Well. I'm divorced, the house is sold, I'm moved out of the old house and into another. The new house was a foreclosure, it didn't have a garage so the bank built one. A single car garage that's not big enough for a single car. I knew this going in.
So I get the opportunity to build a garage. I'm limitted to 22x22 or 20x24 due to size limits, and the tallest point on the roof has to be 15' or less. I intend to have either a 10' or 12' interior height so I can put a 4 post lift on one side.
What works best, 22x22 or 20x24 - and if 20x24, do I want the extra width on the side of my cars or the extra length at the end of the cars?
I'll be working on 1955 Mercurys. Here's overall size dimensions:
1955 Mercury Montclair 4.2 specifications
which shows a pic of a 1956, which would be the same body anyway, but lists engine specs from 1954. But overall size dimensions seem to match what I remember.
Overall length: 5250 mm (206.7 inches)
Overall width: 1950 mm (76.8 inches)
Overall height: 1490 mm (58.7 inches)
Wheelbase: 2980 mm (117.3 inches)
Other major equipment that will be in the garage will be sand blast cabinet, parts cleaner, 80 gallon compressor, Miller portable GMAW.
So I get the opportunity to build a garage. I'm limitted to 22x22 or 20x24 due to size limits, and the tallest point on the roof has to be 15' or less. I intend to have either a 10' or 12' interior height so I can put a 4 post lift on one side.
What works best, 22x22 or 20x24 - and if 20x24, do I want the extra width on the side of my cars or the extra length at the end of the cars?
I'll be working on 1955 Mercurys. Here's overall size dimensions:
1955 Mercury Montclair 4.2 specifications
which shows a pic of a 1956, which would be the same body anyway, but lists engine specs from 1954. But overall size dimensions seem to match what I remember.
Overall length: 5250 mm (206.7 inches)
Overall width: 1950 mm (76.8 inches)
Overall height: 1490 mm (58.7 inches)
Wheelbase: 2980 mm (117.3 inches)
Other major equipment that will be in the garage will be sand blast cabinet, parts cleaner, 80 gallon compressor, Miller portable GMAW.