I feel your pain brother
 

I took a running driving car and was going to drop a big block in it over the weekend. I pulled out the instructions on my vintage air that I am about to put in last weekend...the date was Aug 2001.

So a motor swap turned into a huge re-do on the entire car and have made many changes along the way. I am so close that I can taste it...but damn, it has still been 5.5 years

It all began for me at 17 in Sept. 2002. I bought my first classic car, the 68 camaro and I truly thought at the time that I would be driving her in about 2 months! Boy I really didn't know what I was doing. I am just going on my 5th year, but I never thought it would take this long. I am in college, and truly don't have the time and the funds!! I am seeing the end of the project, but I am just waiting on time! and....money! :thumbsup:


I do have those dreams though Trapin! It just stinks when reality sets in or I wake up and realize I am still a ways away. Your old 68 looks great!

i dont know HOW you guys do that.. all those years youre just dreaming about driving it..

i dunno whats worse.. that, or paint prison.:(

OK!!!Thats it for me, i'm unscribing from this thread!!! LOL!!!Thats exactly what i'm afraid of as i KNOW thats what's gonna happen.

Great posts guy's...we should sticky this thing for future use when we need some boost....


Lead.

It's easy....we're broke. :rofl:

Seriously though, I have my wheels and tires, the suspension's done, the paint is done, I got my motor and trans, and according to my list of "Things To Buy And Do" it's like I'm half way between base camp and the summit. I mean just to get the damn thing running and able to drive around the block (this is minus interior, trim, and windows) is going to cost a mountain of money.

Good grief!!! Gotta stay positive though, I guess. :captain:

This entire thread is :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: We have all been there including myself. I have you all beat in double fiqures. 30 years.

R.P.

jeebus..

All of my parts are bought and stashed all over the
 

house and garage. Life is just getting in the way. Kids, job, wife are keeping me out of the garage. I need 40 hours and I could cruise the neighborhood.

Ok that's it! I am calling a few friends up and I am going to do a thrash this weekend.

I bought mine...started to "fix it up a bit" and that took me about 4 years...then I drove it daily for about a year and a half and had some damage (the last one that did it was a big dent in the door)

I was so sick of it I put it away in the garage and didn't look at it for a year.

I could have had it repainted and drive it again since it worked fine...but during that year I gathered a lot more goodies....that I now am bolting on.

So since I parked it I am allready 2 1/2 years further down the road.:_paranoid

I am seriously trying hard to get it back on the road this year......
www.pro-touring.nl for the full story.
Martin

Keep your focus. Scope creep will bury your project. Don't ask me how I know.