Category: Projects
Garage, shop, car builds, collections. Where the engineering shows.
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How I Planned and Designed My Detached 6-Car Garage From Scratch
Before a shovel moved, I spent 2.5 months planning. Here’s everything I designed, permitted, and figured out before building my detached 6-car garage from scratch.
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How I Built a Wall-Mounted Garage Car Wash & Detail Center — an IKEA Hack
DIY garage organization using IKEA stainless steel panels, floating wall mounts, a wall-mounted pressure washer, retractable hose reel, air compressor, garage vacuum, and frost-free water outlet.
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LEGO Technic Wall Mount: Turn Your Cars Into Gallery Art
How I turned my son’s LEGO Technic cars – Porsche, Ferrari, Lambo – into a gallery wall using acrylic display frames. What worked, what I’d do again.
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How I Restored Vintage Kenwood Speakers From a $45 Craigslist Find
Scored a pair of late-70s Kenwood tower speakers for $45 on Craigslist. Beat-up cabinets, mint drivers. Sanded, filled, primed, painted, and clear-coated with SprayMax 2K for a black-and-white showpiece finish. Around $108 in supplies. Full DIY build log.
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Custom Foam Inserts + Caster Wheels: My Facom Cantilever Toolbox Upgrade
I bought my Facom Cantilever for the build quality — then ruined it on purpose. Custom-cut foam inserts and four caster wheels turned a beautiful-but-impractical toolbox into the small-project kit I actually reach for. Total cost: under $40 and a Saturday afternoon.
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How I Converted a Wrecked 1982 Porsche 911 Into a 993 Turbo-Look Showstopper
Salvage 1982 Porsche 911 SC turned into a one-of-one 993 turbo widebody — hand-fabricated flares, lead bodywork, candy orange paint. Two years, real engineering, real cost.
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DIY Composite Deck Rebuild with Glass Railings + LED Lighting
How I rebuilt my old wood deck into a two-tone composite picture-frame deck with aluminum glass railings and three-channel LED lighting. Five-week DIY build log with hidden fasteners, modern skirting, and a concrete pad pour.
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Custom Walnut Wall Mount for Kebab Skewers
Six handmade Armenian shish kebab skewers turned into wall art. Custom walnut display with an engraved Semenov family crest, sealed with Spray Max 2K clear coat for outdoor patio life.
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IKEA KUNGSFORS Outdoor Kitchen Hack: Stainless Wall Storage
IKEA KUNGSFORS isn’t just for indoor kitchens. See how I built sleek stainless wall storage for my outdoor bar — plus a JB Weld hack for hanging cups.
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DIY Patio Bar in 40 Inches: How I Built an Enclosed Outdoor Coffee + Cocktail Room
I had a 40-inch dead corner of my covered patio. Instead of a planter, I turned it into a fully enclosed DIY patio bar with coffee station, cocktail storage, hidden electrical hub, and WiFi LED lighting. Full build with parts list.