Assembly instructions were not easy to read. But the polls and bottom rails were heavy enough. The tarps for the front and back were cut to size and fit fine. The zipper in the front door will be more of an annoyance than just taking loose the side and sliding it all the way to one side. The top tarp was the worse, it was too short on the sides and overlapped the front and back too much. I just put the front flush and let the back hang over and use some nylon rope to draw it together. The sides don’t go down far enough but I guess it will keep from getting mold build up because of the dirt floor. Overall dimensions: 16 ft. 9''L x 8 ft. 10''W x 7ft. 1/2''H Weight: 173 lbs. The Fiero fits with about a foot all the way around, not tight but you wont be working on your car in it unless it is with the front door open. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=42211 When the tarp falls apart I will probably replace it with tin and move it to the back yard. The tubing is heavy enough that I can speed screw tin panels to it and then put some straps on the outside to help with the wind. I’m happy with it, it was a nice present from my wife and came in handy so the neighbors don’t turn me in for having all the disable cars in the yard.
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Posts: 2921 From: El Paso, Texas Registered: Aug 2003
Tempting.....but if I put that contraption up in El Paso during the springtime, it would be in Dallas the following day. I seriously doubt it would withstand the 50+ MPH winds we get here.
Sure would be nice to have an extra shady place to work on the car though. And I like your tin idea......hmmmm.....now the wheels are turning. Nice of the wife to buy it for you.
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Scott-Wa Member
Posts: 5392 From: Tacoma, WA, USA Registered: Mar 2002
If you have a Costco... the ones they sell for $164 are pretty nice and as long as you tie the damn thing down somehow it will last you a long time. I suggest using those concrete footing blocks with the metal post cast in, then using those el cheapo Harbor Freight 1" x12" straps that come in sets of 4. They are on sale right now for something like $6 for a package of 4 straps. Two packages of those where you loop over the horizontal poles on each side and strap to the concrete blocks and it isn't going anywhere in the wind. I've had one since summer of 2001 and it's doing fine except where the first fall a windstorm blew it into my fruit trees... thus the precautionary tale :-)
Oh yeah, I think the Costco ones look a little less likely to get neighbors calling code enforcement.
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as long as its vented it should not catch too much wind where its at. I will probably get some of the shed anchors and use them to keep it held down. One thing that is bothering me is where the poles connect they just slide in, but a short speed screw will fix that or a spot of weld I just have to keep it removable should anyone say anything about it.
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Posts: 5923 From: Fort Worth, Texas Registered: Dec 2001
Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: I’m happy with it, it was a nice present from my wife and came in handy so the neighbors don’t turn me in for having all the disable cars in the yard.
Jake, that was very nice of your wife. Sounds like your a lucky man in that regards... Now please don't give me a (neg) for this... but your last photo of your poor car reminded me of something...
BTW, hows your head?... all better I hope. I removed those hooks when I had my headliner redone. Never liked the looks, now there is a much better reason too
Gotta love Harbor Freight!
------------------ REMEMBER: stoplights synch'd for 35mph are also synch'd for 70mph. (and for 140mph, now that I think about it.)
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Posts: 181 From: Cincinnati,Ohio,USA Registered: Oct 2001
I have the same "Garage Tent" As my son calls it, wich I am very pleased with. Looking at your pictures I think you may have the canvas on wrong. The groumet holes should be down by the base, then the "ball bounges" go through those and around the bars on the base. In your one picture it looks like the sides of the canvas with the rope in it is by the base. The front and back edge of the canvas has the rope in it, this goes over the top. Then when you pull the rope tite, it pulls the canvas snug over the front and back rail. Your right about the polls, I bought some self taping screws and put one in each bar. The only other thing I did was make a base from presure treated 2x4 to mount the base on. Then we used rebar to steak it into the ground. If this does not fix it i would take it back because the canvas has been cut wrong. It should look like it does on there web site,
I have the same "Garage Tent" As my son calls it, wich I am very pleased with. Looking at your pictures I think you may have the canvas on wrong. The groumet holes should be down by the base, then the "ball bounges" go through those and around the bars on the base. In your one picture it looks like the sides of the canvas with the rope in it is by the base. The front and back edge of the canvas has the rope in it, this goes over the top. Then when you pull the rope tite, it pulls the canvas snug over the front and back rail. Your right about the polls, I bought some self taping screws and put one in each bar. The only other thing I did was make a base from presure treated 2x4 to mount the base on. Then we used rebar to steak it into the ground. If this does not fix it i would take it back because the canvas has been cut wrong. It should look like it does on there web site,
I thought about that but you should have seen my wifes face when I told her I thought we had it on wrong. I will probably pull it off this weekend and turn it around. Thanks.
I have the same "Garage Tent" As my son calls it, wich I am very pleased with. Looking at your pictures I think you may have the canvas on wrong. The groumet holes should be down by the base, then the "ball bounges" go through those and around the bars on the base. In your one picture it looks like the sides of the canvas with the rope in it is by the base. The front and back edge of the canvas has the rope in it, this goes over the top. Then when you pull the rope tite, it pulls the canvas snug over the front and back rail. Your right about the polls, I bought some self taping screws and put one in each bar. The only other thing I did was make a base from presure treated 2x4 to mount the base on. Then we used rebar to steak it into the ground. If this does not fix it i would take it back because the canvas has been cut wrong. It should look like it does on there web site,
thats what I was thinking - looks like you need to turn in 90*
