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<blockquote data-quote="defiance" data-source="post: 7384985" data-attributes="member: 549442"><p>Been a while, and will still be a couple weeks before I can do more. It's been 100+ with crazy humidity here for weeks now, and I decided to shift focus. Instead of working on the cars, I'm working on the garage so that I can STAND to work on the cars //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</p><p></p><p>When I bought the house the garage just had completely unfinished interior - as in studs and exterior siding and that's pretty much it. I've got all the electrical stripped out and redone (it was metal conduit mounted to the outside of the studs, now it's all run inside the walls). I've upgraded from two 4' flourescent light fixtures hanging to 8 recessed ceiling fixtures. I've got about half the walls insulated, and about a third drywalled. The garage door is insulated, and I've got a radiant barrier on the garage attic rafters. At this point I still have to finish the wall insulation and drywall, put in the attic ladder, install an attic exhaust fan, install ceiling drywall (that's going to be fun), then blow in insulation in the attic.</p><p></p><p>So I still have a couple weeks at the pace I've been going before I can get back to REAL work, but I should be able to keep it under 80 at that point (got a nice big A/C+heat pump), which means I should be able to get a LOT more done then without killing myself //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif</p><p></p><p>Anyway, the leaf is in, and it's an awesome car so far. I've got about 500 miles on it in the just over 2 weeks I've had it. Here's the quick external view. Of course the wheels are going to be replaced. Haven't quite decided what yet, but it'll likely be some variation of a black 5-spoke (thin) design with polished lip. Probably 17". Maybe 18, but the weight difference is significant with anything larger.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/707/4389/39267194001_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/707/4389/39267194002_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/707/4389/39267194003_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Here's where the sub box and amps will sit. I believe I can fit the 3 12's in the space without going above the divider behind the rear seats. There's actually a lot of airspace in that location.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/707/4389/39267194005_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>For reference, here's the factory control unit (audio, nav, climate controls, etc). The UI is about as humdrum as it gets, but I can't come up with any way to replace it without doing some kind of complete rebuild of the climate control, which I just don't think is going to work out. The actual buttons for the climate control are below the unit, so it almost looks like it would work without it - but when you interact with the climate control the settings show up on the screen, and when you disconnect the screen they no longer function. Also, there are all kinds of control functions (like automatic headlight controls, charging timers, etc) that are controlled there as well.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/707/4389/39267194007_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And of course for the smartasses at the start of the thread:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/707/4389/39267194009_large.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="defiance, post: 7384985, member: 549442"] Been a while, and will still be a couple weeks before I can do more. It's been 100+ with crazy humidity here for weeks now, and I decided to shift focus. Instead of working on the cars, I'm working on the garage so that I can STAND to work on the cars [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] When I bought the house the garage just had completely unfinished interior - as in studs and exterior siding and that's pretty much it. I've got all the electrical stripped out and redone (it was metal conduit mounted to the outside of the studs, now it's all run inside the walls). I've upgraded from two 4' flourescent light fixtures hanging to 8 recessed ceiling fixtures. I've got about half the walls insulated, and about a third drywalled. The garage door is insulated, and I've got a radiant barrier on the garage attic rafters. At this point I still have to finish the wall insulation and drywall, put in the attic ladder, install an attic exhaust fan, install ceiling drywall (that's going to be fun), then blow in insulation in the attic. So I still have a couple weeks at the pace I've been going before I can get back to REAL work, but I should be able to keep it under 80 at that point (got a nice big A/C+heat pump), which means I should be able to get a LOT more done then without killing myself [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] Anyway, the leaf is in, and it's an awesome car so far. I've got about 500 miles on it in the just over 2 weeks I've had it. Here's the quick external view. Of course the wheels are going to be replaced. Haven't quite decided what yet, but it'll likely be some variation of a black 5-spoke (thin) design with polished lip. Probably 17". Maybe 18, but the weight difference is significant with anything larger. [IMG]http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/707/4389/39267194001_large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/707/4389/39267194002_large.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/707/4389/39267194003_large.jpg[/IMG] Here's where the sub box and amps will sit. I believe I can fit the 3 12's in the space without going above the divider behind the rear seats. There's actually a lot of airspace in that location. [IMG]http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/707/4389/39267194005_large.jpg[/IMG] For reference, here's the factory control unit (audio, nav, climate controls, etc). The UI is about as humdrum as it gets, but I can't come up with any way to replace it without doing some kind of complete rebuild of the climate control, which I just don't think is going to work out. The actual buttons for the climate control are below the unit, so it almost looks like it would work without it - but when you interact with the climate control the settings show up on the screen, and when you disconnect the screen they no longer function. Also, there are all kinds of control functions (like automatic headlight controls, charging timers, etc) that are controlled there as well. [IMG]http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/707/4389/39267194007_large.jpg[/IMG] And of course for the smartasses at the start of the thread: [IMG]http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/4/707/4389/39267194009_large.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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