Fed up ! time to abandon my 65 coronet sedan resto

[nitrojunkie]

I agree. Get away from it for awhile. then if you still feel the same way then you can still sell it,but Im betting you wont sell it. Maybe getting away from it for awhile will renew your desire to finish it. You have already done so much to it that it would be a shame not to finish it. I'll bet that if you finish it you'll be glad you didn't sell it. I built a 23 t-bucket in the 80's. Took me 4 1/2 years. Before that I had never did anything on a car but change oil and plugs so you can imagine all the problems I encountered not having experience and knowledge. I learned as I went. Finished the car after 4 1/2 years and to this day im so glad I stuck with it and never gave up. I have a blast in that thing and it was worth all the headaches during building it. If you finish it I really think you'll be glad you stuck with it. (by-the-way, my t-bucket has 340 with some goodies 727 and 8 3/4 rear and its scary fast. Was on the cover of Chrysler Power mag in May87. Still have it today and wouldn't part with it) Good luck in whatever you decide. Bill

 

[Darter6]

I've regreted every car I have sold.Just to go out and buy another project. What was I thinking? I would have been far ahead to keep the one I had instead of starting over. I'm droolin' over what you got. Just sold a 64 Belvedere that had 17k miles and super clean,only to start looking again.#$%@.......

 

[65NUTCASE]

Man you guys missed your true calling motivational speakers! My heads came today from compu flow . Gonna put the engine together this weekend and put the tranny on and get it in ! Thanks again and I'll keep you posted . Pat

 

[conv67bdere]

Far too many of us have gotten into the same situation, and wanted to do the same thing . . . then after we gave it some time, decided that we really wanted to get the thing completed ( hopefully before it was already sold and gone ). we've made those mistakes, and we don't want someone else here on FBBO to get into the same situation where they'll regret what they did in a moment of haste.

The heads came in, a small light at the end of the tunnel, a nice little perk of motivation - post the pictures and let us see what your're accomplishing ( we're probably going to be drooling all over our computers ) . . . one step in front of the other . . . and before you know it, it'll be done, you'll be loving the feel of it driving, and you'll know you did it all yourself.

Keep at it when you ready - take a break when you need it - but keep a firm grip on it and enjoy the ride ( and share it with us too ).

 

[62 Dart Convertible]

Man you guys missed your true calling motivational speakers! My heads came today from compu flow . Gonna put the engine together this weekend and put the tranny on and get it in ! Thanks again and I'll keep you posted . Pat

Hi Pat

Projects like this are a marathon, and not a sprint to the line, so pacing yourself is important.

I have often gone at projects way too hard, set unrealistic expectations and felt like I'm behind when I don't hit self imposed targets, and forgot that the key is to enjoy what I'm doing. When you feel a bit burnt out, take a break and forget about it for a little while. My house renovation is a case in point - it was getting me down, so I took a break over summer and enjoyed cruise nights, music festivals and socialising. The house will get started again in a month or two, whatever, when I'm ready. It doesn't take long to get back the motivation. There are so many great project threads here that show that interest in a project pitches and wanes over time, but perserverence wins in the end.

It would be a crying shame to walk away from it considering how much you've done, and how fantastic it will be when finished.

If you are intent on selling it, set a really low price for all that fantastic work you've done, you will then regret it massively once it's sold, and then you'll never make the same mistake again. :icon_winkle:

Good luck either way.

Cheers - Frank

 

[65NUTCASE]

Cuttin up a good grill to make an A990 grill. This is scarey

 

[Coyoteduster]

Cuttin up a good grill to make an A990 grill. This is scarey

:sad:

 

[barbee6043]

like he said, why would I sell of a nice car I spent so many $ and time on,, and then go out and drag home another project/basket case!??????? does med ins cover this affliction!???
like many have voted on here, " take a deep breath, take a break, walk away for awhile..... and anyway, with the current economy/ old car market, does ANYONE have a chance of getting back the $$ you put in it, not to mention Anything for your labor!????????
just me...