Ahhh. but I do it for a living, I get all the cabinets as left overs, notice they are all different, I give lots away to friends and such, I have no more room
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As a matter of fact, I've had the bike on one side of the garage, she had the other, then when i bought the car she got the boot...lol
All it cost me was a remote starter, you know New England winters are cold, (least I could do).
I still clear the snow for her though.

 

Lots of room if you are real thin

 

You kiddin me?! Awesome cave...I really dig the mason jar system for your misc. nuts and bolts. I may have to 'borrow' that idea!

My cave is still in the planning phase and is going through the permit process with the city. I'm installing a 10' bay with a lift and they're giving me grief about the safety issues.

Hopefully they don't waste too much more of my time...grrrr....I'll post pics once we get the construction started.

 

OK, here's some photos of the outside of my "cave". The plan was to use the shed on the left as storage for parts, the single bay next to it as a body/paint room, the double wide door for turning wrenches and the shed on the right as a tool room. BUT... due to my habit of collecting "stuff" everything is full of parts and tools that I've drug home. I did purchase several shelves from Costco in an effort to get organized that are heavy duty and are about 6 foot high and 4 foot wide by about 18 inches deep. Then I've been going through the recycle bin at work looking for things like computer boxes to put parts in and stack.

Oh yeah, I wanted a larger garage but the city wouldn't let me have more square feet in the garage than in the house

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John,

What are they thinking in Medford anyway. Don't they know a shop and a garage is more improtant then any old house.

 

Those city managers must have moved here from the big city, they clearly don't understand my priorities

Reading other comments it sounds like too many local governments don't appreciate the importance of our "mancaves"!!!

 

Actually they're mayonaise jars, pickled herring jars and the smaller pimento jars. It's amazing how fast they accumulate. I think the new plastic mayo jars probably work the best.

My experience with city planners is it is much easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission. "I'm sorry I didn't know"

 

Hate to say it but you gotta not tell them "all your plans" (installing a car lift) that's where the grief starts. I've learned my lessons in the past.
My neighbor added a garage with living space over it for his parents and they told the city it was going to be an office for her clients.

Above all that, safety has to come first!!!!

 

LOL. I did the same thing . Once I finished my garage my wife wanted to park her mini van in there. . I bought her a remote starter and will wipe the snow off the van for her, but she has dinged the car before and now that it's been repainted, my double car garage is really a single car garage.

 

Its *this* coke for me!

 

Cabinets are a great addition, and ones from a renovation are perfect. I have them too.

 

My carbarn is in an earlier post, this is my regular garage (daily divers go here in the winter!)

 

I'll start:
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Just looked at those pictures. All I have to say is I HATE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Did ya have to call it 'man cave'? Eeeeeeeeewwwww!!!

 

I agree!! That sounds soooo dumb!! What's the matter with "garage"??

 

My wife started calling it the "man cave" and I really don't like it myself. I just call it my shop. The more I think about it, "ewwww is right. I think I'll go beat her right now.

 

I was just teasing.

 

Looks like a parking kitchen to me.

Any more pics of the bird? My next big project will be a 69 Firebird that's sitting in the garage for my wife.

 

Sure, look in my albums posted under my user name. I will be happy to email you some. By the way, I love the restoration you have done on your '66. Your work is outstanding!

 

Nah, you are right. I will be more manly and tell everyone not to call it that.

 

This should be combined into one thread. It already exists. See: https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...eres-mine.html

 

Well, I just cannot believe those people are calling them "man caves". Have they no shame!

 

just call it "the manly shop"

 

Threads have been merged.

 

Great idea!

 

I prefer "MANTOWN".....(local radio station)

 

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Here's my buddy's hang out, and I didn't even capture the 60's garage set up. That a 1969 442 W30 4 speed convertible that's being done...complete frame up resto. It has radiant heat so there is no dust in the air from a forced air system. He has a Christmas party there every year. He supplies the food and drinks but we always bring something.

Pic 1: 1969 Hurst, 1970 Chevelle SS 454, 1972 Buick GSX, 1970 442 W30 Conv and a 1965 Corvette Sting Ray
Pic 2: 1969 GTO Judge, 1970 GTO Judge
Pic 3: 1961 98 Sedan (40,000 mi.), 1961 Cadillac Conv, 1962 Starfire Conv
Pic 4: 1969 442 W30 4 spd Conv.

 

Hey, I like that. I was thinking something like "masculine abode" or "macho mansion", but "manly shop" is very good.

 

Just took the pic tuesday
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the Garage is 2 car wide and 48' deep.. the back half of it a previous owner used as a train room (added on after the fact) I would love to knock a hole in the wall between the two rooms and make a bigger room. but I don't want to take out what i believe to be a load bearing wall.

 

Looks good.
48 feet! You should have a 4 car garage.

I would put a giant 1/32 scale slot car track in that other half.


Mr. crzyjef...put in a beam and...tear down that wall!

 

If the seperating wall was added it may not be Load Bearing.

 

The garage was only 30' or so deep and then and when the trains out grew the tuff shed also on the property the garage was then expanded to make a larger toy train room I can see on the roof a definate line where the shingles were and then added to later on.

 

OK.. Thanks to Google Maps and me knowing my address we have a pic of my Garage from above.

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as you can see there is a line half way through it where the shingle color change which leads me to believe it is load bearing.

 

got the cars stored for the winter. i guess if we have an earthquake i can kiss the cars good by.

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I've worked in OPERATING ROOMS that weren't this clean!!

 

I tend to think of my basement / rec room as the "man cave", and the garage as just that...a garage. Here's a pic of the garage, nothing special, basic 2 car. Still got the Injun, but the 442's place is now filled by the Jetstar. If I get another 442 vert, may be a tight fit.



In the basement, I have a small utility room with a workbench; here's the stool I use, built using parts from a 50's Schwinn Phantom.