Man Caves aka, the Garage

[silverhatch]

Worried about a banana up the tailpipe much?

[Juiced4v]

How long can the car sit up on the lift?

[TRAILBLAZER]

Hoist thru the ceiling, never thought of that ! How tall is the ceiling ?What is the size of the building? Looks like a nice work space.Good job!

[FMDAD]

Here is the garage I built this spring. Still have some finish work to do, but it is functional.

[01yz2nv]

I need a more recent pic. Now That the car is "done", I have more signs, tall chest tool box, 40's coke box, and the cafe racer added since this pic.

[SS Junk]

I like mine just fine.

[bcoop]

Stuart Smalley

Solid.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Nah man...just b/c he has more money doesn't make him better than you, or you an inadequate brother. As brothers you were cut from the same cloth....eliminate his wealth from comparison and I'll bet that playing field is plenty level.

I have a brother that could buy & sell my ass 3-4 times over too....but at the end of the day he's not a better person....if nothing else I know he's put his morals aside to get there, much more than I would have. I even like to tell myself he's a dumbass now and then.

BTW - Sorry you lost one.

[John -- '02 HAWK]

This is a cg render, but its still cool

[whitetrash]

My wife has been all for it and totally part of the process - her and my daughter really wanted a pool, but she knows (and agrees) that the shop is the priority, and actually a good investment, not only for property value down the road, but also where I make a decent second income....which will have better opportunity to continue in a more appropriate space if/when the primary one ever goes away.

...and I agree with your point, she's always been onboard with my car hobby/habit, even before it became a source of income. However when we were younger (with a small child) and much less income, it definitely wasn't as much a factor, simply due to lack of time and funds to support it.

i made it clear up front with my fiance that cars will always be a huge part of my life and she understood. even when i got frustrated and said i was done with dreaming of a big shop to work out of, mind you i just want a 30x40, she refused to let me. i dont have it yet, but its nice to know once we buy she is making something she has no interest in a priority for me.

[whitetrash]

just gonna leave this here

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=147690

[Rreemo]

Lol. It's one of those things that makes you feel inadequate as a brother. His vacation house is nicer than my only house. Hell, his garage is nearly the same sq footage as my house.

I guess it works out in the bell curve though. I am one of 4 sons. One does extremely well, one never had a pot to piss in (my brother that passed last year) and then two of us that fall somewhere in between.

Nah man...just b/c he has more money doesn't make him better than you, or you an inadequate brother. As brothers you were cut from the same cloth....eliminate his wealth from comparison and I'll bet that playing field is plenty level.

I have a brother that could buy & sell my ass 3-4 times over too....but at the end of the day he's not a better person....if nothing else I know he's put his morals aside to get there, much more than I would have. I even like to tell myself he's a dumbass now and then.

BTW - Sorry you lost one.

[Mark Preus]

Still need to finish painting it and hang up the rest of my stuff. Nothing special. I will be buying another house in the next year or two and definitely getting at least a 3 car garage this time.

[Chili]

Dang man!!! thats some chedda there....

With all these pictures - when I get home I will make sure and walk through my front door today vs my garage

Lol. It's one of those things that makes you feel inadequate as a brother. His vacation house is nicer than my only house. Hell, his garage is nearly the same sq footage as my house.

I guess it works out in the bell curve though. I am one of 4 sons. One does extremely well, one never had a pot to piss in (my brother that passed last year) and then two of us that fall somewhere in between.

[Frank]

I went on a garage crawl 3 or 4 years ago last time I went to the Lone Star Roundup. We toured several huge garages similar to some pictured here. If you ever get a chance to go on one of these crawls, DO IT!