J'ever feel like throwin' in the towel?

[big_al_71]

I have been there before, therefore I will NEVER build another vehicle I rather buy something finished and make changes to my likings only if I cant live with it. Unfortunetly there are so many guys that do the samething they get overwhelmed with other problems or issues. I really dont know what to tell you but I will tell you what I would do.
* I would sell the actual parts the way it is and try to get as much of my money back
* I would go and buy me a nice driver which I have seen several in the past few weeks.
* Go out and enjoy life and the hell with working on vehicles on my time off anymore.
* Spend as much time as I can with my children and wife.....

Good luck!!!

[tinkerdad]

Working on my truck is stress relief after the crap I deal with from 9-5 (actually 6.30-5.30). I wish beating my daily issues with a hammer and then tossing them out if that didn’t fix it was legal.

I tend to keep several small truck projects going at one time. When I start to get close to completing one I’ll buckle down and knock it out. I get frustrated, but it’s still fun. I love solving problems.

Keep picking away at it, then one day you'll look around find that your almost done.

[67cheby]

7 years so far on the current project , by the time i get something completed (suspension) they have came out with something new i have to have and i change it ..started with 4-6 static drop, then to air bags ,rear c-notch, next tubular a arms, center crossmember, longer track bar, now 3 inch raising bed floor and a bigger weld in notch.....oh well you get the picture!!!

[jbristo67]

Originally Posted by big_al_71

I have been there before, therefore I will NEVER build another vehicle I rather buy something finished and make changes to my likings only if I cant live with it. Unfortunetly there are so many guys that do the samething they get overwhelmed with other problems or issues. I really dont know what to tell you but I will tell you what I would do.
* I would sell the actual parts the way it is and try to get as much of my money back
* I would go and buy me a nice driver which I have seen several in the past few weeks.
* Go out and enjoy life and the hell with working on vehicles on my time off anymore.
* Spend as much time as I can with my children and wife.....

Good luck!!!

I hear you but to be honest I just cant afford what I am building if it was a finished product. I have to do it a little bit at a time and take care of all the labor my self. It would be 15 or 20 grand and no matter how well I do in life I don't ever see myself being able to fork out that much. I bet you have at least 15 in yours. Its like LOCDOC said Building an old truck is like having bad sex. You cant wait for it to start but your damn glad when its done

[67shortie]

I hear you, my truck was down for years too. Sitting in the garage with half primered bedsides and doors, non running engine, crusty old suspension.

But chipping away at it a little at a time goes a long way. And before you know it, it's a truck again. My vision of what it could be kept me going, and working hard.

Hard work, yup. Frustrating, yup. Rather take the easy road and sit in front of the TV and drink beer or surf the internet, yup. We have probably all been there at one time, or all the time who knows But keep at it, you will be rewarded in the end. I am not really trying to be motivational, but just saying you are going through what most of us have, been there.

Also, is there anyway to get the truck from the current bodyguy and get it to another place? If the metal is rust free and mostly straight, find a local (can't believe I am saying this) macco or one day and cut strike a deal with them to paint it. There are some talented painters that work at these shops and they are fast, throw them a few extra bucks or a couple of cases of beer and you might be suprised on what they will or can do for you. I have seen some real decent jobs come out of those places, but not for $299

[big_al_71]

Originally Posted by jbristo67

I hear you but to be honest I just cant afford what I am building if it was a finished product. I have to do it a little bit at a time and take care of all the labor my self. It would be 15 or 20 grand and no matter how well I do in life I don't ever see myself being able to fork out that much. I bet you have at least 15 in yours. Its like LOCDOC said Building an old truck is like having bad sex. You cant wait for it to start but your damn glad when its done

I am with you....Doing ALL the labor here except for the smoothing of the firewall and the little bit of paint I am in mine for just about 22k. We did my built in three months from beginning to end and it was alot of hours seven days a week.

Sometimes you have to value what is important in life and in my case it is my children and wife. As I love my truck and I am very proud of it, I am not going to ever take time away from my family to work in another bucket.