Hey man, I quit smokin ciggerettes married to a smoker (still) and league bowling when EVERYONE smoked on the lanes.

Gotta be able to resist temptation. LOL!

It is hard though not to go a little over here and a little over there. I find myself all too often talking people into putting down the pipe, ROFLMAO!

I don't remember that talk.....:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Great thread guys!!

I started my build 8 years ago this month! After reading PHR I had a plan, it was going to be a basic and very mild PT build. Then I found PT.com and later Scott started this wonderful site. I don't blame the sites for my car costing more than origionally planned, but thank the sites for all the friends I have made and the education I have had along the way! These sites are a great tool and I can't imagine building a car without them! They allow us to build a much better car than we could have without all the info and pics.

I love this community! :lateral:

I'll give that an "AMEN"---exactly right--love this place and the people--lots of fun for sure.

Mike , I do the same exact thing . Owning my own buisness allows me some extra cash . When I have it I buy something new for the car. I will not spend money I don't have ! Over the last three years I have a pretty good inventory of parts . My wife always tells people when they ask ,'' Whats all those car parts doing in your garage, well its the most expensive car I've never seen'' .... It is a addiction no question. But I have to say I believe its a good one to have.

Great thread!

Gwens joke about me is that, "my husband will spend $1000 on tools to do a $100 job"...

That pretty much sums it up. Can't dispute it...

Great thread...I took particular interest in this because I am building a car for the first time. Bought a 69 Camaro in Sept and overpaid for it. It looked a lot better in the pics! I was referred to a restorer just north of LA who has educated me on PT (told me about this site)...I have learned a ton in this past few months and really enjoy reading about these cars from your posts. Most of you guys really know what your talking about. My guy asked me a lot of questions about what i want to do with the car.....race? cruise? show?. He sat down with me on several occasions to explain things. We've finally settled on a great build..LS3 (416. CNC ported, LS7cams from Scoggin Dickey)- , Magnacharger, Art Morrison, DSE quad, Vette brakes, Billet Specialty wheels, Sparco seats, new glass, new rubber, straightened, painted. My view is that I am going to have a bitchen car built the right way the first time. It'll be over $100K "all in", but it will be done and I'll autox it at G events, drive it on the curvey roads of the Santa Monica mountains with my boys, go the wine country with my girlfriend etc.....I can't wait! In the meantime...I'm driving my 09 Challenger.....cool, but nothing like a piece of history! Keeping fingers crossed my guys finishes when he says he will :)

Frank has been a terrific resource for me, and I do remember him giving me some darn good advice about getting to a certain point and then you get yourself in a postion where your all in! I guess I am trying to avoid the all in build so that I can buy a Mc Rib sammy on sundays! I just need him to open a chicago branch to paint my car.

Great thread guys. I've been so busy that I've not been able to get on here in over a week, which is probably the first time that has happened. I just got done reading all 9 pages of the thread. I'd like to give my thoughts, which are that of Greg's in that this is suppose to be a "hobby". This site has allowed me to learn from everybody and allowed me to dream by watching/looking at these awesome builds/cars. Without dreams, you will have no goals.
While I may not have a six-figure car, my Camaro means just as much to me if it were a six-figure car. I continue to do things to it as money allows me to. Slowly, it is getting where I want to go with it. I have alot of people who think that since it is a third-gen Camaro I must be redneck...not true. Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted a third-gen Camaro...so it represents a passion for cars and a goal. I got my Camaro after college and now have been able to modify it to what I want in following the pro-touring theme. I have done things to my taste and as I can afford them. While it has not been a build to the extent of alot of cars on here, the cars on here have inspired me and raised the bar--so to speak. I just have a huge passion for cars and this great hobby. To me there is nothing more theraputic than getting in my Camaro and driving around town, going to a cruise, taking it to Iowa to hang out with my dad, or to wherever. This hobby has allowed me to share some great times with my dad and meet alot of new and great people. My son is just over 2 yrs old and already is into cars. I can't wait to share this great hobby with him as he grows.