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Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter
I build at least one vehicle a year, every year. They may not get 100 percent finished, but I get them lowered, running, and driving real nice with cool wheels and a "good look". I do suede paint a lot to keep from having to make the body perfect. Point is, I build a nice runner that turns plenty of heads every year.
My advice, you must work on it everyday. Everday. No matter what, everyday. Even if you don't want to, go out there and give it 15 minutes at least. I find that even if I feel like crap and don't want to, after 10 or 15 minutes, you're dirty and sweaty, so I just keep on working. Often, it leads to hours of progress, when I didn't even want to go out there in the first place.
Second make lists of little projects. "Run fuel lines" or "detail front frame rails" or "polish front bumper and paint the backside" or whatever.
If the weather sucks, do a little inside project. Set your ass on the wife's kitchen floor on an old blanket and detail the radio, or hood hinges or marker lights, or anything small. She won't mind as long as you clean up after you're done. Then, at the end of the evening, you'll have a neat looking set of lights, or bumper brackets or whatever, ready to install when the time comes.
Put the finished "sub-projects" up on shelves so you'll look at them as you walk around the house. It will motivate you, I promise.
There's no excuse not to do this stuff, none. I totally destroyed my knee and lower leg at work three months ago. I had to have extensive reconstruction surgery and three times a week therapy. Plenty of pain meds too. It didn't stop me though. It just caused me to do everything setting down with my leg splinted straight out in front of me. Belive me, when you're in pain and on crutches, you make damn sure you don't forget the right tool when you hobble over to the toolbox.
The point is, it's hard work being a hero. Look at some of the killer trucks on this board. Those guys are dedicated beyond belief. I mean, if building these things was easy, everyone would be driving a cool old car. There are two lines ahead, the "men" and the "boys", which line do you want to be in?
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