Garage pics - Page 4 - LotusTalk

mini63 · 04-03-2007, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Moto44

I told my girlfriend to think of the garage as an interior space, not a place to dump our junk. She is actually proud of the garage now.

Yeah, exactly - it's just like an extension of the interior (in fact it's probably NICER than the interior of my house). I'd be proud too.

slaughtr · 04-03-2007, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Moto44

Form and Function! Yeah, I was wondering if I went a little too "queer eye for the straight guy" for most guy's tastes.

Not that there's anything wrong with that!

babak · 04-03-2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by kestrel74

I can barely FIND my Elise and my Europa in my garage !

Looking for sympathy?

I'd love to have a hardtime finding a europa next to my elise in the garage.

perryeyges · 04-03-2007, 11:19 AM

I have an eight car driveway...........(crickets)
I do have some blueprints drawn up for my 2-1/2 car garage with lift. All concrete walls(wood roof structure) built into a hillside with below grade stairway access at the rear. Basically lots of retaining walls covered with a roof.

RacyTracy · 04-03-2007, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

You guys call those prissy things garages?

You're using a dresser for a tool cabinet!!!

Conan · 04-03-2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RacyTracy

You're using a dresser for a tool cabinet!!!

Pretty cool, huh?

Randy Chase · 04-03-2007, 12:31 PM

I think I have the exact same dresser in my garage. Sigh.

MattG · 04-03-2007, 02:01 PM

We recently bought a three car garage (had some sort of house attached, I think

)...it actually started out life as a two car garage, then a one car garage was added on to the side of the two-car, with a 4-5' wide hole in the wall between them to walk from one to the other. This gives me a two car 'family garage' which I'm currently working on finishing - the drywall needs to be taped and textured, then painted. Also installing cabinets along the rear wall with an 8' workbench, and storage shelves above all that. So, the two car Family Garage will have all the tools, work area, bicycles, etc. Once this is done, I'll finish the Lotus Garage, starting with french doors on the wall between the two garages, then finish it out in a style TBD. It'll be sparse, with the two-car garage serving storage duty, so the Lotus Garage will be more museum like, or probably more like a living room complete with a TV, armchair, etc. Since it's like a whole separate room, I can really go more extreme with it without breaking the bank. It's a garage floorplan I never considered, but am really, really liking and highly recommend it to everyone.

ZAMMY1 · 04-03-2007, 04:16 PM

i still say " tidy garage OR desk is a sign of a troubled mind"
mine's a mess. usually it's worse...........
but it has nearly all the necessities, milling machine, lathe, motorcycle lift, car lift, welding and cutting tools, blasting cabinet, but most of all....dirt.
lots of chips, too.
i just hate to discard old projects, successful or not.

my hat's off to the beautiful garages shown. i don't have the discipline to do as well.

exarkun1178 · 04-03-2007, 04:30 PM

i wish i had a garage. when i bought my house it was either garage, or basement. we took basement. damn im an idiot. well on friday, ill have a really nice drive way! its being re done in pavers! im excited.

perryeyges · 04-03-2007, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by exarkun1178

i wish i had a garage. when i bought my house it was either garage, or basement. we took basement. damn im an idiot. well on friday, ill have a really nice drive way! its being re done in pavers! im excited.

Start digging and end up with a huge garage in the basement! I've seen it done before. You just have to install a sump pump and a generator.FLOOD

e-Lise · 04-03-2007, 05:21 PM

Well my garage isn't that pretty, but it does have a bomb shelter in the back - complete with 1960's brochures left behind by the original owner with information on how to survive the bomb, meal suggestions to make with canned food while you're hanging out in the shelter, etc.
It's underground so it makes a good wine cellar.

RacyTracy · 04-03-2007, 05:31 PM

C'mon everyone.....this thread is called 'Garage PICS'.....pics, pics, pics.....

Green Hornet · 04-07-2007, 06:09 PM

Mine is not nearly as nice as some others here - but it is a decent garage. 4 car capacity end to end. I store 3 cars and have a work area. There is also a bicycle shop.

Lumn8r · 04-07-2007, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Green Hornet

Mine is not nearly as nice as some others here - but it is a decent garage. 4 car capacity end to end. I store 3 cars and have a work area. There is also a bicycle shop.

Nice garage. Looks like you've got room for a lift if you move the light that's above the Elise.

fishguy · 04-07-2007, 06:49 PM

I was going to build a new garage as my current one is a woodworking shop. The property line on that side of the proprety runs at a diagonal to my property so the were allot of issues with building codes.
I ended up buying a garage on wheels, and just hitch up to it, and take the entire garage to the race track. It also saved me about $25K in the process.
Enough to buy and race the new Swift DB-1 Formula Ford thats on the way next week.

spider · 04-07-2007, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Green Hornet

Mine is not nearly as nice as some others here - but it is a decent garage. 4 car capacity end to end. I store 3 cars and have a work area. There is also a bicycle shop.

Nice Colnago! I had one from the late '80's and have been planning on getting another one - C50 baby!

qball · 04-07-2007, 08:12 PM

Current garage... (although not as clean as in these pics)

These are pics of my Elise (pre-Goodyear)...

slaughtr · 04-09-2007, 08:12 AM

What mine lacks in artistry, organization and sanitation it more than makes up in size.

The first pic is my house garage.
The second pic is my barn garage full of tractors an manly things.
The third pic is my old barn on the property, soon to be reskined, reasphalted and turned into my workshop.

RacyTracy · 04-09-2007, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by slaughtr

The first pic is my house garage.
The second pic is my barn garage full of tractors an manly things.
The third pic is my old barn on the property, soon to be reskined, reasphalted and turned into my workshop.

Why wouldn't you put the tractors in the old barn and make the barn garage your workshop?

04-03-2007, 11:19 AM	#64 (permalink)
perryeyges XPRMTL Join Date: May 2004 Location: Berzerkley Posts: 2,822	I have an eight car driveway...........(crickets) I do have some blueprints drawn up for my 2-1/2 car garage with lift. All concrete walls(wood roof structure) built into a hillside with below grade stairway access at the rear. Basically lots of retaining walls covered with a roof. __________________ 05 Elise Spyder II, Chrome Orange, 1586lbs. Stasis/Alcon "lotus cut" brakes, Supercharged and Intercooled @305 Crank HP "My dream car is now operational!"

04-03-2007, 12:31 PM	#67 (permalink)
Randy Chase El Jefe - Agent 111 Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: San Diego and where ever the roads lead Posts: 23,947 Images: 761	I think I have the exact same dresser in my garage. Sigh. __________________ *** V E R I T A S * A E Q U I T A S *** We have been feeling the buzz since 2002 2006 Noble M400. Getrag tranny, Quaiffe LSD, Hinged clams. Duratec dual turbo V6. Hoosier 315-18 tires. 2350 pounds. 0-60mph in 2.9 seconds. ..is a stranger in an open car. Tempt you in and drive you far away

04-03-2007, 02:01 PM	#68 (permalink)
MattG insert clever title here Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Living above the clouds in Colorado Posts: 7,243 Images: 11	We recently bought a three car garage (had some sort of house attached, I think )...it actually started out life as a two car garage, then a one car garage was added on to the side of the two-car, with a 4-5' wide hole in the wall between them to walk from one to the other. This gives me a two car 'family garage' which I'm currently working on finishing - the drywall needs to be taped and textured, then painted. Also installing cabinets along the rear wall with an 8' workbench, and storage shelves above all that. So, the two car Family Garage will have all the tools, work area, bicycles, etc. Once this is done, I'll finish the Lotus Garage, starting with french doors on the wall between the two garages, then finish it out in a style TBD. It'll be sparse, with the two-car garage serving storage duty, so the Lotus Garage will be more museum like, or probably more like a living room complete with a TV, armchair, etc. Since it's like a whole separate room, I can really go more extreme with it without breaking the bank. It's a garage floorplan I never considered, but am really, really liking and highly recommend it to everyone. __________________ '05 Elise, Magnetic Blue / Biscuit / Hardtop / http://eliseinfo.com Radar detector mounting brackets for sale here

04-03-2007, 04:16 PM	#69 (permalink)
ZAMMY1 ZAMMY Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: washington, pa, (near PGH.) Posts: 1,215	i still say " tidy garage OR desk is a sign of a troubled mind" mine's a mess. usually it's worse........... but it has nearly all the necessities, milling machine, lathe, motorcycle lift, car lift, welding and cutting tools, blasting cabinet, but most of all....dirt. lots of chips, too. i just hate to discard old projects, successful or not. my hat's off to the beautiful garages shown. i don't have the discipline to do as well. __________________ Sam Mayberry, W3CYO/R, resident curmudgeon. aspen white '06 elise, now with hinged rear clam! nice! youtube: sam's jet turbine scooter

04-07-2007, 06:09 PM	#74 (permalink)
Green Hornet Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lancaster PA Posts: 539	Mine is not nearly as nice as some others here - but it is a decent garage. 4 car capacity end to end. I store 3 cars and have a work area. There is also a bicycle shop. Attached Images __________________ '05 Elise, Green / Lotus Sport Ohlins, Sabelt 6-point, Track Brace, Stage II, Lotus Sport interior, HID Lights, Alpine - and a BWR Supercharger Floyd Did The Ride - The French Lab Lied !!!

04-03-2007, 04:30 PM	#70 (permalink)
exarkun1178 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Point Pleasant Beach, NJ Posts: 3,632	i wish i had a garage. when i bought my house it was either garage, or basement. we took basement. damn im an idiot. well on friday, ill have a really nice drive way! its being re done in pavers! im excited.

04-03-2007, 05:21 PM	#72 (permalink)
e-Lise Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: CT Posts: 216	Well my garage isn't that pretty, but it does have a bomb shelter in the back - complete with 1960's brochures left behind by the original owner with information on how to survive the bomb, meal suggestions to make with canned food while you're hanging out in the shelter, etc. It's underground so it makes a good wine cellar.

04-03-2007, 05:31 PM	#73 (permalink)
RacyTracy Emmy Award Winning Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 6,994	C'mon everyone.....this thread is called 'Garage PICS'.....pics, pics, pics.....

04-07-2007, 06:49 PM	#76 (permalink)
fishguy BLAND Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,128 Images: 1	I was going to build a new garage as my current one is a woodworking shop. The property line on that side of the proprety runs at a diagonal to my property so the were allot of issues with building codes. I ended up buying a garage on wheels, and just hitch up to it, and take the entire garage to the race track. It also saved me about $25K in the process. Enough to buy and race the new Swift DB-1 Formula Ford thats on the way next week. Attached Images __________________ 1986 Swift DB-1 1987 Porsche Spec 944

04-07-2007, 08:12 PM	#78 (permalink)
qball Genius! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 4,039 Images: 2	Current garage... (although not as clean as in these pics) These are pics of my Elise (pre-Goodyear)... Attached Images

04-09-2007, 08:12 AM	#79 (permalink)
slaughtr That's not my cone Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 5,192 Images: 1	What mine lacks in artistry, organization and sanitation it more than makes up in size. The first pic is my house garage. The second pic is my barn garage full of tractors an manly things. The third pic is my old barn on the property, soon to be reskined, reasphalted and turned into my workshop. Attached Images __________________ My car both sucks and blows. Now with added all natural smoky goodness!

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