The Terrors of Tear Down and the Perils of Project Pause

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So today while working with my sons on getting my 70 Suburban ready for the paint shop it struck me just how scary it is tearing down a vehicle and the worries about what you will find.
Also it seems when you ready through build threads on older rigs it is the big "project pause for paint" that is pretty much the last you hear. Or maybe a few pics after the rig is back home but that shot of the happy family driving again rarely happens.



I am a horrible procrastinator. I need a deadline to be motivated at all.
So I have set Sept 7th for a trip to Prescott for the Overland Journal Trail Run & BBQ as my "back on the road" deadline. I might not be 100% done with the interior, there might still be bits and such to bolt back on but if I don't have a reason to work hard...well I will hardly work

Lucky for me the tear down terrors have been pretty small....a bit of rust that has been easy to fix, some old bondo but nothing really horrible, all my glass came out in 1 piece, and I still love the old rig.

Anyone else got stories of tear down terrors or projects that paused and never restarted?

Oh and Jan/Feb I want to do axles/trans/tcase....and then maybe next fall will be the diesel conversion. This will keep the girl rolling vs driveway art.