Vinnie’s garage

[Vinnie]

Howdo! I thought it would be easier on the forum (members) to centralise my garage/mustang updates in one thread.

So I bought this unit last summer:

Which got filled up quickly:

But since the unit is 8 metres in height I’m going to put in an extra floor.

 

[Vinnie]

And today the metal arrived to support the wooden floor:

These beams are 375 cm so the floor will be high enough to have a four post lift underneath with a car on top of it.

 

[OzCoupe72]

Your new man cave looks great and the extra floor with hoist underneath is a good way to make the most of the area you have.

Will be interesting to see how you set it up when done

 

[will e]

Vinnie takes it to the next level! Go Vinnie!

 

[eddyw]

Hi Vinnie,

Now it's time for the second Mustang... you need only this 

 

[Vinnie]

Haha, a lift is definitely coming in the future. But if I’d get a second car, it will most likely be a 73 vette, sorry ;-)

 

[Fabrice]

[ if I’d get a second car, it will most likely be a 73 vette, sorry]

As long as its stays a "if" its ok

 

[Vinnie]

Welded all 16 plates on to the square tubes. I wanted to continue drilling holes and start putting primer on but it started snowing so much that it was smarter to try and be home before it was dark...

 

[Vinnie]

Yes! The first pole is up, and so are the 2nd and 3rd Only 5 more to go. I managed to drill 8 holes (for four poles) without stumbling on concrete-steel but holes 9 and 10 took 2 of my drills out after hitting steel :-/

 

[will e]

Looking good (except the snow) and it keeps you out of trouble. Merry Christmas Vinnie!

 

[jeff8877]

Vinnie,

Forget the lift...the car looks awesome especially like the black vinyl top with it. Congrats

 

[Vinnie]

Little update on my garage here

Put first few beams in:

Starts to look like a floor:

And the stairs leading to it are coming along nicely too:

Finally some good progress

 

[Vinnie]

Little update on my garage here

Put first few beams in:

Starts to look like a floor:

And the stairs leading to it are coming along nicely too:

Finally some good progress

 

[luxstang]

Nice job.

Still I think you should have considered a lift. It's epensive but it's the best investment you can ever make. I had a second floor poured in concrete in my garage when I built the house and it took me 13 years to finally have it cut out so I could install a lift.

I wish I'd done so earlier.

Your garage is extraordinary as it is hard to find a space that's high enough to accept a lift in the first place.

But I like your craftmanship there. Looks really good.

 

[JD79]

Looks good! Plenty extra of storage space!

 

[Vinnie]

Thanks guys!

Lux: the floor is 4 metres up, I made it that high so that a lift with a car on top at its highest position still fits underneath. So I think there will be a lift in the future, don’t worry ;-)

 

[luxstang]

Good thing.

 

[Fabrice]

Nice progress Vinnie!

Aside a lift, may be keeping an opening to lift parts upstairs could be handy as well.

I mean, bringing a rear bumper or head cylinders for/from storage on this stair 4 meters high with no hands free,

could become a performance on itself...

Its gonna be awesome to work/enjoy the hobby in such spacy clean garage!

 

[Vinnie]

Few more days of work, one of them with my 72 year old dad which was cool (and made him happy) coz he used to be a carpenter.

Stairs are now finished and all the beams are in place:

Started on the flooring today:

Finally the end is in sight