I love the kid dearly but I do get frustrated sometimes. There have been a few times when we butted heads and came up with a compromise that was better than anything I'd have done without his input. I do like brainstorming with someone and am a firm believer that two heads can be better than one. BUT, a lot of times he refuses to listen to sound advice.
I want the Charger to be HIS build. I don't want to be the one making all the decisions. - If I did, I think it would seem more like my car than his. His taste in cars isn't that much different than my own so I don't usually have to worry much about the direction the build is going. - And I do like many of his choices already. - The Dakota Digital cluster, K-frame, and drivetrain were his ideas and I like all of them. We didn't butt heads on those.
The problems usually show up when it comes to implementing the ideas he gets and when he totally disregards advice.
He chose an awfully expensive route on the vent system. I think I'd have saved him at least $500 if allowed to modify the original parts. I felt I gained a small victory getting him to install any form of ventilation at all.
When he wanted to eliminate the wipers I thought I won out again when he accepted my plan to move the motor inside the driver's compartment.
He still wants to convert the hideaway headlights to electric despite the fact I've already rebuilt the vacuum setup. I guess I won't fight him on that but it seems wasteful.
I'm sure we'll continue to disagree as things progress.
