Isn't that their problem? Heck our families have put up with us in the garage
till the wee hours of the morning, what is another 6mths of unloading our toys
and cashing in on us for a shopping back filled with cash(IRS, I'm only
kidding)...
John Photakis
joeyjr wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: joeyjr <joeyjr@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Sperduto, Nick <SperdutoN@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 8:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Tell me I'm not alone.
>
> > I have two cars done, completely restored, for show mainly, I have my 55
> > Dodge station wagon as a fun driver.
> > These cars need constant attention, I'm a little nip picky anyway. I
> have
> > three others waiting on restoration. If it took me a total of 18 years to
> > finish the two., not counting my fun driver and I'm 55 now, so where do
> you
> > draw the line on having a lifetime of projects? I don't have the energy I
> > had 20 years ago. Thats not even counting the two cars I sold this year
> > knowing I would never get to them. Where does one stop this obsession.?
> > When your pushing up daisies and you relatives are fighting over your
> > Forward Look cars.
> >
> > Joe Paolucci
> > Walton Ky
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Sperduto, Nick <SperdutoN@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 8:29 AM
> > Subject: [FWDLK] Tell me I'm not alone.
> >
> >
> > > Ok, so tell me I'm not the only alone.
> > > I bought my car in 89 and finished the body/paint in 94, in 98 I had the
> > > seats and chrome done.
> > > Now it's almost 2001 and I've decided to put my other project car on
> > > hold,put myself in the garage and take car of all the little things I
> > never
> > > finished, Kind of like a punch list for a house. My list is pretty long.
> > > fix the horns,fix the gas guage, fix the broken bolt in the hood latch,
> > make
> > > a braket for my hood latch, put in new wiring, fix the oil and trans
> leak.
> > > Have the radiator shround bracket rewelded to the radiator, install my
> > power
> > > steering, brakes and continental kit, check the rear brakes, install a
> > front
> > > disc brake kit,fix the broken headlight adjuster, change the headlight
> > > switch, hook up the cigarette lighter, put a real radio in. swap in an 8
> > > track player that works, fix my seat track so I can move the seat, put
> the
> > > rear body mounts in, tune up, put in a waterpump gasket, it currently
> has
> > > none, carpet the trunk, fix the license plate light, put in an under the
> > > hood and trunk light, install my sunvisors. Put in some interior floor
> > > lights., change a wiper arm pivot, put on new wiper arms,.
> > > It just happend that once I got the car looking good, I just started
> > driving
> > > it and left everything else alone.
> > > So am I the only one with a puch list or is everyone else done with
> their
> > > cars.
> > > Are cars ever really done ?
> > >
> > > Nick
> > >
> >
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