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special70gmc · 08-22-2003, 10:16 PM

its strange as of right now i just have no modivation to work on my resto . i dont know if i just need to take a break or what but i am not attracted to it any more. i think its the lack of money and the big standards i try to set but never keep any way i bought a new truck to drive around for a while till i get this thig running ill post pics of how the truck looked before and now as well as my $40 toyota

special70gmc · 08-22-2003, 10:17 PM

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special70gmc · 08-22-2003, 10:19 PM

and as of now ive had thr truck fo 1 year now

special70gmc · 08-22-2003, 10:20 PM

lastly thr 40 doller toyota i bout from some farmer ill drive this around for a month or 2

**BIG ORANGE** · 08-22-2003, 10:27 PM

Yeah I get burnt out,thats why I like having 2 projects going at once so when I get tried of one I just work on the other, sometime I just take a week off and sort out my thoughts and go back to the shop and hit it hard again!

NuBomb · 08-22-2003, 10:36 PM

Right now I would love to be able to work on my truck. About a year ago I replaced the bedsides at my buddies bodyshop, but I don't have the time to even go over there (It's about an hour away). I've finally decided to build a shed next to the other shed so I can at least work on it. I'm sure I will get burnt out at times, but right now I look at it as get away time to do something I want to do. With a full time job, two daughters, and working on a master's degree I need some enjoyment time. Now I've got to build that shed.

hobby67stepside · 08-22-2003, 10:37 PM

Yeah, now and then I get bummed out and pissed off at my project. I just stay away from it for awhile. Of course I am middle age (so some people say - 55) and maybe its easier to keep the course over a longer period of time. My project goal was about 3 years and I am on track with that.

casey · 08-22-2003, 10:58 PM

special70gmc, man youv'e done some awesome work on that truck so far, you don't have a lack of ability, that can't be the problem, it takes time to do it right, you done great in on year, just put it under a tarp for a while, you'll get back to it, just put it out of site for a while, when you go back to it and pull the tarp off you'll get all boned again, its just a small set back, mine took 3yrs

griesel72 · 08-22-2003, 11:08 PM

I agree with you all, i get tired of my projects and have to take a break for a while. I have even taken as much as a month off with out even thinking of working on it. But i always get a "second wind" and end up twice as motivated to get it done.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 08-22-2003, 11:14 PM

I think we all get burnt out, I have a driving blazer project and a been at a stand still pick-up project. I find if I bounce back and forth I can do thing's that require lot's of money on one and no money on the other. That and this board keep's me going during the rough time's.. Btw the truck look's like it has come a long way, and I am not talking about the yota!!!

crazy longhorn · 08-22-2003, 11:34 PM

Yup! I close the garage from time to time , just to get a rest from the "madness". my longhorn has been a long term project, purchased in Dec of 1984! there have been many other "toys" in the mix over that time, from daily drivers, to sand rails, Motorcycles , ect. .....the longhorn is the one i plan to keep tho

after 19 yrs of "dreamin & skeamin", i do at times get very burned out on trucks. I have a few more mods on my thoughts, then just take the old booger apart for paint.... that old primered truck is still d@mn fun to drive tho, & gets a lot of "thumbs up". Take a break, you have done a lot in 1 yr......when you get back to it , you will be ready to go like he!! Good luck, crazyL

67 CHEV MAN · 08-22-2003, 11:43 PM

First off you should be proud of your progress,we all go thru the lack of motivation period.What I do is not force myself to do any work,cause this is suppose to be fun.Just cover it up or put it in the garage so you dont see it and when you feel like working on it you will happy to do so.Just my .02 cents worth.

palallin · 08-23-2003, 12:09 AM

I can't not work on mine--it's my daily driver, and I need it back on the road.

Still, there are times when I simply have to drive it for long periods of time without doing anything more than routine maintenance on it. Money, the job, and other interests conspire to keep me from tinkering for months at a stretch sometimes. then there are times like now, when it's a chassis w/ driveline here, a bare cab over there, front clip stashed near-by (with the gas tank, rear window, and frill guard leaning up against it), and the bed off across the road.

Chevy Wrench · 08-23-2003, 02:14 AM

I havent touched my 1940 Chevy or my 67 in about a month. I get home from work and the last thing I wanna do is pick up another wrench and work on any vehicle. My 10 year old nephew buggs me about it, then he will start pulling tools out and we work on it together. Then he leaves as soon as I pull out the torches. Hey, you gotta start them young. By the way, he is going to be an awsome body a paint guy if he sticks with it. He wants to open a custom truck shop with me when he is old enough. We'll see about that. Which is more important, trucks or girls.

lukecp · 08-23-2003, 01:05 PM

It is easy to get burnt out.....sometimes when i work on mine i will get frustrated.....then i just take a break and come back later. I have had the truck for almost 3 years now, and i still am obsessed with it, but i like driving it more than working on it

. I would take a month or so off, go fishing or something, then come back with some fresh ideas and go to work again. Once you get that thing on the road, you will be very happy, especially with an LT-1 under the hood

LudwigTheMad · 08-23-2003, 01:12 PM

yes, but only when I have to work on something as a "have to" when I'm doing it for improvement(doesn't have to be done to keep it running) then I'm gung ho.......lol

RIGHT NOW I WISH I HAD A TRUCK(SUBURBAN) TO WORK ON!!!!!!

73stepside · 08-23-2003, 02:08 PM

i work on mine everyother day to keep from getting burnt out. and i don't work on it very long. i helped friends do their cars, so i know the boat you are in. it is really easy to get burnt out on it after working all day to come home to something that needs more work

special70gmc · 08-23-2003, 07:50 PM

well the onyly way i had time to do all the work on it was i couldnt drive yet i just turned 16 last week the 13th so my yota is going to just take me to work/school btw thanks for the complements my parents hate the truck and dont like to help me out with it so ive done pritty much all of it by myself. im sure it will really help when i see that engine in and hear it run for the first time. thanks -kyle

fleetside72 · 08-24-2003, 12:28 AM

I get burnt out at times too,,when things don't go together right,,or you keep tryng and trying to get it together,,,,or your missing a part or you can't find your certain wrench,,,you feel like saying the heck with it,,,,I guess we all need a break from time to time,,,,but like someone said,,when you get it on the road,it's worth it!!!

JayDubBlazer · 08-24-2003, 01:16 AM

Don't worry about it, my parent thought I was crazy for buying my first blazer in High school. I bought it with out even knowing what a carb was. But if it wasn't for me working on that truck and figuring out how things worked I don't think I would have ever gone to school for engineering. and for the most part I really enjoy engineering. In fact if I hadn't gotten that truck I probaly would be going to school to become a lawer or something stupid and boring.

Lucky59 · 08-24-2003, 08:13 PM

I get burnt out working on my truck too... It gets very frustrating when you try to do stuff and have someone tell you,you did it wrong, or did a poor job... Makes you feel like you shouldnt have done it at all. I get this alot from my dad, but he does help me out.... He has showed me how to do some stuff, the rest I have taught myself... It has gotten to the point that I think I might be painting it myself, because my dad hasnt showed an enthusiasm for the truck lately... Then I get my friends telling me that I am slacking it, and should have it done. When in reality, they have no clue to what it takes to put a truck together. Sorry, hehe, I am venting here.
But yeah, you have done alot of work on ur truck, you should be very proud, and the fact that you did it yourself that is awesome. My hats off to you. And the best advice I can give is just take some time off from the truck.

Lucky

**68 Stepside** · 08-24-2003, 09:37 PM

Boy do I ever know what you're saying about everything! Sometimes it feels like you're going backwards on a project. My folks hate my truck, have absolutely 0 interest in it, and wish it wasn't here. The problem is, I don't have any interest in it right now either...LOL! Once I get a little money rolling in, I'm sure things will change, just go outside and poke it with a stick once in a while til you get some money saved up, then go blow it all on truck parts, and start working on it again!

You've done more to your truck in the last year than I've done to mine in three and half years, so don't get down on yourself!

lukecp · 08-24-2003, 10:05 PM

JayDubBlazer, i am in the same boat as you. I bought my truck when i was 16....but i thought i know alot about working on it when i didn't know squat....

Anyway, i figured it out, and because of it i got into engineering....i'm in my first semester of classes to major in mechanical engineering.....so getting the truck wasn't really a bad idea at all

08-22-2003, 10:16 PM	#1
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	any of you guys ever just not want to work on your truck ? its strange as of right now i just have no modivation to work on my resto . i dont know if i just need to take a break or what but i am not attracted to it any more. i think its the lack of money and the big standards i try to set but never keep any way i bought a new truck to drive around for a while till i get this thig running ill post pics of how the truck looked before and now as well as my $40 toyota Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

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special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	during Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

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special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	and as of now ive had thr truck fo 1 year now Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

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special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	lastly thr 40 doller toyota i bout from some farmer ill drive this around for a month or 2 Attached Images __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

08-22-2003, 10:27 PM	#7
BIG ORANGE Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lancaster S.C. Posts: 4,752	Yeah I get burnt out,thats why I like having 2 projects going at once so when I get tried of one I just work on the other, sometime I just take a week off and sort out my thoughts and go back to the shop and hit it hard again! __________________ Things happen for a reason!

08-22-2003, 10:36 PM	#8
NuBomb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canton, Georgia, USA Posts: 1,119	Right now I would love to be able to work on my truck. About a year ago I replaced the bedsides at my buddies bodyshop, but I don't have the time to even go over there (It's about an hour away). I've finally decided to build a shed next to the other shed so I can at least work on it. I'm sure I will get burnt out at times, but right now I look at it as get away time to do something I want to do. With a full time job, two daughters, and working on a master's degree I need some enjoyment time. Now I've got to build that shed. __________________ Jeremy (NUBOMB) 72K5 CST 350/350/205 1951 Chevy 1/2 ton North Georgia Group "... And the first rule to being a man is you gotta spend your life doing crap you don't wanna do." Red Forman.

08-22-2003, 10:37 PM	#9
hobby67stepside Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 952	Yeah, now and then I get bummed out and pissed off at my project. I just stay away from it for awhile. Of course I am middle age (so some people say - 55) and maybe its easier to keep the course over a longer period of time. My project goal was about 3 years and I am on track with that. __________________ '05 2500 HD Silverado 6.0 liter '97 2500 4X4 454 eng '92 2500 4X4 350 eng '78 K20 4X4 400 eng '70 Boss 302 (owner for 27 years) '57 Ford shortbox 383 stroker TH350 tranny '23 T-bucket (built in '78) '02 Explorer '67 C-10 short step NW Iowa

08-22-2003, 10:58 PM	#10
casey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 2,048	special70gmc, man youv'e done some awesome work on that truck so far, you don't have a lack of ability, that can't be the problem, it takes time to do it right, you done great in on year, just put it under a tarp for a while, you'll get back to it, just put it out of site for a while, when you go back to it and pull the tarp off you'll get all boned again, its just a small set back, mine took 3yrs

08-22-2003, 11:08 PM	#11
griesel72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Howard, Kansas USA Posts: 1,997	I agree with you all, i get tired of my projects and have to take a break for a while. I have even taken as much as a month off with out even thinking of working on it. But i always get a "second wind" and end up twice as motivated to get it done. __________________ 1969 K10 Custom 10 1997 Z71 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 2006 King Ranch 1980 Wife

08-22-2003, 11:14 PM	#12
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,604	I think we all get burnt out, I have a driving blazer project and a been at a stand still pick-up project. I find if I bounce back and forth I can do thing's that require lot's of money on one and no money on the other. That and this board keep's me going during the rough time's.. Btw the truck look's like it has come a long way, and I am not talking about the yota!!! __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

08-22-2003, 11:34 PM	#13
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	Yup! I close the garage from time to time , just to get a rest from the "madness". my longhorn has been a long term project, purchased in Dec of 1984! there have been many other "toys" in the mix over that time, from daily drivers, to sand rails, Motorcycles , ect. .....the longhorn is the one i plan to keep tho after 19 yrs of "dreamin & skeamin", i do at times get very burned out on trucks. I have a few more mods on my thoughts, then just take the old booger apart for paint.... that old primered truck is still d@mn fun to drive tho, & gets a lot of "thumbs up". Take a break, you have done a lot in 1 yr......when you get back to it , you will be ready to go like he!! Good luck, crazyL __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

08-22-2003, 11:43 PM	#14
67 CHEV MAN Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Northern Oklahoma Posts: 276	First off you should be proud of your progress,we all go thru the lack of motivation period.What I do is not force myself to do any work,cause this is suppose to be fun.Just cover it up or put it in the garage so you dont see it and when you feel like working on it you will happy to do so.Just my .02 cents worth. __________________ 71 Cheyenne Swb 400/400 drivetrain. My EBAY Auctions

08-23-2003, 12:09 AM	#15
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,239	I can't not work on mine--it's my daily driver, and I need it back on the road. Still, there are times when I simply have to drive it for long periods of time without doing anything more than routine maintenance on it. Money, the job, and other interests conspire to keep me from tinkering for months at a stretch sometimes. then there are times like now, when it's a chassis w/ driveline here, a bare cab over there, front clip stashed near-by (with the gas tank, rear window, and frill guard leaning up against it), and the bed off across the road. __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.



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08-23-2003, 02:14 AM	#16
Chevy Wrench former desert rat Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: salt lake city, utah Home of the 3 M's Mormons, methlabs and minivans Posts: 320	I havent touched my 1940 Chevy or my 67 in about a month. I get home from work and the last thing I wanna do is pick up another wrench and work on any vehicle. My 10 year old nephew buggs me about it, then he will start pulling tools out and we work on it together. Then he leaves as soon as I pull out the torches. Hey, you gotta start them young. By the way, he is going to be an awsome body a paint guy if he sticks with it. He wants to open a custom truck shop with me when he is old enough. We'll see about that. Which is more important, trucks or girls. __________________ 94 Chevy Silverado Ext cab 4/6 drop w/ 18's and 2500watt system (work truck). 67 Chevy swb under const. frame off custom, 20's, bagged and a large rat under the hood,and a 1940 Chevy truck under const.

08-23-2003, 01:05 PM	#17
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	It is easy to get burnt out.....sometimes when i work on mine i will get frustrated.....then i just take a break and come back later. I have had the truck for almost 3 years now, and i still am obsessed with it, but i like driving it more than working on it . I would take a month or so off, go fishing or something, then come back with some fresh ideas and go to work again. Once you get that thing on the road, you will be very happy, especially with an LT-1 under the hood __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

08-23-2003, 01:12 PM	#18
LudwigTheMad Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Ramona, CA Posts: 2,033	yes, but only when I have to work on something as a "have to" when I'm doing it for improvement(doesn't have to be done to keep it running) then I'm gung ho.......lol RIGHT NOW I WISH I HAD A TRUCK(SUBURBAN) TO WORK ON!!!!!! __________________ That's right, I'm back in the game again. No it's not pink..... 1972 Blue and White Suburban.

08-23-2003, 02:08 PM	#19
73stepside Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Moore OK 73160 Posts: 974	i work on mine everyother day to keep from getting burnt out. and i don't work on it very long. i helped friends do their cars, so i know the boat you are in. it is really easy to get burnt out on it after working all day to come home to something that needs more work __________________ 04 GMC Sierra RCSS 70 CST LWB 04 HD Sportster 1200 Custom

08-23-2003, 07:50 PM	#20
special70gmc Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: long island, new york Posts: 1,333	well the onyly way i had time to do all the work on it was i couldnt drive yet i just turned 16 last week the 13th so my yota is going to just take me to work/school btw thanks for the complements my parents hate the truck and dont like to help me out with it so ive done pritty much all of it by myself. im sure it will really help when i see that engine in and hear it run for the first time. thanks -kyle __________________ 1986 c-10 swb 5/7 drop 20'' coys 1958 belair 2door

08-24-2003, 12:28 AM	#21
fleetside72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cadott Wis,54727 Posts: 193	burnt out I get burnt out at times too,,when things don't go together right,,or you keep tryng and trying to get it together,,,,or your missing a part or you can't find your certain wrench,,,you feel like saying the heck with it,,,,I guess we all need a break from time to time,,,,but like someone said,,when you get it on the road,it's worth it!!!

08-24-2003, 01:16 AM	#22
JayDubBlazer go cyclones Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ames, IA Posts: 1,885	Don't worry about it, my parent thought I was crazy for buying my first blazer in High school. I bought it with out even knowing what a carb was. But if it wasn't for me working on that truck and figuring out how things worked I don't think I would have ever gone to school for engineering. and for the most part I really enjoy engineering. In fact if I hadn't gotten that truck I probaly would be going to school to become a lawer or something stupid and boring. __________________ Wes PROJECT OLE GREEN 1972 Blazer 4X4 350/700R4 2017 Silverado LT

08-24-2003, 08:13 PM	#23
Lucky59 Do you feel Lucky...? Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 452	I get burnt out working on my truck too... It gets very frustrating when you try to do stuff and have someone tell you,you did it wrong, or did a poor job... Makes you feel like you shouldnt have done it at all. I get this alot from my dad, but he does help me out.... He has showed me how to do some stuff, the rest I have taught myself... It has gotten to the point that I think I might be painting it myself, because my dad hasnt showed an enthusiasm for the truck lately... Then I get my friends telling me that I am slacking it, and should have it done. When in reality, they have no clue to what it takes to put a truck together. Sorry, hehe, I am venting here. But yeah, you have done alot of work on ur truck, you should be very proud, and the fact that you did it yourself that is awesome. My hats off to you. And the best advice I can give is just take some time off from the truck. Lucky __________________ 1959 Chevy Shortbox Stepside 1969 Chevy Custom C/10 1991 S-10 Blazer Sport 2003 Dodge SX2.0 R/T 2001 Mountain Cat 800 LE

08-24-2003, 09:37 PM	#24
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	Boy do I ever know what you're saying about everything! Sometimes it feels like you're going backwards on a project. My folks hate my truck, have absolutely 0 interest in it, and wish it wasn't here. The problem is, I don't have any interest in it right now either...LOL! Once I get a little money rolling in, I'm sure things will change, just go outside and poke it with a stick once in a while til you get some money saved up, then go blow it all on truck parts, and start working on it again! You've done more to your truck in the last year than I've done to mine in three and half years, so don't get down on yourself! __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

08-24-2003, 10:05 PM	#25
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	JayDubBlazer, i am in the same boat as you. I bought my truck when i was 16....but i thought i know alot about working on it when i didn't know squat.... Anyway, i figured it out, and because of it i got into engineering....i'm in my first semester of classes to major in mechanical engineering.....so getting the truck wasn't really a bad idea at all __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

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