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Chevy theme office/mancave
Finishing up on my mancave & thought I should share with my fellow Chevy nuts. My great grandpa was a Chevy dealer in our small town (pop. 3,000) from 1927-64. I decided to use his garage & my love for 67-72 Chevy trucks as my theme in my small 11'x11' office. The '72 nose was off a rusty Indiana truck which I painted grapefruit. I used a old pencil as a guide to recreate the signs. I also needed a way to display various items that were/are important to me which is where I came up with the garage door as a display case. The "end table" is a 307 that I've had for years. I will post up a few more pics- hope you enjoy
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Awesome looking man cave Tigger.I really like what you did with the garage door with the sign above it.Post more pics when you get time.
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
Very cool! That grill is on your wall is nicer than what's on my truck! Haha
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
Looks great. I really like those Green tractors. Nothin runs like a Deere.
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
I was thinking about the 72 front stuff that is a really nice grille and bumper to be wall art. But use what you have. It looks great. I just wished I had as nice for my one ton. jim
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
I bought the Chevrolet sales/service sign on eBay- the thermometer & arrow sign are old Jefferson garage items. I dedicated a corner of the display case to our trucks. I need a way to cover the rear of the engine so, I made a magazine rack for it. Lastly, I know it's a mopar thing but, I've always thought the Hurst pistol grip shifters were cool. I've had a handle for about 30 years trying to find a use for it. I think it finally found a home- on my lazy-boy. Not sure why my pics are different sizes- not very tech savvy.
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
Very nice ,love it all ,I would love to see how you did the motor coffee table as I have been planning to make one with the original 350 out of my wife's 72 Malibu vert .What size is the glass top and what did you use to hold the top.
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The glass is 1/2x20x30- bought it online, around $110. It's held up by (4) 1/2" pipes with rubber cap on the ends.
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
You sir have a vision and a great imagination.A pistol grip on the lazy boy.I Like It!
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
Definitely one of the best man caves I've seen. I see the marker lamps are working on the front but did you also make it so the headlights work?
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
Thanks for the nice comments! The headlights don't work. The marker lights are LED. One nice thing about my room is that the ceiling is 9' tall- I can walk under the bumper- it's 76" off the floor.
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that is one very cool "man cave"
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
You have some quality stuff collected, a creative mind, and the skills to see it through. When ya comin' over?
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
Nice work, maybe we could start a thread for garage and man cave pictures. I am almost done with my garage remodel. Still have a bar to make on rollers so I can use as a work bench and then turn into a bar for cocktail hour. Agan great work. I like the garage door display case.
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If I ever get another building built I will get my motor table done and a tailgate shelf .I have a steel coffee table I need to do something with but have no room currently.
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
Very nice!!
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
Awesome looks great! Someday I'll have a place to put this or someone else will.
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
Your garage looks like a living room, my truck leaks to much oil for a floor that nice !
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
You just need one of these 😀
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
Awesome work! I love everything you have done in your man cave!
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
Found some pics from 2012 when I jacked my house up & had the old basement dug out (my mancave is in the basement). I did use my '72 quite a bit during the project- took over 3 years start to finish.
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
72 trigger, hello from just down the road, Warren, IN.
Great looking man cave. We are currently working on a 67-72 GMC/Chevy basement bedroom for our son. He took a '71 paint chip color page to Lowes (Bluffton) and had 5 colors custom mixed for the walls.
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Re: Chevy theme office/mancave
Looking forward to some pics when you're done- shoot me a PM if you need any help- Kirk
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