Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[michael1703]

nice looking stone

get some grit in for winter, that will be very slippery

[47p2]

Thanks guys, once things quieten down at work I will build a raised decking area at the french doors, until then they shall remain locked
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ROVER
One of Britain's Fine Cars

[47p2]

SWMBO has decided that she doesn't want her new Mini sitting outside in the frost and has taken command of Tilly's garage

So today I did a little shuffling to make sure Tilly would be snug and dry during the winter months.

Truth be told the garage Tilly is/was kept in was built about 60 years ago and has no damp proof membrane under the floor, the radiator does help to keep it dry but there is always a certain amount of dampness on the floor during the winter which does concern me.

I now have the perfect answer, the new garage is completely dry, warm and is opened regularly which allows air movement around the vehicles. The only down side is if I need to use the ramp I will have to do a bit of shuffling of vehicles.





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ROVER
One of Britain's Fine Cars

[buzzy bee]

Hi

Great to see it being used.

We keep cars on the ramps all the time, we can get 10 in the workshop instead of 5 now!

Cheers

Dave

[Roger-hatchy]

Having a Rover in the loft takes on a whole new meaning

That loooks great, so when are you coming down south.

[47p2]

[bob2]

with all that space its a shame you do not have more classics to enjoy

[buzzy bee]

Hi

Take a pic looking at the rover from the loft, I love the interesting angles you can get from above! Things and shapes you never normally see!

Cheers

Dave

[47p2]

Not an easy task Dave as most of it is shelved off above the ramp. Here are a few for you though
























This one was taken earlier this year from the house, I like the pose of the car here

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ROVER
One of Britain's Fine Cars

[peter scott]

Yup! The motor house is looking good John. That last shot is a very nice angle on the Rover too.

Peter
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1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon

[Ray the rocker]

I just love that car---if you ever want a footman to drive you and er indoors around ,i`m first in line to settle into the driving seat....hehe.

cheers ---ray the rocker....

[buzzy bee]

Hi

Great, cheers for them, I could take you some but my shed is still in a complete mess, as I still have building work to do!

Cheers

Dave

[47p2]

I've been looking at the problem of stopping my S-Class and Viano in exactly the same positions in the garage for a while now. My objective was to have the vehicle just inside the roller door and no more, thus allowing me space to move around at the rear of the vehicles. I had looked into curtain beams but the price for the beams alone was expensive and by the time I bought all the other bits and pieces that I would have required to make it work for my application made the cost almost £900, rather more than I wanted to pay....

After trawling the net I found that Maplin do a safety beam that with a slight adaptation was exactly what I was looking for. [URL="http://www.maplin.co.uk/security-beam-barrier-alarm-31800"]These beams[/URL] cost £19.99 and parts to adapt around a fiver, grand total under £25.00 for a very accurate way to stop at the exact same spot time after time.

The problem with the original Maplin beam set up was that it would buzz when the beam was broken, rather annoying for neighbours in the middle of the night and more annoying for me every time I walked through the beam, so I fitted a jack socket & plug and connected it to an LED which I have placed in line of sight to both vehicles so that I can accurately park.


My original plan was to have the beam inside the front roller door, but the sunlight interrupted the beam and kept setting it off so I mounted the transmitter to one of the ramp posts at the rear of the garage and the receiver onto some shelving, the height was determined by the rear of the S-Class bumper and the distance was set by parking just inside the roller doors.

Receiver fitted to shelving


Transmitter fitted to ramp post


LED sited on shelf where I can easily view it when reversing in



Now all I do is reverse in until the LED illuminates then draw forward a few mm until it goes out.
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ROVER
One of Britain's Fine Cars

[buzzy bee]

I just reverse in untill the tow bar hits the wall, lol, then I have enough space to get past the front with the cars or tractor! lol

[MVPeters]

Table tennis ball

String

Play ping-pong with the wipers
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2002 MINI Cooper 'S'