Anyone on here built their own garage?

[B. Oddie]

1380 mini cooper with 1.5 twin su , high lift cams , engine lightened and balanced . Straight cut gearbox. Its the bollox.

Have you still got yours Gavin?

Whenever I am up the valleys and see a skip driver driving like a crazy, I always look to see if its you

You could have just said "a red one".

I had a 998cc one with an ace of spades on the roof. I loved it but the bottom of the doors rusted terrible.

[valleys caveman]

Less and less . Wont take it out in the wet . When i drive it , I drive it like I just stole it .

Great fun to drive. Mine has the 1275 engine and goes well.
Didn't you have one with a Hayabusa engine in it?

[Jimmy the Jock]

Great fun to drive. Mine has the 1275 engine and goes well.
Didn't you have one with a Hayabusa engine in it?

Yeah a green pick up with a R1 engine in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvyuZWKgxv0

[valleys caveman]

Yeah a green pick up with a R1 engine in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvyuZWKgxv0

Was the engine in the front or back? Sequential box?

[valleys caveman]

I've been offered a VERY nice '67 Beetle, but don't have anywhere to keep it at present, hence thinking about building a garage. Used to drive various old VWs in the past - some of you may remember the green and yellow '72 I used to leave around Canton.

I'd like an old Escort, but like you I have nowhere to keep it. I've looked at storage, but prices are a little steep for the sunny Sunday usage I'd get out of it.

[Jimmy the Jock]

Was the engine in the front or back? Sequential box?

Sequential box , engine was in the back . If you search JIMMYJJ111 on utube you will see me walking round it .
A bit like Jeremy Clarkson... not...

[valleys caveman]

Sequential box , engine was in the back . If you search JIMMYJJ111 on utube you will see me walking round it .
A bit like Jeremy Clarkson... not...

I'll take a look.
Rot box pick ups are fetching silly money at the moment, as are the vans. I find the bog standard shape Mini's aren't shooting up in value unless you've got a Cooper or a very limited edition. Bought mine as an investment 8 years ago, but the value hasn't shifted much.
Should have bought something with an RS badge on it.

[blue matt]

If its detached from the house, imho the way forward is timber frame, laplog cladding, fake tiles / slate roof sheeting , i say this as its my new business venture ( garden buildings and garages )

Keep in mind under Permitted development the building cannot be forward of the furthest front elevation , if its down the side, it needs to be under 15m2 ,under 2.5 M in height if within 2M of the boundary

[tforturton]

That's part of the problem - the only site is between the side wall of the house (no windows) and a six-foot boundary wall.
There's enough room, but I'm not sure whether you can have a timber framed building so close to the house. The planning rules are a bit vague.

[blue matt]

That's part of the problem - the only site is between the side wall of the house (no windows) and a six-foot boundary wall.
There's enough room, but I'm not sure whether you can have a timber framed building so close to the house. The planning rules are a bit vague.

As far as I am aware, timber is fine, it would be under permitted dev

as long as its under 15 M2 footprint ( which for a beetle would be 5 M X 3 M ) and under 2.5M its fine

Oh and isnt infront of the front elevation of the original house

[blue matt]

Have you considered a container .

some nice converted containers around, insulate the insides, clad the outside, job done, looks nice, works well

[blue matt]

Sequential box , engine was in the back . If you search JIMMYJJ111 on utube you will see me walking round it .
A bit like Jeremy Clarkson... not...

looks a beast Jimmy, you build it ? ? ? or buy it ?? ?

I used to own this

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I had it sprayed bronze, its currently down in Bridgend i think

only a 1.3 but the size was so small it was nippy as hell, trying to find the video of it doing the 1/4 at santa-pod

[tforturton]

If its detached from the house, imho the way forward is timber frame, laplog cladding, fake tiles / slate roof sheeting , i say this as its my new business venture ( garden buildings and garages )

Keep in mind under Permitted development the building cannot be forward of the furthest front elevation , if its down the side, it needs to be under 15m2 ,under 2.5 M in height if within 2M of the boundary

I've messaged you...

[delmbox]

looks a beast Jimmy, you build it ? ? ? or buy it ?? ?

I used to own this

Photo-0198-2.jpg

I had it sprayed bronze, its currently down in Bridgend i think

only a 1.3 but the size was so small it was nippy as hell, trying to find the video of it doing the 1/4 at santa-pod

What size is that compared to say a fiesta? It looks tiny

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

We had a prefab concrete one a bit like this built at our old house. Pretty decent. https://www.summergardenbuildings.co...-11903380.html

[valleys caveman]

looks a beast Jimmy, you build it ? ? ? or buy it ?? ?

I used to own this

Photo-0198-2.jpg

I had it sprayed bronze, its currently down in Bridgend i think

only a 1.3 but the size was so small it was nippy as hell, trying to find the video of it doing the 1/4 at santa-pod

[blue matt]

What size is that compared to say a fiesta? It looks tiny

yes its tiny, the cab and slightly more than the same again for the rear bed

I guess its smaller than a C1 / Aygo type car, a lovely tuning circle