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Check this garage out! Holy moly!
Anyhoo, look at all the expensive cars of his clients... and then the MINI.
Some car owners have TRUE class.
Check this garage out! Holy moly!
Anyhoo, look at all the expensive cars of his clients... and then the MINI.
Some car owners have TRUE class.
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Well, we may not have the fancy fleet or the lavish building, but our little "bunk bed" works pretty well to keep the MINIs and other rides comfortable.
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What kind of lift is that? It looks awesome. Do you have the racedeck material put on before installing the lift, or cut around the lift?Originally Posted by Chief_Charlie
Well, we may not have the fancy fleet or the lavish building, but our little "bunk bed" works pretty well to keep the MINIs and other rides comfortable.
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aminicooper,
The lift is a single post "Maximum One" model, sold by American Custom Lifts in So. California. They used to be a NAM Sponsor, but they're not listed now. Their website is www.aclifts.com Click on Residential Lifts
The floor is Kiwi Tile, www.kiwitile.com , the floor is the solid (non-perforated) Diamond Grip. The squares are approx 13 x 13 in; and I used the 4 tiles-to-a-block pattern for each color in the checkerboard design
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It snaps together pretty easily. I trimmed around the legs/pad of the lift (and ordered a few extra in case the lift ever leaves). All you need to trim them is a sabre saw with a blade made for cutting plastic, and a good measuring tape. (Laying out a strip of the floor side to side and front to back beforehand also helps)
Charlie
The lift is a single post "Maximum One" model, sold by American Custom Lifts in So. California. They used to be a NAM Sponsor, but they're not listed now. Their website is www.aclifts.com Click on Residential Lifts
The floor is Kiwi Tile, www.kiwitile.com , the floor is the solid (non-perforated) Diamond Grip. The squares are approx 13 x 13 in; and I used the 4 tiles-to-a-block pattern for each color in the checkerboard design
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It snaps together pretty easily. I trimmed around the legs/pad of the lift (and ordered a few extra in case the lift ever leaves). All you need to trim them is a sabre saw with a blade made for cutting plastic, and a good measuring tape. (Laying out a strip of the floor side to side and front to back beforehand also helps)
Charlie
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Did I see an Enzo there? Wow. I have only seen one of those in person, it's quite the fast car! I'd say he's a Ferrari buff! I have an idea to work @ the Chicago Auto Show being a car duster, I would request the Ferrari Maserati suite!
That's crazy!
That's crazy!
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Nah...he's just got a good job. I'm happy for him. (I'd be even happier if it was me)Originally Posted by vagt6
Some folks have too much money, maybe???
Rawhyde
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Thought I would try a contrarion viewpoint (IMHO as a designer):
While the garage exhibits a lot of thought in terms of equipment its design fails to take advantage of its site amenities. One could imagine lounging by the patch of lawn admiring a Ferrari or MINI on the driveway while the mechanic, whose avocation it is to work on these cars, is toiling within the garage isolated from loungers who, presumably, are otherwise companionable folk. Problem is that this is a traditional garage, albeit dressed for bling. Consider it analogous to a traditional kitchen where the cook is isolated from the family, guests and more pleasurable parts of the house. With that sort of budget it might be possible to achieve a more pleasant work environment.
Top of the pecking order in terms of vehicles though.
While the garage exhibits a lot of thought in terms of equipment its design fails to take advantage of its site amenities. One could imagine lounging by the patch of lawn admiring a Ferrari or MINI on the driveway while the mechanic, whose avocation it is to work on these cars, is toiling within the garage isolated from loungers who, presumably, are otherwise companionable folk. Problem is that this is a traditional garage, albeit dressed for bling. Consider it analogous to a traditional kitchen where the cook is isolated from the family, guests and more pleasurable parts of the house. With that sort of budget it might be possible to achieve a more pleasant work environment.
Top of the pecking order in terms of vehicles though.
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While the garage exhibits a lot of thought in terms of equipment its design fails to take advantage of its site amenities. One could imagine lounging by the patch of lawn admiring a Ferrari or MINI on the driveway while the mechanic, whose avocation it is to work on these cars, is toiling within the garage isolated from loungers who, presumably, are otherwise companionable folk. Problem is that this is a traditional garage, albeit dressed for bling. Consider it analogous to a traditional kitchen where the cook is isolated from the family, guests and more pleasurable parts of the house.
picky picky.Originally Posted by morknmini
Thought I would try a contrarion viewpoint (IMHO as a designer):While the garage exhibits a lot of thought in terms of equipment its design fails to take advantage of its site amenities. One could imagine lounging by the patch of lawn admiring a Ferrari or MINI on the driveway while the mechanic, whose avocation it is to work on these cars, is toiling within the garage isolated from loungers who, presumably, are otherwise companionable folk. Problem is that this is a traditional garage, albeit dressed for bling. Consider it analogous to a traditional kitchen where the cook is isolated from the family, guests and more pleasurable parts of the house.
Cursed Architects.....
I know, because I am one. We can never let well enough alone...
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Funny you should mention that... on one of the other MINI sites, a member happens to know the owner and has been to the garage before and after. She said if he were to do it again, he would have torn down the original garage and started with a blank sheet. Originally Posted by morknmini
Thought I would try a contrarion viewpoint (IMHO as a designer):
I really like that flooring, Chief-Charlie. A few questions though: how well do things roll on it? Tool boxes? Jacks? a car on a set of dollies? That last one is the main stickler for me and plastic flooring systems. I want to be able to put the project car on dollies and roll it around. It's hard enough to roll on smooth concrete.. add any sort of ridges to the floor surface...
Also, how well do the tiles hold up to jack-stands? Thanks!
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It's nice that they remembered to attach a house for people, too.
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Umm... why? Originally Posted by GeorgefromAmherst
It's nice that they remembered to attach a house for people, too.
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While the garage exhibits a lot of thought in terms of equipment its design fails to take advantage of its site amenities. One could imagine lounging by the patch of lawn admiring a Ferrari or MINI on the driveway while the mechanic, whose avocation it is to work on these cars, is toiling within the garage isolated from loungers who, presumably, are otherwise companionable folk. Problem is that this is a traditional garage, albeit dressed for bling. Consider it analogous to a traditional kitchen where the cook is isolated from the family, guests and more pleasurable parts of the house. With that sort of budget it might be possible to achieve a more pleasant work environment.
Top of the pecking order in terms of vehicles though.
Take a look at the pictures at http://www.ultimategarage.com/landsc8.htm or http://www.ultimategarage.com/ugr2003d3.htm . They show cars with the landscaped backdrop or being worked on in the environment that was created for them. SDOriginally Posted by morknmini
Thought I would try a contrarion viewpoint (IMHO as a designer):While the garage exhibits a lot of thought in terms of equipment its design fails to take advantage of its site amenities. One could imagine lounging by the patch of lawn admiring a Ferrari or MINI on the driveway while the mechanic, whose avocation it is to work on these cars, is toiling within the garage isolated from loungers who, presumably, are otherwise companionable folk. Problem is that this is a traditional garage, albeit dressed for bling. Consider it analogous to a traditional kitchen where the cook is isolated from the family, guests and more pleasurable parts of the house. With that sort of budget it might be possible to achieve a more pleasant work environment.
Top of the pecking order in terms of vehicles though.
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Cursed Architects.....
I know, because I am one. We can never let well enough alone...
Originally Posted by JCW Driver
picky picky.Cursed Architects.....
I know, because I am one. We can never let well enough alone...
And you have the proper design architect's car--and what looks to be a beautifully appointed one at that. I'm envious. It's so difficult for us to justify any color other than shades of gray that I wonder if we all get black, white or silver rather than have to justify our choice to our colleagues who are sure to snigger as we go chugging past.
I also wonder when those colorblind dictates extended beyond the building and furniture and into the realm of possessions. Maybe someone became obsessed when looking through snapshots of Bauhaus parties in Dessau or experienced continuous nightmares after viewing "The Fountainhead".
One of my town's grandest design architects has a BRG Austin Healey 3000 which he seems able to park in front of any fine hotel. I know he has had the car for years, but his latest buildings are being been clad in warm tone stones. Will others follow suit--by buying cars of color, I mean--or is this a forwarning from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers"?
Happy motoring.
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Funny you should mention that... on one of the other MINI sites, a member happens to know the owner and has been to the garage before and after. She said if he were to do it again, he would have torn down the original garage and started with a blank sheet.
Originally Posted by IanF
Funny you should mention that... on one of the other MINI sites, a member happens to know the owner and has been to the garage before and after. She said if he were to do it again, he would have torn down the original garage and started with a blank sheet.
She should have been more insistent! Just kidding. Yet that visitor might have had more personal insight into what makes work spaces more pleasant. If completely rebuilt the garage could have been more spacious (it always helps to have more room around a car) and, more important, featured windows above the counters instead of tile (glass is as easy to keep clean and would have allowed the mechanic a bit of relief from the artificial lighting). It was a fantasy, but whenever I try to explain why there should be windows in a garage I refer to the one in "Ferris Beuhler's Day Off" (except the part about running the car through the glass wall). Beuhler, Beuhler.
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IanF,
To be honest, I don't know about rolling a car over the floor with dollies, or the jackstand issue. I would suggest you call the folks at Kiwi Tile--they're at Sears Point Raceway...oops, Infineon Raceway...in Sonoma, CA and talk to them. Get a couple of references and call them. I can tell you that the Champ Car folks (formerly CART) use their perforated stuff in their pits at races with no problems---of course their cars are really light!
I opted for the solid deck since we're next to the ocean, and I didn't want to be dealing with sand getting under the floor (as well as picking up dog hair from our yellow lab.
I have a set of Go Jacks for cars at a storage warehouse, and given the size of their wheels, they shouldn't have any problem with the raised parts of the solid floor----get a sample from Kiwi to see it. Dollie wheels may be a litle smaller, however.
The jack rolls fine ---without a car on top of it--across the floor; but as you can see, the garage is a single car affair at best. There's no roll'in a car in it.
As for the jack stands, I'd recommend ones with a flat bottom plate, rather than ones with "protruding" legs.
Again, talking to Kiwi or a reference will give you better information.
Charlie
To be honest, I don't know about rolling a car over the floor with dollies, or the jackstand issue. I would suggest you call the folks at Kiwi Tile--they're at Sears Point Raceway...oops, Infineon Raceway...in Sonoma, CA and talk to them. Get a couple of references and call them. I can tell you that the Champ Car folks (formerly CART) use their perforated stuff in their pits at races with no problems---of course their cars are really light!
I opted for the solid deck since we're next to the ocean, and I didn't want to be dealing with sand getting under the floor (as well as picking up dog hair from our yellow lab.
I have a set of Go Jacks for cars at a storage warehouse, and given the size of their wheels, they shouldn't have any problem with the raised parts of the solid floor----get a sample from Kiwi to see it. Dollie wheels may be a litle smaller, however.
The jack rolls fine ---without a car on top of it--across the floor; but as you can see, the garage is a single car affair at best. There's no roll'in a car in it.
As for the jack stands, I'd recommend ones with a flat bottom plate, rather than ones with "protruding" legs.
Again, talking to Kiwi or a reference will give you better information.
Charlie
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The tiled garage has a skylight and a large oval window. All of the Par30 and MR16 lamps are full spectrum from Lumiram. SDOriginally Posted by morknmini
.............and, more important, featured windows above the counters instead of tile (glass is as easy to keep clean and would have allowed the mechanic a bit of relief from the artificial lighting).