E9 Garage Thread: Lifts, Rotisseries, and more!

[Markos]

My two car is similar to the last two that were posted. Mine had bedrooms an above, with an unfortunate 6x6 support post in the middle. I am actually in contact with sheet metal companies now to fabricate a galvanized wrap for it. I'm going with galvanized over stainless, because I am installing a 4' galvanized corrugated steel wainscoting around the inner perimeter of the garage to cover the concrete walls. The upper half is drywall.

I would love to add a 200sf bump out to put tools and bikes, etc. My shed is devoted to yard stuff, plus a few E9 parts.

Last night I rolled on the epoxy. It was much harder to work with than the primer. By the time I got to the last quadrant of the garage the epoxy was really thick and goey. I'm supportive but my wife did an "okay" job with the flakes. There are some stripes and heavy patches that I'm sure only I will notice. We'll see how it looks after I sweep off any that didn't stick.

 

[Nicad]

I have an 1,100 sq ft garage divided into 4 rooms. It is located about 8 minutes from home in a pretty dodgy part of Toronto. Bought it about 8 years ago. Since then I have added two insulated garage doors that are never opened (They have electric lifts too) A big steel front door, Insulated the majority of the space with foam, then Drywalled walls and ceilings. Bought a lot of gear off craigslist. Put two speakers in each room with separate amps powering them. Have a small office, added heat, AC, fridge, used kitchen cabinets, central dust collection, ventilation, big compressor with air in all corners, close circuit Video monitoring (Tough area by Cdn standards ...the police have asked me to see footage as there was a shooting three years ago then a bank robbery). Other than having to remove Graffiti every few months, I haven't had a problem. Corvair sits outside rotting slowly, Coupe and 2002 sit inside.
I absolutely love this space. It is similar to what the University wimps refer to as their "Safe space" Lot's of dangerous toys in my space. Just bought a twenty ton press last week. Getting too full to move around in.

 

[Markos]

That sounds amazing! There is a car guru named Barry on another forum that I frequent that has a very similar setup in Michigan. He has done some amazing restorations in that space. I can deal with the size limitations of my garage, but the noise is actually a problem for me. My kids sleep directly above the E9, and night time is the only free time I have to work on it. I will definitely need to devote some weekend time to the angle grinder!

 

[Ohmess]

Another garage thing: I have a Rubbermaid Brute trash can with the dolly underneath and this thing comes in really handy. It not only helps from tossing trash on the floor, when you have a bunch of heavy stuff to get rid of you can pile the garbage in there while you are working and its on wheels when it comes time to get rid of it.

 

[Markos]

Another garage thing: I have a Rubbermaid Brute trash can with the dolly underneath and this thing comes in really handy. It not only helps from tossing trash on the floor, when you have a bunch of heavy stuff to get rid of you can pile the garbage in there while you are working and its on wheels when it comes time to get rid of it.

Oh definitely. Brute cans are the best. I have two cans and one dolly. I wish the dolly wasn't so loud. It amplifies the rollers and sounds louder than a can sliding on asphalt. Maybe I'll add some stick on sound deadening.


BTW, I read my armorpoxy instructions closer. I wasn't supposed to mix it all at once. That is why it became difficult to work with. It looks good now that it is done. The clear with grit removes the wet look and create a dull sheen, which I prefer much better. It also makes my poor flake job less noticeable.

 

[Markos]

I've been doing a lot with my garage later. Given that it isn't a necessity, it has probably been my slowest home project to date.

I installed an Internet gateway for my garage doors this evening. My router is within range of the doors, and the $40 gateway just plugs into a port on the router. Now I can open my doors with my iPhone, and get notifications if/when a door opens.

Screenshots:



This is how you open/close the door remotely:

This is how you set alerts:

This is what the push notifications look like:

 

[Markos]

As advised, I confirmed tonight that welding sparks will burn your epoxy floor. One more reason to get flecks. I will need to pick up a bunch of welding blankets when I start working on my car.

I went back and forth on my workbench. Originally I was going to use a bowling lane top. The salvage pieces weren't great, and they were short and wide. I've read that they are riddled with nails. Next up was an 8' butcher block top from Lumber Liquidators. They are around $250 for a maple top, cheaper than salvage bowling lanes. The steel was expensive though, more than I needed but around $300.

My wife spotted this 8' steel and bamboo workbench from Costco. I probably should have posted this sooner, the 8' bench is $230 through today. We'll see what they go up to, but probably not much more.

http://www.costco.com/NewAge-Workbench.product.100159806.html

The only issue with this workbench is that it was too short to clear my tool drawers. Since the legs were 2", I welded on some 12" hitch tube to each leg. You can get 12" hitch tubes from harbor freight for $9.99. I also picked up two 18" tubes to mount a vice and a grinder, but that will happen later.

I didn't prep the metal at all and had a terrible ground, but the bench is taller now. The area isn't finished. I need to mount my salvage cabinets and trim out the galvanized panel (only spot left to finish!).