Category: Projects
Garage, shop, car builds, collections. Where the engineering shows.
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How I Wall-Mounted an IKEA PAX Wardrobe Using a Kitchen Cabinet Hack
Full step-by-step IKEA PAX hack: how I wall-mounted a PAX wardrobe using SEKTION kitchen cabinet rails for a sleek floating entryway closet that looks completely custom-built.
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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.