How to cover a car while working on it???

[viperbl]

I have been having a look around for some kind of temporary, but substantial enough enclosure for working on my car ... its summer now, so not so bad, but during the winter months I don't want any rain getting in if I can't complete a task in one day/evening.

I do have a garage, but its far too small to fit the Audi in, but I am fortunate to enough to have a rear yard that is kind of sheltered (see below), but still would need something that could withstand some wind ...

I would say that generally I might only be working on one part of the car, ie, front or back, so maybe just to cover that?

Has anyone done this before??? As you can see from the picture, there is a fair amount of room to play with (where the mr2 is parked really)

[ZeroK66]

Wow... that exhaust looks familure - you get an RS fabrications one?

I would be interested in a potential solution to this... I am in a similar possition that is why I never DIY

[dazzer]

Can't you just build a canopy of some ilk.

[viperbl]

Wow... that exhaust looks familure - you get an RS fabrications one?

Thats an old millteck exhaust on there!

Yeah, I think a canopy of some sort is the solution ... I have a massive bit of tarpolin, maybe I could use that with some beams to stop it flapping in the wind ....

[harperboy]

Extend garage? Would increase value in the long run.

[ChipHazzard]

2nd that, or flatten the garage and rebuild to your own spec .........

[viperbl]

I did think about the garage thing, but costs has put me off ... was trying to think of some other kind of temp and cheap solution!

[MarkB]

I did think about the garage thing, but costs has put me off ... was trying to think of some other kind of temp and cheap solution!

That's where I went wrong. Built myself a great garage but now don't have much money left for my cars Ah well, not for ever!

Thats an old millteck exhaust on there!

Are you running a dual Milltek or Single 3"?

[Ads4]

Yeah, I think a canopy of some sort is the solution

Corrogated plastic sheeting. If you covered the area over your car and ran it from the higher roof of your garage to the lower height of the left hand wall, you wouldn't need to worry about guttering as the rain water would run off over your neighbours side

[derdle]

How about using a pit/paddock style gazebo/tent? Not sure where you'd get them from though.

Paul

[ZeroK66]

I did think about the garage thing, but costs has put me off ... was trying to think of some other kind of temp and cheap solution!

So stop spunking on your car and spend money on something that will give you a return (+ I can catchup to your pace then if you stop upgrading)

[dummi]

i looked into temporary solutions, there are some heavy duty tarpaulin type temporary car ports on ebay maybe worth a look

[viperbl]

That was my thinking, something like they use on the rally stages ... I will need to get searching!

PS. I think its a single 3" Milltek I have on mine ...

[MarkB]

PS. I think its a single 3" Milltek I have on mine ...

Making good power for just a 3" Milltek!

[GrahamS4]

I take it without any MOT requirements on the IOM he has any cats though?!