Bakarooda
Hell On Wheels
Hi all! I think I have come to the conclusion to take a completely different approach on my Barracuda project, and so far my dad (who's been helping me along the way) agrees with me. But I'd like to know what you think also.
Well, here's the deal: I've been bustin' my *** for the past year and a half trying to get my 'Cuda on the street. For the most part, I've been working with what I've got in order to have a Mopar of my own to cruise around in and take to the track. The original idea was to get it running and driving, cruise around in it for a while, and then tinker with the "little" stuff later on to get it where I want it to be. Furthermore, the fact that my best friend nearly has his Dart on the road has really inspired me to fly into the car and get it running.
The problem is, it seems like it's always one step forward and two steps back with this car, and that's not just from my point of view. Every aspect of this ol' gal needs a lot of work (read: a lot of money, which I don't have). So, I think we've decided to just stop what we've been doing and go to town on it - completely strip it, and start from scratch. It'll probably take ten times longer to finish it this way, but at least it'll get done the right way the first time, and probably cost less money in the end as well. Now, I obviously don't like the idea of not being able to put it on the road for a few more years (of course, who does?), but I realize that at the rate I'm heading now, it'll be a long time before it hits the streets anyways.
So what would you guys do in my situation? Do you think I should just keep plugging away at it, using what I have available to get it out there, or do it the "professional" way and take it down to nothing and start over?
Either way I'm at a standstill right now, and it's to that point that if I carry on with the original plan, everything I do is going to cost money - and I've already mentioned that cash is very tight at the moment. If I take this "new" approach, I'll at least be able to make some forward progress on her, albeit slow and steady. The key is that I can do this without spending much - for a while anyways.
I'd really appreciate some opinions from you guys who have "been there, done that"! Grr... college budgets suck, don't they? :grin:
Thanks in advance everyone!
-Josh
Well, here's the deal: I've been bustin' my *** for the past year and a half trying to get my 'Cuda on the street. For the most part, I've been working with what I've got in order to have a Mopar of my own to cruise around in and take to the track. The original idea was to get it running and driving, cruise around in it for a while, and then tinker with the "little" stuff later on to get it where I want it to be. Furthermore, the fact that my best friend nearly has his Dart on the road has really inspired me to fly into the car and get it running.
The problem is, it seems like it's always one step forward and two steps back with this car, and that's not just from my point of view. Every aspect of this ol' gal needs a lot of work (read: a lot of money, which I don't have). So, I think we've decided to just stop what we've been doing and go to town on it - completely strip it, and start from scratch. It'll probably take ten times longer to finish it this way, but at least it'll get done the right way the first time, and probably cost less money in the end as well. Now, I obviously don't like the idea of not being able to put it on the road for a few more years (of course, who does?), but I realize that at the rate I'm heading now, it'll be a long time before it hits the streets anyways.
So what would you guys do in my situation? Do you think I should just keep plugging away at it, using what I have available to get it out there, or do it the "professional" way and take it down to nothing and start over?
Either way I'm at a standstill right now, and it's to that point that if I carry on with the original plan, everything I do is going to cost money - and I've already mentioned that cash is very tight at the moment. If I take this "new" approach, I'll at least be able to make some forward progress on her, albeit slow and steady. The key is that I can do this without spending much - for a while anyways.
I'd really appreciate some opinions from you guys who have "been there, done that"! Grr... college budgets suck, don't they? :grin:
Thanks in advance everyone!
-Josh