Finaly . . .
11-14-2006, 03:04 PM
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Finaly . . .
I finaly have a garage to call my own! Now the Z can stay inside durring the rain and i have a place to work on the Z at night! Obviously this is just a test fit. The garage came fully furnished with crap. So there is a bit of work to be done but its all there. Auto door, connected to the house, upstairs work area . . .i mean, its no lww palace of anything automotive with heat, AC and lift but it sure beats working on the street and in the dark!
11-14-2006, 05:28 PM
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A GARAGE to work on my Z, what a dream. My brother in law moved into a new house one weekend and had a heart attack the next weekend and died. We cut down trees in the backyard the day he died, to put in a pool. His next step was a garage with a lift. He helped me with my cars and loved doing it. If we needed a part when working on my car, i bought it and gave it to him for helping me. He was the best brother in law a guy could ever want. We were going to build his shop with a lift and then that fall we were going to add a garage onto my house. But that never happened. Congrats on the garage, it does beat the street or the driveway, in the dark and in the rain.!!!
11-14-2006, 06:33 PM
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Yea, junk is going to be gone real soon. I was just so juiced to have a garage to park the Z in now i had to share. I'll have it set up to do just about everything i need minus welding. Can you believe this garage doesnt have a 220 outlet anywhere?! Must have been hastily built later and by the owner at the time. Oh well. . . .
11-15-2006, 06:45 AM
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Originally Posted by 3XAZOWNER
A GARAGE to work on my Z, what a dream. My brother in law moved into a new house one weekend and had a heart attack the next weekend and died. We cut down trees in the backyard the day he died, to put in a pool. His next step was a garage with a lift. He helped me with my cars and loved doing it. If we needed a part when working on my car, i bought it and gave it to him for helping me. He was the best brother in law a guy could ever want. We were going to build his shop with a lift and then that fall we were going to add a garage onto my house. But that never happened. Congrats on the garage, it does beat the street or the driveway, in the dark and in the rain.!!!
11-15-2006, 07:29 AM
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in california, is not the garage to dwelling ratio somwething like 1 garage to every 5-10 dwellings? congratulations on the garage.
11-15-2006, 08:39 AM
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4 bed, 2 bath, newly remodeled kitchen, big backyard, and no nieghbors behind me due to the EBMUD resevoir! Just all forest land and a big thing of water. Kinda cool. . .
11-15-2006, 09:53 AM
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Congrats! Yeah, I had to do the electrical in my garage, too. Apparenlyt, nobody had garages wired in '56. Even better yours came pre-furnished with piles of stuff! Saves you at least two years of accumulating your own junk! It took me forever to get my garage crammed beyond capacity.
enjoy your new casa!
Dave
enjoy your new casa!
Dave
11-15-2006, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by z-hag
in california, is not the garage to dwelling ratio somwething like 1 garage to every 5-10 dwellings? congratulations on the garage.
11-16-2006, 06:25 AM
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yeah the newer houses like in the riverside area are all tract homes, they suck cause your so close to every one. but like the older houses don't have crap for space or garages...like j, u no where mead valley is...perfect example
11-16-2006, 07:03 AM
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hat's only if ypou live in a new tract--i like the older stuff, when i live on land.
the older stuff has no garages or they have many on one lot and some are rentable
i want a garage for my z31s, but i do not want to move to the beach
the older stuff has no garages or they have many on one lot and some are rentable
i want a garage for my z31s, but i do not want to move to the beach
11-16-2006, 05:30 PM
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Apollo, give me a call and we'll hook up some weekend and wire the garage.
I wired my whole garage for 220v. Had to run new circuits for the welder, the plasma cutter and the lift.
It's no big deal and we can get it done in about 2 hours if you've already got the recepticles and the 220v breaker.
Cheers,
LWW
I wired my whole garage for 220v. Had to run new circuits for the welder, the plasma cutter and the lift.
It's no big deal and we can get it done in about 2 hours if you've already got the recepticles and the 220v breaker.
Cheers,
LWW
11-16-2006, 06:02 PM
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Aw man I wish I had a garage. The best I have is a shed that at one time could maybe fit the Mini Cooper but now its too full of nice junk that unfortinately cant be thrown away. Even if I could fit the Z in there it wouldent feel like a garage. Its open, and it was painted red like 30 years ago but now its turned to pink which really just dosent go with the whole Z concept if you ask me...
11-16-2006, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by lww
Apollo, give me a call and we'll hook up some weekend and wire the garage.
I wired my whole garage for 220v. Had to run new circuits for the welder, the plasma cutter and the lift.
It's no big deal and we can get it done in about 2 hours if you've already got the recepticles and the 220v breaker.
Cheers,
LWW
I wired my whole garage for 220v. Had to run new circuits for the welder, the plasma cutter and the lift.
It's no big deal and we can get it done in about 2 hours if you've already got the recepticles and the 220v breaker.
Cheers,
LWW
11-16-2006, 10:38 PM
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Originally Posted by wreckedj30
yeah the newer houses like in the riverside area are all tract homes, they suck cause your so close to every one. but like the older houses don't have crap for space or garages...like j, u no where mead valley is...perfect example
11-19-2006, 04:45 PM
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Garage = great. I'm sure getting tired of tinkering with my Z on the street as people walk/drive by.
I wouldn't even need 2 years to accumulate stuff, with a Zcar I'd have that thing full of spare parts (and spare Zs) within months!
I wouldn't even need 2 years to accumulate stuff, with a Zcar I'd have that thing full of spare parts (and spare Zs) within months!
