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piknockout · 12-05-2007, 02:21 PM

Just wanted to post up some pics of the garage setup since moving into the new townhouse, and also use it as kind of a journal as I continue to improve it.

Right now I just needed to make the garage functional, the cosmetic side will come in the spring when I paint the walls and epoxy the floor. Other functional items though to come next year will include an air compressor and a few other tools/items. All in due time.

Thanks to Scott (sje0123) for his help setting things up.

But here it is for now! For reference, the ladder is 8ft. tall. I think the dimensions are roughly 20x20x11

Blank canvas

After my current upgrades

Gotta love flourescent lighting.

doug · 12-05-2007, 03:07 PM

Very nice man.... I love it. That's exactly what I want to move into in the future.

piknockout · 12-05-2007, 03:35 PM

Thanks Doug! Still has some work to go, but over time it'll get there.

doug · 12-05-2007, 04:05 PM

We just redid our garage here at my house.. and on the floor we use that rubber sealing paint stuff that protects the floor.. I highly recommend!

piknockout · 12-05-2007, 04:31 PM

Yeah, I'll be doing the painting and epoxy floor in the spring. That'll be a fun weekend.

boostedfury · 12-05-2007, 04:34 PM

looks awesome man i wish i had a garage to organize all my tools and car parts

piknockout · 12-05-2007, 05:00 PM

Most of the car parts are actually down in the storage area of the basement. I still need to get a nice rolling toolchest as well, crossing my fingers Santa drops one off this Christmas.

DSMTJ · 12-05-2007, 05:12 PM

nice audi, and the lighting kicks ass, i'm trying to upgrade the lighting around here soon, but by the time i do i'll have moved out. btw nice garage and congrats on the house.

piknockout · 12-05-2007, 06:07 PM

Thanks. The lighting was definitely worth it. I've had neighbors say it looks like a frickin' spaceship at night.

CHR!S · 12-05-2007, 06:18 PM

looks good. i definately need to get off my ass and start on my garage. i cant stand having the s2 sitting out in the snow

yellow2000S/R · 12-05-2007, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by piknockout

Thanks. The lighting was definitely worth it. I've had neighbors say it looks like a frickin' spaceship at night.

LOL, how many lights do you have up? I have 7 dual bulb florescent lights up in my parents 27' W x 23' L x 8'4" T garage that I've been working on. It gets real bright, and at night, if the door is open, it looks like everything is glowing almost a blue color.

The bulbs are supposed to be in the light / color range needed for painting (as far as fluorescent goes)... I'll see how that goes next year.

Next year I'm epoxying the floor and putting up a ceiling... right now its just 4mil plastic stapled up with r30 insulation up there also.

Any idea on colors and/or a scheme you are going with?

cburwell · 12-06-2007, 12:37 AM

Looks awesome Josh! The floor will make cleaning up all of those spills a breeze!

SR20forum has a whole forum dedicated to garages. There are a lot of nice ideas you can get from there.

CHR!S · 12-06-2007, 01:12 AM

or you can goto www.garageforums.com

piknockout · 12-06-2007, 09:20 AM

I've been looking at www.garagejournal.com lately, but I'll have to check out www.garagaforums.com and get even more ideas. Some of the stuff on there is just nuts!

As far as lights go, I'm using 4 shop lights that use two bulbs each. I believe the bulbs are 40w, but not exactly sure.

12-05-2007, 02:21 PM	#1
piknockout Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aberdeen, MD Member #1855 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi iTrader: (0)	My Garage progress thread Just wanted to post up some pics of the garage setup since moving into the new townhouse, and also use it as kind of a journal as I continue to improve it. Right now I just needed to make the garage functional, the cosmetic side will come in the spring when I paint the walls and epoxy the floor. Other functional items though to come next year will include an air compressor and a few other tools/items. All in due time. Thanks to Scott (sje0123) for his help setting things up. But here it is for now! For reference, the ladder is 8ft. tall. I think the dimensions are roughly 20x20x11 Blank canvas After my current upgrades Gotta love flourescent lighting. __________________ 2006 Aspen White Subaru Impreza WRX STi - *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* - *2007 Black Audi A3 2.0T 6MT S-Line* 3 STU - 2006 Philly STX Champ - 2007/2008 WDCR STX Champ - Sponsored by To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-05-2007, 03:35 PM	#3
piknockout Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aberdeen, MD Member #1855 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi iTrader: (0)	Thanks Doug! Still has some work to go, but over time it'll get there. __________________ 2006 Aspen White Subaru Impreza WRX STi - *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* - *2007 Black Audi A3 2.0T 6MT S-Line* 3 STU - 2006 Philly STX Champ - 2007/2008 WDCR STX Champ - Sponsored by To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-05-2007, 04:31 PM	#5
piknockout Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aberdeen, MD Member #1855 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi iTrader: (0)	Yeah, I'll be doing the painting and epoxy floor in the spring. That'll be a fun weekend. __________________ 2006 Aspen White Subaru Impreza WRX STi - *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* - *2007 Black Audi A3 2.0T 6MT S-Line* 3 STU - 2006 Philly STX Champ - 2007/2008 WDCR STX Champ - Sponsored by To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-05-2007, 04:34 PM	#6
boostedfury Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Secane, PA Member #1389 My Ride: 99 Z51 Corvette & 2003 Explorer XLT iTrader: (2)	looks awesome man i wish i had a garage to organize all my tools and car parts __________________ Dante's 2005 SRT 4 New Best: 13.10 @110.84mph-11/21/09 ATCO Best Trap: 115.07 mph-11/6/09 Cecil To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-05-2007, 05:00 PM	#7
piknockout Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aberdeen, MD Member #1855 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi iTrader: (0)	Most of the car parts are actually down in the storage area of the basement. I still need to get a nice rolling toolchest as well, crossing my fingers Santa drops one off this Christmas. __________________ 2006 Aspen White Subaru Impreza WRX STi - *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* - *2007 Black Audi A3 2.0T 6MT S-Line* 3 STU - 2006 Philly STX Champ - 2007/2008 WDCR STX Champ - Sponsored by To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-05-2007, 03:07 PM	#2
doug Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #450 My Ride: 2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro iTrader: (1)	Very nice man.... I love it. That's exactly what I want to move into in the future.

12-05-2007, 04:05 PM	#4
doug Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #450 My Ride: 2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro iTrader: (1)	We just redid our garage here at my house.. and on the floor we use that rubber sealing paint stuff that protects the floor.. I highly recommend!

12-05-2007, 05:12 PM	#8
DSMTJ Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Aston, PA Member #1442 My Ride: Callaway Sledgehammer iTrader: (0)	nice audi, and the lighting kicks ass, i'm trying to upgrade the lighting around here soon, but by the time i do i'll have moved out. btw nice garage and congrats on the house. __________________ Tristian C5 Z06, weekend driver 2003 Jetta GLI VR6/6 Speed, daily beater

12-05-2007, 06:07 PM	#9
piknockout Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aberdeen, MD Member #1855 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi iTrader: (0)	Thanks. The lighting was definitely worth it. I've had neighbors say it looks like a frickin' spaceship at night. __________________ 2006 Aspen White Subaru Impreza WRX STi - *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* - *2007 Black Audi A3 2.0T 6MT S-Line* 3 STU - 2006 Philly STX Champ - 2007/2008 WDCR STX Champ - Sponsored by To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

12-05-2007, 06:18 PM	#10
CHR!S Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Member #460 My Ride: 2005 Cadillac CTS-V iTrader: (0)	looks good. i definately need to get off my ass and start on my garage. i cant stand having the s2 sitting out in the snow

12-06-2007, 12:37 AM	#12
cburwell Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Member #303 iTrader: (0)	Looks awesome Josh! The floor will make cleaning up all of those spills a breeze! SR20forum has a whole forum dedicated to garages. There are a lot of nice ideas you can get from there. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. "The Corvette took nearly 25 years to sell 500,000 units; the Z does it in fewer than 10."

12-06-2007, 01:12 AM	#13
CHR!S Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Member #460 My Ride: 2005 Cadillac CTS-V iTrader: (0)	or you can goto www.garageforums.com

12-06-2007, 09:20 AM	#14
piknockout Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aberdeen, MD Member #1855 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi iTrader: (0)	I've been looking at www.garagejournal.com lately, but I'll have to check out www.garagaforums.com and get even more ideas. Some of the stuff on there is just nuts! As far as lights go, I'm using 4 shop lights that use two bulbs each. I believe the bulbs are 40w, but not exactly sure. __________________ 2006 Aspen White Subaru Impreza WRX STi - *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* - *2007 Black Audi A3 2.0T 6MT S-Line* 3 STU - 2006 Philly STX Champ - 2007/2008 WDCR STX Champ - Sponsored by To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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