Show us your tools and garage

[wokke]

Just how tall is the mechanic working on that silver E38?

1.83m
I had to replace the clutch.

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For what purpose was this building originally built. Arched windows, arched wooden laminated beams...looks like it might have been some type of open public building at one time with the end walls with the windows added later....just curious.

It used to be without walls and construction equipment was parked in there. The walls came in later and so did the special windows.
The owner told me that he found them somewhere and put them in because he liked them. That's the only reason.

[tvjake2]

My Garage, my Hobby room and escape cage.
Built it all by myself , took about three years to finish but still I did it :-)
Motivation was building the garage to buy and 8 series.

Ended up having two

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This is my favorite garage!

[rharris99]

Here is my garage and tool box. The blue tool box has since been replaced by the red tool box <img src="http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=466196"/><img src="http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=466197"/><img src="http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=466198"/>

I'm thinking of putting a lift in my garage...how much clearance do you need to stack your cars?

[BMWNTHZST]

The posts are about 10' high and the top vehicle sits approx 15' high when stacked.

[rharris99]

The posts are about 10' high and the top vehicle sits approx 15' high when stacked.

Did you have to make any modifications to your garage?

[BMWNTHZST]

Did you have to make any modifications to your garage?

No modifications required.

If you are not sure whether a lift would fit or not I'm sure the company you were going to order from would do a free on site inspection prior to ordering one.

[acheson850i]

I went and picked up the paperwork for a building permit to build my garage. I am planning on a 28 X 36 foot detached structure "2 car/2 door) which will be designed to be architecurally similar to the existing home. Pretty straight forward in terms of construction. I would like to put a lift in it so need to plan on height...14 ft sound like enough? Also a small attached utility room for HVAC and a vertical compressor would be ideal. I can't go any wider than 28 ft and a 1008 sq ft seems about right as our house is 2350 sq ft. I plan to use the space for my work on my three cars. I have 57 MB 190SL that I want to restore so it will occupy one bay and the other bay I will use for my Lincoln and BMW. Our home also has a 2 car carport so I will have plenty of space for my "collection" of toys!
If any of you guys who have suggestions or afterthoughts after building you own I would be delighted to have that advice. Thanks!!

Off topic...I love this joke being trained as scientist:
Heisenberg and Schrödinger get pulled over for speeding.
The cop asks Heisenberg "Do you know how fast you were going?"
Heisenberg replies, "No, but we know exactly where we are!"
The officer looks at him confused and says "you were going 108 miles per hour!"
Heisenberg throws his arms up and cries, "Great! Now we're lost!"
The officer looks over the car and asks Schrödinger if the two men have anything in the trunk.
"A cat," Schrödinger replies.
The cop opens the trunk and yells "Hey! This cat is dead."
Schrödinger angrily replies, "Well he is now."

[JK840]

Almost finished with winter (Florida/Porsche) garage. Also some pics of summer (Wisconsin/BMW) garage. Both have been fun projects that help get me out to the garage spending time on the cars.

[B10 BITURBO]

What a clean garage... and these 2 German brothers are stunning

[Fatandre]

Looking good!!
2 totally different cars

[Ed M]

WOW, drift girl some garage!

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Now THAT'S a garage!!!! And then some. WOW, very nice! Good job!

[kiwiCSi]

These two garages (JK840) are of a standard to which we should all aspire - stunning but not overstated, clean and perfectly functional. Congratulations!

[Fatandre]

I think this is a thread worth resurrecting

[Timm]

No change here - apart from it's raining:

Summer 2014:



Winter 2015

[clubE31]

Tools are all over the place .....(10 x 25 meters in total)

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[CaifanSC]

Tools are all over the place .....(10 x 25 meters in total)

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Curious what's behind the two Csi

[clubE31]

the daily driver... lexus sc430 (and an MG from a friend)

[legoman67]

here is my corner. 8 is hibernating in a friends shop currently

[Hyper]

The plan is to go Timm style, bricks everywhere.
After we get whittled down by property-line set-backs, we are left with a meager 350 square feet of shed.
Not to worry, this is SoCal (weather), brick friendly.
The shed will get roll up doors, more paddock than garage.



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In the background at the edge of the bluff, up goes a high, security fence.
Fyi, an early plan was to make the building's rear wall all glass, giving UPB46 a stunning backdrop.
However a friend of mine, who fancies himself a movie buff, thought that was a terrible idea.
Didn't elaborate.

[Fatandre]

Stunning.
Cant wait for it to be finished.
I am just in the process of finishing my garage
Soon it will be showed to the world

[TTTXGreg]

Just completed mine. 30x40x12. Closed foam insulation, epoxy floor. Started Sept.2018. Not moved in yet. Two post lift and tool boxes are in my business garage to be moved home. Shelves, etc and all the deco trim yet to install.
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[Timm]

I can report a huge increase in tools - I bought a 90 Quid socket set - should have got one years ago, no more searching through boxes of old stuff:

[buildit]

I cleaned out an old bunker on the family farm to house my projects

Center stage is my m73 in its current state of being dismantled.

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[AlexB7RS4]

That bunker is all kinds of awesome


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[Hyper]

re: watch this space

*****
The Boss devolved my external garage plan into simple parking with a view.
Not such a loss in southern california, no significant precip for two-thirds of year.
Plan B is temporary structure(s) as required for temporary projects.

Last house it was backhoe and bobcat, this time bobcat and excavator...


...versus dirt pile and tree roots.
Doing more in three minutes than I could by point shovel in three days.


Nearly a mile of rebar.