'the Shack'

[Count Vaux Alot]

Evening all!

After I moved house in June i have been searching for some were to use to mess around with cars in - my single garage just doesn't cut it!
So after a prolonged search and some disappointment (mainly looking at places that were over priced sh!t holes) i came across this in september.

Please bear in mind i was on a tight budget and have little to no knowledge on how to do most of the jobs properly so just did them the way i thought best. :)

My other half instantly nicknamed it 'THE SHACK' as thats basically what it is but this time it wasnt over priced and had electricity but needed some work to get it to were i wanted it.

Here it is at the start

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Full of crap but it had potential

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Reasonable height

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nice level floor

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Well most of it lol

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So i started to clean it all out

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And gave it a good wash and degrease to clear the dust and oil residue

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[Count Vaux Alot]

Filled the whole in the floor

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And started to give the place a lick of white to brighten it up

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Then started to cut the floor in

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[Count Vaux Alot]

Getting there

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Then there was the small matter of the door that was a little rotten!

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I set about removing the rotten wood and previous poor repairs

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The haulage company opposite me kindly let me had some of their wood that they use for shoring up their loads

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And began to replace the cut away wood

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[Count Vaux Alot]

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And filled in the rotten slats at the front with some MDF off cuts i had

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Here's the floor finished

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Gave the door a coat of undercoat

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And a top coat

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I then replaced the wood that edged the side of the door (i had to buy thiis £11!)

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And painted that up

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Once the door was weather tight I needed to get on with lighting the place as the nights were drawing in and the clocks went back. So as luck would have it one of my mates could get the tube light fittings FOC so i just had to buy the tubes and the wiring WIN!

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Let there be light

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[Count Vaux Alot]

I then began to sort the window out - i wanted to be able to open it so kept that in mind

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I made up some bars out of a packing cage

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checked it for fit

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And painted it

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Then moved on to the glass - i removed 4 at first as i had 4 made in perspex to see how it would work

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Cleaned off the original frame

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and painted it up

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And fudged them in with some sealer

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Bolted the bars in properly

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Notice how much clearer the new perspex is compared to the old glass

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[Count Vaux Alot]

I have edged the whole door with 2inch by 2inch by 5mm angle and slapped some locks on too but haven't taken all the pics yet as it was dark out here an inside pic

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Back inside and i deliver a collection of crap from my parents garage

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And dumped it in 'THE SHACK'

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Began to get some storage up on the wall and the tissue

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Much better

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And got some shelving up

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Next job is to re organise all the sh!te and clear some space to get a car in (possibly a nova if i can find one!) and build a proper work bench as the one that i inherited with the place is as stable as a tramp after a litre of paint stripper!

[Count Vaux Alot]

Comments welcome :d

[Mike]

Top stuff that! Exactly the kinda place Im looking for (size wise) but finding one here is a mare!

How much you pay rent if you dont mind me asking?

[John]

Top place you got there James!

[novacabrio]

Awesome little place to work from!!

[stupot89]

looks good something like that i want

[Cle]

Looks like a nice wee workshop :thumb:

[Count Vaux Alot]

Top stuff that! Exactly the kinda place Im looking for (size wise) but finding one here is a mare!

How much you pay rent if you dont mind me asking?

Yer mike size is spot on really for the money and they are hard to find here also (although i would like it bigger but that means more ££) Its about the same size as a good double, roughly 4 1/2 meters by 5 1/2 meters or 270 square feet i think. I looked at another of a similar size but for £300 a month!

I pay £100 a month for this and my electric is on a coin meter so i know exactly how much im using WIN!

[Rich]

Think you need a bigger place after putting all that stuff in there lol

Looks good, exactly what everyone wants!

[Mike]

Yer mike size is spot on really for the money and they are hard to find here also (although i would like it bigger but that means more ££) Its about the same size as a good double, roughly 4 1/2 meters by 5 1/2 meters or 270 square feet i think. I looked at another of a similar size but for £300 a month!

I pay £100 a month for this and my electric is on a coin meter so i know exactly how much im using WIN!

Bloody hell thats a proper winner! The smallest anywhere near to me is a 524sq ft @ £310 +vat +rates a month!!

All I wanna is build my bloody Corsa, break a few Jap motors & repair some salvage lol lol

[Peanut_119]

:thumb: nice place, and gud work aswell,
i just got something along the same lines, its slightly bigger than a double garage and down a back street :wtf: (which put me off slightly) but the thing that made me take it was the fact its got a 15ft long 6ft deep pit :d

[NOV4_SPORT]

Nice work space mate like it alot.

iain

[amggsi]

Made a good job of that, but seeing that makes me glad I live in the backend of nowhere!

I still find it hard sometimes to get out and do a bit to the cars, and I only have to walk a few yards, never mind drive!!

[Spudly]

That looks mint now, is there nothing you cant turn your hand to lol




Although how strong the mdf section of the door is going to be after a few rainfalls, id be tempted to replace it with metal if youre getting expensive 'stuffs' in there:thumb:

[Count Vaux Alot]

That looks mint now, is there nothing you cant turn your hand to lol




Although how strong the mdf section of the door is going to be after a few rainfalls, id be tempted to replace it with metal if youre getting expensive 'stuffs' in there:thumb:

Yer i know what you mean mate once you see the finished pics of the door (when im up there and its actually light outside) it looks better and i have a pre owned sheet of 2mm steel 4ftx12ft ish to go over the front of the door to help protect/ re enforce it.

[Mazz]

'The Love shack' ?

[trackdaynova]

floor should have been red you big gay

[Pistol Pete]

Seriously jealous!!! I so want a place like that to tinker in!

Some good work has been done already. Nice one!

[Adam]

Looks an ideal place, loads better now youve sorted those few jobs out.

[Count Vaux Alot]

lol all the best floors are red but the paint was free so I didn't have a choice!

[burgo]

if only i could find a place like that, i wouldnt have to be so picky about what house i get

[mowgli]

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that bucket really needs a 6" flame coming out of it for comedy effect

[Count Vaux Alot]

I will try my best with the fire lol

[discoinferno]

how much does this cost you mate if you dont mind me asking?

[djbrowney]

Cracking progress mate lol

looks good :)

as some one said replace the mdf asap what started out as 18 mm will so be 32 mm in weeks rather than months mate :)

[Pete]

how much does this cost you mate if you dont mind me asking?

In one of his previous post's it was £100 a month, and then he pays for elecy on a pay as you go kinda thing.
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Looks a nice place tho, just the right size for tinkering about in :)

[Count Vaux Alot]

Cracking progress mate lol

looks good :)

as some one said replace the mdf asap what started out as 18 mm will so be 32 mm in weeks rather than months mate :)

Will do mate - what should that interlocking slat stuff cost? (I don't know it's proper name)

[MK999]

Cladding or floorboards (PTG, planed tongue and groove) cant remember off top of my head but it's not too expensive, £10-15 should sort you out. You'll be best off getting some sawn treated stuff though, featheredge board for fencing will do to keep the rain out but a few 19x100mm boards would be good for security, either that or exterior ply but ply will be expensive.

As said MDF won't last 2 minutes outside, also for your white walls inside a bit of masonry paint would be best, or if you must continue to use cheap emulsion you actually cant beat wickes trade (never thought I'd hear myself say that lol) couple of my managers honestly and genuinely blind (as in not just put 1 sheet of a4 over the label and 'accidently' chose our own product as best) and said that it really was nicer to use and better than dulux as claimed by the manufacturer, and around the same price as that b&q value stuff you're using probably lol

Looks a decent little garage otherwise :)

[mowgli]

ask a proper timber merchant for a price on 3/4" shuttering ply.. it is strong & lasts for a very long time.

[MK999]

Otherwise known as exterior ply, although "shutterboard" normally refers to exterior (OSB3) OSB, and will be more expensive and stronger than the rest of the door, so there's not much point really...

[Count Vaux Alot]

Does marine ply mean anything to anyone? I have a couple of large sheets of this again 4ft by 12ft ish that I was intending to use to sort the door once everything else was done - it was being used as bench tops at work (covered by the metal) and is like enzo deck (sp) that they make truck body floors out of. It sounds like this exterior ply you speak of.

[MK999]

exterior ply is rain proof, marine ply you can make a boat out of, it's superbly expensive stuff but will last for years on your door quite easily.

[mowgli]

Otherwise known as exterior ply, although "shutterboard" normally refers to exterior (OSB3) OSB, and will be more expensive and stronger than the rest of the door, so there's not much point really...

shutter ply is a grade of exterior ply which isn't quite as good on the face, but in 99.99999% of jobs is absolutely fine, and is cheaper than good faced exterior plyboard......

it is sold at proper timber merchants, and not at your average builders merchant or DIY store.

i have used hundereds of sheets of it over the years, it is cheap, long lasting, and what is wrong about putting a strong strip of stuff on the bottom of a door??? nothing in my book.

[MK999]

I've always been told shutter ply was just a 'nickname' for exterior, searching on the web it seems not though

It depends how the cost works out really, if it's as cheap or cheaper than sawn treated boards then it's probably worth it. I was basing my reply on the fact I thought it was the same as exterior ply, i.e pricy. Since he's got some marine ply kicking around it sounds like he's sorted though.

[Count Vaux Alot]

Hi all I managed a few hours down the shack to night after work but fook me it was freezing lol

This was after half hour with the heater on!

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A little more tidying done tonight

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And enough room to move about a bit - complimentary spaniel photo

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And i got a present - not the spaniel this time

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What could it be?

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[Karl West]

Me thinks that's a snowplow front bumper that is missing a tow eye cover! Am I right?

Very nice lock up u have will be waiting for your next project to unfold as I loved your previous two:thumb:
Regards karl

[Spudly]

Aye methinks that too is a one piece bumper and a snowplough:thumb:

[Count Vaux Alot]

Busted lol

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[draper]

more 'green eyed monster' from me aswell, all i have is a leaking shed and a lock-up 7miles away with no power

[Andy]

more 'green eyed monster' from me aswell
and me,ive simply outgrown my garage and cannot afford a small unit/lockup etc.I get really frustrated and end up getting drunk and smoking loadsa fags,thus getting nowt done! lol
Looks a top place,good find

[draper]

still debating slinging a mattress in the corner of a unit - cheaper than renting a house aswell lol

[Andy]

still debating slinging a mattress in the corner of a unit - cheaper than renting a house aswell lol
A friend of mine actually built a flat in his garage upstairs area lol

[draper]

A friend of mine actually built a flat in his garage upstairs area lol

if i won the lottery/had funds id do the same, decent size workshop with ramp downstairs, open plan flat upstairs

and a lift for it lol

[Southie]

That bumper needs a mk1 though lol

Looks a decent size garage and yes I'm jealous as I've not got anywhere to fettle with my mk1 snowploughed Nova lol

[mowgli]

still debating slinging a mattress in the corner of a unit - cheaper than renting a house aswell lol

rent somewhere & then stick a caravan inside it.....

[MK999]

if i won the lottery/had funds id do the same, decent size workshop with ramp downstairs, open plan flat upstairs

and a lift for it lol

I've always thought about this, but warehouse conversion stylee as was the trend a few years ago, temp walls so you can make the garage bigger/smaller as needed lol

[nova_niek]

I really like the transformation from rubbishy old shack to nice workplace. Thumbs up and many happy spannering hours!

Cheers,
Niek

[Calamity Josh]

WHOOO, my dad's workshop must be mega cheap then, Ex piggery 2 cars wide and 8 long (back to back) with cubourds down the side £70 a monthlol

[Count Vaux Alot]

Cheers chaps more done tonight :)


That bumper needs a mk1 though lol

Looks a decent size garage and yes I'm jealous as I've not got anywhere to fettle with my mk1 snowploughed Nova lol

Tell me about it lol

[Count Vaux Alot]

Some more progress tonight

I raided the scrap bin of win and made some brackets to hang these

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Even colder tonight

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To keep warm I moved on to my next mission - a new metal work bench

Take one savage saw

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And some channel

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Then get involved

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It cuts reasonably square too

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Legs done

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I plan on using a combination of these off cuts of 10mm sheet for the top - that big bits fooking heavy! (marine ply to the right for the door for those who care)

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Then I will be using this 50 by 50 by 3mm box for the rest of the frame - the 7m length wasn't going to fit with out the door open

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The box cut for the frame front and rear

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And finally the sides of the frame as well

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Hopefully tomorrow should see the frame coming together.

[Mike]

Shiplap is the timber your on about count, it aint cheap either! 18 mm ply would be fab for them big doors, its expensive but strong as ****! I also sorted me out a space at a unit today, heated, lighting, power an a 4 poster!

[Count Vaux Alot]

/\ result Mike fair play - i would like a ramp

[Mike]

Yea its a decent deal, its a mates unit where I used to work on rally cars, just rented a car space from him like [on blackberry internet so can't type to much.

[Count Vaux Alot]

Ok so this week project work bench has taken a back seat some what as i've had other bits to do....

Firstly last weekend i got the trailer out of the garage and built it back up again to go and collect a mk4 astra coupe turbo on sunday - another little project haha but more on that later.

Trailer out of the garage and rebuilt

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http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK038.jpg :(

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Fully rebuilt and ready to go - it only takes a hour or so

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/decemberpiccies2010025.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/decemberpiccies2010026.jpg

Once i was finished collecting the coupe i got the trailer down to the workshop to do a modification i have been wanting to do since i used the trailer the last time to collect the Kadett.

The trailer really needed a winch (luckily every time ive used it so far the cars have been runners) and i had an old hand one lying around so decided to go with that.

In the workshop

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/decemberpiccies2010063.jpg

Loads of space for a winch here

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/decemberpiccies2010064.jpg

[Count Vaux Alot]

so with some of the 25mm x 25mm x 5mm angle i set about making a frame for the winch

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/decemberpiccies2010065.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/decemberpiccies2010066.jpg

And started to tack and weld

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/decemberpiccies2010068.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/decemberpiccies2010070.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/decemberpiccies2010071.jpg

And put some strengthening in

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/decemberpiccies2010073.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/decemberpiccies2010075.jpg

And bolted that part of the frame in

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK001.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK002.jpg

Temporary vice (as i have no bench yet)

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK003.jpg

And the winch in question

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK004.jpg

Then i moved on to the rest of the frame

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK006.jpg

And welded it in

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK011.jpg

Gave it a quick clean up to move on with the rest of the frame

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK013.jpg

Chilly

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK014.jpg

[Count Vaux Alot]

Got the upright section sorted, then welded

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK015.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK017.jpg

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I decided to have this section as bolt in case i need to remove it for anything

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK022.jpg

Getting there

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK024.jpg

All welded in and cleaned up

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http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK028.jpg

And some of the other bolt hole drilled

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK029.jpg

Then the last couple from yesterday with the winch mounted

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK030.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Das%20Auto%20Shack/THESHACK031.jpg

Now i just need to take it all to bits again finish the welding and paint it up :thumb:

[bmw156]

very nice count,

does the winch need to be that high, a mate has his one at the same level as the trailer...

[Jonlem]

Out of interest James how much do you think the trailer is going to owe you when built ?

I need a VERY low wide trailer and a Brian James is the best part of 2k !

[burgo]

awesome skills as per james

[Count Vaux Alot]

Yep I should have said the bed breaks like so hence the height.

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Opel%20Kadett%20C%20wagon/kadettcwagon162.jpg

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg167/Count85/Opel%20Kadett%20C%20wagon/kadettcwagon189.jpg

[ben doodar]

Great work on the workshop mate. Will look forward to the next nova project being built in the new place many happy hours of tinkering.

[Dom]

Liking this alot mate I really need to get on and sort my Barn out its big enough for 7 cars but no electric and on a cow farm but for £50 a month I cant complain.
Liking how you repaired the door, when Our one fell apart we put an old household garage door in its place lol

[Adam]

Top work!!

[Rick Draper]

Trailer mods look good, and great trailer setup for storage.


Out of interest James how much do you think the trailer is going to owe you when built ?

I need a VERY low wide trailer and a Brian James is the best part of 2k !

James you tight ******* i am shocked you have not got a Brian James Motor Shuttle or Race Shuttle RS5 with all the cash you have floating around lol

[Count Vaux Alot]

Cheers chaps


Out of interest James how much do you think the trailer is going to owe you when built ?

I need a VERY low wide trailer and a Brian James is the best part of 2k !

I haven't costed it properly but it's well under a grand in materials.

[bmw156]

ahhh it always makes sense.

top work

[Jonlem]

Trailer mods look good, and great trailer setup for storage.



James you tight ******* i am shocked you have not got a Brian James Motor Shuttle or Race Shuttle RS5 with all the cash you have floating around lol

Yep, minted me, that was until I blew my fortune on a french skip on wheels lol

[Jonlem]

Cheers chaps



I haven't costed it properly but it's well under a grand in materials.

Cool, will still keep my eye out, I'm considering just buying a lorry with a tail lift as I've seen a few for under 2k

Money is TIGHT now though, bloody crimbo lol

[Rick Draper]

Cool, will still keep my eye out, I'm considering just buying a lorry with a tail lift as I've seen a few for under 2k

Money is TIGHT now though, bloody crimbo lol

Aint Gav selling his beavertail still?

[Jonlem]

Would need some mega long ramps mate, need a LOW trailer really or something with a tail lift

[Count Vaux Alot]

Low cars always suffer on beaver tails

[frills]

hello countvaux you dont know me but i know that little lockup one of my friends built a cav in there a few years back,also keep seeing you in your mk 1 astra.liking the sound of your build,nice work on the shack looks alot nicer now

[Count Vaux Alot]

hello countvaux you dont know me but i know that little lockup one of my friends built a cav in there a few years back,also keep seeing you in your mk 1 astra.liking the sound of your build,nice work on the shack looks alot nicer now

Hi mate have you seen my nova build project thread? Good to see some one local we will have to sort a meet at some point.

[Benn]

Well look at you with the posh work shop. Awesome work doing it up dude.

[Count Vaux Alot]

lol at posh it's full of s h I t now!

[frills]

had a quick look at ur thread looks good wouldnt mind a peek at the car,