My new garage....

fastasleep wrote: Sorry for the delay.......... -Les

Sorry about that. I actually got to go to work today. Maybe I can keep the lights on now.

i was just curious about ur fleet of projects..

Buckhead wrote: i was just curious about ur fleet of projects..

1990 Plymouth Laser 1990 Mitsubishi Mirage GT 1990 Mitsubishi Mirage GT AWD 1989 Ford Ranger (ITT, kinda) 1986 Merkur Xr4Ti 1986 Hyundai Cyclone Northstar Yugo (I forgot what year it is) 1990 Plymouth Voyager Turbo (daily driver) 2001 Chevrolet 2500HD 4x4 (tow pig) 2007 Hyundai Vera Cruz (wife's daily driver) Home-built go kart

I also have an Opel GT, but I don't know if it is mine or not. I guess it is (abandoned).

-Les

You should let me upload the pictures I took of the Yugo to that album. It'd be faster than email.

aussiesmg wrote: That car is a Mitsub Cordia

Sister car to the Tredia.

The Beadia, however, never made it past the focus group stage...

bamalama wrote: You should let me upload the pictures I took of the Yugo to that album. It'd be faster than email.

1990 Mitsubishi Mirage GT AWD - awesome

lookin good

Is there a story behind the building ... or build diary?

I like it ... I want one ... I have the land, just not the money or time!

littleturquoiseb wrote: Is there a story behind the building ... or build diary? I like it ... I want one ... I have the land, just not the money or time!

I can tell you that Matt Lee (a great friend) helped me a lot. Without him it never would have come together. You already know where the trusses came from. The perlins and gerts (is that right) are just 2x4's I got at Lowe's. The sheeting on it came from a building that had to be taken down in my hometown; I gave $.25/sheet for it and still have quite a bit left. There were many holes to fill, but I used fiberglass patches and they seem to work fine. I did all the wiring. The lights came from one of those truckload sales; 9 electronic ballast lights plus my bench light was $100. The panel was a gift from Matt Lee for my birthday last year. The garage door was an ebay find for $550. The real expense was the concrete. I have (IIRC) 31 yards in that 30x30 pad. I have less than $6500 in the structure. It just took me a long time to build it.

-Les

Looks great but you might have to move the lift a couple of feet forward for some extra clearance with bigger cars, no?

Jerry From LA wrote: Looks great but you might have to move the lift a couple of feet forward for some extra clearance with bigger cars, no?

I am planning to use an assymetric 2-post lift. I measured my buddy's lift (in relation to the walls and floors) for fitment.

-Les