Remember "Bastard?" New home!

MotoSook · 07:41 AM

It's been almost 2 years....since I started backdating my baby, better known as "Bastard." (has it really been that long?

)

Well as some of you guys know...some projects just take too long! If they are even finished at all.

I've been busy..very busy the last 2 years...and the latest and biggest project that's been keeping me busy is the new man house where I can finish Bastard.

I have to finish this Bastard! It's the only vehicle out of the 6 that I own which I will not get rid of. I came close a couple of times...but it was too difficult to get rid of it.

So once the Garagimus Maximus (my man house) is finished, I'll get busy finishing poor Bastard.

kenikh · 02-07-2006, 11:58 AM

I want a Garagimus Maximus...

MotoSook · 02-07-2006, 12:01 PM

10' walls with approx. 13 feet of clearance at the ridge line

Guess what I need the ceiling height for?

kenikh · 02-07-2006, 12:04 PM

What kind of lift are you getting? Oh and FRENCH DOORS; excellent for moving engines and motorcycles in and out of the house...

That kind of space is the only reason I ever consider moving to the burbs. My city garage has a 7' ceiling and the house is on a lot as wide as a supermodels ass, meaning: no room for expansion.

MotoSook · 12:14 PM

Motorcycles?

The french doors lead to a small shop which will be perfect for me to play with engines in...and there is an office connected to it for the supermodels to come see if I can't find a way for expansion

I've got a ton of stuff going on in the attached garage right now, so I had to store the motorcycles and Bastard in the new detach Garigimus for a little bit.

Yep! I love the burbs. If I could convince the family and if I could afford it...I would move further out from the density...and get a farmlette...5-10 acres.

Edit: I've got a scissors lift right now. It's staying in the attached garage. My lady has suggested that I keep it instead of selling it when I put a 2-post in the rear garage. It's nice to have the scissors lift for getting the car prepped for a track day....brakes and suspension checks are a snap with the mid-rise lift. And if I wasn't getting a good deal on a 2-post from a friend, I might not even think of it for a while...

ruf-porsche · ruf-porsche's Garage

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Originally posted by kenikh
Oh and FRENCH DOORS; excellent for moving engines and motorcycles in and out of the house...

You mean FREEDOM DOORS don't you?

FrayAdjacent911 · 02-08-2006, 07:43 PM

I'm stuck with Garagimous Minimus now... but I'm still glad to have one!

MotoSook · 02-08-2006, 07:57 PM

Talk about sad...I sit at the office and stare at the pictures sometimes. Argh! I need a sabatical to get all the projects done!

To be honest, the man house is more Garagimus Medius..but it's big enough for now

besides..Garagimus Maximus sounds more manly

...but then my lady and 9 yr think it sounds like gluteus maximus...so they started calling it the butt house

LakeCleElum · 02-08-2006, 08:20 PM

Great garage there.............

Here's my current project.....Garage 48' X 32"
4 Bays - 3 roll-up doors on the front and one on the rear!!!!

MotoSook · 02-08-2006, 08:23 PM

Holy COW! And a detached house for the less important crap!

Very nice. I can't tell what the back wall looks like but do you have an oerhead door back there too? I see a small and a large opening..

I put a small overhead door (8X7) in the rear of mine so I can have a nice breeze way to work in during the summer nights...

LakeCleElum · 02-08-2006, 08:36 PM

Yep - There is a roll-up door in the back and also a man door....Was cheaper than putting reverse in my snowmobiles!!!!!! 10 ft. walls...All sheetrocked and painted.....Upstairs, the floor is sheeted, has lights and outlets......

MotoSook · 02-08-2006, 08:40 PM

Excellent.

The rear door means I can just drive my motorcycle around to the front once I go out the rear...no need to risk scratching the car and no need to back it out

And I can part the lawn tractor in there also without moving the car out ....

19 motocycles!

Jeff Alton · 02-08-2006, 08:58 PM

Hmmm, I feel like dork, I only have a 20x20 garage and 1 motorcycle......

Cheers

aigel · aigel's Garage

You guys S*CK!

On the other hand: It was over 70 degrees and I drove my ragtop today. Did you? You need your garages to hide from the elements for at least six months out of the year!

George

ThePuf · 02-09-2006, 04:18 AM

Woah.....Got Tires???!!!

Puf

JeremyD · JeremyD's Garage

Quote:

Originally posted by LakeCleElum
Great garage there.............

Here's my current project.....Garage 48' X 32"
4 Bays - 3 roll-up doors on the front and one on the rear!!!!

That's sick - and souk - damn how many wheels you have there my man??

MotoSook · 02-09-2006, 08:40 AM

LOL..thems are just tires JD. I got some some wheels, but I know some guys who have a room full of wheels.

I was doing some testing with wheels and tires...so I bought some used tires.

Mike Andrew · 02-09-2006, 08:50 AM

Souk;

You are the man. My gaers are turning here - maybe if I add to the back of the house & move the kitchen back...... reinforce the floor, I can have a 4 car.
Damn, I forgot - I have a wife.
Ah, back to the dream.

Tim Hancock · 02-09-2006, 09:02 AM

Souk, it looks like you have a nice setup in the works!

I moved to a house in the boonies on 9 acres 10 years ago and would not have it any other way. While in my 20's, I lived in the city and partied hard which was fun while it lasted but now I am happiest when out playing in the shop or doing something outdoors (dirtbikes, shooting etc). My kids go to a relatively trouble free rural highschool and my nearest neighbor is 1/2 mile away!

To all you guys lusting for a bigger shop/garage. Be careful what you wish for. When one gets a bigger building, it basically gets filled up with more stuff so that you end up needing MORE room!

My shop is 50 x 80 insulated pole construction. One end is seperated into a paint booth, work shop and office all seperated by internal cheap garage style doors. The larger main portion, I usually only heat to around 45 degrees, while the other rooms each have their own heaters and thermostats.

I expect no pity

, but I am actually thinking of adding 20 x 50 lean-to's on both sides for easier car parking on one side and non heated outdoor equipment storage in the back one. You just can't ever have enough space!

Rich76_911s · Rich76_911s's Garage

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Originally posted by Tim Hancock

To all you guys lusting for a bigger shop/garage. Be careful what you wish for. When one gets a bigger building, it basically gets filled up with more stuff so that you end up needing MORE room!

No truer comment could be said. My Dad has a 40X60 metal building. When he put it up he thought that would be more than enough. Now we sit and try and figure out the puzzle of where the heck are we going to put stuff. Two rusty porsche's end up taking up a lot of space, unimogs and all the attachments, a Mercedes benz that we are storing for a friend, a rusty Fastback mustang, my moms winter storage of the boxter, and my dads 80's Mercedes end up taking up every inch of space. It actually feels cramped now. The poor building is bulging at the sides. Here is the only picture I have that shows much of the garage before everyone elses stuff went in there. Just a warning for you guys building those beauties. Looks great Souk, enoy Garagius Maximus and the bastard.

Rich