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how many open projects do you have going on?

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taking a survey......

dedicating Sundays to my car comes with a price; because, you know, wife........

so here is just one (of several :BangHead: ).......She asked for a giant stand alone tub. I put it by a window so she can keep an eye on the slave while taking a bubble bath :rolleyes:

reminds me of this....

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I suppose there is no rest for the weary :soapbox:

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Too many.
Have work to do on a drainage ditch for the utility shed.
Concrete footings for the storage shed.
Concrete wall next to the well pump head.
Rock removal for the house foundation drain, about 5 feet.
Get my small fishing boat ready for next year.
Clean my sail boat.
Work on my Tukvan, ready for next year.
Lower my Triumph bike.
And a lot of other stuff. Do not have time for a regular job, nor the motivation. But I did work full time for 52 years.
 
Other than some car tinkering, I’m done doing heavy duty house projects. The ground scratchers are here today to do dethatching, aerating & seeding. They’ve been at it for a couple hours and the dethatching is now done. I’d say that they have another couple hours left.

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How many open projects do you have going on?​


All of them. I like to be realistic when I can. Every classic car is an ongoing process of refinement.
 
Probably over a couple years of work & projects

my car 68 RR/trucks 20 Gladiator Rubicon Launch edt. & 99 Dakota 4x4s
is never ending, & some in waiting unfortunately
haven't done much except normal tuning stuff on the RR in 5-ish years

paint the house, again
Cha Ching $$$

repair all the redwood decks & handrailing, again, f--king snow
then stain/paint them
Cha Ching $$$ ain't gonna be cheap

I want to do 'faux rock'/Ledgestone probably greys 10,000+ sqft worth
for insulation on the 'whole front of house, & around the lower part of the deck
& front of the 2 car garage', all of the SE exposure,
make it look more 'hoity toity'/upscale
has a really good R rating for insulation too
Cha Ching $$$ that ain't gonna be cheap either

Then after that full covers/roofs over/for all the decks,
so no more shoveling snow off them
(I freaken' hate snow now, ruins everything)
maybe last a lil longer that way too
(getting too old to do it after this time)
add awnings for some other windows, on other parts of the house
&/or covers over all decks, probably metal roofs, save a few $$s
it's a huge deal/ordeal
Cha Ching $$$ ain't gonna be cheap either
(really dips into my car funds, on fixed income, doing house crap)

Been putting off for a while stuff I wanted to do to my lil' 4x4 truck
upgrade 25 y/o wheels & tires on the 99 Dakota 4x4 SLT, going to appr. 33x10s
(maybe General Grabbers in 15", actual 33"x10")
looking at going with Falken Rubitrek 285/75R16, 32.8"x 11.2",
if they will fit, not rub
or Toyo's R/Ts 275/70R17 (real) 32.2x10" (still deciding which)
can't get the wheels I really like in 17"
(but the Mickey Thompson Canyons polished slots, but would need adapters, no big deal
the 6x4.5" (or 6x114.3mm) wheels, for the Dakota, are limited in styles of what I like,
want no black either, I hate black wheels
)
instead of (25 y/o) Toyo Open Country 32x11.5-15 (25 y/0 now) on stock wheels it has now
(they are only actually like, a lil' less then 30.5"x11"-ish) I have 45k+ miles on
just expensive too now, or I'd go with the same Toyo tire but in/or a near real 33x10"
thinking about going to 16" (or 17") new wheels, 5 spoke mag/alum. Ultra Type 50 16x8"
it has the stock 15x8"s now
then go to the 3.92:1 or 4.10:1 gear upgrade, for the Dana-35 front & 9-1/4 rear,
already has limited slips front & rear,
maybe new bushing in the sway-bars front & rear too, if needed
all news shocks probably some decent Bilstein's 2" Gas/N2O, then alignment
(already upgraded the brakes Power Stop drilled & slotted, a few months ago)
lil' Dakota truck only has 62k+ miles on it, lots of life left

the easy one,
get some 'about 4 yards' of pea gravel, for the back yard, spread it around
easier on the dogs feat then road-base crap

among other projects, $$$$
 
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taking a survey......

dedicating Sundays to my car comes with a price; because, you know, wife........

so here is just one (of several :BangHead: ).......She asked for a giant stand alone tub. I put it by a window so she can keep an eye on the slave while taking a bubble bath :rolleyes:

reminds me of this....

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I suppose there is no rest for the weary :soapbox:

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When the winter time comes she'll complain about the window is too cool to be that close to!

I'm done with major projects.....probably my next one is going to be knee replacements.
 
I thought when I read the title that you were referring to car projects. My household projects are to numerous to list. I do have a person that I hire for a couple of days about every 3 months that eliminates the remedial tasks that happen every season and takes care of a few other things. Car projects, I have 7 in various stages of restoration and then there are the remedial things that are continuous. Checking tires, batteries, oil changes, and exercising them along with keeping the fuel fresh is an everyday thing. I worked 31 years for someone else along with running 2 businesses and building my car hobby. Now that they say I'm retired, I really don't think so. True I have slowed down, but this hobby is a full time job, but I have no regrets. It's keeping me active and alive.
 
Other than some car tinkering, I’m done doing heavy duty house projects. The ground scratchers are here today to do dethatching, aerating & seeding. They’ve been at it for a couple hours and the dethatching is now done. I’d say that they have another couple hours left.

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They got here around 9:30 and left at 5:30 and they’re coming back tomorrow to finish up. Lotta work, even for the pros.
 
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Car projects - 3. Reassembling the engine for my Satellite. Planning to take it to Daytona at Thanksgiving but running out of time to get it finished, in the car and shaken down - pesky day job keeps getting in my way. Once that's done, I need to diagnose and repair what I believe to be a blown head gasket in my '01 Dakota 5.9. Lastly, my Belv conv has been a long term project that I want to get running and roadworthy again. Regular maintenance on the daily drivers not included.
House projects are far to numerous to list. I need to retire so I can get my own stuff done.
 
Hell....... life is a project,

car projects count....... actually, they count the most........ 1000 hours here, 600 hours there :BangHead:



I just destroyed another pair of work boots :mad:

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Have to do intake gasket on my dart , helping my daughters with their fixer uppers and doing floors in my bedroom. Oh jeez !
 
Way too many to list or finish
Same here. This year has been crazy for us. Between work, family, vehicles our house it’s a cluster F—k at times. It seems there is something going on everyday. Too much to do and not enough time to even prioritize it.
 
Well I have a lot of cars and house projects, but the ones on the shorter list are:
Corvette- some emissions work
Coronet- there will always be small projects for that car, but the next two major are adding HVAC and a 4bbl swap on the 318

For the house last year it was reroofed and painted, only thing I want to do soon is add gutters and get the garage in better shape for tool storage and project. It’s too small to put a car in and work on it unfortunately.
 
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