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aibast

11-09-2005, 07:55 AM

Ok this is the place I work around with my car. My friend has a nice little garage where I have done all the work on my car. Here are some pics.
http://www.hot.ee/aibast6/garaas1.jpg
My car and my friends BMW 520i auto (realy a slow car)

http://www.hot.ee/aibast6/garaas2.jpg
Ok the working table, at the moment my front and rear spoilers are in the works off getting fixed.

http://www.hot.ee/aibast6/garaas3.jpg
the rear spoiler

http://www.hot.ee/aibast6/garaas4.jpg
and the place that usualy a car is. At the moment my friend is getting rid of his cat. PS: On the wall you can see a calander, it there cos we just spend to much time in there :)

ShadowofBob

11-09-2005, 02:15 PM

Stylie

11-09-2005, 02:17 PM

I have buddies that own a shop...they squeeze me in where theres room and make inapropriate comments about my boobs and pigtails all day long!!!

I LOVE it!

I've learned a crap load from these guys, wouldn't trade them for the world.

1stRaven

11-09-2005, 02:17 PM

I use chesh's driveway.

aibast

11-09-2005, 02:19 PM

olov

11-09-2005, 02:25 PM

i usually work outside, in the grass/dirt(sometimes i'm lucky and get pavement) i do have a garage, and will prolly start working on the cars in there once the weather turns too cold to work outside

jpbturbo

11-09-2005, 02:27 PM

http://photos.yafro.com/pics3/i/20050903/10/4/5/b/45ba5b9ffdbbf2a73c7e02ba7cae082b0_full.jpg
I used to have a carport for the wagon but it is now taken up by the triumph.

blu92in99

11-09-2005, 02:31 PM

I work on my cars wherever they break down. :-P

Usually though it's in the parking lot at the apartment complex I live in or at Isaiah's shop - Performance West, where I'm at every weekend. I too, miss having a garage to call my own.

-Justin

CAPT_BLOTTO

11-09-2005, 02:32 PM

In my driveway and my mom gets all mad becasue the driveway gets dirty. aww boohoo

romantt8

11-09-2005, 02:39 PM

Nice setup. I miss having a garage. Recently my workplace has been the parking lot where I have to keep my car for school.:-( I'll have to find someplace else that is covered soon once winter sets in...

Have to agree there. Although I dont have a garage at home either. Sometimes its the nearest autoparts store parking lot, other times its in my parking space at school. At home its on my gravel driveway.

JW240

11-09-2005, 02:45 PM

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/2992/p7290050k1py.jpg

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/3142/p7290051k8ot.jpg

lying on my back in the sh!t! but its worth it :-P

OR:

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9448/p9090957k2wh.jpg

Someone in my street has this :-D

aibast

11-09-2005, 04:46 PM

I'd realy love to get myself a good garage with lifts and all, but man, my friend has one in his cart racingklubs garage. But its full of racing carts all the time, so no room. Damn, one off these little buggers in there cost more than my two cars together :P

alps

11-09-2005, 04:51 PM

In my bed room usually, i tried the lake once but the tailpipe was still hot.

Unregistered

11-09-2005, 05:13 PM

In my bed room usually, i tried the lake once but the tailpipe was still hot.

I understand your talking about ****ing your cars tailpipe but that joke is disjointed. Maybe if we knew you lived in a garage(bedroom = garage) this would have a chance at being funny.

the poi

11-09-2005, 05:16 PM

I understand your talking about ****ing your cars tailpipe but that joke is disjointed. Maybe if we knew you lived in a garage(bedroom = garage) this would have a chance at being funny.
see i thouht it was funny.

isaac

11-09-2005, 05:23 PM

I wish I had a stone and wood garage with a pit in it. I'll trade you houses. Mine's just a drywall shytebox.

As seen here:
http://www.pbase.com/volvoisaac/image/49047371.jpg

Poik

11-09-2005, 05:29 PM

Used to just do work on the street outside my house unless the car was going to be down for more than a day. Then I would use the garage behind the house. If it rains I am stuck in the garage though lol because it is a grass/mudd path to it!
http://www.eric-o.com/images/other/DSC00025.JPG
But now I have my own 2 car garage right on the street, with space out in front! The bad thing about not living at home is TOOLS. I have never really had to buy anything besides specialty and air tools, so now I have a lot to make up for!
http://www.eric-o.com/images/other/DSC00011.JPG

745 TurboGreasel

11-09-2005, 06:59 PM

I used to have a carport for the wagon but it is now taken up by the triumph.

What kind o Triumph you got?

I often go under a streetlight:-(
I have an old boathouse/shed/ li'l peico o Oklahoma that is starting to come together nicely, but I broke my camera batery, so no pics...too bad, because I'd love to have some documentation.

suterman

11-09-2005, 07:20 PM

at my girlfriends house

http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=showPhoto&albumID=469362261&photoID=469367875&security=mDHnTu

this is where i changed the head gasket last time(an old lorry container). It was very miserable but it worked

http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=showPhoto&albumID=469318451&photoID=469360687&security=TCmSAh

Hagar17

11-09-2005, 07:24 PM

well it's a wagon so there's plenty of room in the back :-P

boostdemon

11-09-2005, 07:32 PM

wait let me go get a picture of my kitchen table and balcony :-(

SwedishBrick242...

11-09-2005, 07:54 PM

I wish I could still work on my car. This 960 makes no sense to me. Figures my 240 would get totalled right when I was really starting to learn it...

PWRPUFF

11-09-2005, 07:56 PM

A pit or a lift would be nice. Me ... on the concrete in the backyard. We do have Rhino ramps and various jack stands, along with a Blackhawk the size of this (http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=6970&productId=200318719&R=200318719), however.

-- Kane

PWRPUFF

11-09-2005, 07:56 PM

In my driveway and my mom gets all mad becasue the driveway gets dirty. aww boohoo
Spray down some engine degreaser, let the foam settle, then throw cat litter over it.

-- Kane

schaff70

11-09-2005, 08:18 PM

At my crib Yo.
http://www.vabeach-volvos.com/garage/062103-01.jpg

http://www.vabeach-volvos.com/garage/garage%20002.jpg

http://www.vabeach-volvos.com/garage/garage%20001.jpg

These are old pictures. I've added a stereo with 4 speakers and a nice big 33 gallon air compressor.

SwedishFish

11-09-2005, 08:27 PM

Here
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y129/FishingforSwedes/The%20V%20Shop/DSC00200.jpg
:-D

CAPT_BLOTTO

11-09-2005, 08:29 PM

Spray down some engine degreaser, let the foam settle, then throw cat litter over it.

-- Kane

but you see I couldn't care less about the driveway.

At my crib Yo.

These are old pictures. I've added a stereo with 4 speakers and a nice big 33 gallon air compressor.
The swedish flag over the volvos is pretty sweet.

Addicted242Boost

11-09-2005, 08:46 PM

At my crib Yo.

Ive got the same flag... but wheres the german flag?? cant be one sided!

Poik

11-09-2005, 09:19 PM

I've got the same flag too lol, but it's hanging vertical above the headboard on my bed :) Some people here really have a nice setup.

Two245Turbos

11-09-2005, 10:04 PM

If it's nice out I'll work in the driveway...If not, then inside the garage...
Ron
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v40/rbalt10129/DSC07111.jpg

vthreat

11-09-2005, 10:06 PM

volvo on one side
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/vthreat/volvo/P6070021.jpg
volvo other side
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/vthreat/volvo/PA230132.jpg
no room for volvo
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/vthreat/volvo/P9160002.jpg
man I miss my garage:-( although school is cool

towerymt

11-10-2005, 01:30 AM

The dealer, of course.

CannonballSDL

11-10-2005, 01:59 AM

The dealer, of course.
haha, good one

PWRPUFF

11-10-2005, 02:04 AM

but you see I couldn't care less about the driveway.
When you're a homeowner, you'll care!!!

(OK, perhaps some people still don't care, but around here, $500k is for a 1000 sq.ft. fixer-upper. Clean concrete adds value, since we don't consider a 2-car garage for parking. Nope - that's 400 additional sq.ft. of valuable space for the house.)

-- Kane ... seriously, spend the 99-cents for a can of degreaser and cat litter and clean it up.

rallyvovo

11-10-2005, 02:05 AM

when its not raining....but in seattle.....
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/9840/meworkin2me.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Geoff240Ti

11-10-2005, 02:26 AM

I think this is a repost for me... but i'll go for it. There is a little story to go with where I work on my cars.

I moved back home after a year of college, jobless. Some of you know I live in a smaller town in the middle of nowhere Canada (I still love it here though). A month after i'm home one of the buildings my father rents out became vacant (electric motor re-wind business went south). The place was a dirty mess.. needed fixing up for rental again. So rather then dad paying for someone else to renovate, he decides to pay me to help him refinish it... so he can rent it out to another business (or is he.... :badboy:)

Anyways, here is a couple of pictures in the beginning stages.. I was already anxious to get cars in there, and I helped a friend of mine swap a b16a into his CRX (vtec powa!)
http://album3.snapandshare.com/23/15/511965.jpg
http://album3.snapandshare.com/23/15/511967.jpg

So we finish doing most of the renovations. Dad gets thinking, while i'm still home we'll use it for a place to wrench on our own stuff.. he needed a bigger place for his 55 nomad anyway.

So for $200 a month shop rental I'm in there too (better then fair since I live at home for free)
After! Just getting settled in (you can see my bare b230ft block next to my toolbox and chevelle before it went in the 244 :D)
http://album3.snapandshare.com/23/13/2014.jpg
http://album3.snapandshare.com/23/15/2005.jpg
Myself REALLY settled in.
http://album3.snapandshare.com/23/15/511947.jpg

It's basically my second home.. makes living in a smaller town great since there is always something to work on when i'm bored. Big lot means i can store parts cars which I seem to be finding deals on lately. It's going to be tough when I move next year, back to the street like the olden days!

mAydAy

11-10-2005, 02:44 AM

volvogeek

11-10-2005, 03:31 AM

no room for volvo
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/vthreat/volvo/P9160002.jpg
man I miss my garage:-( although school is cool
dude that's like $30 in bottle returns! (at least here it would be...) Enough for a new (used) cam! ;-)

vthreat

11-10-2005, 09:11 AM

dude that's like $30 in bottle returns! (at least here it would be...) Enough for a new (used) cam!

lol! ya thats only about a third of the whole load! We made about 500 bucks over two weeks going door to door to raise money for our soccer tour to Cuba. Our team probably consumed that much beer while we were down there, good thing it was all inclusive!:rofl:

as for cams, luckily my B23E already had the K muahahahaha:badboy:

Vee_Que

11-10-2005, 09:15 AM

My front lawn, where the car sits, for now, would love to have the garage however.

stylngle2003

11-10-2005, 02:05 PM

jpbturbo

11-10-2005, 04:00 PM

What kind o Triumph you got?

It's a 79 Spitfire 1500.
Missing the drivers side floorboards but other then that the body is in pretty nice shape.
The transmission is out of it right now.
it needs a lot of work and at this point I haven't decided whether or not to even put the stock engine back in or go for something more exotic.

Geoff240Ti

11-10-2005, 07:21 PM

Geoff that setup is awesome. If I end up staying here in Richmond for college, which is a possibility, I'll probably buy a place like that for working on my cars. My dad and I have looked into several places, but never really did it because of being unsure where I'll be come next year. Its a perfect idea, city property values are increasing, so I can pick up a space, fix it up, and have nice shop for a while, and then we can sell it for profit.

If you know your staying there for awhile I definitely would. Well... as long as you have a fair amount of spare time to make use of it. Sounds like there isn't much downside too getting a shop of your own!

Without having our shop my 244 wouldn't have it's new motor, my 242 would probably still have k-jet and I wouldn't even have the winter car since I wouldn't of bought it in the first place due to lack of storage (now I had the chance to fix it up, and i'll probably refresh my spare b21ft so I can sell it in spring.. should make at least $1000) Not to mention it's handy if you need to help friends. I helped one haul a car in to pull the motor, he left me with the car which I can probably sell for about $500.

So in conclusion you'll be losing money if you don't get a shop :lol:

barefoot

11-10-2005, 07:28 PM

(Re: greasy dirty driveways)
When you're a homeowner, you'll care!!!

Hmmm...let's see...I own it...I don't really care :-P

Simple work gets done on the driveway.
For serious work, I can get on to a spare hoist at work, although that's not appropriate for jobs that are likely to take more than a day.
For >1 day jobs, a mate has a biiiiiig shed with a hoist in it. Sometimes he doesn't have a car on it (the newest of his four cars is a '74 model).

tim

noz-e8tr

11-10-2005, 08:33 PM

In me's driveway...
http://home.stx.rr.com/volvogonewild/overhaulina.JPG

jkior

11-11-2005, 01:05 AM

Wherever it breaks down. :-D

When I was at home I'd work in the dirt. No garage for me!

towerymt

11-11-2005, 03:33 AM

haha, good one
I didn't say I paid the dealer to work on my car....I just use the shop. ;-)

rancidponymilk

11-11-2005, 01:31 PM

Mikes house
http://www.supercars.net/pitlane/pics/1392817a.jpg

towerymt

11-12-2005, 03:29 AM

Told ya so

http://mason.gmu.edu/~mtowery/MVC-484-RO.JPG

83' Turbo

11-12-2005, 10:34 AM

in the garage with a soft carpet
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/2310/dscn02037eq.jpg

samyboy

11-12-2005, 10:45 AM

well i do have a garage but as soon as i get it clear enough for my car it fills up with junk again

and check my sig for the volvo......poor things on van wheels at the back and bricks on the drivers side at the front:oops: