Smokey

I get it. I'm way more into these cars than is healthy. This one has a pretty much perfect interior too, but I also want to enjoy the car the way it should be which is driven to the fullest. I'll try to keep this one less Janky and out of the wall. I'm hoping to return in May or June, so I'll let you know.

My friends know that I've struggled with it. A white non-sunroof 5-speed FD is one of the most rare and sought after versions right now and I think near stock good condition ones will only go up in value...but in the end it's not gonna be worth huge money so I'm going to enjoy it as I see fit. Once the bar is in it and the decision is final I'll be fine and not look back.

Afraid that's not gonna happen. Haha. Exterior wise it'll stay looking like that but unfortunately have to be a higher ride height for track setup. In a short while I will cross the point of no return when the roll bar gets welded into it.

How it looks now, I'll start a project thread when it's a little further along. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/white%20car/FFDD2A80-B37A-4D8C-AAB2-52F0615533E3_zpsoahnir97.jpg

bump, still have this.

I also put these on racing junk. I realize it's a pretty specific fit/use. Anybody got any other good avenues for finding a home for these? I's a nice setup just want to help him move them.

one last bump before these get donated

Sounds like a nice win. Congrats.

I've been considering getting my old iracing rig up and running. Was pretty simple and just g25 but still fun. What would it take to setup a CR iRacing league?

That car is badass. Insane to drive it with that cage and no helmet though.

That's not too different to what I've got now which works but I could use some extra drawers. This is the one I had in mind, but have some time to decide. http://t.harborfreight.com/tool-storage/tool-chests-roller-cabinets/26-in-16-drawer-glossy-red-roller-cabinet-combo-61609.html

It's a consideration for sure. I was previously working out of a 1-car and tuilized wall mount stuff to maximize the space by hanging my screw drivers and hammers on the wall. I've considered putting pegboard behind the work bench area and may still do that. The HF box I'm considering is the smaller 26" box. As you can see I've got plenty of vertical space to work with but not a ton of width in front of the cars. I think the 26" is a good compromise that it won't really take up more width than the little craftsman I've got now but would give me extra drawer space to get some things off of my workbench that are on there now.

Yeah that a great deal. I'm still eyeing the laminate cabinets from Menards as they'll work fine for what I need and are priced right. I'm also going to eventually pick up a HF tool box, but those things will hold off for a while so I can make some progress on the FD to get it ready for the track next year. Buck there are a lot of good plastic tile options. All of the garage journal guys like Racedeck buy it's spendy for sure. I was also worried about water/sludge getting under the tiles and how you'd clean it.

Welcome to the site. I always hear great things about GOOD aero.

Thanks Kale, I'm always open to new ideas I'm going to have to continually be creative with the space to make sure I keep the space around the cars open.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0058BMNVU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpage It's nothing extravagant, but has worked great for me for a few years now. You need to make sure you can lag it into studs but I can hang on the outside bar and it doesn't flex from the wall. I'll be buying another as you can see mine currently has my wife's winter wheels/tires and I need my space back for FD track wheels.

Thanks guys. Brandon I'm still up in the air on cabinets. I almost bought Gladiator stuff on BF special but couldn't pull the trigger. I was also going to buy their workbench if I couldn't make mine work. They have nice stuff. I've looked at Menards cabinets and while it's cheaper in both quality and price I don't need anything crazy. I would like a couple cabinets to hold fluids and cans. I haven't posted it but I actually have a laminate cabinet up front by my teeny toolbox that has all if my spray cans currently. I'm also always looking for reasonably priced ways to save space or increase functionality so feel free to post them up here and I'll do the same. For instance I bought this cart on sale at HF for $40 to hold most of my car care supplies. It's nice that I can wheel it out to the driveway to have by the work area too when cleaning something. This isn't everything, but it also cleared up a lot of shelf space for me. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/CFB58CC1-7FFA-444C-B41F-B24B12226D7F_zpsvk84uaiq.jpg

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwaukee-M12-12-Volt-Lithium-Ion-3-8-in-Cordless-Ratchet-Kit-2457-21/202957709 No air hose or loud compressor to deal with. Most satisfying tool purchase I've ever made.

If you can't run a 220v unit I strongly recommend electric tools instead. I started that way in the past because of space issues and have no desire to change. I also need (want) my impact at the race track to change wheels with and no easy way to have air there. I have a Milwaukee M18 1/2" impact, M12 Fuel 3/8" impact, and the M12 3/8" electric ratchet which might be my favorite tool purchase ever. The new Milwaukee Fuel M18 impact will do anything any air impact will do and be easier to use while doing it. Edit: the only thing you'll give up to air is a paint gun, but a non-220v compressor won't be able to keep up enough flow for one anyway. The rest of the tolls are almost all available as electric options now.

for a workbench I looked at plenty of store-bought options, but had a friend help me out. The previous owners left this in the basement. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/268E5DF5-4F30-4CBC-BE9D-FC889C51BA9E_zpsluzl7i2z.jpg My friend helped me by building a wood base for the top and keeping the cabinets for storage. He also built it to a 40" height like I wanted which is perfect to stand at and work. I also like that it's not too deep as then it just ends up holding crap (as I write this it's covered mid-project..haha). It also has a nice shelf below and space to store stuff to keep out of the rest of the car space. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/F129057E-8254-4333-B7A9-9D52DCC72B5B_zpscjx1a3na.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/4EF3ACFA-0826-4E91-8A42-67CD7B0D868F_zpsmfmms5o4.jpg I then bought a bench grinder and vise for it. Here's the vise mounted up with lag bolts. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/27669127-FD37-4C58-A294-8B35419ED6B1_zpslly1fg2q.jpg I haven't hard-mounted the grinder yet. It's got nice rubber feet that keep it from vibrating much and the couple of times I've used it I haven't felt a need for it to be mounted. That being said most of the times I'll use it is for wire-wheel work with dirty bolts and not heavy grinding. I also added this organizer to the back corner for yard stuff. Ultimately I'm still considering a wall track system, but haven't pulled the trigger yet, so this will do for now. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/3D76A7D1-5A4B-4C7E-B3DA-3539FF151791_zpslo6seadu.jpg I also put in my plastic shelves in the front corner, and you can see the current state of the garage in this picture: http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/71DACD1C-94B3-45E9-A276-470C8F8B11AB_zpsgqmqjua0.jpg I'll still have ongoing projects to try to clean up the clutter and find space for the TONS of crap still to go in the garage. The biggest battle will be dealing with bikes (me, wife, kids) and that nice aluminum ladder which I use way more often than I thought I would. I would also love to get the electric done and the rest of the lights wired up, but I also need to make some progress on the FD project before doing too much more on the garage for now.

Paint is pretty boring, so I won't have a ton to share..haha. I had to use more than I thought I would and despite using Bher paint/primer in one that I've had good success with before, I had to do 2 heavy coats to get the coverage I wanted. Here you can see me patching the major holes. This wasn't perfect work, nor was I pole sanding the walls or anything so up close you can still see some flaws. This also gave me an opportunity to clean out the spider infestation that was in the garage. The blinds on the windows stayed, but i had to completely remove them and clean out the dead spiders and layers of spider poop...gross. Also, the crappy closet maid shelves will stay for now until I find a better solution for that space. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/C75CBFBA-0C74-49E8-8D00-003ECA9932A9_zpss1byjyqv.jpg This update will also include my lighting up to this point. I was very graciously given a couple of Costco LED shop lights as a house-warming gift so that pushed me to use them for the whole garage setup. Initially I will be running 6 (3 lit now as I'll explain), but have set it up to add 3 more if I really want to. I spaced the lights to the forward and rear of the garage and then also put them toward the ouside walls and between the 2 car spots. I did this to try to get as much light down the sides of the cars as possible for functional light when working on cars. Unfortunately until I complete the additional electric work I can only run 3 of the lights going off of the existing sockets in the garage. I'll eventually run outlets to the ceiling to plug them in properly and put a couple of more outlets on the back wall of the garage. Here you can see the finished walls and the front lights powered on. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/BEA82813-22B0-4F3D-BAEE-228B09DBA74A_zpsjyhvnsqg.jpg Here you can see the FD in the garage which is a small car, but also shows good forward/rear room to be able to work around: http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/0DC56322-310B-44CE-ABE6-01FAB31F1D83_zpsnvxbdfak.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/0BD9101F-300C-43AA-A857-5416060C07F6_zpsh4jnmsj1.jpg I also installed my tire rack. I would have loved to put 2 of them in this space above the garage door on this side, but with the spacing of the studs I couldn't fit 2 of them and still have it wide enough to fit the 4 10" wide CCW wheels for the FD. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/BF5F3CA4-03A6-40E6-9D2A-59AEE8DA7ADB_zpsg93avm0m.jpg I'll probably eventually remove or cut down this closet maid shelf on the other side and put the other tire rack there. I really don't want to be dragging wheels/tires into the basement and back if I don't have to. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/064E59ED-E0C6-4A1C-91A3-08CDE3F352E4_zpsxitydy4l.jpg

Lessons learned. I like Rust Bullet and would recommend it if you can deal with the smell and intricies of how to lay it down. I will say this though, if you have a perfect slab and/or don't care how it looks and just want clean and functional, then do just multiple coats of the base coat and be done. If you do flakes, do 2 coats of clear with the anti-skid as the clear is really thin and didn't smooth out the surface over the flakes like I hoped. In the end I'm very happy with the floor as it's been easy to clean up any spills and messes, so we'll see how it holds up over time and I'll report back. The upside to the flakes/anti-skid are that nobody should slip on the floor even when wet. The downside is that I'm likely going to have to use a creeper to get under cars as you just stick to the damn floor..haha. Also finding dropped bolts/nuts is much harder as expected.

the only downside to Rust Bullet (other than the smell) is that it doesn't really do any filling or covering up of flaws. That's why I was using the flakes for pure aesthetic reasons. Here you can see the floor after the first coat and the color of the base Rust Bullet. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/8545FF69-176D-47E0-94B5-19657CDC3929_zpsr90mbfrn.jpg But here's a closeup of a portion of the floor with flaws which you can still see. After 1 coat: http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/6EBAF762-FCB1-4BA6-B79E-FCC9A9B218C6_zpsk7iwkv2g.jpg After 2 coats: http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/8BA65240-E8B8-485C-9EC6-3C82A592736B_zpspbsikjch.jpg Then I laid the flakes. Their recommendation was 1lb of flake for every 100 sq ft of floor...which turns out to be A LOT OF FLAKES. I started laying them and realized how much it'd be and just went with it. The good news is that it looks nice and covers up those flaws. Here's that same spot after the flakes - can't see the line can you Russ? http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/AB49E6F7-83E0-4755-A721-1AF4DAE4113A_zpssvomgtdb.jpg And here's the whole floor after flakes http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/F7A306AB-1E59-4887-8993-D950E70EBEAE_zpsatcuympr.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/F7A306AB-1E59-4887-8993-D950E70EBEAE_zpsatcuympr.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/F7A306AB-1E59-4887-8993-D950E70EBEAE_zpsatcuympr.jpg

Part 1: Floor I chose to go with the rust bullet coating on the floor. The motivation for that is that I wanted something that can stand up to regular use/abuse and there have been good support for that so far on garage journal. I like that it's rated for higher heat so it shouldn't hopefully have hot tire lift problems like most big-box-store epoxy systems. It's also priced less than a professional epoxy system....and that's kinda where I see my garage going, better than the cheapest shit, but not completely high-end..hahaha. to prep the floor I sprayed the stains with their metal blast cleaner and then power washed the surface. I had to let the floor sit for 4+ days to completely dry out as it's imperative that it not be wet with the Rust Bullet product. You can't even put it on if it's going to rain while you do it. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/A53B69FC-4BE9-4E26-A0A6-FF45F476DA3B_zpsjqg3dn4c.jpg Then I taped off the door to the house on both sides and made a little "tent" to the driveway. This was to both keep stuff out (leaves seem to swirl into the garage space here), and because i was coating all of the pad right out to the driveway so I couldn't close the door during coating. I'm sure my new neighbors loved this! http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/898CDD3F-BD44-47FD-B0B6-FA25B331E17E_zpsrxoogve1.jpg Then make sure you're adequately prepared with a proper professional grade respirator. LET ME WARN THIS: Rust Bullet STINKS. It's a STRONG paint thinner scent that does not quickly fade. Despite me taping the door shut the smell permeated the house and took a long time to dissipate. Thankfully I chose to do it when my wife and kids weren't around, but even after done it still took a few days to fully go away. Also wear gloves and long sleeves as whatever Rust Bullet gets on it stays. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/6650F512-1F6C-4C4E-9F02-E0015CF13713_zpsfoshi0em.jpg There are lots of write-ups on line so I won't go into detail of the process, but I used 9" paint rollers to put the product down and it was pretty straight forward. the product goes on thin and is pretty easy to work with. I chose to put on 2 coats, flakes, and 1 coat of clear with anti-skid.

here you can see what I started with. It's already drywalled which is nice, but it's also been well used and abused for the past 16 years since it was built. The floor is beat up and stained and the walls have a million holes in it as well as scrapes/stains/marks. This is after I did some initial cleanup and got all of the crap out from our move. http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/57D8E98B-6D15-4DB8-86C0-FD2A6529F30F_zpsj67ztdw9.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/7F7DE473-794E-4272-8C17-94A2E2426182_zpssrlk0wnm.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/27BD083B-38A9-482C-8984-FB00C6F945B6_zpsgjkov8oz.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/18AE54C3-E032-4ECD-A63F-67880ABCF61D_zpsmq9wdssa.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/9CBEB837-4040-423E-ABF6-CD4DA20509DB_zpsm2lhyxh5.jpg http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z56/kutschca/Garage/B44B86AC-506D-4B47-BEE8-F7BA231AC432_zpsxcidddvp.jpg