how LBC'rs spend vacation days...

[Jer]

I was in a situation where I had 3 project cars (and numerous boxes of parts)in the garage (and stashed here & there) but not enough space to work on one, which was "Earl" my 60' AH Bugeye project that I got back in August.
I just took 2 weeks vacation & completed building & "filling" 2 storage sheds, fortunately in my township you can build a 12' x 16' without a permit , so I built 2 of them, one I call the "Triumph Shed" & the other is the "Spridget" shed to house all of Midge's (my driver 67'Midget) & Earl's extra parts.
The most excitement was saturday night when I finally had all parts stowed & I got Earl in place & assembled the front sheetmetal with spring clamps to make it look like a car again - now I need to build a rotissarie & get "rollin"
Us LBC'rs must have a few bolts loose, who else would be excited about storage sheds for a bunch of ol' british car parts let alone blow 2 weeks vacation to complete such a task ? ha ha good stuff, like a family friend who has owned & restored LBC's all his life warned me, it's very addictive & they have a way of following you home !
I know everyone likes pictures, so here are some - one of each shed & one of Earl looking like a car... a very sick car but a car all the same.

 

[racingenglishcars]

Same problem.
Not as liberal building rules.

 

[tao724]

As my college age son would say; " SAAWEEEEET!"

 

[Morris]

That's pretty impressive for 2-weeks work.

How much beer did it take to get that done?

 

[longbridgehealey]

Great job, and time well spent!

 

[Jer]

That's pretty impressive for 2-weeks work.

How much beer did it take to get that done?

Thanks, ya I put in a few 12 hour days on the buildings, it was only about a 2 case job (2 - 24's) mostly myself working on them, but did have a few days with neighbour helping & my buddy a couple times, then beer consumption would go up

 

[rlwhitetr3b]

Really nice!!

 

[SilentUnicorn]

12 x 16 x ? 12 High? nicely done!

mark

 

[tony barnhill]

Nice! So, now you need 2 sets of tools - one for each shed.....

 

[jlaird]

Tell me how you plan to keep the wifes stuff out.

Oh yea, which one will be heated and air conditioned?

 

[Guest]

Tell me how you plan to keep the wifes stuff out.

Oh yea, which one will be heated and air conditioned?

it can't be done, trust me !!!!!!!

I bought a 45' freight trailer for storage for "both" of us and she took it over.

I bought a second one for the kids to use as a club house......she wants that too.......

If anything, parts cars are going in them. They both have lift gates and I think I can stuff a few in with that w/ some engineering.

 

[Jer]

Thanks

walls are 10' high.

I have a fool- proof plan to keeps the wifes stuff out... I'm 34 & still happily single

No heat, air conditioning or tools needed for either shed, just cold storage, now my 28' x 38' garage is empty of these projects so I do all my work in there, that's where my bugeye project is parked.

hopefully these sheds will suffice for a few years... until a couple more follow me home

 

[drooartz]

Very nice work. You can come down to my place any day and build me one of those. I'll supply the beer...

 

[mightymidget]

Would happen to have build sheet and cost of materials for each shed to ya?

 

[Jer]

Would happen to have build sheet and cost of materials for each shed to ya?

I do have a material sheet that I put together for the building supply to quote, think it's on my other computer I will try to get this weekend.
Here are 2 exterior pics, one after the first day & one 12 days later
very simple construction, basically 2x4x10's on 16" centers, double top sill, standard 4-12 12' trusses on 2' centers, strapped with galv metal roof, made the eves match to exactly 6 sheets wide (18' coverage). OSB sheeting, vertical joints capped with 1x4 pine "seconds" with 2 coats of cheap exterior stain, doors are just 2 sheets of OSB with 2x4 frame. Tried to use standard size material with minimal cutting to reduce build time & keep it simple, not building a rocket ship - just some cold storage buildings

 

[jlaird]

Oh, and for the next project a car port between the two buildings for protected storage.

You do know this is how Tony got started.

 

[Jer]

your reading my mind Jack ! that 12' space between the buildings was intentional exactly for that purpose ! That is next springs project... 10' high at front to 6' at back, single pitch roof

 

[jlaird]

If you make the back a bit higher you can have shelving in the rear as well.

 

[tony barnhill]

Oh, and for the next project a car port between the two buildings for protected storage.

You do know this is how Tony got started.

hehehehehe.....I can see it now: 4,000 square feet of little sheds all connected!

 

[Mike]

Well done!