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11-07-2010, 01:31 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Austin Tx
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Whats your due date?
I find that if I write down certin tasks that I wanna get done on in a given day or week in getting my truck back together it helps. I push myself to get it done, sometimes I dont get it done due to needing more parts. But sometimes I get little more done than I plan. So now Im shooting to have my truck 99% done on x-mas day. Running and driving is the plan, maybe a couple minor lose ends may need to finished up..... But thats the day Im shooting for..
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11-07-2010, 01:59 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: hingham ma
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Re: Whats your due date?
done..
they're never done.. install the 454 by march (it's only been 7 years) 
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11-07-2010, 02:11 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: sumner wa.
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Re: Whats your due date?
i wish i hadnt lost my job,right now im not seeing the forest thru the trees......and i live in washington state,in8 months ive gotten a lot done tho,402 is ready to go ,its really a 410 now, 60 over,body work is finished,ready for paint......once i get reestablished with a job the paints goin on......then the rebirth begins!
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11-07-2010, 03:04 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas"
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Re: Whats your due date?
Due Date? You guys that set a schedule are an inspiration to those of us who don't. My problem is procrastination. Right now, I'm procrastinating going to the body shop to see how my truck is, or isn't, coming along. So, I guess my due date is tomorrow!! Yeah, that's the ticket...go tomorrow and see how much he got done...if anything. Oh, it's only been 3 years.....
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11-07-2010, 03:08 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Waldorf,MD
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Re: Whats your due date?
I'll have to figure out a due date on my Suburban, oh wait ,I actually have to get started first.
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11-07-2010, 03:33 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Kuna, Idaho
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Re: Whats your due date?
My due date is Christmas. Threw a piston in my brothers truck, so I'm rebuilding it. All brand new parts. Repainting the body and lowering it. Started yesterday, but have been wanting to do it since last year.
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11-07-2010, 07:14 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Minnetonka, MN
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Re: Whats your due date?
My due date is Thanksgiving Day for my first born
 Which coincidentally sets the due date on my truck to TBD, or when he turns 16 and I hand it over I guess! all i know is he is gonna get greasy with me as soon as he can hold a wrench 
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11-07-2010, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Southeast Missouri
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Re: Whats your due date?
I gave up on trying to set due dates for my two projects, it seems like something keeps side tracking me.
My brother and I just finished repairing our two roofs that were damaged by the big ice storm a couple of years ago. Darn price of wood sure has gone up over the years, lol. I figure the rest of this week I will be able to spend some time putting a new carb on the '71 with the 454.
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11-08-2010, 08:18 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Mt Airy, MD
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Re: Whats your due date?
7/27/15 @ 2:43pm.
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11-08-2010, 08:56 AM
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Tot Roddin'
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mid-MO
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Re: Whats your due date?
Judgement Day...
They're never done.
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11-08-2010, 09:33 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Valley Center KS
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Re: Whats your due date?
My due date (for the 68 that is) was March of '09 before my son was born. Well for his first b-day he got to take his maiden ride in it, and by July of this year it was pretty close to being done. Don't think I've hardly done anything on it since July.
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11-08-2010, 09:59 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Toms River, NJ
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Re: Whats your due date?
I'm shooting for Spring 2012, hopefully its done by then. If not ill probably go crazy lol.
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11-08-2010, 12:44 PM
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upgrading to an older model
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Sacramento, KY
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Re: Whats your due date?
12-20-2012...that way I'll have at least ONE day of driving it before the Mayan end of the world happens
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11-08-2010, 01:37 PM
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Old Duffer
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Maine
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Re: Whats your due date?
I used to self-impose due dates on projects, but I'm just not disciplined enough to follow them. If I push through just to meet the date, I'm likely to take short-cuts just to meet the date, then end up re-doing something I truly wasn't satisfied with because I; 1. rushed it, or 2. didn't think it through enough.
Better for me to just chip away, and enjoy the project without a "deadline".
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11-08-2010, 03:59 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Wa.
Posts: 19,991
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Re: Whats your due date?
I used to have due date, but four years past due now and I just don't care any more. I work on it when I'm in the mood and eventually I may actually finish it =)
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11-08-2010, 04:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Southern California
Posts: 7,617
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Re: Whats your due date?
I tried, but found that the project became less fun than what it was intended for me.
When there are dates, I find that the spending goes up and more risks are taken. So many years ago I decided that my Suburban project was all about my own personal enjoyment, and not that of a challenge or contest to achieve something. I have been "restoring" my burb since 1995, and there are still plenty of things to do on her. The only time there is a deadline while working on my baby, is if there is a truck show coming up and I want to get one of many things done before the show. It's different if you are just restoring a truck to sell, than in my case where it is all about being a hobby.
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