silicone boy Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Well, if Slownrusty's garage is pristine, I'll show you just the opposite. My garage is unique. The house use to be owned by an auto dealer, and one of the bays of the 4 car garage leads down into the basement where he kept an extensive car collection: To the right is my FD3S, in the process of receiving an LS7 Just at the bottom of the ramp. That's a Cobra Kit car on the left, and its chassis straight ahead. I'm gonna sell it to some rich middle age dude going through a midlife crisis to finance my other projects. Those yellow couches (the oldest, crappiest I could find) you see are the start of another project. I'm creating a little lounge area like Wayne's World. I'm putting a crappy TV there to watch football. There will be a dorm fridge for beer, and I made a coffee table out of an engine block (a Ford of course) for the base and some plywood for the top Another shot of the Cobra shell and my metal fab stuff The Z car, of course I know the place is a mess, but I'm a busy guy, and a slob to boot. It's a great place to work. Nice and warm. I also made a little bullet trap (just past the Cobra chassis) to shoot 22's when I get bored-wife won't let me shoot when she's in the house though.. It's a true man's paradise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 you could have a dungeon down there, you could even stash a couple body's without anyoe knowing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silicone boy Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 You're right Hoov. I've showed you less than half of the basement. It's kind of spooky down there and you don't have to put thoughts of dead bodies in my head (who's to say I didn't stash an ex or two?). There's also a "panic room" like in the movie. If civilization ends, I could spend my time down there building cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbk240z Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Your garage/basement is very cool indeed! Very nice projects too. I still want to invite myself over sometime to check out your Z and other projects too. Take care man, and get that Z going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted November 22, 2006 Author Share Posted November 22, 2006 put a 3' thick brick wall around half of the basement and make a bomb shelter to where you could still work on your z and live down there while the rest of the world lives in nuclear fallout.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Wow Silicone interesting!!! Especially how there is drive down ramp like an old apartment building under the house. Neat concept - that must have cost a fortune to originally build! So how many cars can you fit down there, it looks huge. Where abouts in Denver are you? Regards - Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silicone boy Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Slownrusty, Jkb, you are welcome anytime. I'm in Englewood. The house used to be owned by Leo Payne, who was a big car dealer in town in the '80's. Not sure how many cars you could fit in there, but comfortably, you could work on 3 projects at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanzo57 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Very nice Don. You could setup your own autocross course in there. Where's the other Z? Thanks, Dale. The other Z's are in this corner... My 240Z, ready to burn some rubber... Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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grumpyvette Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 a few more pics, its still a total mess while Im in the process of moving in but IM getting there slowly, notice the bass pond, its about 70-80 yards wide and 60 yards across I could only get a few of the BBC engines in the shop, into the camera/shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Thanks, Dale. The other Z's are in this corner... Don Other Z's???? Don, you've been holding out on us! Are you still using the orange car as a daily driver or is it pretty much designated as a track car now? Man, with gas prices the way they are, you are a brave man if you drive it daily. It's the fastest Z car I've ever driven...10.9's correct? You and Mike Dennis have been my inspiration!! Hey, sometime this summer I'll drive down to visit you. Just make sure you're brewing something Your 'garage' looks fantastic Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanzo57 Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Other Z's???? Don, you've been holding out on us! Are you still using the orange car as a daily driver or is it pretty much designated as a track car now? Man, with gas prices the way they are, you are a brave man if you drive it daily. It's the fastest Z car I've ever driven...10.9's correct? You and Mike Dennis have been my inspiration!! Hey, sometime this summer I'll drive down to visit you. Just make sure you're brewing something Your 'garage' looks fantastic Davy Thanks, Davy. I'll have a cold homebrew in the fridge for you! I drive the V8Z to work 4 days a week. I cut back to 2 days when gas was over $3. I'm still waiting for a 10.9 timeslip. My best is 11.16, most recent is 11.36. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtsnlvrs Posted December 14, 2006 Share Posted December 14, 2006 Well I said pics would be forthcoming, so here they are. Sorry bout the dark one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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