Way, way too prissy to be a real car guy's man cave. Oil soaked cat litter, residual Bondo dust and deposits of Naval Jelly coated iron oxide are essential. Pinups. Real pinups. OK, you gotta' have a tv to watch all the good programming on Speed between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. and a wireless connection to find junkyard parts but those should be the only nods to the 21st century.
Finally, AI didn't even mention the ultimate man cave accessory and the thing I'm most proud of in my place; a commercial grade urinal.
Several men in my neighborhood have these. One bloke has a semi-transparent garage door to show off his Miata and the other car he keeps stored on his lift. Asshole.
And he doesn't have the only 6-car garage in my neighborhood, either. I'm glad SOMEONE one-upped his voyeuristic ass.
A man-cave doesn't necessarily have to be indoors... oh fuck it, I just don't have it in me to go on.
1) 2.5 garage, at least 25x25. Wide enough to get the car doors open and still store junk along the sides. Preferably enough room for tools/storage/workshop in the back. Detached at the back of the house...attached garages on newer tract houses are absurdly small and too close to the woman you're trying to get away from.
2) Screw that. Dirt and cold/heat keeps the women away and adds "character." A space heater in the winter will suffice, and just open the door in the summer.
3) That's what flashlights are for. Why add anything more to take away from the dank you established in step 2. The dank!
4) One-piece, rotten, rickety wood garage door with ancient, rickety opener. Again, it's all about the ambience.
5) Craftsman tools from garage sales or your old man. They aren't new, but they have the ever-important character and if they break, Sears will give you a new one. The only lifts you need are cinderblocks for the section of lawn you'll no longer have to mow or driveway you'll no longer have to shovel.
6) Meh, organization is in the eye of the beholder. If I know where it is, it's organized.
7) Get the fuck out.
8) Laptop/iPhone, ancient TV set,(bonus for wood veneer trim) stereo system recycled from a previous vehicle.
9) Ancient fridge for beer (bonus if avacado green or harvest gold) and a stool for sitting. After being bent over under a hood or underneath a car, I'd rather stand, anyway.
10) I vote for a classic driver and a PCH beater. The "good car" can sit out in the cold.
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@Rock517: You do realize I'm going to ban anyone who again bitches about the limitations of our tech system. There's little I can do about it, but I'll be damned if I'm going to listen to y'all complain.
My "garage" is 20' by 8' and has a 4' wide door... However, it has a nice plywood floor, drywall and track lighting. It also contains my beach cruiser bicycle, metal cutting lathe, a drill press, a metal cutting band saw, lots of hand tools... Any excuse is a good excuse to buy more tools! The main reason I don't have a project car (or two) is the lack of proper space. Even my driveway is shared, so I only have room for my one car...
Is it just me or are the roof joists going the wrong way in that first photo? Shouldn't they be going with the pitch of the roof rather than perpendicular to the pitch???
@v8corvairpickup: I thought the same...but look inside. The joists are running the right way, the wood on the near side appears to by just holding up the eave extension.
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And he doesn't have the only 6-car garage in my neighborhood, either. I'm glad SOMEONE one-upped his voyeuristic ass.
A man-cave doesn't necessarily have to be indoors... oh fuck it, I just don't have it in me to go on.
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1) 2.5 garage, at least 25x25. Wide enough to get the car doors open and still store junk along the sides. Preferably enough room for tools/storage/workshop in the back. Detached at the back of the house...attached garages on newer tract houses are absurdly small and too close to the woman you're trying to get away from.
2) Screw that. Dirt and cold/heat keeps the women away and adds "character." A space heater in the winter will suffice, and just open the door in the summer.
3) That's what flashlights are for. Why add anything more to take away from the dank you established in step 2. The dank!
4) One-piece, rotten, rickety wood garage door with ancient, rickety opener. Again, it's all about the ambience.
5) Craftsman tools from garage sales or your old man. They aren't new, but they have the ever-important character and if they break, Sears will give you a new one. The only lifts you need are cinderblocks for the section of lawn you'll no longer have to mow or driveway you'll no longer have to shovel.
6) Meh, organization is in the eye of the beholder. If I know where it is, it's organized.
7) Get the fuck out.
8) Laptop/iPhone, ancient TV set,(bonus for wood veneer trim) stereo system recycled from a previous vehicle.
9) Ancient fridge for beer (bonus if avacado green or harvest gold) and a stool for sitting. After being bent over under a hood or underneath a car, I'd rather stand, anyway.
10) I vote for a classic driver and a PCH beater. The "good car" can sit out in the cold.
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