized lift bay onto the side of my 3 car.
Congrats on the article. This is still one of my top 10 favorite builds on here. Thanks for posting the dimensions of the high bay. Some day I want to add a similar sized lift bay onto the side of my 3 car.
Grizz1963
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As always..... Awesome.