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What if once a week you guys take a car out for a drive? It wouldn't even have to be Jimmy, each of the crew could take out a car and do a little review of it. I think that would be super cool to see.
This is an awesome idea, so many of his cars are so nice it's a shame that he barely drives them. Not to mention, Connecticut has some of the most beautiful roads to just take a stroll down
Those of us that are invested in this channel will watch any and every video posted. Jimmy yoy always know how to make everything look fun and entertaining to watch. I cant wait to see how the garage turns out.
I just got done building my at home shop..... Don't save anything for later.. As you say, buy once, cry once... I have natural gas in my garage, mini-split was also legit. I did 12 gauge electric, outlets every 8ft. Spray foam insulation is clutch especially with how cold it gets up north. I painted my ceilings black, walls white. Amazon has T8 8ft LED lights that link together and have amazing light output. Husky tool boxes along the sloped side would be perfect for "at home use". I used rapid air 1/2" line with a couple air drops. Pro tip, have an air quick disconnect outside for filling tires, ect. Definitely record the content and share it. If nothing else, Jimmy Jr. will get a kick out of it in a few years. Don't forget to title it "amazing transformation" *que the loud noises*
Door technician here. You have options. Get raised headroom tracks and jack shaft operators or be a baller and get industrial slat doors and have them. Wrapped with an image of a traditional garage door
Nice. I did doors before I started building elevators. But I 2nd the headroom tracks. Also some nice insulated doors make a big difference in keeping temps comfortable.
If you posted home/garage improvement content I’d for sure watch! Especially since it’s OakesGarage/Jimmy content ! Watched LZ’s and it was informative while also keeping me engaged!
I used to watch the videos daily because I love the content…. But I had my 3rd child 5 months ago and evening down time had been taken up with taking care of my first girl. Tonight I logged on and saw you walking your garage with your new kid for the first time and was pumped! You’re a good dude and I think everyone knows you’re gonna be a great dad! Makes me feel good knowing there’s other good dads out there that are passionate about their hobbies but also prioritize their family!
I would love to see the entire build of the home garage that’s something a lot of us can personally relate to in our own life’s and futures ! And to see what you come up with is super exciting because you have seen a lot of garages all around the world !
I'm 25 now and I'm at the point where I'm really into the renovation stuff in between - that's why I've been enjoying Taylor Ray's channel recently. I mean of cause I'm here for the car shit 110%😂
Youd be surprised how many of us would genuinely love to see the home garage makeover. Just a few chill videos with you and steph and the boys cleaning it up
Jimmy one of the few , that doesn't throw AD sens and other bs on his videos every 2 minutes. And no clickbait. Really enjoy watching his videos since the rear honda built
Remember when he was going to flip the blue S15 and Stef loved driving it, and as they say the rest is history. Probably the real reason it's at the home garage, it's her weekend cruiser 😊
I obviously understand keeping some of the personal life private, but love seeing baby James and miss seeing Steph all the time! And we definitely wanna see you lay sheet rock and transform the garage
While I wouldn't do a lift in there *right now*, if you change out the garage door lifter system I'd go with a liftmaster 98022 jackshaft one that's wall-mounted instead of a classic over-the-car one. You can do 16 LED lights off of it to light up the whole garage, and also get an 841LM garage door lock. That way if you ever decided to put a lift in, you'd have enough clearance to do it, good lighting, etc. It would be a huge improvement for your available space to do stuff. I really recommend those rubbermaid FastTrack wall-mount tracks and doing a bunch of their small bins. I've got bins just full of 10mm sockets on 3 sides of my garage. but also you could use the hooks they sell to hang some parts that wont get messed up by hanging them (but also as a way to display them). I recommend getting a few slat wall panels, at least one shelf kit, some hooks, etc. If you go all-in on their system its sleek as hell and you can change it up at any moment - nothing is permanently fixed except for the rails. just keep in mind they don't sell the wall-mount screw kits typically with the rails since most people are going into studs and using their own screws. I bought one pack of their wall anchors just to figure out the screw size they use and go from there.
Swisstrax the floors, Quick Jacks for a simple lift, modern LED overhead lighting, couple big tool carts and you’re solid. Nice detailing set-up would be cool as well. Toss a TV and a couch in there and have a super chill garage space. Big projects stay in the shop.
More construction and driving content! I did nice clean white walls in my garage and normal LEDs not the honeycomb. It would def look nice with black painted ceiling and maybe a TV mounted to the fireplace.
Jimmy definitely do these style of videos more. We like to see the shop builds but throwing this into the mix with some back road driving with the built cars and home hang outs keeps the content fresh.
This video makes me so happy for you. As someone whos been here since the early days, to see you here now, a happy Dad with bubba James in the tuck, showing off the dreams chilling inside the crib garage makes me super proud and just freakn happy for you, as a fan, a fellow Dad and someone whos been following you for a long time. You've been blessed to have achieved and worked so hard to create a life alot of people spend their lives trying to attain. Seeing the grind you've put in on here and watching the progress has been a pleasure to bear witness to. Here's to many more years of success, prosperity, peace and happiness for you, the Oakes Garage Team and the Oakes family. You deserve it my dude 🍍
Personally, as a home remodeler, I would install a new header and remove the divider between the 2 doors. Replace with a single door. There are tons of options for doors. As others have said, wall mount jack shaft opener and ceiling hugger tracks. Having a single door gives you a lot better use of the space, allowing you to pull a car in the center and work all around it. I would look into spray foam insulation. Then get a mini-split and you would be all set. Sheet rock the lower portion of the space, then paint the rafters/ upper section black. It makes the space look much bigger.
I’d love to see a driving video of the cars you’ve “finished” A single maiden voyage video, Jimmy and Austin in the car, hearing Jimmy’s takeaways, what he would change, how the car feels, etc. Could mount up a camera on the hood, idk, make it cinematic? I love the shop content more than anything still, but a nice break from it showcasing all the work put into them would be nice R34 next perhaps?
I liked the video he did with the black porsche and the driving of the Ae86 in this one. Maybe once a month a deep dive car review plus driving it. RX7 FC Chaser R34 (definitely if it becomes a giveaway car) Nisshonda Both Z31 S14 kswap Yellow S15 Black S15 Blue S15 Then the differences between each S15
All the lights. Get the best quality lights you can for the home garage. That’s the one thing I’ve struggled with and as I start rebuilding my workshop, I’ll be focusing on lighting first.
MUST HAVE for north east garage. Woodstove, ac of course, good attic access and you can remove those lolly columns if you install an I beam (which doubles as a gantry hoist)
Home garage could be such a dope hangout spot too. ABSOLUTE essential for the garage is a mini-split AC/heatpump unit. AC in the summer, heat in the winter. And more high-CRI LED lights than you can shake a stick at. You want them to be high-CRI so they actually show the colors of the cars off accurately. trust me it makes the difference!
Happily watch a garage build series and a sunken mid rise lift in the home garage is a must easy and convenient oil change wheel change etc and a little fab station is a good shout practise tig in your free time
Living in the northeast myself, I would recommend heated floors!!! The difference they make when ur working in the garage when it’s 15 degrees out! I know you said you didn’t want a lift but it would definitely help to store another car inside. Great work!!
-Black everything - Sound proofing. - Leave that brick wall exposed -Four post lift to double stack cars where the FD sits - Build podcast space instead of work space with cars in the background Final touch would be Japanese vending machine and other memorabilia placed in a clean dynamic throughout the space. There's a lot of us that would want the podcast about absolutely nothing, and just invite your homies over to chat. Rated R
Baby James is always such a refresher to see, man. Always chilling, always being goofy and the way he looked almost offended by Austin putting the camera in his face was classic
Definitely a long work bench/tool chest on the left side. But not all the way, make a chill spot in the back left corner with a breezy fridge for evening hangs working on cars. Then white with the brick centre column and a big Oakes sign on the brick! Hex lights or LEDs and tuff tiles would work well too. But that’s my UK garage styling kicking in.
I would love to see you guys build this garage. You could film over he course of 4 weeks and still make a great video out of it. Everyone that followed you when you started, are old enough to enjoy home reno.viseos.
For your garage Jimmy i reckon the timber and brick feature wall looks great could set it up like a showroom with polished concrete, some chrome stools and neon petrol station lights etc.
I think the garage build with 2 4 post lifts would be killer give you more variety to drive from home and free up 2 more spaces in the shop. You should hit up Matt From Obsessed Garage and do something with your shop and home garage.
I don’t work on cars(yet), but I do wood working. One suggestion I have for any shop is put as much things on wheels with breaks. Over time your shop will change and evolve over time and is some much easy to move things when they are wheels to begin with.
This video was great! It gives the viewers breath of fresh air in a sense cuz it’s something completely different people love remodeling restoration/ construction videos the before and after would be awesome little build series would be cool with sponsorships with tool boxes and tools that would be dope. With the views the video would pay for its self.
Thanks for sharing Jimbo! Show us the construction content, building the loft was the first video I saw of yours and have been hooked since. Been slowly watching all the old videos from the beginning to catch up!
Every channel I watch does a construction type video and they always do pretty well. Would definitely like to see you guys insulate and hang some drywall in that garage. It’s just satisfying for some reason lol
Thank you for letting us in on some of your personal growth its a cool change of pace and just intriguing to see some of the other half of our fav yt's life. Would love to see more of the home garage build
Seeing the FD and S15 in the garage brings back memories from the old Q&A vid where Jimmy said he doesn’t know if RU-vid is in his future and he might pursue a career in his degree. 🥹 Well Jimmy… YOU DID IT MAN. Love to see it! Keep it up!
For sure a tv and a good stereo with some subs. In my garage, I have a 55 inch Sony 4K TV and an old Sony surroundsound receiver with four speakers and five subs hooked up.
Jim put a steel beam or micro Lam beam and definitely remove the columns. Insulate and sheet rock the walls and ceiling. Put a folding staircase for access. Definitely put splits ( A/C and heat in ) epoxy tge floors and rubber Matt in front of your work bench. Definitely LED lighting
Whatever you do for lighting, buy some adapters that screw into a light bulb socket and convert it to a plug. Makes it nice and easy to have all your lights on a switch without having to wire up another switch
Just from the thumbnail I was jealous of the doors. My Mazda 6 only fits in my garage with a few inches on each side. That door width would be amazing to have.
I’m from Minnesota and I would say my must have is insulation and a gas heater and a beer fridge. Second would be storage shelves like big wooden ones you custom make
Was just thinking the other week that I missed contractor Jim! Miss shop updates like the loftice or in the old shop building the loft area! Super excited to see how you transform the space and it’s a lot easier to relate for most of us, being that 99% of us don’t have a commercial space just a at home garage
A quick tip for the sim would be to try to get the monitors as close to the wheel as possible so you can set the correct FOV. This helped me alot to make my sim driving feel more realistic.
