*My* state of the union
03-01-2006, 04:52 PM
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LOL that's what I meant 
.... of course ... Btw how about this Brendan ..... I have a nice engine for your 78 ...... you return the engine to the 89, and get the running engine from me ..... for the 78 ....
.... of course ... Btw how about this Brendan ..... I have a nice engine for your 78 ...... you return the engine to the 89, and get the running engine from me ..... for the 78 ....
03-01-2006, 04:53 PM
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Everyones' posts have really re-assured me that I am nuts, crazy, and basically certifiable, and I am thankful for that.
Its the san one we should worry about.
I don't LIKE car payments, but I am not afraid of them. A new car is a nice thing. But before that I will have to see if a "new" car that I have built with my own hands from the ground up is also a nice thing.
If its sucks, I'll adjust accordingly.
Its the san one we should worry about.
I don't LIKE car payments, but I am not afraid of them. A new car is a nice thing. But before that I will have to see if a "new" car that I have built with my own hands from the ground up is also a nice thing.
If its sucks, I'll adjust accordingly.
03-01-2006, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by heinrich
LOL that's what I meant .... of course ... Btw how about this Brendan ..... I have a nice engine for your 78 ...... you return the engine to the 89, and get the running engine from me ..... for the 78 ....
.... of course ... Btw how about this Brendan ..... I have a nice engine for your 78 ...... you return the engine to the 89, and get the running engine from me ..... for the 78 ....
03-01-2006, 05:09 PM
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Brendan..Don't take my post as "derogatory" towards you...I know...you have been around the board here for quite a bit longer than I. But...since your "long-term" goal for the 89, was to replace the "donated" constituent components...and supercharge it to boot...you can and should see it through. Hell youve already gotten most of the "grunt work" out of the way. The paint is fine, blah-blah-blah. You are looking at a considerable investment, either way...If you have to purchase an engine (I assume you STILL have the radiator, and bolt on accessories for the engine), seats, brakes, wheels and tires, (not to mention LH and EZK) for the 89...you are looking at a sizeable chunk of money all right..but...back to my original point....You knew when you sold/transferred etc...etc... the parts from the car what you would be left with.....right ???? WELL...here you are. If its more than you are prepared to pursue to fruition...cut your losses...sell off what you can...and go ahead and bite off a new car. Just don't buy one that you might have an older version of... or history could end up repeating itself...
03-01-2006, 05:10 PM
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I think I like to work on cars, until I actually start the process of doing it. If simple green doesn't take the dirt off, then I leave it dirty.
It is rewarding to have the sense of accomplishment of having done something myself, and even more rewarding if I take apart something that was "fixed" by someone else and I find out it wasn't done properly and it's easy to determine how it should have been done--especially if it results in a noticable improvement. It's those times that make me reluctant to have anyone work on the car, because even if they have a lot more experience about how something goes together, they probably don't care about it being absolutely right as I do, since I have to live with it.
Nevertheless, I tend to outsource an awful lot of work. I romanticize about what it's like to do the work, until it's time to actually get greasy. With a full time job, and a young family, it's tough to find time on the weekends to tackle bigger projects.
I can't imagine the odyssey Brendan's been on. I have a lot more fun with the hood down than with it up, recognize that there are other people for whom the dynamic is completely reversed, and realize that an awful lot of people fall somewhere in the middle.
Hell, somebody in Canada already has that fantastic blue turnkey early track car with duplicates of a lot of stuff for somewhere around $17k to $20k that's been for sale for ages. Wish I could afford it.
It is rewarding to have the sense of accomplishment of having done something myself, and even more rewarding if I take apart something that was "fixed" by someone else and I find out it wasn't done properly and it's easy to determine how it should have been done--especially if it results in a noticable improvement. It's those times that make me reluctant to have anyone work on the car, because even if they have a lot more experience about how something goes together, they probably don't care about it being absolutely right as I do, since I have to live with it.
Nevertheless, I tend to outsource an awful lot of work. I romanticize about what it's like to do the work, until it's time to actually get greasy. With a full time job, and a young family, it's tough to find time on the weekends to tackle bigger projects.
I can't imagine the odyssey Brendan's been on. I have a lot more fun with the hood down than with it up, recognize that there are other people for whom the dynamic is completely reversed, and realize that an awful lot of people fall somewhere in the middle.
Hell, somebody in Canada already has that fantastic blue turnkey early track car with duplicates of a lot of stuff for somewhere around $17k to $20k that's been for sale for ages. Wish I could afford it.
03-01-2006, 05:19 PM
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No, Man, I like you Jeff. You have a way of adding direction and momentum to a thread.
The LH and EZK are GONE GONE GONE. The brakes are Gone.
But back on track here, you have a point. I knew what I was doing. I am not looking up from my work and saying "what hath I wrought"... I am looking up from the work and saying "is it worth it?" "What else could I be doing with my time?"
You see? I'm not suprised or upset that the 89 is a shell with parts all over the garage in tuperwear boxes - I am concerned so much time has passed, and that my income could potentially support a newer "endeavor" but one that I would need to NOT touch because it was in warrantee.
H- Nice stroker motor you got there.
The LH and EZK are GONE GONE GONE. The brakes are Gone.
But back on track here, you have a point. I knew what I was doing. I am not looking up from my work and saying "what hath I wrought"... I am looking up from the work and saying "is it worth it?" "What else could I be doing with my time?"
You see? I'm not suprised or upset that the 89 is a shell with parts all over the garage in tuperwear boxes - I am concerned so much time has passed, and that my income could potentially support a newer "endeavor" but one that I would need to NOT touch because it was in warrantee.
H- Nice stroker motor you got there.
Originally Posted by jeff jackson
Brendan..Don't take my post as "derogatory" towards you...I know...you have been around the board here for quite a bit longer than I. But...since your "long-term" goal for the 89, was to replace the "donated" constituent components...and supercharge it to boot...you can and should see it through. Hell youve already gotten most of the "grunt work" out of the way. The paint is fine, blah-blah-blah. You are looking at a considerable investment, either way...If you have to purchase an engine (I assume you STILL have the radiator, and bolt on accessories for the engine), seats, brakes, wheels and tires, (not to mention LH and EZK) for the 89...you are looking at a sizeable chunk of money all right..but...back to my original point....You knew when you sold/transferred etc...etc... the parts from the car what you would be left with.....right ???? WELL...here you are. If its more than you are prepared to pursue to fruition...cut your losses...sell off what you can...and go ahead and bite off a new car. Just don't buy one that you might have an older version of... or history could end up repeating itself...
03-01-2006, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BrendanC
But back on track here, you have a point. I knew what I was doing. I am not looking up from my work and saying "what hath I wrought"... I am looking up from the work and saying "is it worth it?" "What else could I be doing with my time?"
You see? I'm not suprised or upset that the 89 is a shell with parts all over the garage in tuperwear boxes - I am concerned so much time has passed, and that my income could potentially support a newer "endeavor" but one that I would need to NOT touch because it was in warrantee.
You see? I'm not suprised or upset that the 89 is a shell with parts all over the garage in tuperwear boxes - I am concerned so much time has passed, and that my income could potentially support a newer "endeavor" but one that I would need to NOT touch because it was in warrantee.
03-01-2006, 05:38 PM
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Brendan...I understand..time, is something none of us have enough of. You can get back where you want to be...if, you get the parts and materials on-site and ready for re-assembly...You have local friends and enthusiasts willing to donate their time to help you get it done within a reasonable timeframe...given the scope of the project. With regard to "Is it worth it" ?? Thats...up to you. In the beginning..you apparently thought it was....My view...HELL YES !!! its worth it. Face it...How many more times in your life....are you going to have the opportunity, to fulfill a dream of your ambitious youth.??? You thought about it way back then....and it MUST of seemed do-able... But, I know how much time work constraints, and family obligations, weigh into your timeframe / schedule....Just set reasonble goals, and you can, and WILL get there from here. You have lots of friends and concerned 928ers in your corner (myself included)...If you don't thinik its practicle at this point...you know your "out" options...I think this thread..was/is a request for support, to reinforce what you are doing is the "Right" thing...its only the right thiing...if its right for you, so only you can answer that Q...but, I think you really WANT, to finish what you've started...and you have folks willing to come and help you...so go for it. (Or not...it's up to you) I like you anyway... 
03-01-2006, 07:03 PM
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Wow, I'm really impressed with your ambition and skill, Brendan, but sometimes, projects become victims of their own history, and this saga seems to be one of those. My suggestion is to forget about how you got where you are and pick just one car project. Sell off everything else. Buy the Corvette for reliable driving - but DO NOT attempt to change it, fix it, improve it, etc. You can then work on your 928 hobby as so inclined with perhaps a little less stress.
03-01-2006, 07:15 PM
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Ambition, sure. But Skill? we shall see.
03-01-2006, 08:30 PM
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Profound stuf man, profound stuf,
I am in kind of the same situation. Most of people here know my story. Just to add to that, is that I live in a small house complex with the communal parking lot. And I have a Mustang guy in the same parking lot. Each time I drive into the parking lot in my old Bronco II, I get this look. The look of abasement. Each time I talk to someone about this project, people ask when it will be ready. I always gave some time limit. But as you start working on it, stuff goes wrong, and I always fall out of my own timetable. Now, after 2 years of comic show, "klim and his fast Porsche" nobody believes that I will fix it. Not even my sister does, the closest person to me. Sometimes I think how I could spent all this money on saab 900 or volvo 760(I have this thing for swedish cars) and actually be able to drive a girl to a movie without asking my sister for a decent car. What keeps me going then? Well, however banal it may sound, it is about the belief I think. I, still have a belief that I can and I will fix this car. If I will sell the car as a parts right now, I will give that look the Mustang guy gives me all my life to myself. I will never be the same. I knew this person, he always wanted to get a Ph.D. from a very good university but life steered him other way. This guy has a reall probelm now. He has doubts in himself and if you yourself have doubts in yourself averybody else will. You will NEVER be the same if you abandone the project. You will not forgive yourself for such a thing. So, I think this is the main reason to go on.
There are couple of other reasons though. First, modern cars are not that away from the 928 hp wise. And as was said earlier, addition of couple mods will change the picture. And to challenge this car on the twists, that's hard. All this perfectly shown by Mark Kibort on the racetrack. Second, I sit home and think of how I will work on my car. How easy it is. "Just undo this and that bolt, take the thing off, clean, pu new mounts and put everything together..." Well, it all changes itself as soon as I get to the garage. Becomes long project. After finishing, I feel like I don't want to see the bastard anymore. But in a few weeks, something pulls me into that garage with all my bright and easy plans... You will simply miss it, if you get rid of it. And last, but not least, can you show me the car which looks more sexy????!!!! I have never seen one...
So, finish the goddamn cars!
That's all I got to say, hope tis is helpfull
Klim
I am in kind of the same situation. Most of people here know my story. Just to add to that, is that I live in a small house complex with the communal parking lot. And I have a Mustang guy in the same parking lot. Each time I drive into the parking lot in my old Bronco II, I get this look. The look of abasement. Each time I talk to someone about this project, people ask when it will be ready. I always gave some time limit. But as you start working on it, stuff goes wrong, and I always fall out of my own timetable. Now, after 2 years of comic show, "klim and his fast Porsche" nobody believes that I will fix it. Not even my sister does, the closest person to me. Sometimes I think how I could spent all this money on saab 900 or volvo 760(I have this thing for swedish cars) and actually be able to drive a girl to a movie without asking my sister for a decent car. What keeps me going then? Well, however banal it may sound, it is about the belief I think. I, still have a belief that I can and I will fix this car. If I will sell the car as a parts right now, I will give that look the Mustang guy gives me all my life to myself. I will never be the same. I knew this person, he always wanted to get a Ph.D. from a very good university but life steered him other way. This guy has a reall probelm now. He has doubts in himself and if you yourself have doubts in yourself averybody else will. You will NEVER be the same if you abandone the project. You will not forgive yourself for such a thing. So, I think this is the main reason to go on.
There are couple of other reasons though. First, modern cars are not that away from the 928 hp wise. And as was said earlier, addition of couple mods will change the picture. And to challenge this car on the twists, that's hard. All this perfectly shown by Mark Kibort on the racetrack. Second, I sit home and think of how I will work on my car. How easy it is. "Just undo this and that bolt, take the thing off, clean, pu new mounts and put everything together..." Well, it all changes itself as soon as I get to the garage. Becomes long project. After finishing, I feel like I don't want to see the bastard anymore. But in a few weeks, something pulls me into that garage with all my bright and easy plans... You will simply miss it, if you get rid of it. And last, but not least, can you show me the car which looks more sexy????!!!! I have never seen one...
So, finish the goddamn cars!
That's all I got to say, hope tis is helpfull
Klim