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Thanks! I've been waiting for this garage for years, and I wanted to do something that I would be really proud of! Steven

Mine too! Steven

It isn't easy. I learned some hard lessons with my dad's garage - it started out as a mechanic's haven, then he got interested in wood working, so we were constantly pushing cars out, then dragging wood working tools to the center of the garage, then pushing cars in after woodworking was...

Yep - the American Idol poster is available from Chevy Mall. http://www.chevymall.com/jump.jsp?itemID=384&itemType=CATEGORY&iMainCat=384&iSubCat=384&page=1 The Millionth Corvette Poster, C5 cutaway, and Zora poster were all purchased on sale from the National Corvette Museum...

Thanks for the kind words! The official "Garage Warming" will be held in late August or early September, based on the things I have left to do (and a few other odds and ends around the house). I also really like that American Idol shot - it celebrates my old '65 coupe. I got the frame at...

In a previous thread, I detailed the construction of my Corvette Cave, which has taken nearly two years from prep work to finishing interior walls. http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/forums/showthread.php?t=106081 I have begun adding artwork to finish off the garage and make it look the way...

I have the refrigerator, stereo, workbench, and storage cabinet in the garage. I'll be moving my tool box down next, and then hanging the artwork. It's looking like I dreamed it would! Steven

Thanks Jane Ann & Tom - I used Rustoleum high gloss oil paint on the door (I think the color is Regal Red). I bought the checkerboard racer's tape from Amazon ... http://www.amazon.com/ISC-Checkerboard-Black-White-Tape/dp/B0012C1BN0/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1216144575&sr=8-2...

Does the noise change with RPM? What about with the clutch in or out (tranny in neutral)? How hot is the engine (coolant and oil) when the noise starts? Does it gradually start as temperature increases, or is it more sudden as soon as the engine comes to a particular temperature? Is there...

While I was at work today, Annie put up the pinstriping, and our first piece of 'furniture' for the garage ... The refrigerator is supposed to be delivered this week. I'm also hoping that we can pick up the new workbench and storage cabinet this week, and start moving the...

PM sent. Steven

There is one known 1983 VIN Corvette left, and it is on display at the National Corvette Museum. Here's a picture of it ... Here's the story board on display with the car. The last line reads that it is the only one left (IIRC)... None were sold to the public, and the rush to...

I got the door frame trim painted as well as the door. I'm not real happy with the way the door turned out, so I may yank it back off one of these days and repaint it. Steven Door frame taped and ready for painting ... and with paint applied ... Then I got the door painted...

The pinstriping arrived! Annie and her sister have agreed to install it while I'm gone tomorrow!!!! :thumb The fridge should be here Monday!!!

With the walls done, it was time to get the floor done. After way too much time agonizing over what to use, we decided that the Rustoleum Epoxy seemed like a reasonable approach, and we got started. First step was the etching ... After a couple of good rinses, and a day to let...

I knew from the beginning that pure white walls would just NOT do! It looked really cool, and the lights really lit up the joint, too! But it just needed something ... So, since I really liked the idea of a contrasting color on the bottom of the walls, I thought I'd do something in a...

I love your workshop! If I had the money and the space, I'd build another building for carpentry work. My woodworking skills are similar to my drywalling skills, but I'm an enthusiastic amateur carpenter (I kind of have to be - our house was built in 1880, and I try to stay ahead of it!). Steven

Yeah - I'm such a geek. I made a scale drawing of the garage, outlined the car, and then planned where things like the workbench, tool box, storage cabinet, fridge, Corvette furniture, and other things would go. I then made some rough templates, took 'em out to the garage, and tried to...

I had originally considered wall mounted speakers like these Boston Acoustics Voyager 4, http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Product/Item/Main.aspx?g=12400&i=065VOY4W&tp=188 but when I started planning the installation, I realized I was running out of room, so I looked at the ceiling mounts, and...

The garage has 9 foot ceilings - I would have preferred 10 foot now that I've moved into it (of course, I would also prefer a LOT more room, and mabye a couple more Corvettes to go in it!). Now, to continue my story ... With the arrival of Spring 2008, it was time to install the ceiling...