The Cal-look Lounge

There so many people on this lounge with so many great cars at there home. We all try to nurse them to are best abilities. So most of the times (in rainy Belgium for sure) we put them in the most precious part of our house, our garage. The decorations found in there our in many times more dear to us then the things in our livingroom. So... wouldn't it be great to get some pics together of your cars an there sleeping places.
Cheers

Well nothing fancy here just some space to work,could be worse  ;D
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Michael

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not mine, but Chris his garage.

    Here is a picture of my museum with the 52 split until the car was put in the living room as a museum. You can see more pictures of the garage on my website at wwwfrenchysrides.com

Thanks

Here is a few items I have hanging on my Garage walls. The sign we used to hang in our pits at the dragstrip, I still have the old Cali plates from my old 57, and an old Bug O Rama poster.
Larry

1-Garage

the other garage with my newest VW

Red VW 2275cc Crawford built Engine

the joys of a small house with a single "up n over" garage

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Some nice shops.  8)
Detached garage, 10 foot walls, 2nd floor storage loft and a car lift.

Wow, you'll laugh about my barn  ;D ;D

Nice shops   :) 8)

Posh gitt  :P

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I just moved a few months ago so it's still a work in progress but here's my garage

i like how you`ve captured the weather in this shot coxy, typical soft day in eire  ;D

Here is my dream garage -- -- -- It belongs to Mark Christensen, who was the manager at the San Berdoo Autohaus, and he built my Fiat for me -- -- this was taken just after the Fiat was painted and you can see all the different projects he has

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uki344VRGDE&list=UUNSj5gLup8f07pckbqUneyQ&index=25

That was one of our better summer days this year  :D

I reckon VW should have brought back the Schwimmwagen just for the Irish market ;)

Not my garage at home (a little asbestos jobbie with a rotten wooden frame!), or my unit that I rent as a workshop 30 minutes from home, but my new classroom at school! ;D
Before:
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A store room used for keeping all sorts of junk in, including exam desks, scenery from old school plays etc.

After:
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Walls and floor painted, fold up work benches on right hand side, shadow boards on left hand wall ready for mounting tools onto, just needs a car! All done by my five students aged 14-16.

I did suggest that we do a Beetle as a project, but the rest of the staff involved weren't keen on three years of welding... ::) :D

Clic on pic to see it bigger.
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He restores antique trucks now for $$$ and for fun -- He is doing a Diamond T as a driver, for himself, to go to a truck show in Washington later in the year -- -- has a 1918 Rubble that is too cool for school that is a future project -- and you can see a lot of future projects lining the walls

Here's a photo of my garage on Christmas Day.  Sort of converted for Christmas dinner, but you can still tell it's a garage. Last year we ate outside in the back yard, but it was too cold in Phoenix this year to do that.

ha! it was even to cold in august to do that.
Belgium that is...

Yep, and know we almost have 10°c.  :-\  This country is nuts.

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My sanctuary

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There's a car in there amongst the bicycles.

And I did restore the car in that garage.

BTW... I hate you all ;)

After all my son's stuff was organized when he moved back from college.

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I just finished restoring this antique oil pump, it's a perfect addition to a mans garage!

Now thats cool! 8)

Dark and messy. At least it doesn't smell too bad.

Here we go.

I should have mowed the grass before taken the pics.I took them this summer  :P
This is a pretty old barn where my great grand father,grandfather and father used to store cereal and livestock feed. The place I use was the loading dock (build during the late 60's or so, the rest of the building is in concrete and was built during the 30's)and where we bag charcoal with a hopper and a 60's Atlas forklift. The engine was a 6volt beetle engine. We still have it  :)
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The Dart is a Christmas gift from parents last year.
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Not the best Belgian beer, but I found it cool.
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My latest buy. The old compressor took forever to catch up.
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This a nice place to work, but it's a bit cold.

Nice j-f   ;)

This is our new place. Much bigger than my garage :-)
It used to keep horses so the walls and roof is insulated and has plenty of light.
We have just moved to it, so we will get more situated after a while, but already feeling how nice it is to have plenty of space around the cars.

Hi

It's not my garage but I think it's a nice old car.  ;D ;D ;D

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So long

MeXX

Here's mine from the Ultra photoshoot a fair while back, when the floor was clean!  Thanks to Mike Key and Knighty.

Bit of a homage to the building as it's soon to come down to make way for something larger :-)
Cheers
Phil

couple more

slurp.. coollll garages!!!! :o

This is my place, in the back of my garden  8)
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Greetings from Holland, mycha

A few from my workplace/garage/second home

Made a few changes/upgrades over the last few weeks...

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And one from today

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Air line reel

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Stef

Wow...there are some really nice shops on this thread.  You guys really know how to set up your work area! Very Nice!

Rick M

Nice garages doesn't really do them justice!
I'm amazed!

So much so, that I thought I'd share my garage view.
Here's a shot just as I'm entering........
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HAHAHA!!!!

It's OK though, I'm 1/2way through building a 8m x 4.5m insulated enclosed lined shed on the other side of the house, and I can hardly wait. I've been getting everything organised for a year or so, and by winter I should have the little hotrod in there and ready to go. It will even have a flat concrete floor! WOO!HOO!  :D

Poor little Bugger.........
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Hang in there mate, not long now!

Here's mine.....I'm planning on putting a new roof on it over the summer and better insulation all round.....its damn cold right now.

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My brother Rod's shop set up for a 4th of July party. He kept Radical Rod stored away here for a long time before he sold it. Behind some of the building facades he has shelves and had a lot of VW parts. It is 4000 square feet of pure love.

A few shots from Krankenhaus, Bergen Norway - a few friends sharing space and company:

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Old Garage pic from the eighties at my brothers house in Whittier.

no way!
i thought your bug was nearly done, being repainted now??  8)

mine, best thing is: its heated. and it has a carport for two vehicles in front of it and lots of storage upstairs

Our Italian Papy'sss Garage home of made in Italy...

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I like that Sun Distributor Tester!

This is where I work and play ;) But new playroom being sorted.

Thanks, I actually have 2 of them.  I found them at a local public schools surplus auction.  Both work just fine.  The other one is a little older, and a little more used. 

It sure makes it easy to get a Chinese 009 to work correctly. 

Brian

Take a drive or go for a ride....

Nice rides Sarge.
Off topic;I also have a Ridley bike.(didn't know they are available in the US).These are made in Belgium.The factory is in my hometown,about 2km from my house.
Have fun  ;)

Thanks Peter!  Last Fall, I rejoined a bunch of cycling friends from the past as well their bike club (Canyon Velo).  I noticed that most of the riders were on Ridley's and, when my old frame developed
a crack near the bottom of the seat tube, decided to try one myself.  The bike shop that sponsors our club is a Ridley dealer (imagine that!) and quickly set me up with a '13 Helium; money well spent! ;D

Can I play?  I still have my De Rosa from 1984...

Sure... maybe you can help me get Allen back out again now that he's retired! ;D

Taken about a month ago, before the garage was a mess again. If you've been on Lounge for last 5 yr or so, you might remember Sheep's 88 x 74 motor I've been trickling along on. You can just see his carrera-copy header (by Ray Schubert) in the background behind the cabinet door that fell off its hinges. This morning I peeked out in garage and quietly just closed the door in desperation.... 3 motors in various stages of chaos, kids' toys, cat stuff, Weber junk... 911 wheels, and this old blue pig.

my garage

henk!!!

Hi Jim, Any chance to see sheeps exaust ? Looks interesting

Some nice shops here, motorcycles, cars, Bicycles. All things I like.

A couple of my little slice of Heaven.

Who has old machine tools? The south bend 9 has since been replaced by a south bend 13.

No Bars hey?
Now I get the name........nice Kat.  ;D
Crewing for a mate tomorrow GSX1640EFE, slammed but only 2" longer arm. He's hoping for his first 8, been on 9.0s for years.

Thanks...

Best pass on the Kat was 7.87, 183mph. My friend Brad Mummerts 80 GS is looking to go teens this year@200+

NoBars has been a screen name and email since 96. I use it everywhere.

You in Oz?

Yep.
Got back from the Westernationals yesterday. The big-block EFE only went 9.40s with a soft launch, but at least it didn't split the barrel again!
I'll be there next year (hopefully....) with a Gixxer750 short-stroke screamer in an '80 GS frame.
It's even sort-of on-topic, because I'm building the garage now for that and the '73 Super project.
 ;D
Hi-7s?!?!?!?!  :o Damn, that's fast man on an old Zook. Well done.

Few of where my car lived for a year during the rebuild. It's a few hours drive for me, but much more room then I have. 

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And my little single car garage at home.

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I really like that space. Would have difficulty not moving up into that loft.

My 1950 South Bend 13" x 6' CL 145C. This pic is  a few years old. I've added a 5C lever collet closer and loads more tooling. I'm also in the middle of doing a large dial crossfeed upgrade at the moment.

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Nice machine. My 13 is a '42 war board machine. Small spindle, which is the thing i hate the most about it.

Mine will take 1 3/8" thru the chuck or 1.050" thru the 5C collets. My lathe came from a deceased gunsmith's daughter 25 miles from me and he made rifle barrels on it. I've been looking for a milling machine to go with it, but the price of used machines seems to be skyrocketing since the industry is getting busier again.

About 5 years ago, but probably the prettiest my garage has ever been.......

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Garage is a disaster...  :(

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My shop is half the lower level and as I continue work on it, the loft will be usable too.
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 8) Your a lucky man... NICE PIC!!

yep that is cool, even if i have to live in a cornfield.  ;D seriously nice place.

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my man cave , not the neatest but i like to call it home  :)

I've got a small 3 1/2" 1915 drummond lathe witch i love using when i get time, I'll get a mill one day  ::) ::)

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one of the first things i made on it

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and been shaping my owne tooling of late too.

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and even Small lathes can be used for bigger jobs!!

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Clubs just moved into this new workshop, busy painting the floors and installing the lift+Air lines

My late look all alone while my area is being prepped

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I'll show you mine but you promise not to laugh at the mess. It's a cramped space made worse by my unbridled enthusiasm for starting new projects and disdain for finishing them.

According to the gal at South Bend my 405 was made before early '36 and it's been converted to a 1 1/2-inch spindle . It's also 54 inches which is a pretty rare length. I haven't taken the time to level it but for the most part all I use it for is turning small parts like sleeves, bungs, slugs, knobs, and the like. And for that it's perfect.

I have a 30:1 reducer to convert the Atlas 912 saw next to it for metal use. I also have a '60s Clausing 8520 mill that I'll move into the shop once I finish my wife's car.

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Cool stuff guys!

 :o

Yeah, I also used it to make that ballcock to replace the one you wore out.

What? I told you I really appreciated it ... even sent those pics of it in use that you kept bugging me for.

My buddies gate into HIS back yard

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I've redone and organized my garage this summer :

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New house and garage...move in on the 1st Nov...the Bug will be in the car port and the dinghy in the garage!

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The existing owner has a '47 Austin 10; shown in the photo.

Richard

Interesting looking house.

Not much space for car bikes and spare parts but this whole car got a ground up restoration between this walls.this pic is taken while installing the new 2165cc engine

a typical uk garage.

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You should be ashamed of yourself! ;D

Stay off the lounge for 10 days, tidy your shit up, do a few runs to the tip, uncover that car and get some work done!!
 :D

Mine doesn't look much different! With the threat of Ofsted any day now, I'm just concentrating on school work...

I'm also in the Ofsted Zone and my floor pan hasn't seen me for about a month..  :(

Here's mine ...

very nice selection of toys - choosing a bike must be tough every time you go out  ;)

 

Dam nice there son !! Only thing miss'n is a bottle of ole number 07. Like most that own these bike's and putt them around ! Tom rides them and take's them to the track!! Then loans them out, Kid'n   LOL. Hey Tom, Hate to be the one to tell ya.  But your bike's need tire's , There bald !!

Nice Ducati! I am a 2008 Monster S2R 1000 owner. Good to see more guys have beetles and ducatis as well :D

Thanks Jesse ... I've got 4 of the darn things!
02 S4 Monster, 02 998, 05 St3 (the wife's bike LOL), and the 05 999R
They are quite The Machine in my opinion. Then again, I'm a twin guy ... love the torque!
OnO
TxT

+1. I still miss my '06 S4R more than any other bike.

It's not much, but it's something. I can find peace here.

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I didn't take the pic but it's my favourite pic of my garage  :)

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My wife and I pushed the little Beetle across the yard, down the road a bit, then up the driveway and into the workshop space I've been building slowly in bits and pieces for a while now. It probably would have been a year ago when I started, but hey, fresh veges from the new garden, fresh eggs from the new chooks, and a backyard for the kids to play in take priority. The space is still taking shape, but the basics are there and the car is in before the summer thunderstorm season hits.........which is due tomorrow!  ;D

Speaking of the kids, here's my very proud 5 yr old.........he steered it in himself (with directions from me and mum).
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This new garage looks popular already!
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New build next to house,
Got electricity now
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My hobby shop... Under construction but getting there  ;)

Liking the bus and the fifties pick up. Whats the story with the bus ? Planning Road trip  ?? ;D

not very typical..... who else has a beer fridge with a England 3 lions flag on the side..... no-one within 200 miles of me that's for sure....  ;)

but apart from that, maybe very normal. ;D

Russell

Damn Dave -- -- quit giving your stuff to the ex's and your shop and stuff would all be done

Ha! Thanks Harold  ;)
Things are much better now..

Lookin' good, Dave! Need some donuts in that groomed dirt out front.

Thanks Ron, the bus is a 1950 Flxible, converted to an RV in 1968.. Had it over 20 years, we live for road trips  :) Truck is a 55 Cameo

Coffee with those donuts? Beer would probably be better  ;D

base for my new  project
first paint, 1 owner car, 58000 real km

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Here is one side of mine

Nice one Dieter.  ;)

Here's mine...

more garage pix...

Heres one of mine from a couple of years ago

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Just got a new storage garage - an old 100 foot long nissen hut so will post pics once its full  ;D

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One is where I work and the other is where I play.

Is this a Myford lathe in the background? I get a ML7 years ago ;)
Nice shop, very very clean!

Yes it's a ML7 in my play room.

OCD OCD OCD  :D :D :D

Looks like an operating theatre Bernie  :o  don't think my garage will ever look that tidy  ::)

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SHOP
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HOUSE

My 67s home.

Is your floor epoxy painted or oil base paint.

Thanks
Frenchy

I think it is oil based. It sometimes chips using a jack but cuts out any dust from a concrete floor.

Thanks for the reply looks good !!!!!!

  Frenchy

Love. Love,...Quantity AND Quality

My garage at work... or rather my place of work! beats the hell outa my shed!

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Is that Culdrose?

Well the thing I noticed over the years is that people that deliver quality always have nice clean workshops.
Could there be a connection?  ;)

I'm impressed!! how did you guess?

My mum has lived in Gunwalloe for over 30 years, I have been going there every year since 1983.  We try to go to the air show when we can.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01RnS6G6t30 OK ! I wish !!!

Cool! nice down there, give me a shout next time your down and i can see if i can show you round the hanger if you want? also same about air days, can get you a ticket for £3 instead of ££££££££?!?!?!? lol

cheers ;)

would love to show you a picture of mine but Im ashamed its so untidy.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D we need a spy shoot of a certain fiat  ;D ;D.. ;)

Now there is probably a garage with qauntity and QUALITY!...Untidy, right. Vintage mess everywhere.

   We are in the process of selling our home before I retire at the end of this year. These are few pictures of the new home been build providing we sell our present home. If not this will be my new garage and will add the shop on the end to do all of my rebuild. For now a few pictures until after we move in than I will post more pictures of the garage. At this time this is a 8 car garage and another 1 car garage for the split and some of my memorabilia. Also the floor will be done in epoxy it will have 3 plugs for 220 volts a sink and many other features.


Thanks
Frenchy

   Here a few more pictures showing the backyard , the side gate and side of the garage in case I want to buy more cars space will not be a problem.

    Frenchy

That looks really nice Frenchy.  Where are you moving to?  Further east?   So you are finally going to retire.  To#¤ta is going to miss you!

   Don we are moving to Queen Creek new homes build by Fulton. Next year we will have the pool done.

Frenchy

Living the dream.   ;D

Keep us updated !

   Pictures of the garage as of yesterday.

  Frenchy

Wow! That's a big giant blank canvas isn't it.............
 ;)

  Where the small door is located I will be adding a wall to the top and have my enclosed engine room where I will have all of my parts in that area and my sand blaster on the outside near the water heater with the compressor. Tool box, drill press, powder coating cabinet and oven. Later will be adding a two post lift.


Frenchy

   Well after all because we have not sold our home this one was sold. But we have picked another lot the next street over but now I will go with the 16 feet garage height instead of the 12 from the prior home. This will help me so that I can add a second story for my collection etc... I will keep everyone posted as soon as we have our present home sold.


Thanks
Frenchy

Man... I need to move... you can't buy a 500 Sq. foot batchelor suite here for the price of those 3800 Sq foot new homes.......

Doesn't everyone have a set of snow tires on Fuchs?  (yes, those are genuine 4½s on the front!)

WOW snow in Vancouver? Get out there and do some 2nd gear donuts in the parking lot while you have the chance, nothing's funner.

Don't need snow for that.

My garage this winter. A dubbelcabin baywindow is going in there aswell. thigt fit  ::)
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Looks like you're gonna need a bigger garage   8)

you gotta share with us that engine!??

Some info here Andy

http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,19208.0.html

It was for sale recently too I think

Wow!

Yes its a 2,8l typ 4 with drysump oilsystem, halltec fuelinjection,turbo and lots more. The blue beetle also has a nice engine  ;)

Great stuff as always John!

That's one hell of a garage! 

that exhaust looks super! any comment on it or some close up pictures maybe?

My plan at this time is to change out the entire exhaust to an A-1 with two tips exiting out the stock ports.  Something different than I've ever had and it will also provide more ground clearance.  I have a vert deck lid coming for it and will replace the bumper blades with a pair from Wolfsburg West.

The complete exhaust on the car will be for sale (at a very reasonable price) if anyone is interested you can send me a PM.

 Well after all looks like we will be able to buy this house with the original garage. The people that wanted to buy the house the deal fell out. So now we have a chance to get it back and move in before February. We as of today have an offer on our home in Tempe I will let everyone posted on what is going to happen.

Thanks

Frenchy

Not my garage.... This belongs to an old engineer/fabricator/restorer dude who's occasionally helps me out with stuff...,
He's had his workshop in this barn for nearly 30 years.... It an amazing/crazy-ass-mess of a place but, of course, he knows where everything is......
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Not quite my garage , but my own workspace in work.  The other love of mine is the sp1 Honda but notice the bug bits on the bench :)

(http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l242/vwhelmot/bfj999b%20rebuild/440E2B4C-6D2A-45C6-9646-74236E2F1066.jpg) (http://s98.photobucket.com/user/vwhelmot/media/bfj999b%20rebuild/440E2B4C-6D2A-45C6-9646-74236E2F1066.jpg.html)

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Nice pic's guys!

Good luck Frenchy, hope it all works out..

John L, looks like you are starting to hoard nice clean VW's!  ;D ;D
Much as I dig your VW's, I get a huge kick out of your "heavy iron" collection.
-DR
 

  Here is a picture of the garage as of today. Plus I have the single garage next door with the same epoxy floor done where the split window will be park.

Frenchy

Looks like a fantastic place for your cars to live!

Hi Frenchy
I think most of us are jealous of your garage...but until I get a collection as good and deserving as yours it would look a bit empty at my place.
Richard

I've added this to my little workshop since my last post. 1979 Bridgeport Series 1 variable speed with a ProtoTrak Plus 2 axis CNC retrofit.

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Opening some heads up to 90.5/92 bore.

http://vid111.photobucket.com/albums/n138/stealth67vw/Mobile%20Uploads/VID_20140914_174655_265_zpsoauzsawl.mp4

uh-oh, barefoot in the garage, tough little fella..
nice mill!

He only wears shoes when at school. ;D Lucky for him, I rarely machine steel.

Mine

very nice Mr Empicollector.......looks to me like you have x1 spare BRM?   

might go nicely with my 3.......

Unfortunetly I no longer work in this workshop, It was fun while it lasted  :-\ :'( :)

Well it is official the moving day will be January 28th and 29th 2015 and soon after I and a friend George we will be building the wall to separate the main garage to the engine room. I will be posting pictures as we go along.

Thanks
Frenchy

Congratulations Frenchy!!
Can't wait to see the progress pictures!
 

    Thanks Dave !!!

    Frenchy

wow nice car! Whats the colour? Maybe Kalaharibeige?
Best regards
Christian

 We have finally moved in our new home and my dream garage here you can see a few pictures where I am adding a wall between the show room for my engine room. I will keep posting pictures to show the progress.

Thanks
Frenchy

Very nice!!!

nice 10 foot ceilings?
Its a double wide RV garage?
its finished, insulated and AC with a glass roof? (solar panels) 8)

  The ceiling height is 12 feet by 54 feet long and 24 feet wide if I did not build the engine room I can fit 9 Volkswagens. I will have A/C for sure.

Frenchy

  Here is the latest on my man's cave. We had 20 yards of concrete poured on Tuesday and today they are planning to add the 6 foot wall from the garage to the backyard wall. I will be posting more pictures as I see improvements.

Frenchy

That sure looks impressive.  Keep us up to date.

work in progress
(http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1314126.jpg)

Just bought a place with a 30X40 building that is full of "moved stuff".  Can't wait to get it all organized and get a few pics of "my garage" on here.  Lot of good idea on here.

Hi Frenchy, Not sure if you got my PM, Im interested in purchasing your PUMA shroud. Please advise. Thanks!

David Gouk

   David

  I e mailed you back. I am in transition of moving parts from my storage to my new garage. Hopefully this week.

Thanks
Frenchy

  Here is the latest on my side yard which was done this past weekend by a good VW friend here in Phoenix Jarrett Lemley who own a concrete company and does nice work as you can see from the finish product.

Frenchy

   Next is the shop engine room area which another VW friend George Myers help building this enclosed area. Yesterday we added the inside wall which I will now be painting and also had the electrician do all of the 220 and 110 volts for my welders and other components.


Frenchy

Thanks for the reply. I didn't get the email. Your property looks great, nice job.

David Gouk

breathing new life in this topic
other side of the workshop
allso making room for my latest adition , '54 texas brown ragtop
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an other one
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i don't see the ragtop in the pictures  ;D hint hint

Be patient my son....
the force will bring him soon.

Somewhat relevant, there is a fresh 3.6 with 300hp of air cooled goodness in the blue 911.
The Camaros are silhouette race cars from the North America IMSA GTO/Trans Am series in the late 80s early 90s.
Tube chassis, Kevlar bodies with 700+hp, exciting :o, expensive :P, rewarding 8) and exhausting :-\ all at the same time.
In 5 years I'm converting to all street cars and find my place at the local cars and coffee meet.
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Looks happy.  ;)

Nice place man.

Photo from two weeks ago.(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b115/gold65turbo/IMG_20151025_085755_zpsa6x4x5b9.jpg) (http://s18.photobucket.com/user/gold65turbo/media/IMG_20151025_085755_zpsa6x4x5b9.jpg.html)

damn nice ragtop and damn nice porsche. have fun, the both of you!

What is the engine in the Speedster Martin?

That's a beautiful old barn, do you know how old it is ?

Nice garage ... is any of it for sale ? I want the brown pedal car !! ... for my boy of course .

Thanks , Rob

HI Rob,
the pedal car is a talbot -matra F1 car.
Nothing's for sale at the moment. It took me 15 years to get this collection as it is.
Cheeers Dieter

Stock 1600cc with twin 40idf.

Andy's old 66 alas with less power and more weight but back on the road

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I am glad that it's gone to a good home - very cool car.

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Hopefully when time and money allows and with advise from here I get it back to what it was.
And a big thanks to Andy for passing it on.

DWL garage in Joensuu, Finland. Always packed with way more crap usable parts than there should be. From this picture you can find 2 aircooled vw projects (there is a notchback shell hidden in front of Finnish EA489 "TEIJO"), 3 engines (another 2 full engines in garage), few sets of different VW / Porsche wheels, and enough shit parts to build at least few cars and about 10 engines. Behind the darts board is our band rehearsing room - it's always reasonable to pack all your hobbies under the same roof :)

Gradually getting my new workshop at home all  sorted....
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 :o Maaaaan, so much win in that garage Jick.  :o

Do you have a chair up one end of the workshop you sit in just lookin at the cars? I would.

cool!!

Haha..... I sure do!    I'm in the process of making an open living room In one corner for exactly that reason...... I'm better at looking at them than doing anything else!

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 ;)

That is it!
We have a winner!  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Not as roomy as the others but does its job

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In progress

Thought I'd revive this thread with a photo of my classroom at school...
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My red '68 in for a little bit of brake work, the blue '71 1200 is a class project and the orange '71 1300 belonging to the head of the school next door is in for a bolt in roll cage, the 1914 motor fitting and generally getting it all sorted for a couple of RWYBs this summer.  Not a bad little set up!

Last year I finally retired and moved from SoCAl to SW Missouri -- Went from my house on a postage stamp lot to almost 5 acres. Another plus is 3 shop buildings!!!!

This is officially my "shop" -- right side is a paint booth and the left side houses the Ghia -- I've added heat and A/C to the left side for those hot summers and cold winters

(https://i.imgur.com/TCJmyvO.jpg)

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AND then there's the "Barn" -- a very nice 40' x 60' building with a nice office inside.

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I've got so much room in there, I haven't figured what to do with it... Was going to buy a few more VW's but all of the ones I've found around here are very rusted out.

(https://i.imgur.com/rnbEYgd.jpg)

But winter is almost over LOL

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Some good ol' American Dream there  8)

My Super in the new-to-me "toybox".
A narrow shelf/bench under the window to come, but it's already a great place to be.
 8)

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cool late "w" decklid  ;D

Thanks!  ;D