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Old 11-11-2008, 06:48 PM
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guys

i have some cool ideas but cool ideas dont build a car.
i had great intentions with my build but at times lacked the knowledge or money power to know what i was going to really be up against.
this site is a huge reason i even attempted this .
i have learned alot through this process.
i have tested my abilities heavily trying to do this kind of car build
i have found my limitation also.
one thing i learned is beware of buddy deals.i have been put into a position on this project because of those buddy deals.where i thought wow i can get this from that and it will only cost this.only to find out later that because of my lack of knowledge and or lack of input on things i ended up with more hurdles to jump than i intended and also ended up cutting the car up more than i had originally wanted .i just kept pressing on because i had commited myself to building this car even though some things didnt go exactly like i had intended. i kept telling myself i can fab this or that and it will be ok.
not true.great sheetmetal fab is alot more involved than i wanted to believe.i did some fab work that is ok and some im not satisified with.its all about the fab work on these types of builds in my opinion.it either makes the car great or its doesnt. because of my lack of tools and knowledge its is what it is .the more i look at it the more im not happy with it and i cant keep dragging this project on redoing things.( when you see what some guys do with metal and tools its art)
life is all about learning and if you dont try youll never learn...
so i have learned alot and im happy about that.
im not done with the car thing by any means....i have to put these parts on something .my wife will kill me if i dont get this collection of part put on something .never rule out another rambler
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