What's this in my yard? Hey who put a garage here? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Gary · 04-04-2010, 09:47 PM

Seriously, I've been planning on having a garage built for a while now, my initial plans were more than my checkbook could handle. So far we have, a 25x25 with 10 foot walls, 16 foot door, I finished the floor and put the pegboard and other stuff on the walls, anyway, here's where I am right now:

Walking out my side door, the Buick is just ITCHING to quit baking in the Alabama sun finally:

Lowe's loves me, this is a Kobalt rolling tool box that's been sitting in my living room for months now (sorry honey), and lots of Gladiator Garageworks stuff:

I priced all sorts of wall boards and the pre-colored white pegboard was $16 a sheet, **** painting something else for $16 a sheet, I'm sold:

Did I mention how that Gladiator stuff from Whirlpool (sold at Lowes and just about anywhere else, northerntool.com for instance) is pimptastic? I need about 14 more 4 foot strips of this stuff, about 6 more sheets of peg board, some wiring and lights, a 4 post and 2 post lift and I might be about done!:

Give it up fat boy, I'm coming in, like it or not:

At least my fun cars are out of the elements, too bad the old work horse doesn't get the same love:

So how was your weekend?

GMC91 · 04-04-2010, 09:55 PM

Nice shop, nice cars too,

tcb-1 · 04-04-2010, 10:10 PM

I don't know what I love more. the garage or that GN!!!!

looks like your going have a NICE place to wrench on your beasts!

67ChevyRedneck · 04-04-2010, 10:13 PM

Ummmmmmmmmmmmm...

West Texas Z · 04-04-2010, 10:15 PM

What did that garage set up run you if you dont mind me asking? looks awesome!

Gary · 04-04-2010, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tcb-1

I don't know what I love more. the garage or that GN!!!!

looks like your going have a NICE place to wrench on your beasts!

One of the first projects is replacing that damned Powermaster brake system on the GN, It's started acting up and I nearly rear ended someone at a stop light the other day. Before I pay $500-600 for a rebuilt powermaster master cylinder, I'll pay $200 (or less) for a full swap kit, including pedal, master cylinder, and proportioning valve and some fittings, and convert it to good old tried and true vacuum brakes and master cylinder, the only problem, someone like me, who knows not much about this stuff, can take several days to finish the job.

Can't do that if you're wrenching in a driveway, now that I have a garage, no problem, time to order that kit!

Gary · 04-04-2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by West Texas Z

What did that garage set up run you if you dont mind me asking? looks awesome!

The raw garage, was $11750.

The wall boards, Gladiator stuff, floor covering, was about $2K

It still needs wiring and lights, some more wall covering/etc so I'm not done, but the raw garage was $11750.

tcb-1 · 04-04-2010, 10:23 PM

Gary, I don't want to hijack this thread with GN talk, but I may pm you in the future about them. I have been looking for a while and I need to talk with someone with 3.8SFI experience!

West Texas Z · 04-04-2010, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary

The raw garage, was $11750.

The wall boards, Gladiator stuff, floor covering, was about $2K

It still needs wiring and lights, some more wall covering/etc so I'm not done, but the raw garage was $11750.

Cool.

Gary · 04-04-2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by tcb-1

Gary, I don't want to hijack this thread with GN talk, but I may pm you in the future about them. I have been looking for a while and I need to talk with someone with 3.8SFI experience!

I'm a newbie but if I feel like I have an answer I'll be glad to give it, if I don't I'll be glad to show you some places to find the answer

Sillyoldman · 04-05-2010, 09:49 AM

Nice shop. Yep love the Buick too.

Restrorob · 04-05-2010, 10:37 AM

Nice shop/car for sure !!!

Don't think the cost would be too bad coming off the side of the shop wall with a lean-to for covering your ole work horse.....

Otsa580 · 04-05-2010, 07:37 PM

Garage heaven!

GN is sweet by the way.

Anyone wanna help me build a garage? :-)

**tnblazerk5** · 04-05-2010, 11:33 PM

wow gary glad to see you got it built !!!!!!!!!!!!

we were talkin bout this years ago

Gary · 04-06-2010, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tnblazerk5

wow gary glad to see you got it built !!!!!!!!!!!!

we were talkin bout this years ago

You're telling me! It's funny how you call people for a quote they never show up, or they show up and give you an obvious "yeah I really don't feel like this" quote. Finally got someone who wanted to build it and gave what I thought was a fair quote ($11250 + $500 for the blockwork).

Needs electric service and for me to finish the walls, then it's time to rock it.

As for the big green truck (and my blue truck) I'm going to have a big 3 car carport built on the right hand side and a 1 car built on the left hand side of the garage and a couple loads of gravel brought out so I'll have covered, if not enclosed, storage for them too.

Longhorn Man · 04-06-2010, 09:47 AM

I'm pretty sure you can't put a vac booster on that turbo car.
back on topic, that's a pretty sweet shop you built there.

Gary · 04-06-2010, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

I'm pretty sure you can't put a vac booster on that turbo car.
back on topic, that's a pretty sweet shop you built there.

Believe it or not it's a common swap,

http://www.gbodyparts.com/product_in...393ee393650d4f

There's a full kit, brand new for this swap, you can go used and junkyard crawl your own pedal and get out for $100 or less in parts and "if you know what you're doing" (I don't) 2 hours work, so I figured 2 weekends of busted knuckles and wallowing around under the dash like a love starved walrus and I'll be done.

This is my absolute first project as my factory powermaster is no longer reliable in the Buick and it almost got me into an accident a few weeks ago when I parked her.

**lks dcvn** · 04-06-2010, 04:46 PM

Nice new shop. I am thinking about expanding my garage space next year - I have been doing some checking on local ordinances, etc.

Congrats!

Hoods69BadBowTie · 04-06-2010, 05:44 PM

Sweet looking shop that's awesome! Love that black GN too the Gtos nice too

Gary · 04-09-2010, 12:47 AM

So the first project to happen in the garage, turns out wasn't my GN's brakes. My shower faucet broke and thanks to no access panel it was pull out the whole shower unit or go in from the other side.

I went in from the other side.

Turns out my walls are infested with vermin.

Believe it or don't, it doesn't leak.

No more drippy shower head.

So what about that big hole in my dining room.

This is where the garage comes in.

Let's stain and polyurethane some pine wall boards "pecan":

And how about the stupidly expensive trim bits, let's do those "cherrywood":

Will polyurethane them all up Saturday, finish staining tomorrow, then hang it all Sunday. Yay for garages.

Gary · 04-16-2010, 12:27 AM

Hahaha so stupid. "Hang it all Sunday". Here it is Thursday night I just finished the damned wall today.

Ok more pictures!

A ladder makes an amazing drying rack!

The first few boards go up on Sunday as planned, looking ok so far!

Our poor dining room in disarray, it stayed like that ALL week till tonight!

More progress through this week, check out my grade-A plumbing!

More on next post (ten image limit BAH!)

Gary · 04-16-2010, 12:27 AM

And tonight the wall is done!

With flash

Another wall pic

This is my proudest moment, I took my measurements for this puzzle piece, walked outside to the garage, cut it, came in and it fit. So then I nailed it in place and DID NOT SPLIT IT! I was so proud.

Nothing in this house is square I've realized, nor straight, nor level, so you have to fudge EVERYTHING to get it to fit right.

There was no way in HELL I was cutting up that $26 piece of oak baseboard to accomodate the STUPIDLY PLACED outlet in the wall. Seriously what kind of moron puts a plug THIS CLOSE to the floor? (German rocket scientists that's who, yes, a German rocket scientist built my house)

And what does my wife say? "The rest of the dining room looks so shabby compared to the new wall".

Oh boy!

And now, time to swap the brakes on my Buick!

Otsa580 · 04-16-2010, 06:55 PM

Once you dig into a project like that everything else in the room needs updated too. I just bought a new sink and faucet for the kitchen and now she wants a new oven and cooktop. Oh boy!

Looks great!

snacob14 · 06-25-2010, 09:28 AM

what did you use for garage floor covering

Gary · 06-25-2010, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by snacob14

what did you use for garage floor covering

It was from Lowes, forget the brand but it was the least expensive of the roll on garage floor coverings they sold. I want to say it was a Rustoleum brand but I'm not sure.

04-04-2010, 09:47 PM	#1
Gary Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Harvest, AL Posts: 544	What's this in my yard? Hey who put a garage here? Seriously, I've been planning on having a garage built for a while now, my initial plans were more than my checkbook could handle. So far we have, a 25x25 with 10 foot walls, 16 foot door, I finished the floor and put the pegboard and other stuff on the walls, anyway, here's where I am right now: Walking out my side door, the Buick is just ITCHING to quit baking in the Alabama sun finally: Lowe's loves me, this is a Kobalt rolling tool box that's been sitting in my living room for months now (sorry honey), and lots of Gladiator Garageworks stuff: I priced all sorts of wall boards and the pre-colored white pegboard was $16 a sheet, **** painting something else for $16 a sheet, I'm sold: Did I mention how that Gladiator stuff from Whirlpool (sold at Lowes and just about anywhere else, northerntool.com for instance) is pimptastic? I need about 14 more 4 foot strips of this stuff, about 6 more sheets of peg board, some wiring and lights, a 4 post and 2 post lift and I might be about done!: Give it up fat boy, I'm coming in, like it or not: At least my fun cars are out of the elements, too bad the old work horse doesn't get the same love: So how was your weekend? __________________ Gary Harris 85 Silverado - 87 Grand National 2007 Ardmore Car Show

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tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: What's this in my yard? Hey who put a garage here? Gary, I don't want to hijack this thread with GN talk, but I may pm you in the future about them. I have been looking for a while and I need to talk with someone with 3.8SFI experience! __________________ Doug THANK YOU to our American Soldiers & Veterans - POW MIA "You will NEVER be forgotten". The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not. Thomas Jefferson Last edited by tcb-1; 04-04-2010 at 10:23 PM.

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Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: What's this in my yard? Hey who put a garage here? I'm pretty sure you can't put a vac booster on that turbo car. back on topic, that's a pretty sweet shop you built there.

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lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,348	Re: What's this in my yard? Hey who put a garage here? Nice new shop. I am thinking about expanding my garage space next year - I have been doing some checking on local ordinances, etc. Congrats!

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Hoods69BadBowTie Chevys Kick A$$ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zootown, MT Posts: 12,699	Re: What's this in my yard? Hey who put a garage here? Sweet looking shop that's awesome! Love that black GN too the Gtos nice too __________________ HOODS is what I answer too -'79, '77, '88 Pickup Sold, '85 Camaro, '83 T/A, '81,'83,'90 K5 Blazer All Sold -'79 3/4 ton "Big Yellow Bananna" Lifted 4spd. 39.5 TSL Swampers, The money Pit -'86 K5 Blazer Silverado 6.2 4" lift 35"s -'95 Ext. Cab Shorty 4" Tuff Country rolling 35" M/T's -'83 Monte Carlo T-Tops. 126,500 Original Miles -LATER I would rather push a Chevy then drive a ford!!

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Gary Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Harvest, AL Posts: 544	Re: What's this in my yard? Hey who put a garage here? So the first project to happen in the garage, turns out wasn't my GN's brakes. My shower faucet broke and thanks to no access panel it was pull out the whole shower unit or go in from the other side. I went in from the other side. Turns out my walls are infested with vermin. Believe it or don't, it doesn't leak. No more drippy shower head. So what about that big hole in my dining room. This is where the garage comes in. Let's stain and polyurethane some pine wall boards "pecan": And how about the stupidly expensive trim bits, let's do those "cherrywood": Will polyurethane them all up Saturday, finish staining tomorrow, then hang it all Sunday. Yay for garages. __________________ Gary Harris 85 Silverado - 87 Grand National 2007 Ardmore Car Show

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Gary Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Harvest, AL Posts: 544	Re: What's this in my yard? Hey who put a garage here? Hahaha so stupid. "Hang it all Sunday". Here it is Thursday night I just finished the damned wall today. Ok more pictures! A ladder makes an amazing drying rack! The first few boards go up on Sunday as planned, looking ok so far! Our poor dining room in disarray, it stayed like that ALL week till tonight! More progress through this week, check out my grade-A plumbing! More on next post (ten image limit BAH!) __________________ Gary Harris 85 Silverado - 87 Grand National 2007 Ardmore Car Show



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Otsa580 I Love Rusty Chevys Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 617	Re: What's this in my yard? Hey who put a garage here? Once you dig into a project like that everything else in the room needs updated too. I just bought a new sink and faucet for the kitchen and now she wants a new oven and cooktop. Oh boy! Looks great! __________________ 1969 K5 Blazer 1997 1500 Silverado Ext Cab Z71 2010 1500 Silverado Ext Cab Z71 Last edited by Otsa580; 04-16-2010 at 06:55 PM.

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