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Old 10-23-2013, 02:08 AM
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Here's the main garage. There is another 4 car garage off to the side. I also have a barn out back that the boat and sand rail park in... This is an old pic....the '71 and '69 Grand Prix's found new homes...


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Here is one of my storage spaces ,always one Pontiac in here , there have been other cars in here, but now only Pontiacs .




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Old 11-05-2013, 11:22 AM
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Scored a Texas plate I see.

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Old 11-05-2013, 05:20 PM
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That TEXAS plate came off a 69 Impala coupe i had ,the Impala had heaps of history with it , i believe the chev Impala was built in a car plant in Arlington TX , and the first 2 owners lived in Dallas . i could even see the houses where it lived in TX on Google earth as i had the address's on service dockets , Its a lot of fun seeing where your car has been over the last 40 years if you have the paper work to prove it .
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The neighbor, son in law and I built this garage in 2003. We did everything except poor the concrete. It is 26' x 30' two story that is fully insulated and heated. The overhead door 18'. The side walls are 14' high to accomodate a 4 post lift. It is a great work place, but like everyone else, wish it was bigger!
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It would be great if this thread was a sticky . . . it's pretty engaging.

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Default "GTO" shop a few blocks from my house in Chicago

Cool shop sign . . . not sure how many GTOs they actually work on though.
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Inside the garage- 421 Painted Chevrolet orange
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Old 02-18-2014, 12:44 AM
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Default my garage behind my house in Chicago

airing out some cars . . . they have since been sold

Sorry all of my photos are sideways... not sure why
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Old 02-18-2014, 12:48 AM
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Default Old neon sign in garage

I had my eye on this neon sign in a closed-up carburetor shop in the Humboldt Park neighborhood in Chicago. One day, I was driving by and saw an old man in his wheelchair
with his nurse outside the carb shop . . . it was the owner and I bought the sign and put it up in my garage!
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Old 02-18-2014, 12:50 AM
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Default another 421 in the garage

this was a 376 hp 4 speed 421 . . .I sold it to a guy in North Carolina I believe
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Old 02-18-2014, 12:56 AM
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I put these 3 full size pontiac rearends on a couple of inexpensive free-weight racks: they work well and can take the weight.
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30 x 48 heated floors. Half bathroom.
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Cool shop sign . . . not sure how many GTOs they actually work on though.
Ive sen that place. Its off of North Ave around the Melrose Park area.

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In progress now, 28x48. Mancave above 3 bays, 4th bay vaulted for future lift. Climate controlled, 1 1/2 bath, kitchenette.



Upstairs


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Very nice and big too!

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That's really nice looking & the stonework is a nice touch.

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I find the construction interesting as floor is using the studs in tension to roof with lots of connector plates? Big truss type construction. Is this a framing package?

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Inside the garage- 421 Painted Chevrolet orange
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airing out some cars . . . they have since been sold

Sorry all of my photos are sideways... not sure why
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I put these 3 full size pontiac rearends on a couple of inexpensive free-weight racks: they work well and can take the weight.

Sure would be nice if you'd rotate pictures. Took me a while to realize those rear ends weren't hanging on the wall.

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I find the construction interesting as floor is using the studs in tension to roof with lots of connector plates? Big truss type construction. Is this a framing package?
Custom built based on our design. We went with the large truss system with studs tied in so the entire first floor is open space with no columns or support poles in the middle. Spray foam insulation is being finished today. Here's a couple of shots from below:




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