anyone ever done so much work to a truck you dislike it?

[matt_field]

hey guys, its been a while since ive been on here, ive been trying to get this 67 swb done for summer, and everything possible has just been a pain. its been a 2 year project just trying to get the body shop to paint the truck , now im just waiting on the tailgate and cowl

its starting to become the point of, ive have done so much work to this truck. im actually losing interest in it, and start to not like it anymore. ive put so many hours into working on it and pretty much all of my money, and its no where to close to being done.

i think i just need a break from it, but wondering if anyone else ever feels this way?

Matt

[energiesource]

There are times when it seems like it'll take forever and doesnt seem worth it, but think of the gratification you're gunna have when its done, i mean all that work done by you, it's probably a pretty good feeling.

[onedayjake]

I know that feeling well, but when I get burnt out on one it seems like I get a different project and start on that. Now it seems like I have like five projects and it's taking forever to get one running.

[19673ontree]

I got my 67 swb last sept and tore into it wide open in march when it warmed up I work on it everyday every minute I have to spare have been at it now 2 month's straight and will probably be up in may before it's done but I don't get tired of it as I know what I will have when it's done !!!

[DUD2STUD]

just step back and take a break it will come back to you Ive built 4 trucks over the years and every one was like that. Just take a break before long you will get the feeling

[Bishops Trucks]

Sometimes you just need to walk away for a little while.

[EAST SIDE LOW LIFE]

I remember feeling like that but now I've learned to cope better. Stepping back for a day or 2 is always something that I do as things are not so intense when you do this. The 67 wheel I just restored I call this premature gratification why you ask, because sometimes it feels good to finish a part when you are on a long project. Gives you the boost needed to carry on the long haul.

LOL on the project as it looks pretty good from what I can see.

esll.

[BurnoutNova]

Originally Posted by Bishops Trucks

Sometimes you just need to walk away for a little while.

i had to do that today... got frustrated with my welder and said screw it... went inside for a while, ate lunch and then headed back outsid and finished my boxside welding.

it seems like the times im most motivated to work on it is when i only have like an hour or two to work on it, and then when i have all day sunday i cant ever focus and/ or seem to get anything major done

[Spray-Bomb]

Yes,

My truck was "Supposed" to be a weekend project to swap a engine / trans & it has been in my shop for like 3 months now !

I'm getting really close, but I just don't feel like working on it... Grrr

[19673ontree]

let me add too that yes step back and leave it alone a day or two , or a week or two , it alway's come's back , in the past I have done these

1971 chevy short bed (FIRST EVER VEHICLE 16 YEARS OLD) 100% southrust virginia rustbucket
1977 trans am (OK)
1978 trans am (NICE CAR AT THE TIME)
1977 camaro
1967 camaro (JUNK)
1967 camaro (JUNK)
1982 chevy shortbed (CHOPPED IT LOWERED IT , DROVE THE WHEEL'S OFF)
1967 camaro complete junk pile sold for $10K
1969 chevelle (PURE JUNK REPLACED ALL PANEL'S EXECPT THE ROOF)
1969 camaro
1967 GMC long bed shortened with 1988 step bed
1967 camaro RS (STILL GOT IT)
1967 c10 almost rust free from tennesee (IN THE WORK'S SHOOTING FOR MAY 07)

and a host of other 67 to 72 chevy and gmc truck's and part's truck's don't get upset you can and will get it done , good luck

[truckdude239]

yes i got 2 trucks with blown motors i wanna cry right now because of it my wallet hurting

[corn]

Pretty sure we have all been there at some point. I sometimes walk away from mine for too long but thats how I am. I like having a project as much as having a nice toy. When its done (well, done as they ever are) I lose a little interest in them so if its not done it gets my full attention. Ill probably start another truck when, I mean, IF this one ever gets that far...

[matt_field]

thanks guys! good to see other people are struggling with their trucks hahaha, ill get some pics up when it gets nice out. its my project copperhead lookalike, as people would say when they first see it

Matt

[jhow66]

Hey I spent 6 1/2 years on this one:
www.geocities.com/jhow66

[EAST SIDE LOW LIFE]

This one is a life long project. This just sit's off to the side of my shop .... I just got really tired of the energy that this car draws out of me. Like my signiature say's about my 70' ("This truck has just the right amount of energy for me.") This hobby of ours is about having fun & the 60' Vette seem's too intense .... when this changes I'll start working on her again.

esll.

* The picture of the Vette complete is when I purchased it back in 1970.

* The rolling chasis picture is the stage of the restoration project that I'm @ now.

[GREASEMONKEY72]

im not working on my truck like you guys are but sometimes i do get burnt out on it somehow but then i drive it and im in love all over again and just want to keep doing things to it, it happens from time to time, you just cant let it get you down, just think of how happy and proud youll be when its done and you can drive it and tell people that YOU did it not what shop did it

[BigMike]

Dude, I get burned out all the time. But all I have to do is look at some of the work that others have put into their trucks, or projects like "Lemon Drop" and I get motivated again. Car/Truck Shows gets me going as well, seeing different trucks gives me ideas and inspiration. Heck, I just worked on my truck for the first time in about 6-7 months. The firewall was already painted but I decided I wanted it shaved and the wire gutter capped off, so I spent the weekend grinding and welding, welding and grinding (till my 4 1/2 DeWalt grinder went to tool shed heaven). I just ordered $45 in parts for it so I hope to be grinding again next weekend.

Just take a breather now and again, you'll get back into it again.

Mike

[GREASEMONKEY72]

big.mike - <<what he said

i just went to a car show today and its making me want to work on my truck

[BigMike]

Greasemonkey72,

Are you coming down for the Brothers show on the 8th?

Mike

[GREASEMONKEY72]

i have no idea

but so far its not really looking like it

[Orange]

I actually came into this thread with a different thought.
I "sometimes" wish I wouldn't have spent so much effort on my truck because it makes it not as fun of a daily driver. I enjoy driving it, but its a drag sometimes having to worry about every rock, ding, parking lot, and everything. Sometimes I just wish it was still just an old truck.

But, it is awful nice having a powerful machine that turns a few heads now and then too.

DLB

[glock35ipsc]

I've been there too. First bought my truck in Feb 2004, put about 3 months into it to clean it up, drop it, and replace alot of trim and chrome. Drove it 5 times before I got hit by a drunk. Talk about taking the wind out of your sails!

Tore it down, had the cab blasted, started some metal work, then ran out of steam. Started back on it a few months later with a new frame and got cranking again, then lost steam again. It comes and goes. It's been 3 years for me so far. I just got the body work almost completed this weekend, and it will be ready to paint soon. So there is light at the end of the tunnel!

It seems that when you are on the uphill side of the battle (teardown, fixing rust, fixing everything else) it's easy to lose interest, want to get rid of it, just can't invision it ever being completed. I've been there. Tried selling mine twice now. BUT, know that I am on the downhill side now, and I know that paint is next, which can only mean one thing..... assembly comes soon! THAT'S when you will start to get excited! When you think of all the time, late night hours, busted knuckles, welding burns on the top of your head, and then you start to see the beast appearing, it's becomes a lot more easy to get pumped!

Hang in there. Take a breather, work on it when you can, maybe dedicate a weekend that no matter what, you will do something to it. Make a list of things to do to it for that weekend, and stick to the list. Seing progress will definately lift you up!

Bob

[timcos]

For 50,000 Chip Foose and company will do it in a week.

Tim

[Overkill67]

Every time I have to work on a Ford...........lol Keep the chin up, step back have a cold one and picturein your mind how cool it will be when your done and sitting in lawn chairs at a show with the trophy

[ghackett1]

yep, I think it's normal to get burned out. I know I do. When I feel that way I just let things sit for a while until I get motivated again and it seems when I do that I get more done in the same amount of time anyway. Good Luck.