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| wayne1234 |
 Mar 13 2010, 12:28 AM
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I am loosing momentum (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) Me and a close freind have spent countless hours on my car, and it seems progress is slow.. we did take it for a quick spin last night, which at first seemed like we were over a huge hurdle, but then reality sat in today I worked on it all day messed with the door catches, triangle windows,which has been driving me insane... painted under the engine grills black, started to put on the side skirts, but didnt get them on...had to do some touch up painting on the longs so there wont be any rust for a very long time... and thats about it.. I need to order some carpet and a oil pressure gauge and sender, some seals, some seats or figure out what I'm doing with the seats, and belts, hook up the rear trunk pop, tidy up the wiring in the front trunk and other places and the list goes on ,, it now seems I am nowhere close to being finished....Thankfully next week I am going to be out of town on a business trip, so I wont be working on the car, hopefully it is the break I need to come back and be focused getting her finished... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif)
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| VaccaRabite |
Mar 13 2010, 12:37 AM
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En Garde! Group: Admin Posts: 13,752 Joined: 15-December 03 From: Dallastown, PA Member No.: 1,435 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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It happens. To all of us.
It is best NOT to try and push through if you are burned out. You will make mistakes. Let it rest for a week or so. Maybe even a month. I find that when I am burned out on a project, the best thing to get me jazzed about it again is to help someone on one of their projects. But there were times on my car when I just had to let is sit for a while and stew for a while. Zach |
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| scotty b |
Mar 13 2010, 09:11 AM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(Vacca Rabite @ Mar 12 2010, 10:37 PM)  It is best NOT to try and push through if you are burned out. You will make mistakes. Zach VERY true. Try doing the work EVERY day for a living. I have taken 2 days off now to take care of taxes and other issues not only out of need for taking care of those things, but because I am totally burned out after the week I had. It happens (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) On the up side I have my OWN paint booth now (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) No space to work in though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
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