"Why Project Cars Take Forever"

[Pribilof]

Got a good laugh out of this one.

Needed to fix a serpentine belt issue in the '69. That involved removing the electric fans. That required redoing the fan wiring. That involved a new water neck, thermostat, hoses, clamps, temperature senders, Deutsch connectors, taps and other tools, etc. Still needed to fix the serpentine issue. That involved sourcing some new bolts and spacers from McMaster. A month later, we're still down.

 

[FleeMan]

Rabbit holes. Never fails to go down them when you start tearing into stuff. Currently experiencing that, lol.

 

[DSG2003Mach1]

yuuuup. the sloppy mantra of get it running then get it perfect makes more sense all the time

 

[5.0 Hatch]

I just finished up an Aviator swap in my 01 Cobra. On the surface, my plan was to remove my engine, swap over all of the parts that needed to be swapped and then drop it back in. Even told my BIL I only needed his engine hoist for 2 weeks.

Turned into a 2+ month ordeal which was mostly the result of me saying the phrase "well, while I'm here, I just a soon..."

 

[Black Gold 380R]

From my experience on my 65 build it's a myriad of things (i.e. rabbit hole, can of worms, being anal, etc.).

I experienced it all. I thought I was just going to redo my drive train. So, I went down that rabbit hole. Once I was there I noticed that I exposed a can of worms by seeing things that were never fixed properly before. So, of course, I had to fix them. Then I was anal and nit picked my paint, gauges and other things. So, had to address those issues LOL.

In the end my drive train project included repainting the car and doing some modifications to the interior. My planned one year project ended up taking me 2 years to complete.

But I'm VERY happy with the end results ...

 

[Bullitt1448]

Cars are never ending projects, there is always something else to do

 

[mustangbrad]

This is exactly how a bad exhaust valve seat in my old 302 turned into a 408 Windsor and TKO 600


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[FleeMan]

Cars are never ending projects, there is always something else to do

Facts. I just enjoy the process more than the final result.

 

[Bullitt1448]

Just like sex, getting there is all the fun

 

[PhoenixM3]

I’m about 6 years (and six figures) into a ‘66 Stingray restoration. I can only make money so fast…..

 

[Deceptive]

Peasants!

El
Oh
El

My convertible started as a headers back, clutch, and blower install on a stock engine.

That car has had the interior metal stripped, painted, new carpet and sound material, getting a Coyote swap (not stock), 6R80 swap, suspension, built rear, blah, blah, blah!

Mach 1 is just as stupid.


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[Bullitt1448]

Peasants!

El
Oh
El

My convertible started as a headers back, clutch, and blower install on a stock engine.

That car has had the interior metal stripped, painted, new carpet and sound material, getting a Coyote swap (not stock), 6R80 swap, suspension, built rear, blah, blah, blah!

Mach 1 is just as stupid.


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They do take on a life of their own

 

[ToddW702]

Tell me about it. I went to replace my dash pad on my 68 and three months later while my whole interior was out and I was installing sound deadening my wife asks me how the dash pad was going. I told her that by the looks of it, it is going just as planned.


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[LS WUT]

This is what gets me everytime.

 

[Morgan]

How is it that a guy building an off-road Viper has only 360k subscribers?

and SendCutSend?? who knew this existed!

 

[2003RedfireVert]

Headers turned into full front suspension overhaul, rear IRS overhaul, blower removal and inspection, new gaskets where needed, new brakes, new steering rack, painted parts that needed some fresh looks to them…

This winter…I’m not sure what I’ll do but I will do my best to not “remove an alternator and install a Coyote”.

 

[Black Gold 380R]

This is what gets me everytime.

ROFLMAO!!! That's my brother all the way!!! He never finishes anything. Buys, starts, finds something else, sells the old car and is back to square one every time....

 

[LS WUT]

ROFLMAO!!! That's my brother all the way!!! He never finishes anything. Buys, starts, finds something else, sells the old car and is back to square one every time....

Haha, it happens to the best of us. My problem is I buy a project car, then stock pile a bunch of parts. Keep telling myself I’ll get it to it soon, then I find something else cool and buy it. The parts and cars keep adding up

 

[Morgan]

I used to be like this…buying the cool new parts produces a little dopamine hit like scoring or succeeding in some thing. I finally realized that finishing the project was the real goal and stopped letting the little tasks bear any significance, good or bad. Just finish the thing.
I couldn’t stand the thought of dying and someone finding an assortment of unfinished projects.

 

[sscobra]

This hits too close to home......