What is your favorite part of the car project ?

[gdrill]

For me, hunting down and rescuing it from it's resting place is number one. It's the thought of the unknown that is exciting. You never know what will be tucked away behind the barn or over the hill in the back forty. Getting pictures of it sitting there is a must. Then hauling it home is next. The feeling of looking in the mirror and seeing a new project staring back at you just rocks. All the while wondering......What's in the trunk? Is there a build sheet? Is the engine original and will it run? Etc, etc. Then it's at home. Snooping through it, checking floors, inner fenders, trunk pan and on and on.
I love building them back up more than actually driving them.
But to me, "It's not the kill, it's the thrill of the chase"!

 

[Bb70charger500]

I got to say the hunt for the car! I'm always looking and documenting where I saw something hiding now a days I just knock when I see it because one day there,there the next gone so I always like to be the first one in . Worse case I meet someone new best case I drag a car home or turn the lead over to the person I know who's looking for it if it's not my cup of tea. I think the hunt is the very best part I love tare down too you never know what you'll find (again thrill of the hunt) I'm not a fan of body or paint work very tedious assy is another fun time (thrill of the hunt trying to find the needed parts from your mess of a garage) I enjoy driving them but I get board of it I'll drive for awhile and send it down the line usually but now I'm finding I have what I want and think this group of cars are staying with me. So maybe the hunt for a good parking spot at the car show?

 

[5.7 hemi]

I like fabbing up parts to make parts fit, that weren't supposed to be there, fit and function like they were supposed to be there.

 

[khryslerkid]

The research of the vehicle itself, history and engineering and lastly the parts needed for restoring it correctly. They will never build them like this again...

 

[1968rick]

For me it is finding a project some one else has grown tired or frustrated with and getting a good deal. Then digging into it and fixing the mess they have made..Some people should never own a wrench. My latest one came thru a high end custom shop and the mickey mouse stuff they did would make the dead roll over in the grave. Slowly but surely it is coming around. When peopleask me if I did the work to the car, my response is always "what you can not see is my efforts". That is my satisfaction

 

[TetanusShot]

1. The click of a torque wrench assembling the engine for the last time after all the mocking up and massaging parts.

2. Hauling the car home on the trailer.

3. Being in a good mood after work because you get to drive a cool car home.

 

[Kern Dog]

I like going through the car and finding strange stuff left behind. In my Brother in Laws 72 Duster, we found a few things behind the LR quarter inside panel. A small handful of 1972 era candy wrappers and 3 Wham-0 frisbees. It was as if assembly line workers just tossed them in as the car came down the line. I would absolutely do the same thing! I would love to read years later that I car I helped build wasfound to have Mountain Dew cans, Snickers bar wrappers and a porno magazine in the door.

 

[Auggie56]

Restoring the engine and engine bay. I love to detail that area so it looks factory new.

 

[65hemi]

Turning the key for the first time and all systems work. No leaks, no shorts, no drama. Just the motor running.

 

[Speedbird]

Yea.
Completing the project it is nice.
Hearing the junk yard engine fire up without problems is good.
One part I especially like is pulling the respirator off, standing back and looking at it while smelling the paint. (Just a whiff though)
Painting is a PITA and I'm always glad to get a good job done and finished.
For all the reasons stated I use single stage acrylic enamel.

 

[747mopar]

I tackle pretty much every aspect of a rebuild myself, the problem I have is almost all of it grows old after awhile with me being so slow at it and there being so much to do. I really enjoy the process of planning the motor, buying the parts and building it then finally hearing it come to life. My other love is modifying whether it's a custom A/C install or a major trans upgrade or even turbo charging hmmmmm.

I hate bodywork but couldn't afford this hobby if I farmed it out so I'm stuck with the misery lol.

 

[Sonny Black]

in the past, all of the above!...now just keeping the old relic looking and running good...(and driving)it

 

[FlagCraig]

Research and finding all the parts and the overall history of the car.
Cleaning and restoring all the non-mechanical stuff.
Making the trim pieces look new again.
Molding the car with accessories the way I want it. Whether original or not.
Detailing the car to make shiny and new.
Burning the tires.

 

[Carcinogen]

For me it is the little victories; getting that task done that you put off because it is a pain, getting the motor and tranny to drop in and bolt up without prying on it, finding that rare trim piece for free, getting behind the wheel for the first time with new seats, the first drive with engine running good after building it yourself.

I just have to stop at times and appreciate what I've done as the whole job can be overwhelming.

 

[Kern Dog]

Projects that run on and on do get old. I still have the ability but my desire has dropped off a lot these past couple of years. I have a car out back now that just needs a few minor details before I list and sell it but I just want to move on to something else.

 

[Don selleck]

I'm kinda new at this I always used to work on my beaters back then had to, needed to go to work, was gonna be a diesel mechanic back in the 80's went to Mo-tech on 8 mile and shoener in Detroit, Chrysler sold out to some nit wits right after I started. To make a long story short that didn't work out got into construction did my own thing now my son runs the crews. Gives me some time to be creative and end up with whatever effort I put into it. So I like every aspect of it because it changes from demolition, to welding, planning etc, body work is pretty cool , I have finished drywall for 30 years. That helped alot. I am farming out the final paint on this one but I see paint booth in my future barn. So far panel fitment and body work seems to be the most gratifing

 

[Bruzilla]

My favorite "part" is bolts that come out without the use of nuclear weapons.