Just joined? Please introduce yourself.
Page 10 of 18 FirstFirst ... 89101112 ... LastLast
Results 91 to 100 of 178

Thread: Ain't much of a garage to brag about...

  1. #91
    Registered Member MadMooks's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2011

    Member #:40
    Posts
    343
    Quote Originally Posted by WagonCrazy View Post
    Its been a month since the last update and I've been busy working on this garage. More pics of the outside soon, but here's a few of the inside with some of the stuff loaded in...

    Attachment 9378

    Attachment 9379

    Attachment 9380

    Attachment 9381
    Looks great Paul
    MadMooks 55-57 Nomad Parts
    www.madmooks.com

  2. #92
    Registered Member WagonCrazy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012

    Member #:530
    Location
    Santa Clarita, CA
    Posts
    1,793
    Thanks Mike. Probably would have cost me half as much to build this in Havasu vs. LA county.
    But I ain't ready to leave this state just yet...
    Still lots of great reasons to live here if you can just overlook the ever increasing reasons NOT to live here.
    1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
    1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.

  3. #93
    Administrator 567chevys's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2010

    Member #:3
    Location
    Woodland Washington
    Posts
    2,413
    Nice looking shop Paul , also good looking Car & truck


    Sid

    1955 2 DR Post
    1937 Chevy Coupe
    2023 Ford Super Duty F350 TREMOR
    2019 Corvette Z06
    1955 Chevy Nomad
    1935 Ford 2dr Slant back I have 4

  4. #94
    Registered Member BeachGirl55's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2017

    Member #:3611
    Location
    Havasu
    Posts
    180
    Quote Originally Posted by WagonCrazy View Post
    Thanks Mike. Probably would have cost me half as much to build this in Havasu vs. LA county.
    But I ain't ready to leave this state just yet...
    Still lots of great reasons to live here if you can just overlook the ever increasing reasons NOT to live here.

    I know how you feel, while I live in Havasu full time I still have a house on a half acre in Quartz Hill, Ca. that I wanted to build a 2 car garage on , the cost was crazy compared to Havasu, I love the amenities that Ca has to offer (weather, attractions like ocean etc) but it's getting harder and harder to to not sell ...... oh not to mention the insane property taxes

  5. #95
    Registered Member WagonCrazy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012

    Member #:530
    Location
    Santa Clarita, CA
    Posts
    1,793
    Thanks for the support Beachgirl55. I know the QuartzHill area (just up the road from me in Newhall) and its also part of Los Angeles County, so building anything is fraught with codes, compliance, permits, etc.

    One of the more annoying laws that I had to comply with (to get permits to build this garage) is CEQA. California Environmental Quality Act which went into effect a few years ago. It governs a crapload of development standards all over the state, and one of them was that "you cannot allow any rainwater to drain onto neighboring properties...it must all be routed to the public storm drain system (ie. to the curb).

    That's all fine and dandy, but my lot doesn't naturally drain towards the curb/street. It drains to the back corner, and EVERYONES lots in Newhall work that way. NOTHING was master graded 75 years ago when large parcels of agricultural land were being subdivided up and houses started to appear. So everyones storm water flows onto the next neighbors lot, and everyone around here just deals with it by channeling and managing it as best as possible. That's part of the alure of this area as compared to the rest of Santa Clarita (which is master planned, master graded, master controlled in nearly every way, etc).

    But not me...To be granted a permit to build this new garage, I had to install a stormwater collection box at the low end of my 1/2 acre lot, and a sump pump system to pump water 225 feet "up" to the street/curb...just so the pumped water could run 2 lots to the west, turn north and drain "down" back to where it was going all along. Sheesh...all because I wanted to add a new structure.

    Here's some pics of my hand built collection system. Let's see if the inspector will pass this (he's coming today for final inspection on the whole project). Fingers crossed.

    IMG_5168.jpg

    IMG_5169.jpg

    IMG_5186.jpg
    1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
    1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.

  6. #96
    Registered Member WagonCrazy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012

    Member #:530
    Location
    Santa Clarita, CA
    Posts
    1,793
    And a few more of the final "approaches" poured at the doorways (also required for passing final)
    IMG_5184.jpg

    IMG_5185.jpg

    IMG_5189.jpg
    1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
    1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.

  7. #97
    Registered Member chevynut's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2011

    Member #:115
    Location
    Fort Collins, CO
    Posts
    10,835
    Why anyone would want to live in Kalifornia with all that BS is beyond me. As your neighbor I'd be glad to have your runoff water in your parched climate. So are they trying to protect your neighbor or just want the water back into the rivers for other uses? Kalifornia does some weird stuff to "save the earth".
    56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension


    Other vehicles:

    56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
    56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
    57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
    1962 327/340HP Corvette
    1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
    2001 Porsche Boxster S
    2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
    2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax

  8. #98
    Registered Member
    Join Date
    May 2012

    Member #:625
    Posts
    3,409
    This is one of the dumbest laws I have ever heard of, I have to agree with Cnut on this one. You have spent more on your shop than I did on land house and outbuildings. That being said what you have done looks nice.

  9. #99
    Registered Member WagonCrazy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2012

    Member #:530
    Location
    Santa Clarita, CA
    Posts
    1,793
    It's been over 100 here the last few weeks. The garage is still un-insulated and un-drywalled and its' HOT. So I picked up a couple of 5 dollar used box fans at a local yard sale, a 20' stick of 1 inch thinwall square tubing, some used wheels...and made me a poor mans whole garage fan.

    IMG_5542.jpg
    1957 Nomad- LS1/T56 on C4 chassis
    1959 Fleetside Apache 1/2 ton, shortbed, big window, 327ci.

  10. #100
    Administrator 567chevys's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2010

    Member #:3
    Location
    Woodland Washington
    Posts
    2,413
    Really Good Idea,

    Thanks for sharing it .


    Sid

    1955 2 DR Post
    1937 Chevy Coupe
    2023 Ford Super Duty F350 TREMOR
    2019 Corvette Z06
    1955 Chevy Nomad
    1935 Ford 2dr Slant back I have 4

Page 10 of 18 FirstFirst ... 89101112 ... LastLast

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •