Lateral-G. What motivates YOU

[Musclerodz]

The short answer is I have been surrounded by airplanes and cars since I was born, even living on the family airport when I was 3, and still live on a private airport today, so its part of my DNA. Plus my OCD doesn't help when it comes building things, personal or client.

[dhutton]

The holy grail for me is a 69 Camaro that has the performance, ride, and comfort of a CTS-V. That is the modern car that I feel best meets the definition of a pro-touring car. I have a 69 shell out in the shop, just need to figure out how to accomplish the goal. It would be great to have a ride in one of Stielow's latest builds one day to see how closely he comes to that goal. I think he is likely the one best qualified to attain that goal.

Don

[65_LS1_T56]

Originally Posted by camcojb

I'm actually going the same direction as you. My last build (64 Chevelle) opened my eyes to how much better the full frame cars like that ride. With the right parts that car still handled extremely well, but was the most comfortable car to drive of all the muscle cars that I've built. The older I get the less tolerance I have for an uncomfortable ride, loud exhaust, etc. You know, all the stuff that didn't matter in high school. I will be selling my 73 Camaro project soon and at some point start looking for another Chevelle.

I also agree with the whole horsepower deal. While it will have at least 500 hp or so, I'm not going to chase the 1000 hp twin turbo deal either. I want something that's a lot of fun to drive, doesn't break, and looks good.

Jody, this makes me happy as Malitude was such an inspiration to me. What I loved the most was how simple and clean it was. What really sold me was the stance. Although I appreciate the beautiful twins and power it must have had, I agree the ~500hp mark makes more sense. Looking forward to what you come up with!

For me what motivates me are the challenges along the way. I'm an engineer by trade and love finding a problem, and designing and building a solution.

I am a part-owner in a small engineering company and the best part about my job is that I still get to go in the shop and get dirty, get slivers and cuts, work with my hands. My car is nothing special at first glance, but that's what I want everyone to think. I want people to actually look for the changes and solutions that I've made.

I'm in a position where I could have wrote a check and had a car built, but from day one that was not going to happen. I get too much satisfaction in doing something myself. Like others have mentioned, if I don't know how, I'll learn new skills along the way to figure stuff out. I wanted to be able to tell someone (honestly) that "yes, I did that".

Lastly, my motivation is like Rodney stated, the people. The events I've been to, and it's only been 6 now, the people are so great. I've met a lot of new friends and hope to meet a lot more next year.