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Man just read your thread and just wanted to add a good job. I love the old wood barns but wood and do not ply well together. I am a metal man and if I can't cut to short, weld it back together, and beat into submission it is beyond me talents! Now the R/T that I can do! What engine are you running?

The charger has a gettin tired 440, but still a 440,
Wise man once said there is no replacement for displacement.

Have had car since 2000 I was a smart man and took car on first date with da wife, stop at store and parked car way down at bottom of the lot cause didn't want door dings, come out of store and wife says man your car sticks out like sore thumb, I didn't say nothin but when we got down to car I opened door for her and such being nice and all. She says thanks when I get in, I replay back I didn't due it for u the charger heard your comment and she " the charger"
Doesn't wanted to be molested by you any more!

15 years later me, wife, charger and now 3 kids still together
forgot the dog as well!

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........wife says man your car sticks out like sore thumb, ..........I didn't due it for u the charger heard your comment and she " the charger"
Doesn't wanted to be molested by you any more!

15 years later me, wife, charger and now 3 kids still together
forgot the dog as well!

That's hilarious.

You said you're going to use plank on the inside. Where are you getting the plank from?
 
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That's hilarious.

You said you're going to use plank on the inside. Where are you getting the plank from?

Got some scrapped out funky pallet things off of CL that had 1x10 boards that are 6' long gonna use them and break the up with 1x4 boards in between to help break up the spacing of it. Or that's the plan
 

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Sub: looks like you have a good TO DO list in your head that got on your post. we all would like to have unlimited funds and space and it doesn't work that way for most of us. do what you can when you can and keep that family happy while you are doing it.

also now that you are eating less you can save a couple bucks a day for the garage and car. :bounce:

i'll also mention it on our losing weight thread and just wanted to congratulate you on losing a few pounds this last week even though your first post was cheeseburgers and fries.

cheers big guy
 
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best Pic I have of the wood that's gonna line the inside of the garage,

broke this trailer load down into boards and its all stacked in the back corner of the garage awaiting me to find the time to put up as the inside wall covering's
 

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Very nice. Are you going all the way up to the ceiling with it? Or just use it for a "wainscoating/chair rail" height? Are you going to paint or stain it? My plan is to use drywall for the upper 2/3's and maybe used roof tin for a ceiling. This is kind of like Mr 360's build. I don't think I saw if you were going to insulate or not. I would think you'd almost have to. Again, very nice.
 
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the plan is to go up to the ceiling with the boards I think I have enough boards to due that.

my rough plan is 3 rows of the big 1x10 boards then a row of 1x6 maybe painted Bright Green like my car color. put on some clear poly and call it a day. rinse repeat till I get to the ceiling.

Ceiling plan is to put up Batts then under batts put 1" 4x8 white Styrofoam and then run 1x4's spaced out 24" to help hold the Styrofoam up in place that way I have a White ceiling area to help reflect the light back down but have a striped look to the ceiling via the 1x4 boards

thats the plan.

my plans or ideas change about every 6 months on things,

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That's hilarious.

You said you're going to use plank on the inside. Where are you getting the plank from?

This is my stack of planks behind the t1-11 scraps or what I calling planks. The bottom stack is 1x9 by 10'


got the back wall half way done as you can kinda see behind the stack of planks
 

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Sub: i'm guessing corn might be on the diet this week? I like mine with a butter and salt just like my popcorn. if its sweet enough though i bet i can just eat it out of the pot plain.

looks like a great way to teach the kids how to find good food.

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If you're concerned about fire, they have some products that make wood fire resistant. Flamex is one of them.
 
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If you're concerned about fire, they have some products that make wood fire resistant. Flamex is one of them.

Thanks for the tip,

I have a fire extinguisher in the garage right next to the entry door, have 2 nd 100' away in the old photo studio also by entry door.

Also am a 14 year member of local fire department, but since my place is 7 miles from station it's gonna be a burnt shell by the time they get here and get set up to put water on it more then likely.

All depends on how big fire is when they get called.
Where fire starts out
Wind direction
I have open valley to west


My saving grace is house and studio are both far enough away that they should survive if the garage goes up, and vice versa knock on would I never need to call in my brothers for a fire party at my place.

Old house in town had wood boiler in garage for hot water heat and somebody called in my garage on fire due to excessive smoke out the stove pipe,

I still get ribbed for that 7 years later after the first chimney fire we have each fall.

Whew sorry for the mini novel replay
But thanks for the flamex tip I'll look into it.
 
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Sub: i'm guessing corn might be on the diet this week? I like mine with a butter and salt just like my popcorn. if its sweet enough though i bet i can just eat it out of the pot plain.

looks like a great way to teach the kids how to find good food.

cheers

Yep had corn on the cob for lunch with beef and gravey over noodles, had full plate but not heaping plate,

But ate full burrito at Mexican place me and wife went to last night, my weight loss this week won't be as much as last week that is for sure.

Gotta work some off today that is for sure.
 

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You were definitely on a roll. :lol Flamex is on my to do list, right after a 40'x40' addition to the barn, and just before painting the floor. So I get the priority.
 

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I still get ribbed for that 7 years later after the first chimney fire we have each fall.
That would be embarrassing having a fire when your a firefighter. I also have fire extinguishers handy at key locations.

This week we (Haven FD) are working the PGA so if something happens there watch for me. I will be the pump operator. Every camera will have eyes on us. Be Safe!
 

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Carl: Watching the PGA at Whistling straits hopefully will be a good time while you are waiting for some idiot to start a fire. hopefully you'll have a good time and can you post a ton of pictures if you have time to take and post them on my golf thread? have fun.

Sub: just an FYI you are doing great on the weight loss and i'm only trying to lose a pound a week. sure i'm overweight, but if i do it gradually i'm hoping to get to a good weight and know how to keep it there for 20 years more or less since i'm almost 60.

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That would be embarrassing having a fire when your a firefighter. I also have fire extinguishers handy at key locations.

This week we (Haven FD) are working the PGA so if something happens there watch for me. I will be the pump operator. Every camera will have eyes on us. Be Safe!

Carl: Watching the PGA at Whistling straits hopefully will be a good time while you are waiting for some idiot to start a fire. hopefully you'll have a good time and can you post a ton of pictures if you have time to take and post them on my golf thread? have fun.

Sub: just an FYI you are doing great on the weight loss and i'm only trying to lose a pound a week. sure i'm overweight, but if i do it gradually i'm hoping to get to a good weight and know how to keep it there for 20 years more or less since i'm almost 60.

cheers
Thanks for stopping in Carl and enjoy the pga stand by assignment,

You can put that time to good use planning out the fine details of your lean to wood shed build.

Drives thanks for posting as well yea your weight loss thread has me on a mission,
though I started back in June I gave up my daily bottle of mt dew and 2-3 times a week it was 2 bottles per day.

I don't miss it much but there are days when I sure due,
but they are getting farther apart.

My goal is 2-5 pounds per week though they get harder to get rid of as your getting thinner.
From what I understand.
 
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What a wonderful old wood shop... looks a lot like the one my granddad had when I was growing up, sans the pit. He built hot rods and I loved to go down under the cars and look at the them from the dirty side while he and my uncles worked on them. His had the old sliding double doors with the then new age asbestos siding in salmon pink...

My little sister bought a 68 charger back in the day and I had to "rebuild" the motor and ****** so it would run respectably... a lovingly massaged 440 is just what she needed, a fine machine.

Thank you, I appreciate your posting the progress of the place..!
 
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Just caught up. Nice. You haven't been spending all your time on the GJ. Looks like it's been a productive summer for you. I liked your story with the wife and the charger. And she stilled married you. Keep on rolling Sub.
 

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Had to laugh at the wife/charger story. So apparently (given your progeny) your wife has been the beneficiary of affectionate ministrations over the car. This is good :)
 
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What a wonderful old wood shop... looks a lot like the one my granddad had when I was growing up, sans the pit. He built hot rods and I loved to go down under the cars and look at the them from the dirty side while he and my uncles worked on them. His had the old sliding double doors with the then new age asbestos siding in salmon pink...

My little sister bought a 68 charger back in the day and I had to "rebuild" the motor and ****** so it would run respectably... a lovingly massaged 440 is just what she needed, a fine machine.

Thank you, I appreciate your posting the progress of the place..!

Thanks for stopping by
 
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Just caught up. Nice. You haven't been spending all your time on the GJ. Looks like it's been a productive summer for you. I liked your story with the wife and the charger. And she stilled married you. Keep on rolling Sub.

Had to laugh at the wife/charger story. So apparently (given your progeny) your wife has been the beneficiary of affectionate ministrations over the car. This is good :)
Thanks dlc and Denwood glad you liked that story.

More to the first date story, the radio wasn't working at the time of first date and I wanted some tunes so had little boom box radio sitting in center console and had my KISS tape set to play Beth as first song also heavens on fire on that tape as well don't know the other songs but listened to that tape for the night.
First date we went tire shopping as the charger was on bias ply tires and I was taking car to Bristol tennesse for year one car show swap meet and was told would be able to run hot laps on the race track.
Priced out tires for car then town we was in had a nighttime homecoming parade for there high school watched that pretty cool.

Rest is history from there.
The next month me and the charger and a buddy was road tripping in Tennessee, jack Daniels factory, Nashville,and Bristol
I'll have to find my pics of that adventure and post them up!
 
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First date we went tire shopping as the charger was on bias ply tires and I was taking car to Bristol tennesse for year one car show swap meet and was told would be able to run hot laps on the race track.
Priced out tires for car.......

You romantic dog you....;)
 
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You romantic dog you....;)

She must have liked you then if she went tire shopping the first time out.

Lots of Hard work getting that Garage into Shape.
Beautiful Job.
Thanks for the Photos of your Progress.
Oh...And your '68 Charger is, By Far, MY Favorite Muscle Car!

Xtremek, back in the day I had my momonets!
Captain she didn't know first date was tire shopping I just brought her along!
Kcal guy glad you like the charger so due I!

Pic of the charger out in front of Lynchburg general store town square
Sorry it's a bad pic but thought you guys would still like it!
This right after we toured jack Daniels factory!
 

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Another pic of the charger amongst some whiskey barrels we found on a backroad in tennesse,

Sorry for bad pic but this is a pic of a pic
Made this journey in 2001
 

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Sub: so you replaced whiskey for A & W when you had kids and more power tools?

hope you get your last curds tasting before they close the A & W near you. :bounce: maybe stop at one or two Root beers to wash them down instead of 3 or 4.

is your log puller work as well as you hoped it would?

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Sub: so you replaced whiskey for A & W when you had kids and more power tools?

hope you get your last curds tasting before they close the A & W near you. :bounce: maybe stop at one or two Root beers to wash them down instead of 3 or 4.

is your log puller work as well as you hoped it would?

cheers

I wasn't a big whiskey drinker in my youth at all but I due like the pic of the charger and the whiskey barrel's.

Log Puller is under revision, If I remember to go to hardware store when I'm in town today I'll post up pics of the revised tow point.

It worked pretty good as in the fact that the dolly wheels performed how I want. it was the High Hook and the Winch line pull in that needs revision which I kinda thought I would need to due anyway.
I am at work today gearing up for a new school year to start.

and Played 3 games of ball this morning full court up to 15 by one,
My legs are pretty sore now.

thanks for stopping by Drive's :thumbup:
 

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Sub: because you weren't a big whiskey drinker is probably why you still have a cool car from your youth. i had a 70 Mach 1 with a 428 cobra jet i ran into the ground in the mid 70's. honestly it wasn't that comfortable for me, but it was the fastest car on the freeways and side streets in my part of the world.

my wife bought my daughter some choclolate chip cookie dough ice cream for my daughter and i fell off the wagon so hopefully you didn't make too many stops at the A & W.

cheers and keep up the great work and eating and exercise habits
 

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Sub.....I just now read through the complete thread. Good Lord man, you took nothing and whipped it up into something for sure. Most people would have just tore down a building like that, but you brought it back to life and then some. Are you eventually going to concrete the floor or just leave it gravel?
 
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Sub.....I just now read through the complete thread. Good Lord man, you took nothing and whipped it up into something for sure. Most people would have just tore down a building like that, but you brought it back to life and then some. Are you eventually going to concrete the floor or just leave it gravel?

plan is to next spring put in a Outdoor wood boiler to heat the house and also put a radiant heat floor in the garage. though that may be a few years out before the garage gets radiant floor it will get a wall mount Suspended heater once the wood boiler goes in though,

Thanks for stopping by Kevin54, and your addition is looking great as well!

I have roughly $4,000.00 in my garage build spread out over 4 years as well.

1st year Used rafter's and purlins from Craigslist, $700.00
1st year New Tin for the roof $1,200.00


Year 2 Used Garage door 8x18 and 8x10 at $1,000.00

Year 3 Probably $700.00 in the t1-11 siding,

Year 4 I need to get soffit put up and insulate the ceiling of the garage

Most everything else has been free,

with a lot of my own sweat and blood in this thing as well.
 
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Sub: because you weren't a big whiskey drinker is probably why you still have a cool car from your youth. i had a 70 Mach 1 with a 428 cobra jet i ran into the ground in the mid 70's. honestly it wasn't that comfortable for me, but it was the fastest car on the freeways and side streets in my part of the world.

my wife bought my daughter some choclolate chip cookie dough ice cream for my daughter and i fell off the wagon so hopefully you didn't make too many stops at the A & W.

cheers and keep up the great work and eating and exercise habits

thanks drives,

even if your off the wagon you can go for a nice walk/jog to catch back up and get back on. and you have your nice new shoes and insert's to help you get back to the wagon :rocker:

any pics of your Mach1 That had to be a great car to have, Pass everything but the gas stations for sure!
 

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Sub: hope the leg is feeling better this morning. sorry i don't think i have one picture of the 70 Mach 1 and if i did it wouldn't be on a computer. in those days (mid 70's) i can't remember owning a camera unless it was a polaroid with that crazy expensive film. probably a good thing we didn't have cameras back then and the internet.

i feel a bit sorry for todays younger generation that has everything documented and for the world to see to remind them of some of the stupid stuff we all did.

I think my Mustang got around 8-10 freeway and about 5 mpg around town, but gas was pretty cheap back then. people were complaining when it went up to $1 per gallon.


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I just read through your thread.

The best thing about your garage is no ***'s character, but your kids will remember and tell everyone how their Dad built that garage. . . and that my friend is "priceless."
 
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