The 12-Gauge Garage

Lali

Now, this is what I call 'extreme organization', but in a good sense. God, looks like you could EAT off that floor! BTW - nice wheels!

Jack Olsen

Thanks.

I am a sucker for a good second-hand C-clamp.

Lali

Sometimes second hand 'stuff' is better than brand new. Read your 'one bad day' and got a kick out of some of the blunders. Humans...we are imperfect. Terrific writing skills! Are you published? If not, you should be!

seawiz

Nice job with the garage, and nice car. My uncle has a 911 from the 80s so I've always liked old porsches.

Ashlandian71

Good morning, Jack, I just wanted to drop a line and say what a beautiful job you did on your garage and how inspiring it is. I am closing on my first house in April and am thrilled to be getting an extra deep two-car garage that is begging for modification. The right way, that is. It is way too easy to go to a big box store and run up a credit card with pre-fab garage organizers. Bleh. Your garage has true soul, the way it should be. The paint scheme reminds me of my grandfather's shop, and it is well-thought out by someone who uses the tools therein. I also live to get good deals on things (even better if it's overbuilt) and make it work. Don't know if I can score any Strong Hold cabinets for $62, but one can try. I know I will be 'borrowing' some of your ideas. Love the Porshe, too. There's nothing like taking care of a classic and making it your own.

For the past few years, I have been living like a redneck Powerball winner--renting an apartment with a one-car garage, driving and modifying (cleanly and tastefully) two relatively impractical cars ('99 Mustang GT and a 2006 GTO) and cramming way too many tools and parts into a small space. Don't know if I will be able to come close to what you've done, but I'm really excited about trying.

Thanks for posting pics and listening to my ramble. Have a good one!

bw

Snav

My carport with its guts spilling out in to the yard envy's you.

A few thousand for a fixed up area like that, especially if you use it all the time, is a decent figure. My bathroom is running me around $3,000 right now.

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no1hustler

Great all around! Are you the Same Jack Olsen from Pelican?

Jack Olsen

Yep. The same guy.

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Jack Olsen

Two years later, here's an update.

The garage has its own website now. You can take a bench-by-bench tour if you're interested. All the information is in one place.

http://www.12-gaugegarage.com

And here are some recent pictures:















The VW -- a 1972 base model that I've modified:





The video's been updated:

The 12-Gauge Garage Video

And yes, there's a video just about the lift I put in:

My Garage Lift

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Red Squirrel

Nice!

Who did you get to paint your garage door? That looks so real!



But seriously, that is awesome! Nice work. I can't wait to start on my garage, but I have lot of other expenses first, such as weeping tiles.

Focker

Fold downs tables!

My garage is the same size and I've kept it clear and open but after seeing your compartmentalized work areas...I may have to follow suite. I happen to have a German vehicle too...67' VW bus.

Now if I could just find a good deal on some strong boxes.

Nice work!

gjones

NICE job! Probably one of the nicest garages I have seen since I bought my house and started paying attention to things. Thanks for the pics, awesome ideas, and inspiration! Now I just need to come up with the money to disassemble mine, pour a new foundation (cracked TERRIBLY bad and has begun to separate and sink on one side) and then rebuild. I am a former engine machinist and still do engines on the side and would LOVE to have this sort of organization and cleanliness in my garage! Thanks!

Nacho78

thinking to myself, why didn't i just do foldable (wall) benches to do my car upholstery instead of making a huge table lol

shadytrake

That is a really nice garage.

Here's mine...well the demo'd. Underneath all that mess is a really nice concrete slab just waiting for a new project. I'm waiting for a break in the heat to finish cutting it up and taking it to the street.

BTW - you should blur your license plate number. You wouldn't want one of us tracking you down to borrow those cool cabinets.

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