Garage Makeover Project.....

Finally fixing up the garage and making it more functional and organized. Ready for more restorations!

[@SmallTriumphSportsLaA]

I really enjoyed watching the transformation of your garage. Of course, I'm rather happy that you had to do all of the work while I simply got to watch everything change in snippets over the course of the lengthy video. I personally find such pauses to clean up and reset everything a useful part of any project...but you took it to a whole new level. Well done!

[@1970sman]

Great job, really enjoy your videos. A bonus seeing 'Detectorists' on the TV.

[@cheftush]

Thanks jimi!

[@grahamflavell8903]

Well done David. What an effort. A inspiration to do something for those of us who have too much stuff in too small a space. Regards Graham.

[@cheftush]

Thank You Graham..it was quite a bit of work, but I’m glad that I went to the effort. It’s inspired me to be out in the garage more often !

[@indyme2]

Don't know how I missed this but, wow, you have been a busy boy! Additional room is always good. Looks great, Tush.

[@cheftush]

And you thought I was slacking off 😉

[@indyme2]

@@cheftush Obviously I was wrong, lol. Now hoping you can get back on some TR's! Need a fix.

[@6isenough161]

It's like Christmas morning when you find all the things you swear you lost. Just keep saying "there it is"!

[@cheftush]

I found a couple of things that I hadn’t seen in awhile 😉

[@pda49184]

That's looking great David. A lot of hard work, but it's paid off.

[@cheftush]

I’m going to enjoy it! I have a beautiful deck in my back yard shaded by huge trees, but I’d still rather be out in the garage 😉

[@alt9874]

Wow, big job. Looks great Dave.

[@simonedwards5070]

I seem to have spent many hours in that garage looking at cars, now i see it and it’s getting a makeover, ah well 😊

[@cheftush]

I’m sure you were getting bored with the background, so essentially, I did it for You! 😉

[@shaunlaughy7903]

Lookin' good, David! Very pleasant workspace!

[@cheftush]

Thanks Shaun! Better for sure. Hope You are well.

[@jerryhouck2708]

Damn it Dave! I was "happy" in my own garage-a-torial ( is that a word? ) mess / unorganized / chaos. I was secure and smug thinking that I was a kindred spirit with you in the universe of "Oscar Madisonian" bliss. Yes, we were criticized and chastised by those close and loved by and to us. But we could find everything in the garage in a moments notice ( not really, I'm lying here ). "Tomorrow!", "Next weekend!", "When the weather is nice!", we would respond to those who would suggest, prod and and blatantly sneer at us. Our friends, who had "Felix Unger" spaces to park there professionally restored works of Triumph-ish trailer queen art work, quit coming over even when bribed with ice cold beer and ZZ Top music turned up louder than a Ferrari with a hole in the muffler. Damn your eyes Dave! Now I am shamed into redoing and reorganizing my garage now that it's spring and the driving season will soon be upon us. But "By God" you have inspired me! I will be a one man organizational tornado!!! I'll start tomorrow!, or maybe next weekend, or when the weather is nice. just quit bugging me about it. 😎👍 Jerry

[@cheftush]

lol Jerry….amazingly, I could still find everything before the re org…hopefully I can say the same the next time I need something…..

[@ericpfiffner5615]

What a monumental improvement!! That is a ton of work. I love the red pegboard with the greys. I must admit it's going to be a bit strange seeing you grabbing tools from different locations etc, but will get used to it quick.

[@cheftush]

Going to be strange for me as well 😉

[@johnmalone407]

Wow David, an amazing job. Looks great !

[@cheftush]

Thanks John!

[@craigwiest772]

The mystery of where has Tush been is solved! A lot of research, planning and just plain hard work went into that garage. Nice job.

[@cheftush]

Yes, technically, I’d been planning it since 2012 when I grabbed the Auto Show panels and then later on the discarded peg board…I’m glad I was able to finally use it for what I had planned 😉

[@dennisbranam3847]

Thanks Chef! Now I feel like a real loser. I've got a 30' x 90' shop building I bought right before retiring. That was 5 years ago. I told my girlfriend I wasn't going to put a thing in it until I painted and rewired it. Right now, I can hardly walk through it and the paint and wiring still aren't done. It was originally divided in half. I want to put the divider back in where I can heat and cool the front half. The rear half will be just storage. After seeing this video. it gives me hope that I can eventually finish it. PS: get those doors painted! ,

[@cheftush]

Yep, next thing on the list! Cheers, Tush

[@ottovonbisquick]

Tush: what a cool new garage, I look forward to getting a car in here to work on! '59 TR3: 🤕

[@cheftush]

Yes, 59 TR3A next…I do have a few jobs to do on the Alfa Spider as well though.

[@BruceBoschek]

Oh my! What a herculean task that was! The garage looks great and should serve you much better now. Thanks for the great coverage of this job! Halgrim watched the video with me, but fell asleep toward the end. Karin took him and Bella on a 10 km walk today. Have a restful Sunday, David.

[@cheftush]

Thanks Bruce. I was tired at the end of it as well 😉

[@barry6274]

Wow that was a great refurbishment to the Tush Mahal. It looks super and functional as well. I have done the same thing a couple of times and it always takes a few weeks of total disorganization before oganization returns. Good choice of colours mine is dark grey slatwall on 2 walls with light grey peg board around my bench. My mistake on the other 2 walls is i painted them white and they are now filthy (5 years) and need to be cleaned and painted the light grey.

[@cheftush]

I’ll see how long I can keep it looking this way 😉

[@MrMikeyspfx]

That is a very big job but you are doing it well. I see you have “Fawlty Towers” on the tv, classic John Cleese,a very funny show and also “Mrs Browns Boys,another hilarious show. Thanks for the good vids.

[@cheftush]

Love the British shows…I had the “Detectorists” on there as well…another show I really enjoyed.

[@saublejohn1444]

Hey Cheftush I was wondering what happened to your posts! Glad to see that you are getting back. Between yourself and Elin - the two of you have rejuvenated my interest in Triumph sport cars. I have looked forward to viewing your post since pre Covid days - it’s given me inspiration to continue working on my own project - my 1938 Plymouth.

[@cheftush]

Yes, this was quite a long project that I chipped away at over a month between my full time job and other commitments…I’m happy with the results though and it was a good time of year to get it done.

[@jimconklin8040]

David! Hello from Argentina! Man, am I glad you are posting since Elin is on vacation and only putting up a few pre-recorded videos. Wow, it is almost like summer there 4.4c! Here, I am suffering as I watch this, it is 23.9c with low humidity, poor me! Your garage is looking very organized, I might do the same in mine when I get home. Mine is made of cement block walls, which are very hard to drill even with a good hammer drill, so mounting things on the back wall is basically out of the question. I need to move my mountain of car parts to the warehouse. I just bought an AC unit, so can do work inside during the summer, I have an 80,000 BTU propane heater for the cold months, but I am doing the snow bird thing for a few months. Thanks for giving me some ideas on what to do when I am sitting around recuperating from my future hernia operation.

[@cheftush]

Hey Jim, 23.9 C sounds just about perfect! Yes, I’m quite happy with the garage…I’m sure I’ll still do a few tweaks here and there.

[@jimconklin8040]

My plan was to be here for another 2 weeks, but my hernia is telling me different. I will have to "suffer" through another week of great weather, then after Easter, it might get crappy (rain). I try to not lift anything heavier than a can of beer. I hope to see some progress on your TR3 and the TR250 with the Webber carbs. I am pretty sure I have the only "Rusty Beauties" T shirt in the in this country @@cheftush

[@omphaloskeptic4989]

BRAVO Chef Tush, BRAVO! What a great transformation. Looking at the results, I am amazed at what you accomplished in your spare time, considering that you have a demanding full time job. I am looking forward to see how your new air system setup and quazi-paintbooth is rigged and used. I hope you are able to get a good water extraction system installed without having to spend an arm and a leg on it. I'd like to see your efforts at welding/brazing/soldering up your own moisture removal manifold on the output of your new air compressor. People have used PVC piping with sometimes explosive results, so I'm always interested in safer DIY methods of getting a quality product out the nozzle!

[@cheftush]

Thanks! Yes, I already have the water extraction filters/desiccant drier/refrigerated dryer for the compressor as well as a couple of regulators. I’ll just need to figure out the plumbing and what will work best for me. Stay tuned!

[@mikeg5877]

Thanks Tush... You must be delighted by the end result. You'll always want to reorganize a bit, but at least you'll feel like it is a space that it set up for how you want to use it. Bring on the TR3. I must have missed where you installed central air and cooling... I'll have to look back to see where you did that ;-)

[@cheftush]

Lots of work Mike but I’m eager to get out there and work on something now!

[@pm1104]

A brilliant tidy up …….it was a long time coming ……..! 😊

[@cheftush]

Yes it was!

[@ThePerformanceVideo]

Great job, David. I was so inspired I went right out to my garage and gave it a good tidy!

[@cheftush]

I just came in from working on a little project and for the first time in a little while, I made sure to put all my tools away 😉

[@markaluge]

Well done Dave, great minds think alike. I didn’t know that you were doing this but at the end of February I took a week off of work to sort the garage out. Before I started the TR3A project I built a mezzanine floor in the garage with a set of steps up to it. There were boxes of ‘stuff’ up there which hadn’t seen the light of day for nearly 9 years and so much of it was discarded. I moved some shelving which was at the back of the garage and built a new bench I can work on and store my compressor amongst other things under. There wasn’t any painting done, but it still took me a week to do. I have also made space for a 1970’s Jukebox, which should be delivered soon. The best thing about my new garage is that I will be able to get both TRs in it and be able to get out of them without having to climb out!

[@cheftush]

@@markaluge I’d love to have a little lounge space in my future garage for an old juke box and a couple of pinball machines 😉

[@robertharrison9248]

I'm totally amazed at what you are able to accomplish in such a small space, for two cars and all of the required equipment. It shows others what is possible with limited space. Keep up the great work! Must be somewhat difficult to keep warm in the middle of winter, hope you add insulated garage door panels.

[@cheftush]

Hi Robert, Thanks. Actually, that little heater works pretty well out in the garage. I’m lucky that the garage picks up some heat from that rear wall and the ceiling.

[@not-fishing4730]

Chef, what made a huge help in clearing out my garage is building sheds outside usually 4 foot wide by 8 foot. That being said I still need to build one that's 10 ft x 12 ft in the backyard (maximum allowed without a permit).

[@cheftush]

Yes, I have a wooden shed 8x10 and a temporary shelter at the side of the house. These are helpful to be sure.

[@firechief214]

You could put your air compressor in your basement and plumb it to the garage. It would be a lot quieter in the garage and you would be taking in cleaner air. It would also add a little more space. Looking great though.

[@cheftush]

I did think about it. It would be a little difficult to get it down there as the compressor is about 450lbs and my stairs are not a straight shot…plus, draining the compressor would be a bit of a challenge as I’ve only got one floor drain about 20 ft away…still, it could be done.

[@wtbm123]

Looks good , You will love the press

[@cheftush]

Hey Terry, yeah it’s something I’ve wanted…I’ve always either had to take my stuff to a buddies or fiddle around with the bench vise or come up with some other method to get done what I needed.

[@TheLostWrenchGarage]

I know what your going threw when cleaning and rearranging the garage! It took me 2 weeks to get mine done and I am still working on it but it is satisfying that I can use the garage now! I have been throwing it around of building another bay to the garage but we will have to see.

[@cheftush]

I must have moved stuff around in there more than 10 times just to make space to work 😉

[@TheLostWrenchGarage]

Yep did that myself and I still do it even after the garage was cleaned. @@cheftush

[@automotivegrace]

Fantastic job. It looks so much bigger. I like your lighting upgrade. I also have cordless drill collection envy.

[@cheftush]

Thank you!

[@rfraser8752]

Great job David. That was a huge amount of work. Funny thing is my wife would look at it and say that it looks exactly the same. 😂 I guess it’s the same as when I look at her shoes… Great job!

[@Michaeld-jk4kv]

Most excellent! Great job on the Garage Makeover. But the big question on my mind is how many spring clips did you find while cleaning up the floor? 🤔

[@cheftush]

@@Michaeld-jk4kv I’m still looking for a couple 😉

[@soup1448]

Quite the endeavor that was well worth the effort!

[@cheftush]

Yes, something I’d been putting off for far too long!

[@georgemccormick8999]

just when I am thinking that I have not heard anything from cheftush, for a while we get 1:28:44. It is agoing to be a good day!

[@cheftush]

Enjoy…sorry, but there is a lot of talking along the way 😉

[@DavesTR4A]

Hi Chef, Great video! My wife wants to where you have your fire extinguisher? She worries about things like that😂

[@cheftush]

Oh, I have three at the ready! Tell her not to worry.

[@DavesTR4A]

@@cheftush LOL, I will tell Colleen 👍

[@BusNit]

Looks absolutely amazing! The mezzanine sure took a ton of space. Love the colors and much better use of space. It really does look more inviting too. Do you have space in the backyard for a storage building for those seldom used tools?

[@cheftush]

I live on a corner lot so I have quite a bit of side yard that’s not used.

[@BusNit]

I kept many parts in the side yard of our last house. I think Phil Jaegling picked up the last of what I had on his last visit some 15 years ago. @@cheftush

[@frankmgallo]

David How is it going I haven’t seen any more videos from you . Hopefully your well and just busy

[@cheftush]

Hi Frank, thanks for checking in on me. I’ve been a little under the weather for the past few weeks and have also been very busy at work…not a great combination! I’ve been tinkering a bit in my spare time…I have a few days vacation coming up in mid June so hope to be out in the garage then. Cheers, David

[@TR4Ajim]

Dave with all those chemicals (even in their own cabinet) and the proximity of welding/grinding, would it be a good investment to have a fire suppression system of some sort installed in the garage? The recent fire at TRF has made me rethink fire safety in my own garage (like you, it’s part of my house). BTW - if you still have your old fluorescent light fixtures, it’s fairly easy to rewire them to use LED bulbs. I did that with the old fluorescent lights in my garage.

[@cheftush]

Hi Jim, well, I do have several fire extinguishers in the garage…and, those chemicals are more “protected” now in cabinets then they have been for the last 20 years with the open shelves I had in the corner under the mezzanine. Having said that, I did just get two welding blankets to cover anything that might find a spark either from grinding or welding. I do plan on mounting a smoke detector in the garage though as I’ve never had one installed in there.

[@pucman1]

@@cheftushmight just want to add a flammable rag bin?

[@cheftush]

@@pucman1anything that has solvents on it goes outside the garage…that’s one thing I’m careful about.

[@philtucker1224]

Dave ( if you’re not doing much work to the passenger side of that car) why not back it in so you’ve got lots more room to get in and out of it?

[@cheftush]

I actually have lots of room on the left as long as the jack stands aren’t there. I can’t pull it that tight to the wall anyway as the new location of the workbench will prevent that. The intent it to work on cars on the right side of the garage so I’ll end up pulling that car more towards the center of the garage to work on it…I don’t keep a car in the left bay anyway if I’m working on another car…

[@andrewward3752]

Must make sure my wife never sees this video!!!

[@jamesbuckingham8073]

Instead of paint, cut to size and glued on insulation?

[@cheftush]

For the garage doors?

[@jamesbuckingham8073]

@@cheftush my bad sorry should've been more accurate with comment. You can buy insulation in a 4 X 8 sheet that's dense and be can cut to size of your garage door rectangles. Throughly clean doors, use a good contact cement on rectangle and cut to size dense foam insulation

[@smasher1956]

bite the bullet sell your house and build a barndominium in the country lots of room for your toys and tools

[@cheftush]

Unfortunately, that’s not really an affordable solution at the moment. I’d love to have a barndominium though…some great builds on KZbin I have watched that make me envious!

[@JB_WI_Triumph]

I am sorry to say that in 1 year you will be out of space and need to re-org again....

[@cheftush]

Most likely…I’d really like to find a proper shop but the prices are ridiculous around here…..