New pics of the M5

46stude · 12-19-2009, 11:53 PM

I'm still garage-less. Lemme tell you: it sucks. I'm getting attention deficit disorder bad.... again. But whats new?

Anyway, I took a couple pics of the Stude this morning. I hate seeing it set out in the open.

46stude · 08-17-2010, 11:55 PM

I've been collecting stuff to get my garage/ carport going the last few months. I've got the metal roofing now, so I hope to move the low awning (you can see it behind the Stude in the above pics) & bring in fill material pretty soon. Then I can get serious about the building & get a darn roof over my poor ol' Studebakers head!

72mav · 08-24-2010, 11:39 PM

You are not alone

All my stuff is outside(vehicles) Got my shop temporarily set up in Mommas Garage.LOL.

46stude · 08-25-2010, 12:13 AM

It wouldn't be all that bad on me, but until I moved last summer, I had a 25'X50' concrete slab w/ a 25'X25' garage on it. I'd grown quite fond of that, lemme tell ya. The new one here will start out as a carport, about 23'X20' or so.

46stude · 01-30-2011, 08:10 PM

Sigh- still haven't gotten anywhere on a carport yet! Its been a pretty busy time for me, though, but I really really really need to get something going before the Stude starts deteriorating in this salty climate.

46stude · 06-12-2011, 10:51 PM

I'll be damned- I moved that awning today! Spun it around 180 degrees & lifted it high enuff to put the Stude under it. Now I can bring in some fill material & build up a pad for my main roof. I have just about all the lumber to get it going, so I hope to have a 14'X24' canopy up in the near future.

Studester · 06-13-2011, 12:36 AM

Hey, that's great! You can actually call that progress!!!

Old Hippie · 06-13-2011, 09:13 AM

you still going with a Ford motor?

46stude · 06-13-2011, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Hippie

you still going with a Ford motor?

Right now I have no idea what I'm going to do with the truck, to be perfectly honest. Trading it off for a fresh project has become an option.

I brought the truck home in the winter of '01- nearly 10 yrs ago- & it is still in the same basic configuration it was back then. For whatever reason, I just can't ever seem to get anything really done with it, & then when I do something, I always seem to change plans & start over.

Lately I've wondered if I've just lost enuff interest in it that I'm not really motivated to build it up.

46stude · 07-03-2011, 11:12 PM

I got the pad built up for the garage over the last couple weeks. Today I layed out the actual foundation area- what a PITA. I used the 3-4-5 trick to get it all square, dug the holes, set the posts in & braced them level. Tomorrow I'll mix up some concrete for the posts & get them done.

Its taking a little while, but at least I'm finally making progress.