Pro Touring 68 Dart convertible

[dodj]

 
Very Nice! All that extra space will be great.
And.....with less grass to mow, you'll have more time to work on the cars. lol

[Burdar]

I live on a corner lot.  I had to stay 25' from the property line in the back and on the side.  I made the garage as big as I possibly could.  The new driveway should be poured in October.  Once the outside is done I need to get bids on electrical.  I tried getting bids last year but only 1 company called me back.

[dodj]

I'm a journeyman electrician and would come help you out....if you were just a tad closer! Garages are easy electrical wise. I would offer a couple suggestions, but, knowing you, you have it well thought out by now.
Surprised only one response. Maybe find an electrician that does after hours side-jobs? Could get a garage done in a couple evenings. Especially attached to the house. No ditch to dig or overhead to run.

[Burdar]

Here's an update on my end since I haven't been on here much lately.  The garage is finally done.  I ended up having to call the electrician's emergency # that was on their voicemail in order to actually talk to someone.  After making contact it went pretty smoothly and they were nice to work with.  The rough-in electrical was finished about a year ago.  Once that was done, the wife and I insulated the ceiling/walls.  Then dad and a friend of mine helped me hang the sheetrock.  I put the last piece up on Dec 31st.  I didn't want to have to heat the garage in order to get the mud/tape done so it just sat all winter.  In late March I hired a guy to do the mud/tape.


Then in May I sprayed texture and rolled on multiple coats of drywall primer and paint. The ceiling sucked...glad that's done.  Once the paint was done, the electricians came back and installed the outlets.  Then dad and I started trimming out the windows and doors.  I didn't want to leave the concrete exposed at the bottom so I insulated it with foam and covered the bottom of the walls with wainscoting.  I debated back and forth about using corrugated steel for the wainscoting but ultimately decided to go with wood.  Then I started hanging my signs and traffic lights.




I ordered some 8' LED shop lights from a place in Wisconsin.  They are a Chinese light but have a special upgraded driver that isn't supposed to create any RF interference.  I bought a 10 pack but they are WAY brighter then I expected.  I only used 8 and the garage is REALLY bright.  Then the Challenger was moved out of the old garage and into the new one for the first time.  I'm sad to say that it was quite neglected in the old garage.  My wife refinished an old dresser in there and covered it in sawdust.  Surprisingly though, it fired right up with a new battery.  The gas in the tank is from 2015.(the last time it was driven)




This fall we turned our attention to the outside landscaping around the new garage.  Weeds had overtaken the dirt and I wanted to get the outside finished up before winter.  I re-stained a section of the fence and put mulch down.  I thought it looked like a good spot to hang some of my more rustic looking street signs as well as a perfect spot for my rat rod wagon.


Then I cut down a tree close to the road and dug a trench (through the roots ) as a natural border for some more mulch.  Then I finished it off with a dry creek bed for the downspout to drain into.


Over the last month I had a gas line run from the basement to the shop and installed the heater.  One of my daughter's friends dad helped me run the vent pipe through the roof and get everything hooked up.  I even had time for a little garbage can project for the garage.

[jimynick]

Looking good brother, looking good!! 

[dodj]

The gas in the tank is from 2015.(the last time it was driven)

After following your meticulous restoration over on cc.c, I was surprised that it has been sitting for almost a decade. Time flies!
Nice looking garage!

[Burdar]

The gas in the tank is from 2015.(the last time it was driven)

After following your meticulous restoration over on cc.c, I was surprised that it has been sitting for almost a decade. Time flies!
Nice looking garage!

I'm going to be completely honest.  After Owen passed away, I had/have a lot of guilt about working on the Challenger.  I should have been inside playing with him instead of working in the garage.  I lost all interest in it and honestly didn't even want to look at it.  That's one reason it was stored away from home for so long.  Now that it's home and I have a safe place to store it, I'm hoping that my interest will return and I'll get it back on the road.

[dodj]

The gas in the tank is from 2015.(the last time it was driven)

After following your meticulous restoration over on cc.c, I was surprised that it has been sitting for almost a decade. Time flies!
Nice looking garage!

I'm going to be completely honest.  After Owen passed away, I had/have a lot of guilt about working on the Challenger.  I should have been inside playing with him instead of working in the garage.  I lost all interest in it and honestly didn't even want to look at it.  That's one reason it was stored away from home for so long.  Now that it's home and I have a safe place to store it, I'm hoping that my interest will return and I'll get it back on the road.

I remember seeing pictures of you and Owen working(?) on the car on cc.c. It's one of the things I thought of when I saw the Challenger in the new garage. I understand the guilt, but it's not fair to place that on yourself.
Hope you are enjoying the Challenger out on the streets next year.