I guess im not tired of it, just my baby steps forward aren't steps, they are shuffled. I guess I shouldn't complain, hopefully my next big push is the 454 and trans in for good, but I have to roll the ads and of my car out of the garage 4 ft just to work on it, so I can't just put it up on jack stands, yada yada yada. It's just frustrating, I miss the days of working in a shop and had access to a hoist on the weekends. I guess I'm in a better spot than the people that have multi decade non running projects, but, my needs to get mine basically running and driving are so small, but every aspect takes so much work. Argh.
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Have fun with it as a driver, it'll restore your motivation...
My 57 which my dad bought brand new was a driver for years. I was able to go to swap meets and events with it, etc., I was in high school and college at that time, money was low, so innovation became high, to replace low finances. It doesn't have to be 100% complete for a driver car, and it will restore your motivation to be able to use it. Getting it running and drivable can be a first step in the process. You'll get complements, or looks, which will motivate your interest to continue. You'll enjoy it that way a bit, be able to drive it around, it will establish a completed sub-phase in your entire project. Best wishes, and for me, this worked to keep up my interest. Sometimes if you break down the project into sub-phases, you don't have look completely to the end, you just look a third of the way through the tunnel.
My 57 which my dad bought brand new was a driver for years. I was able to go to swap meets and events with it, etc., I was in high school and college at that time, money was low, so innovation became high, to replace low finances. It doesn't have to be 100% complete for a driver car, and it will restore your motivation to be able to use it. Getting it running and drivable can be a first step in the process. You'll get complements, or looks, which will motivate your interest to continue. You'll enjoy it that way a bit, be able to drive it around, it will establish a completed sub-phase in your entire project. Best wishes, and for me, this worked to keep up my interest. Sometimes if you break down the project into sub-phases, you don't have look completely to the end, you just look a third of the way through the tunnel.
There is a long line of guys who thought they needed a show car in order to enjoy the hobby and then after getting completely in over their head, had to abandon the project. Lack of time, unrealistic as to what they wanted to do with the car, spent too much money, out of money, too many years sitting in garage, too many years of absolutely no progress not even baby steps and then too old or infirm to get going.
Don't get discouraged. Get that car in good safe mechanical shape, get it running, and then tackle the rest. My 23 year old son is currently in the process of learning patience, one bite at at time, and how to be careful with the $$ with his build.
My car, its a 50 yard car. Nothing really lines up, gaps are all over the place, waves, mismatched paint, peeling paint, velour seat covers from 1980, lol. I have owned the car for 43 years so I could care less. Don't get discouraged here. Take your time, baby steps are A-OK, a less then perfect car is A-OK, bring it to the nationals and you can park with me in the scratch and dent section, lol.
Don't get discouraged. Get that car in good safe mechanical shape, get it running, and then tackle the rest. My 23 year old son is currently in the process of learning patience, one bite at at time, and how to be careful with the $$ with his build.
My car, its a 50 yard car. Nothing really lines up, gaps are all over the place, waves, mismatched paint, peeling paint, velour seat covers from 1980, lol. I have owned the car for 43 years so I could care less. Don't get discouraged here. Take your time, baby steps are A-OK, a less then perfect car is A-OK, bring it to the nationals and you can park with me in the scratch and dent section, lol.
I like the sounds of a scratch and dent section, sounds like my kind of place, probably waaaaaay funner and waaaaaaay more beer!!!!
Oh it is, lol! We try to park close to the really nice cars so when the owners are spraying the detail spray around, some of that spray detail wafts over to our cars, lol.
Really, don't give up the ship. Build your car the best you can, in the way you can afford. Then enjoy it and do not get caught up in worrying about whether it meets someones standards.
A funny story. Back in the summer of 83, I was 22 and did not have a lot of money. The quarter panel area in front of the rear wheel on the driver's side of my 57 was rotted out, and it looked really bad. The patch panel for that area I think was pretty new on the market at that point. I bought it, not perfect but was way better then what I had. I bought a flange vice grip from eastwood, cut the panel, hand flanged the quarter, overlapped the repair panel on the flange, couple of rivets to hold it in place, and then spot welded it with a friend's welder as best I could. Did the body work, not perfect, and painted it.
That panel is still on the car all these years later, not one problem, 36 years, not a bubble, crack nothing.
So at last years nationals, two guys were critiquing the car and pointed out the repair. Said it was a shame. I guess less then perfect is a shame, lol. Well, not for me. They did not know it was my car. I laughed and told them that I did that when I was 22 and now that I am 58, its staying, lol.
Keep going the way you are my friend!
Really, don't give up the ship. Build your car the best you can, in the way you can afford. Then enjoy it and do not get caught up in worrying about whether it meets someones standards.
A funny story. Back in the summer of 83, I was 22 and did not have a lot of money. The quarter panel area in front of the rear wheel on the driver's side of my 57 was rotted out, and it looked really bad. The patch panel for that area I think was pretty new on the market at that point. I bought it, not perfect but was way better then what I had. I bought a flange vice grip from eastwood, cut the panel, hand flanged the quarter, overlapped the repair panel on the flange, couple of rivets to hold it in place, and then spot welded it with a friend's welder as best I could. Did the body work, not perfect, and painted it.
That panel is still on the car all these years later, not one problem, 36 years, not a bubble, crack nothing.
So at last years nationals, two guys were critiquing the car and pointed out the repair. Said it was a shame. I guess less then perfect is a shame, lol. Well, not for me. They did not know it was my car. I laughed and told them that I did that when I was 22 and now that I am 58, its staying, lol.
Keep going the way you are my friend!
Feeling a little better about things, got the trans on and bought a tilty engine thingy for 50% off so that helps, hopefully it all goes in the car this weekend
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Stay with it and press on.Theres light at the end of the tunnel,not to worry.:shakehands: :anim_25: :tu :tu
This I understand.....worked about 5 years on our 72 Vette and we got tired and frustrated often ..... 
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Are you sure you are 3/4" fwd? That's alot of distance for 3/4".
I ask because I have the Earl Williams 3/4 mounts and he sold me the firewall recess pieces to clear the valve covers.
I ask because I have the Earl Williams 3/4 mounts and he sold me the firewall recess pieces to clear the valve covers.
Things are happening👌👌👌👌 I rebuilt the master cylinder, got to start on the wheel cylinders soon, got a 350 yolk for my 400 and shortened the driveshaft now I just need the conversion joint. I have a new ignition switch and flex fan coming. I rewired the "engine" wiring but I have to wait for my ignition switch before i can wire the starter and hei. Still habe to balance rhe driveshaft but I'm not worried. My next 2 big questions is......
1: do I rebuilt my original rad(slight leak and a flush) because it'll fit with no work or do I order an "assault" eBay 24x19 rad?
2: do I order a performance exhaust off of eBay for 750-1000$ or get a custom exhaust for 1000$ at a shop?
And more stuff but that will be in another post
1: do I rebuilt my original rad(slight leak and a flush) because it'll fit with no work or do I order an "assault" eBay 24x19 rad?
2: do I order a performance exhaust off of eBay for 750-1000$ or get a custom exhaust for 1000$ at a shop?
And more stuff but that will be in another post
i would get a new rad off eBay, seem better then the old ones. i would also have a local shop do the exhaust, think it will be less $$$$ then you think. :anim_25:
i would get a new rad off eBay, seem better then the old ones. i would also have a local shop do the exhaust, think it will be less $$$$ then you think.![Image]()
I called the shop and that's their rough quote, remember I'm Canadian, big dollar difference!😜
Plaer, you're singing my song. I've spent about 2,000 hours & way more money than I expected since March of '16 restoring my '57 210 Handyman. I felt like giving up a lot of times but I've had the car since '85 & wasn't going to quit. Now, I'm at the end of the build & all the little details are bugging the hell out of me. One of the last things I need to do is finish the exhaust system. There's a guy who'll bend up the dual pipes to go over the rear to the stock locations behind the wheels. I'm driving over there next week. After that the AC gets plumbed & then it's time for some shakedown cruises. So, hang in there! You can do it!
Plaer,
Read in one of your posts above that you’re installing a flex fan. Don’t do it! Google flex fan injuries and damage. Not sure, but I think people have been killed by them.
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Read in one of your posts above that you’re installing a flex fan. Don’t do it! Google flex fan injuries and damage. Not sure, but I think people have been killed by them.
Fuzz
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