Did you Ever ?

[Already Gone]

Has anyone ever had the feeling of not wanting to drive or do anything to their truck. I am coming off the long cold winter and the truck has been tucked away since last October. I went to the garage yesterday and had a look at her and I'm just not getting the vibes/thrill ??? I was getting the last 6or 7 years in the Spring when it was time to take it out for the summer months. All Winter I've been thinking about the things I'm gonna do to her, but when I saw her there was no passion.. I'd appreciate any comments, feelings, and/or opinions from anyone.

[Hook'em]

Try again tomorrow. Maybe it the project aspect that is not exciting you. Somedays I am pumped up aboout fixing or changing something, somedays I just want to drive it (washed or unwashed).

[Longhorn Man]

Are you overwhelmed or depressed about other aspects of your life? Personally, i find my automotive passion reflects my general mental health. If I'm bummed out about where my life is going, then I couold care less about my trucks, and even think about unloading them and getting some crap box modern car... one with a/c and never needs the hood opened. But, if life is grand, then my trucks are the shiznit in my mind.

[retselgerg]

maybe you need to hit up the car show scene, that usually gets me pumped

[chevy72blu]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

Are you overwhelmed or depressed about other aspects of your life? Personally, i find my automotive passion reflects my general mental health. If I'm bummed out about where my life is going, then I couold care less about my trucks, and even think about unloading them and getting some crap box modern car... one with a/c and never needs the hood opened. But, if life is grand, then my trucks are the shiznit in my mind.

[hgs_notes]

Spring fever for me. When I don't want to work on it is when it's just too cold to mess with and I don't have any money. As far as driving it, I'll spend an hour cleaning junk out of the way just to take it around the block. I need to here it run, feel the wind through the windows. Feel the hum of 3000 rpm just to be at highway speeds. Smell the rich exhaust fumes and that old truck smell. But I'm just weird that way. That's why so many of us are here though!

[rambler]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

Are you overwhelmed or depressed about other aspects of your life? Personally, i find my automotive passion reflects my general mental health. If I'm bummed out about where my life is going, then I couold care less about my trucks, and even think about unloading them and getting some crap box modern car... one with a/c and never needs the hood opened. But, if life is grand, then my trucks are the shiznit in my mind.

I agree as well... that sums up why mine has been sitting in my shop, being nothing but using the tailgate as a workbench for over a 1 1/2....

[Already Gone]

Thanks for the replies guys. As far as my life is going everything couldn't be peachier. A few years ago when I was going through some stuff and I found the whole truck ( driving, cleaning,tweaking, searching for parts and figuring and deciding how I wanted the truck to be) experience very theraputic for me when I didnt have a lot of other positives in my life. I'll probably take it for ride in a week or two and see how I feel then.

[lts70]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

Are you overwhelmed or depressed about other aspects of your life? Personally, i find my automotive passion reflects my general mental health. If I'm bummed out about where my life is going, then I couold care less about my trucks, and even think about unloading them and getting some crap box modern car... one with a/c and never needs the hood opened. But, if life is grand, then my trucks are the shiznit in my mind.

I couldn't agree more.

[NONHOG]

Spend some time on "projects and builds" that pumps me up !

[BigDaddyDave]

Mine is a hobby,i treat it that way. I drive mine sometimes all week and some weeks it never leaves the yard.

[Classic69]

I cannot wait till May when I can put my '69 Chevy back on the road!! I've been patiently waiting all winter to drive it again and take it to show 'N' shines around town!! And this summer it's gonna be even better because of all the things I added to it this winter:

Full length ceramic coated headers, powdercoated engine accessories, 100% LED lighting, lowered the rear end 1", installed a pair of blue racing seats and a custom center console, custom floor mats, and upgraded my stereo system

[CG]

Maybe you just figured out your truck is pink and not an off shade of red

Just bustin your chops...I think we all have those feelings. Go back next week and see what she says to you when you open up the storage door.

[ed2552]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

Are you overwhelmed or depressed about other aspects of your life? Personally, i find my automotive passion reflects my general mental health. If I'm bummed out about where my life is going, then I couold care less about my trucks, and even think about unloading them and getting some crap box modern car... one with a/c and never needs the hood opened. But, if life is grand, then my trucks are the shiznit in my mind.

I looked at my truck one day and was just like, i will get to it sometime. A week later, i went, filled the tires, parked it in the shop and tore into it, got it running again, did it myself, huge boost in self esteem

[420am]

Maybe it's time you start seeing other trucks. Maybe let someone else driver her for awhile. You know try out the whole open relationship thing.

[BP68]

Hang in there and keep searching this site. I get bummed waiting on mine to get finished. At this point it is mainly because of waiting on the bodyman. Then I get on here and look at some of the other projects, builds, and finished rides and it usually gets me motivated again.

[ed2552]

Originally Posted by 420am

Maybe it's time you start seeing other trucks. Maybe let someone else driver her for awhile. You know try out the whole open relationship thing.

[wibilly]

you just need to take it for a ride. i drive 2 of mine daily when the roads arn't sloppy. but since i started doing this i don't care to work on them anymore. both need atention here and there but ain't broke so don't need fixing. when i worked construction i enjoyed tinkering on them. now i wrench and it's the last thing i wanna do in my time off but am still collecting parts for some of my others, i'm sure the weather has a lot to do with it as well. you'll get the fever again

[odog]

I have the same problem. Some days I would rather stay at work and blow stuff up than go back to the shop and try to put my truck back together. Some days I do not want to be at work at all and want to work on my truck all day. Just have to try again tommorrow or next week. Youll get the bug again, then it'll be cool.

[Camper Power]

wow, iv been waiting since september to drive mine. i have driven it a couple times 4 inspections and stuff lik that, but just one mor week til i get my licence and im gone. i think u need to start it up and rev the engine, that should make ya want to drive it, at least it works 4 me.

PS: didn't the snow melt yet, 98% is all thats left here, couple days and it should be all gone, at least the roads r fully clear

[Already Gone]

Thanks again for all the replies. I was thinkin' last night and realized the sun hasn't realy been out that much here and the truck is sitting in a dimly lit garage, so everything looks dull. I'm going to work starting this Sunday night and am doing 7, 12 hour night shifts in 8 days. On the morning of the 22nd. if the sun is shining , I'll pop the battery in her,fire her up ( I do love the sound of that big block running ) and drive her out into the sun, and hopefully I'll be cured.

[67ChevyRedneck]

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

Are you overwhelmed or depressed about other aspects of your life? Personally, i find my automotive passion reflects my general mental health. If I'm bummed out about where my life is going, then I couldn't care less about my trucks, and even think about unloading them and getting some crap box modern car... one with a/c and never needs the hood opened. But, if life is grand, then my trucks are the shiznit in my mind.

Man, couldn't have said it any better. Some days, I look at the 67 and it just looks like total crap to me. I see all the areas where the truck needed to be block sanded (was building the truck 2 hours from home and had limited time to get it done) and where I "burned" the paint a little bit here and there 'cause it was my first time with a buffer, and then it's been having an undiagnosable vibration at 1000-1200 rpms for about a year now and I know the motor's going to need to be replaced (it's been burning and leaking oil for quite some time now, it was a "cheap" rebuild), the thought of only getting 13 mpg, and I just want to unload it, go buy a house, buy an econo car and be completely done with the "car" hobby.

...but... I just can't do it?

[rod86]

im the same as the rest ov you - butwhen i dont get the feeling i just sit on youtube for an hour an look at burnouts, crazy street races/drifting, etc. that makes me wanna get out there and drive...

[boundstaffpress]

Happens all the time. Sometimes I just take a break from my truck and work on other passions; my art, bicycling, rolling on the floor with my kids. Like longhornman said, when the rest of my life gets back in rhythm, then I feel better about tearing into my truck.

On a lighter note, Seriously the pink paint could be may be affecting your testosterone levels causing some sort of inbalance.

[mrein3]

I just have to drive it. After a winter of driving a crap can ecno-box around, cracking the secondaries on the 4bbl is all it takes.