Pressure to get car done

Grumpyb said
Whe I got my 68 barracuda I thought I would get it done the first year , I'm now on year 2 and now know it will take 3 , thought I knew what I was looking at but when I started taking it apart found alot of bad patch jobs now after finding 2 fenders, 2 doors , new quarter panels , new rockers I still need the rear pan , oh I forgot 3/4 of the floor pans plus numerous patchs I'll have to make , but I'm lucky after mother passed away i finally built my garage after 27 years and put too much on credit cards to outfit it which I have to pay for now and being retired with the shape the economy is in now it's all harder, but my wife has never complained once about the money or the time except to remind me that she wants a mustang when mine is done . I don't really like old mustangs but then it's not mine , I just have to work on it.

Most people start when still working a day job, usually after the kids have left, since no time to do much when taking them to activities. But, usually drags until no longer working full time. Good to get other things done first, like prepare garage/carport space and clear your plate of other house and yard tasks. Then, try to find where you squirreled away all the parts 15 years ago, especially if working on multiple cars. Need to pick your battles. As example, would have been easier had I removed the windshields so I could take the dashes out for a bench restore. Instead, I was sand-blasting rust lying on my back with everything falling on me (face shield, mask, but still ...). Sand is still falling out of crevices. Working the body on a full rotisserie is even better, but a big bite. Some car shows send the naked body out for a bath which removes all paint and rust. That approach puts you on an auto assembly line.