Garage shot - what's in your garage ?

[nholmes]

Originally Posted by DJP86

your license plates/frames are hilarious

I like to keep things interesting.

[vsix]

Thread is called: What's in your garage...
Well that's in mine

[Money2536]

Originally Posted by gazosnic

Looks great - where do you put your actual stuff? All fit in cabinets or do you have a shed fo rnon car related things? I am working on my new garage now.

I am fortunate to have an attic, basement, and a giant 4ft. crawl space, but they are all pretty clean and organized. We don't keep a lot of useless crap, so all of my garage related stuff is in the cabinets/drawers.

[Money2536]

Originally Posted by DJP86

This already is my dream garage. When you close and fill your new garage to your spec, post again and let the drooling begin

I've begun organizing my thoughts on the "dream" garage.

[checkmate]

Originally Posted by Money2536

I've been lurking back on this side of the forum shopping for another E92 to add to the garage. This is my current garage, but I'm under contract on a new home where I'm planning to build the dream garage!

Get another E9X M3 brother! Nothing sounds as good as this motor.

Don't think twice.

[gsxrliterbikz]

[StavrosV]

Originally Posted by rawdenim

Haha, I wonder how the 16 y/o feels about driving a Scion when his dad gets to drive an M3

I'm 16 And I don't own a Scion. The M3 is A great car and I love driving it but nothing beats my Manual e46 325ci. i find driving the M3 very stressful due to peoples attitudes towards me when driving it

[Merlin_83]

Originally Posted by StavrosV

I'm 16 And I don't own a Scion. The M3 is A great car and I love driving it but nothing beats my Manual e46 325ci. i find driving the M3 very stressful due to peoples attitudes towards me when driving it

That's awesome ! Post a cool garage shot it'd be cool to see them

[Merlin_83]

Originally Posted by patrick smith

my M3 and my now sold 06 STi track car.

Love the Melbourne Red

[Honda]

Originally Posted by Petlizard

Inside my recently renovated garage.

how do you get away without front license plates on your Jag here in fairfax?

[Honda]

Originally Posted by nholmes

Finally finished the lift. Added a bottom safety lock location for tires, brakes and fluid changes.

Ceiling is 96" and the door is in the way when it's open if the car is nose in, but the middle safety lock position on the posts is more than high enough for 99% of the stuff I do with my track car.

I ended up going with the epoxy anchors because I'm paranoid and I have two daughters and a wife. All of them hold 95 ft/lbs without issue, no pulling up or spinning. I love it. At one point I had a small piece of concrete spall under one of the bolts thanks to the plate not being 100% smooth/flush to the concrete, but that was a small piece that doesn't concern me much. The thickness of the slab was exactly 4" with a void, so I was forced to use hardware cloth. I regret using 1/4" because the epoxy was able to flow pretty easily through the openings (in the end, it worked just fine) so if I add any extra holes to allow for wider cars (I purchased extra anchors) I'll be using 1/8" hardware cloth.

I decided on higher quality fittings as well as skid steer quick release fittings and custom lines from Discount Hydraulics. The lines turned out great, but I went with connectors that don't swivel which quickly made running the hydraulic lines a bit of a challenge, especially when trying to connect two lines to a 90* elbow. After an order for some 90* swivel fittings, I was on my way.

I routed the lines up and over since I won't be moving the posts much and I wanted a wall mount solution for the pump. I borrowed a similar design I found here that I liked and went with that. Works like a charm.

Great product and the quality of life improvement over having to throw down jackstands and use a jack is worth it, no question.

Few questions I have since I am planning to get the same lift.

-How do you determine if concrete is thick enough to drill? (assuming you don't have any idea from previous owners/builder)
-Your ceiling height is close to same height as mine. Do you have enough access to do for example rod bearings work?
-Did you rent the tools to drill the concrete?

I appreciate your feedback

[nholmes]

Originally Posted by S65-M3

Few questions I have since I am planning to get the same lift.

-How do you determine if concrete is thick enough to drill? (assuming you don't have any idea from previous owners/builder)
-Your ceiling height is close to same height as mine. Do you have enough access to do for example rod bearings work?
-Did you rent the tools to drill the concrete?

I appreciate your feedback

So my slab was poured by a previous owner in 2002, assuming it was done to code, I checked with the city to find minimum thickness for that time. There was a chance it was going to be either thicker than code or even thinner if the sub-contractor did a hack job. To measure thickness you have two options: You can get a long small diameter bit and a hammer drill then make a few small test holes at innocuous locations as not to have unsightly holes that you have to patch later. It would be mostly invisible anyway, but some people are anal like that. Your second option is to have an engineer come out with a sounding hammer and take some readings. That can get pricy however, but I found a guy in the SF Bay Area that would do it on his own time for $400. I didn't bother though. I had no idea what was going to be under the slab but I was prepared for the off chance there was a void underneath.

As far as height, the bottom hole on the MaxJax is actually fairly high. There is enough room to drop the oil pan on the E92M and just enough room for me to sit up with my head almost touching the car with my ass on the ground. FWIW I'm 6'2" with a fairly long torso. I actually drilled another hole near the bottom for a lower height that's similar to having the car on jack stands. It makes simple things like fluid changes, brakes and wheels way easier.

The hammer drill/bit part was surprisingly one of the more expensive parts of the process. So you can rent them from Home Depot, but it's not cheap and iirc the minimum time is four hours. Twenty four hour rental was ridiculously expensive. I purchased the 7/8" bit off of eBay, be sure to get a four tipped rebar cutter bit. That will prevent you from having to stop and buy another bit because you didn't know your concrete was rebar reinforced. Another thing to watch out for are the chuck types on the bits. SDS and SDS MAX is very different so be aware when buying/renting.

I was lucky that I have a general contractor we work with on our house that could loan me the hammer drill.

If you decide to use epoxy anchors instead of the wedge anchors that come with the lift, let me know. That's another ball of wax. Feel free to PM as well.

[avsbmw]

A couple shots from mine. The floor is a metallic epoxy. We put six coats to get it to look the way it does.

[1MOREMOD]

Is it slippery when wet?

[Chris M4CS]

Originally Posted by avsbmw

A couple shots from mine. The floor is a metallic epoxy. We put six coats to get it to look the way it does.

Nice looking floor! Is the epoxy professionally applied or is it the Rust-oleum Rock Solid Metallic?

[Alex-R-1]

Very interesting topic!

[vsix]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

Sold a few of these, and was sorry to see them go.

Jesus Christ!

[Rat3d ///M]

Everytime I post a pic of my new garage, I am outdone ten fold. Jesus H Christ at that last picture. Some amazing looking "man caves" in here.

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by DrFerry

Sold a few of these, and was sorry to see them go.

I call bs or

[anselmw]

just moved in and still need to do the flooring. Wish it was deeper for a cabinet system but we have too many other things to store in here but here is how it looks so far.

[Aubie4Pres]

Originally Posted by anselmw

just moved in and still need to do the flooring. Wish it was deeper for a cabinet system but we have too many other things to store in here but here is how it looks so far.

Excellent taste in cars. What's under the cover, M coupe?

[vsix]

Originally Posted by M3andering Road

Excellent taste in cars. What's under the cover, M coupe?

Hmm an 02 SL maybe?