mazdaverx7

Congrats on the purchase! The only thing we are currently battling are the overpopulation of ticks in the area. I've been raking and mowing and cutting and spraying to cut the number down close to the house. Seems with the mild winter the little arachnids are out in droves and since we are in the woods we have seen a few on the dogs and on the kids who love to mess around in the woods.

mazdaverx7

on thursday, i refinished my favorite bench from the old house. i have one more to do. the porch wraps entirely around the house with an enclosed sun porch on the back of the house so i find multiple benches a necessity. that and i like the benches.... but a porch swing will also make a nice addition to the porch. here's a pic of the bench that i refinished on thursday. it sits on the side of the house:

Fintro11

I wish my garage was not filled with printing equipment and other junk :P haha

mazdaverx7

some pics of the garage. still not quite finished and still messy. getting unpacked still and getting stuff set up:







pics of the front yard:





random exterior pics:

mazdaverx7

pic of the backstop. still in progress constructing this:



back door into the garage:



looking towards the road again:

HICKS

I love your house and property. One thing I would do is switch the garage man door so it swings out, that way it would be harder to kick it in. Also, I would get a door without the glass in it, for the same reason. Heres a good website with a bunch of info www.garagejournal.com Do you have any shots looking from the house to the street? One last thing...I still have the factory workshop manual for 83 rx-7. It's yours if you pay for shipping.

mazdaverx7

i'll take some shots looking directly from the house to the road tomorrow if its not raining. if you don't want the manual i can cover shipping. i appreciate the advice and the link to the website!

Will Feather

Sweet FB and FC!

My buddy had an 85 GSL-SE, awesome car. Good combo of cars to own, 80's Mazda and Porsche.

HICKS

PM me where you want it sent, and I'll mail it out this week.

Hollywood D

Mine opens in too. I took some fencing/gate hardware and bolted it to the 2x4s on the inside and have a 2x4 sitting on it which goes across the door so it's harder to kick in.

mazdaverx7

i was considering doing the same thing, but using some 1/4" thick steel plating instead of 2x4's. 2x4's would be lightwe and probably would hold up well enough to do the job long enough for me to graba gun and head downstairs.

mazdaverx7

dogs were getting out so my wife bought some lattice for me to install on the kitchen side of the deck before work tomorrow. i will post a pic once i'm done. i was hoping the dogs would get out and not return, but since the wife loves the little buggers, i gotta keep her happy