Part 3 newbie
Hey Matt, Going to let her drive one of my old cars to school for know. She is young and seeing the moneys go and not have the car going is hard for her. And sometimes that light at the end of the tunnel is a freight train. we start one thing and a whole can of worms happens. Thanks..
Let her look at some of the other builds on here. It takes time to reverse 50 years of deterioration. My 67 barracuda was like peeling a rotten onion. The farther in i went, the worse it got. I am now at i think the halfway point. All the awful stuff is fixed. Maybe having pix of finished darts to look at to see the results will help. Maybe get it far enough along that it can be driven while completing the bodywork. These things are a never ending work in progress. Some of the satisfaction lies in reversing the years of damage, and stepping back and looking at your accomplishment and saying wow i actually fixed that.
I am into my barracuda since 2009. Its now 2016. Its been awhile. For me its not the end result, but the journey it took to get there. She is making great progress for having it about 1 year. Taking a break from it is ok if she needs to. Also putting her in a set of wheels to her get to school and work helps too. I am sure she enjoys the work on it, and prob wouldent mind how long it takes because she has something to drive now.
Make up a list of things you need to do to make it driveable and insurable, and do all that first. I see lots of cars at shows that are works in progress. This way she can enjoy it, then put it in the garage in the fall and work on it thru the winter.
Also make a list on what it needs interior wise and body wise, and slowly pick away at it. During the winter months. Its like the analogy (how do you eat a whole elephant ?) The answer is (one bite at a time)
Maybe show her what i typed here, and please take a look at the pix in my photo garage of my 67 barracuda. Her dart looks way more complete and in better shape than mine was when i got it.
