The reason behind clearing the area between the kayak rack and the wood pile was for the construction of another storage rack like the one that is currently holding all of the salvage wood and PVC pipe. This rack is for storing the salvage auto parts that are were sitting on the ground on the other side of the kayak rack, along with some larger auto parts that are still stored in the garage. This will of course get these parts off the ground and out of the garage and more organized by storing them in a central spot until they can either be sold or used. The rack of course was going to be made from the salvage wood just like the other storage rack.
This rack is like the other one in that I used 4x4 posts, salvaged from the old dog yard fence, for the main supports at the front of the rack. 2x4's make up the rest of the shelf structure, using the main fence as extra support along with one tree. This rack currently has two shelves instead of the three like the other rack. Because of the heavy weight that will be on the bottom shelf, I had to use another piece of 4x4 to support the middle of the shelf. All 4x4 posts are sitting on salvaged bricks so as to protect the bottoms of the posts from rotting on the ground. The main difference with this rack is the idea that the shelves have extra 2x4s linking the front front boards to the rear boards of the fence. Over these boards are pallet boards that are tacked down between the 2x4s like flooring. There is spacing to allow for rain to wash down instead of pooling up. This will allow for the storage of smaller auto parts that would otherwise not be able to be stored on the rack. Since I have all this usable material, it only makes sense to use it. There's one thing about storing stuff for future use but another thing when you just hoard shit with no intention of using it. The stuff that's stored, its gonna get used, if I need more, I can always work to salvage more or find an alternative. After two days of working in the rain to cut and nail wood together to get this rack done I've finally got the two shelf unit put together. I managed to put the old fox body mustang rear end on the bottom shelf along with some other fox body parts: a brake master cylinder/booster combo, some steering column support pieces, a tranny crossmember. After finishing the pallet boards on the top shelf I put the hood, fender and bumper from our Chevy Tracker up there. The fox body steering column went on the bottom shelf in front of the rear end. There are more parts in the garage that I mentioned that'll go on the shelves. The best part about these racks is the idea that if I need to I can always add another tier by just tacking some more 2x4's to the existing boards and over to the fence to add another tier. When it comes to this type of stuff there really are no rules, other than the rules of physics. As long as the shit is able to hold weight it can be made as ugly and bulky as necessary.
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