The Official Man Cave Thread

Had a 944 Turbo many years ago. One of the best handling cars I’ve ever driven.

 

I reckon if some Yorkshireman hadnt poured your concrete you wouldn't of had to spend money to fix it.

 

I agree DD. I used to have a MK1 MX5, they are superb driving cars, its still my favorite of all the cars I've owned, brilliant fun!

This was taken on the day I sold it

 

A Yorkshireman wouldn’t have gone to the expense of concrete, it would have been hard compacted soil and sawdust, and even the feckin sawdust would have been donated free.

 

How is that for a classically customised example?!?



I saw it today and thought you’d all be impressed...

 

Looking like new also applies to yours, it looks mint.

It was about 11 years old, I brought it when it was 6 years old, and I loved it so much I used to be a bit obsessive with the polishing... but it did also have some work on the bonnet and front bumber. It was a Japanese import (Eunos), and had loads of goodies that I don't think came on the UK cars, like headrest speakers, strut brace, polished stainless steel kick plates and door speaker surrounds, etc.

I only sold it as I moved a lot further away from work, and had no garage where I was moving to...trying to save a relationship, which failed two years later anyway . Big mistake as the MX5 was more fun and far more reliable than the woman

 

Hey, I'll counter with my ... should I call it Wehrmacht screwdriver? Stamped Reichsheer 1938 anyway, and Germans being Germans the wrench part is actually quite tight and precise. I never let it come near my Thunderbird though.

 

I rent a site from the council to store my bike.
The guy next door started to dismantle his, (only been up a year, and all new materials, 20 mm marine ply and so forth) He said he was skipping the lot, cos, he had moved house and now had a garage at the house.
He told me I could take what I wanted, I asked him if I could dismantle the garage and keep what I wanted, (so he got something out of it), he agreed and I got to work.
The guy on the other side offered to let me store stuff in his garage while I worked.

My old garage was a cheap shed reinforced with some more timber when I built it, and was a quick fix so this was a great chance to move ahead, and have a more solid and secure home for the bikes.

Old garage.


Outside,


Starting work,


Framing.



Erect

Rained every day,


I watched a few youtube vids and although its a great resource, when you f3ck up it's a disappointment cos you half expect it to go as smoothly as the vid (never mind the guy in the vids been doing it for 30 years.)
Don't look for too much square, inner framing, I was on a tight schedule, and using second hand wood. One week from start to finish.
Gables going up.

 

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Looking good James!

 

Now now, play nice Jez!

 

Part 2.
More gables.



The roof was new along with the large framing timbers.
Side going on.



Shuttered up against the storm coming that night.





Inside I have reinforced a supporting beam and put in removable pillars for the endless chain block and tackle hoist, so I can suspend the bike for safety. Not pictured cos I only did it yesterday.







All finished, time to service the bike.

 

Hi.

 

I must say: Sprinter you are a much better carpenter than I. I cannot hammer a nail straight. ...J.D.

 

Just curious DD I have never heard the term micro ranch? How many acres was it?

 

Now you need a wood burner and a comfy chair James.

 

Welcome back James....

 

Thanks.
Looks good in the photos.

 

Sprinter: I have a chain hoist like that in my shop. May I suggest you reinforce your beams anywhere you want to hang it. My shop has engineered trusses, but I still ran some additional vertical pieces from the upper part of the truss to the lower on each side of the lift just to be safe. You can get a lot of weight hanging on one spot with one of those. ...J.D.

 

I keep playing with the idea of a little inverter generator, for lights and power tools, it's only the cold that sends me home, if I had heat then, I would move in.