I finally organized the garage.

"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5) 06/01/2015 at 10:37 • Filed to: Garagelopnik

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Finally got the garage organized! It took me over a week to get it all done. This shelving is pretty heavy duty but is a major pain to assemble. Took me hours upon hours to get it all together.

All that is left is to take a trip to the dump and it’s all done.

CalzoneGolem > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:41

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Nice shelving!

I gotta tell you I’m not a big fan of those white mirrors.

Party-vi > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:42

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You suck.

/extremelyjelly

iNvDrZiM > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:43

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As a person who only until just recently cleaned out the garage of stuff left by the previous tenant... I know you must be feeling really good right now. Next step: paint the concrete!

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:43

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Awesome! Tag it under Garagelopnik

LongbowMkII > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:44

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awesome! I really need to clean garages/move projects.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:46

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That’s not a garage. That’s a hangar. And enormous unrealized man cave potential.

iNvDrZiM > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:46

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Poor uni’....

crowmolly > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:47

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The wood is where you permanently mounted the shelving to the wall, correct?

Looks good!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > CalzoneGolem 06/01/2015 at 10:47

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The shelving I got for free. I just had to disassemble it, take it home and then put it all back together.

The mirrors will get painted eventually I just need figure out how to take them off. I think I need to take off the door panel and the bolts are behind it. I have two cans of black rustoleum on standby just for the mirrors I just need to find the time to do it.

CalzoneGolem > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:48

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Free shelving? Aww yisss!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > iNvDrZiM 06/01/2015 at 10:49

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I know how to ride it but now I’m too fat for it. The family jewels can’t take the abuse.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > iNvDrZiM 06/01/2015 at 10:50

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Feeling really accomplished. We moved in November and it took until now for me to get the courage to get it done.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:52

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Wait! Are those snow shovels?

CB > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:53

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So, can you fit the Cruise Missile and Big Steel in at the same time?

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > crowmolly 06/01/2015 at 10:54

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YES! A coworker of mine got a section of the same shelving and he thought he was smart by not anchoring it to the wall so he could move if need be. Well guess what! the shelving tipped over on him and it shattered his hip. I got this thing anchored where all 250lbs of me could climb on there and it wouldn’t tip over.

Safety first kids.

Mattbob > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:54

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but now you will have to move the shelves to paint those walls.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > CalzoneGolem 06/01/2015 at 10:55

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Well not totally free. I probably have 10 hours in assembly and disassembly invested in these. Good thing I have way more time than money.

crowmolly > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 10:56

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Thin metal shelves will pretzel and fall, which is why I was making sure!

Sucks about your co-worker, that’s brutal.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/01/2015 at 10:56

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When you live in the great white north you need those.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/01/2015 at 10:57

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one step at a time. now that I can walk around in here I can start making it better.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > CB 06/01/2015 at 10:58

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Yes I can. This is just the one car bay. I still have the other side of the garage (double door side) that is almost empty that is where the stuff that needs to go to the dump currently is.

CalzoneGolem > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 11:00

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_ain…

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif 06/01/2015 at 11:05

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Done!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Mattbob 06/01/2015 at 11:07

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Fuck it! The walls can stay as they are. Either that or I’ll paint around them.

iNvDrZiM > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 11:16

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We moved in to our current home in I believe September, about 2 months ago I finally decided I had enough with having to stumble through crap that wasn’t even mine and cleaned it all out.

Then in May my wife got a new washer/dryer set - her “laundry room” is the garage and so I wanted to give her a nicer area to put her shiny new washer and dryer in (at least until I’m able to build an area for it inside the house). We ended up painting the walls and floor (with Restore 10x that we got for $10 “oops”) and ended up with this:

Lekker > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 11:19

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Your posts about your garage have me looking for a garage to rent... so jelly.

If you don’t mind me asking, how expensive was the shelving? Keep up the progress! And pics!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > iNvDrZiM 06/01/2015 at 11:26

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Looks good. That stuff looks amazing on the floor.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > Lekker 06/01/2015 at 11:29

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That’s about $2500 bucks of industrial racking that I got for free.

My company bought another company and they needed to get rid of the stuff in the old building. They said if I take it apart and take it home I can have it.

I probably have 10 hours invested in taking it apart and putting it back together again.

WiscoProud > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 11:48

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Looks great. WE just moved into our house in December, and the lack of garage storage is driving me nuts. Where did you get your racking from? I've looked at the options on Amazon and Home Depot.

deekster_caddy > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 11:49

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You live in pickup-truck land! Nice C20 - Way cooler than those new fangled rides across the street.

deekster_caddy > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 11:50

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There is a screw on the bottom of the mirror base cover, remove that screw, slide the cover up and all three bolts are there. It’s pretty easy to get them off. I like the brushed/stainless style instead of painted but it’s all good.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > deekster_caddy 06/01/2015 at 11:57

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I tried that and it did not do anything. That’s exactly how I thought they were held on. That’s when I thought they might be attached from inside the door. Are you positive that’s how they go on? If so I’ll try again with a bit more persuasion. I just don’t want to break anything.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > deekster_caddy 06/01/2015 at 12:01

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Yup there is a Truck in just about every driveway. And I’ll take mine anyday before those new ones. Mine is paid for and I’m not terrified to toss something in the back because “I might scratch it”. This truck is the single most best $2200 bucks I ever spent.

Lekker > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 12:02

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Oh that is quite a good break. Nice!

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > WiscoProud 06/01/2015 at 12:02

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That’s about $2500 bucks of industrial racking that I got for free.

My company bought another company and they needed to get rid of the stuff in the old building. They said if I take it apart and take it home I can have it.

I probably have 10 hours invested in taking it apart and putting it back together again.

WiscoProud > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 12:05

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Very nice catch.

deekster_caddy > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 12:29

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Yeah, the mirrors on my ‘86 were identical. You have to pull it out from the bottom, then slide it up along the tube. The rubber seal on the top should be just flexible enough to let you slide it up. If you get a new replacement it will be more obvious. There’s nothing to do from inside on these.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > deekster_caddy 06/01/2015 at 12:36

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I get you now. I know why it wasn’t working. I undid the screw and then I was trying to remove the whole thing in one shot and not just the bottom cover first.

So you slide up the bottom cover that what is holding the tube for the mirror? is is clipped in some how?

deekster_caddy > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 12:51

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There is a metal tab sticking out of the bracket (that you can’t see) that the screw goes into from the bottom. Once you remove the screw you have to pull the cover out far enough to clear that tab before you can go up. The entire bottom cover is held on by the rubber ring on the top and the one screw on the bottom. No clips. Pull the bottom out, then push/slide up along the tube. If it’s been on there a few years, it probably won’t be easy to pull out the first time.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > deekster_caddy 06/01/2015 at 12:56

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PERFECT! Thanks for the help!

deekster_caddy > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 13:16

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No problem, enjoy! Ah, here’s the pic I was looking for. I miss the old guy. 330,000 miles is just too much for a salt belt truck...

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > deekster_caddy 06/01/2015 at 13:21

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SWEET! It’s the same color and everything. That is one very cool looking burb. It looks around the same year as mine too. what is it 85-86?

Now I know what black mirrors and wheels will look like. I might even paint my mirrors tonight if I can get them off.

deekster_caddy > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 13:35

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Yeah, an ‘86. I think the color was “Copper”. He was nicknamed Mr. Hanky for looking like poo most of the time... but one tough machine. Never let me down, not once. Unstoppable. I only let it go b/c of the fred flinstone floors...

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > deekster_caddy 06/01/2015 at 13:41

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330,000 miles. Means I still have a bit of life left in my truck. It has only 66,000 miles.

deekster_caddy > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 13:44

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Keep it out of the salt and it will do just fine...

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > deekster_caddy 06/01/2015 at 13:52

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Luckily in Alberta they don’t salt the roads. I plan on replacing the cab corners this winter then after that she is good as new. This truck is SUPER solid(other than the cab corners).

deekster_caddy > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/01/2015 at 13:58

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Ah, good. Cab corners are a well known soft spot, fortunately if you catch them in time the cancer doesn’t spread. The ‘burb was just rotted up from underneath, I didn’t have the means or know how back then to save it. Even if I did (I sort of do now), it would still be a monumental task to rescue that guy. Basically needed everything from the frame up about 1 foot. Floors, rockers, bed, bottom edges of the doors and tailgate... here’s a much scarier pic that shows it from an angle where you can see most of the visible decay...

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > deekster_caddy 06/01/2015 at 14:53

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Yikes! That’s pretty bad. I’m planning to cut out any thing that has even a rust bubble and replacing it with new metal. By next spring this truck will be 100% rust free.

Right now the cab corners are rotten the rockers have a few bubbles and the lower front fenders as well has some slight bubbling at the very bottom. The bed and floors are 100% mint.

I will place an order with LMC truck parts for new cab corners,rockers & lower front fenders. With this truck I’m not fucking around. I plan on keeping this thing forever so may as well take care of it all at once.

DrJohannVegas > Party-vi 06/02/2015 at 11:16

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DrJohannVegas > Luc - The Acadian Oppo 06/02/2015 at 11:19

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/me resists urge to explain “opportunity costs” in great detail. Grabs bag into which the Doc can breathe until normal functioning resumes.

That said, I looked at your costs. I punch those numbers into my calculator, it makes a happy face.

Luc - The Acadian Oppo > DrJohannVegas 06/02/2015 at 11:54

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My simple calculation point to the same.

Shelving is worth approx $2500.00.

$2500/10hours labor = $250.00/hour

I don’t normally earn $250/hour therefor this was a great deal.