A proper home?
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Chuck - Good luck with your transition to a 991, I love mine.
I just finished the walls and floor of my outside garage in the fall. I plan to spend the winter making it look good. I put in a heater so I can wax the 991 and bikes a few times, added closets to store all of my car junk, and the floors are an epoxy that looks nice. Also in back right is a bathroom, and I have a beer fridge, no need for the rest of the house, I may live above the garage.
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I just finished the walls and floor of my outside garage in the fall. I plan to spend the winter making it look good. I put in a heater so I can wax the 991 and bikes a few times, added closets to store all of my car junk, and the floors are an epoxy that looks nice. Also in back right is a bathroom, and I have a beer fridge, no need for the rest of the house, I may live above the garage.
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Painting the floor- good idea. Product/brand ideas?
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Chuck - Good luck with your transition to a 991, I love mine.
I just finished the walls and floor of my outside garage in the fall. I plan to spend the winter making it look good. I put in a heater so I can wax the 991 and bikes a few times, added closets to store all of my car junk, and the floors are an epoxy that looks nice. Also in back right is a bathroom, and I have a beer fridge, no need for the rest of the house, I may live above the garage.
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I just finished the walls and floor of my outside garage in the fall. I plan to spend the winter making it look good. I put in a heater so I can wax the 991 and bikes a few times, added closets to store all of my car junk, and the floors are an epoxy that looks nice. Also in back right is a bathroom, and I have a beer fridge, no need for the rest of the house, I may live above the garage.
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Its a possibility. The build I've been looking at includes X51, which alone is more than the SC. I could drop that and keep the SC and still save money. But I will be doing autos, and the X51 with its higher, smoother curve looks to be good for a couple tenths (one or two car lengths) which has been margin of victory more times than I care to remember. Besides, chuckbdc is right about those "selective memories." And sorry to say the ceiling is too low to put it up on a lift. We can only hope our cars retire from us only to move on to fulfill some other Porschephiles dream.
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Chuck911 & F4 Plt,
You have made me a jealous man. I truly covet your vehicles. Please provide a safe and happy home for each of those cars. Pamper them. Make sure you add in the climate control and night light.
Ahhhhh.
You have made me a jealous man. I truly covet your vehicles. Please provide a safe and happy home for each of those cars. Pamper them. Make sure you add in the climate control and night light.
Ahhhhh.
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You should've seen mine a few months ago! I'd let the wife stack boxes so much you couldn't even get to the work bench. Moved all that onto some shelves I built in the shop. Its fully equipped, no trouble building custom cabinets, just seeking ideas for how it should look at this stage.
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Chuck - I had a guy who used a Benjamin Moore product to coat the floor. They had a machine that scored the cement before putting down the epoxy, it is supposed to bond much better than old methods. Only time will tell, it looks great, and is easy to clean.
I don't change tires (yet) for track or AX, but a lift might be next. You must have something already with all of your tires.
And yes, the spoiler does clear the moat
My driveway runs downhill from the road so I had the moat put in when I built this garage, it does keep water out. And even with the gigantic size of the 991 I have been able to get in in my driveway and into the garage
I don't change tires (yet) for track or AX, but a lift might be next. You must have something already with all of your tires.
And yes, the spoiler does clear the moat
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Chuck - I had a guy who used a Benjamin Moore product to coat the floor. They had a machine that scored the cement before putting down the epoxy, it is supposed to bond much better than old methods. Only time will tell, it looks great, and is easy to clean.
I don't change tires (yet) for track or AX, but a lift might be next. You must have something already with all of your tires.
And yes, the spoiler does clear the moat
My driveway runs downhill from the road so I had the moat put in when I built this garage, it does keep water out. And even with the gigantic size of the 991 I have been able to get in in my driveway and into the garage![evilgrin](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/evilgrin.gif)
I don't change tires (yet) for track or AX, but a lift might be next. You must have something already with all of your tires.
And yes, the spoiler does clear the moat
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The SC has that nifty center of gravity lift point. Pop an attachment in and lift one side in seconds. Believe it or not I never even used power tools but would change all 4 wheels and brake pads with everything put away in 35 min. Have certainly thought about a lift, surprisingly affordable, but ultimately take up more room than I feel is worth it. I'll not be working on suspensions, or even valves (thank God eh, chuck?
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Good question though, makes me wonder, will I be wanting to get under there all that often? Aside from obsessive detailing I mean.
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You should make a video and enter to win the Everyday Porsche contests. Easy win in the Fording the Moat category.
The SC has that nifty center of gravity lift point. Pop an attachment in and lift one side in seconds. Believe it or not I never even used power tools but would change all 4 wheels and brake pads with everything put away in 35 min. Have certainly thought about a lift, surprisingly affordable, but ultimately take up more room than I feel is worth it. I'll not be working on suspensions, or even valves (thank God eh, chuck?
) like I did with the SC.
Good question though, makes me wonder, will I be wanting to get under there all that often? Aside from obsessive detailing I mean.![burnout](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/burnout.gif)
The SC has that nifty center of gravity lift point. Pop an attachment in and lift one side in seconds. Believe it or not I never even used power tools but would change all 4 wheels and brake pads with everything put away in 35 min. Have certainly thought about a lift, surprisingly affordable, but ultimately take up more room than I feel is worth it. I'll not be working on suspensions, or even valves (thank God eh, chuck?
![hiha](https://rennlist.com/forums/graemlins/roflmao.gif)
Good question though, makes me wonder, will I be wanting to get under there all that often? Aside from obsessive detailing I mean.
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Option 1 Order the 991 but keep the Sc. I enjoy my 997 it is comfortable and quick with all the modern toys, BUT I would not part with my rather raw but most enjoyable Sc. they are different but at the same time complement each other. Besides on the track it brings a smile to "show the way" in a car older than many of the drivers ( me not included by a long shot)
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Here is my garage; I like to think that it has....uh potential
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[...]The choices now are: keep the SC; accept massive compromises in buying a newer used 911; or order exactly what I want and drive it all over Germany before bringing it home. Only one of these fulfills my lifelong dream, and explains why I started hanging out here trying to learn everything I can before taking the plunge, so guess which one I'm working on?
Which brings me back to the OP. C'mon guys, lets see those garage pics!
Which brings me back to the OP. C'mon guys, lets see those garage pics!
As for garages... Sheez. You guys make me feel terrible. I feel like Cinderella at the ball who has to go home to haul her ashes. Maybe I should move into the Hyatt La Jolla and grab that spot Chuck took a snap of two weeks ago.
Gary
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About like mine, especially before putting in shelves. These were done 20 years ago, long before I ever dreamed there'd be a 911 in there, and on a budget so using mostly recycled leftover lumber from a remodel. Perfectly functional, looks like ....
Want to cover that mess with some doors, and (ideally) cover the doors with some old Porsche calendar pages, like these.
Now how do you make the pictures go between the text?
Anyway, the wall here above the SC needs to be completely redone to include storage on the wall above the car. (Curves ahead lawfully purchased from AABCO Barricade!
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Want to cover that mess with some doors, and (ideally) cover the doors with some old Porsche calendar pages, like these.
Now how do you make the pictures go between the text?
Anyway, the wall here above the SC needs to be completely redone to include storage on the wall above the car. (Curves ahead lawfully purchased from AABCO Barricade!
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Last edited by chuck911; 01-28-2014 at 06:52 PM.