Roland Dudley writes :
> Concentrate first on getting your car on the road, not concours. My
> You'll have the pleasure of driving your in the meantime, yet have a
> constant reminder of things that need to be done.
I could not agree more - my Scimitar sat in the garage for 6 months without
being touched because I lost my enthusiasm over the project. My wife kept
at me, telling me to go to the garage and finish it off - but I found it
hard to work up the enthusiasm. Soooo I got the car in a driveable state,
although the paint had been stripped and there was no interior. However
just driving the car rekindled the enthusiasm for finishing the car and
I was actually looking forward to doing work, because I enjoyed
driving it, although it was embarassing driving the car with no paint or
primer (it's fibreglass - so no problems)
> priority list will evolve naturally.
Again I agree - you work on things as they need fixing or as your mood
dictates. For instance I do not like doing bodywork, but I would do say
a couple of hours of bodywork and then follow this with mechanical work.
The next day I would again do a couple of hours of bodywork and then move
on to something else. Remember this is a HOBBY - it's not meant to be torture.
> Don't get caught up in shipwright's disease or you'll be discouraged
> to the point of giving up.
Yup - got to agree again, I had the paint/body of my car done to a high
standard but certainly NOT concours. You can spend countless hours trying
to get the car from 99% perfect to 100% perfect - in my book these
extra hours are not worth it. EG the FIRST day that I drove it after having
it painted, the car next to me opened its door and put a 2 inch scratch in
the door.
Gerry
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