Project- Bills Buggy

So... progress report... Have you ever reached the point where you thought you were simply just going to lose your mind with your project? I have had that kind of night.. I have been at this nearly 2 years now.. worked hard.. learned things I never thought I would.. Attempted stuff, I wouldve never dreamed of.. If you had told me 8 years ago I wouldve done half of what I did, I would've told you that you were insane... fill, pound, hammer, sand, prime, scuff, sand, fill, on and on and on.. All in the pursuit of simply building a cool ride for my wife and I.. so...

We start the buff tonight.. as the buff takes place I become increasingly agitated.. It would appear that we didnt scuff enough.. for as the shine comes back, so does the orange peel.. not as bad, but its still there... in some spots (like the trunk lid) it just jumps out at me... I mean, damn... I worked so hard.. we all did.. but there it is... and I have said it before, but its funny as to how you get closer to the end is the more stuff you find that you missed, or didnt fix good enough, or didnt finish just right.. It irratates me and takes me further and further away from my original mission.. just simply enjoying what I have done.. when my car was 3 colors, oversprayed, black front end, just a complete work in progress, I didnt care what people thought of it.. I had an absolute blast with the buggy at all times.. now that its blue and closer to being back on the road, every little thing bugs me.. somehow this doesnt seem right... lol

We have come to the conclusion that not only did the cold screw us when it came time for clear, but we had mixed the clear, and then got delayed... probably 20 minutes to a half hour.. We are beginning to believe that the clear had started to set up.. which explains the issues with the gun.. at any rate, options were to keep buffing and live with it, or sand the car down, and re-clear it.. or maybe even sand it down and start over... I dont want to do that.. I called my wife and talked to her while this was going on, and she rather sternly reminded me what project Bills buggy was supposed to be about in the first place.. we werent building a show car.. we wanted a driver,,.. a cruiser.. something cool to drive around, go to shows and hang out with our friends ... period... She talked to me for a while and reminded me of a few things...

1.. I am not building the buggy for anyone else.. just us... 2... nobody has to be happy with it or even like it.. but us.. 3.. I know I did the best I could, with the finances we have, and the skill set that I have (or have developed.. ) and as long as I know I worked and tried my best, I have nothing to be disappointed about.. Its time to put the buggy back together again, and enjoy her... drive her... and quit worrying about her.. Im not Chip Foose, and I never intended to try to be that...

I decided while my buddy Davie was buffing the front, to start putting pieces back on .. we got the tail lights in, some emblems, the trunk lock, and the drivers side door handle.. Seeing parts go back on brought my mood back up.. started getting me excited at the prospect of driving the buggy soon...

Sorry for the rant, (vent or whatever you want to call it) .. but you all are my Mopar family, and Im sure Im not the only one that has ever reached a point like this.. I just needed to get all that out... I did take one pic tonight.. just with the tail lights that I picked up at the Mopar Nats this past summer... enjoy.. and thanks for listening...