#Hot rod fink thumbsup driver#

I took 7 years to get my '32 from a pile of parts to the primered driver stage,(something some of my friends could to in a couple months) and I always blamed it on money, but the reality is that I just wasn't that into working on it. It's not a physical pain or lack of tools or space, I'm 36 years old, in good health, and I just built my dream shop a year ago with a 2 post hoist, plenty of light, etc. I enjoy driving, owning, and looking at my cars, but I'm really having trouble with actually wrenching on them. I still get super exited about the finished product. I love traditional hot rods, original classics & antiques, and just about anything old, and can appreciate most things in the gear-head world, It just feels like a chore to go out in the shop and work on my projects. I have finally come to grips with the fact that I don't really enjoy working on cars all that much. I feel like a 'bad' car guy or a wannabe. I love driving my cars, I even love standing in the garage and looking at them!

I spend way to much time trying not to throw wrenches across the shop and being pissed off at a machine, for a hobby I am supposed to enjoy. I have always loved cars, and I think I always will, I just might not have the patience/drive/motivation to build them. When I read stories of guys who build a car from junk and drive it around the block once then take off on a 3000 mile trip with no problems, it makes me want to scream! lucky bastards!!!!! I have replaced the damn thermostat housing gasket on the 302 in my roadster 4 times and it still leaks ! when I got the car together, I had no 3rd gear in the trans and bad rear main leak, (free used engine & trans that was supposed to be 'good') so everything had to come back out, stuff like that drives me nuts! Now the trans is fresh, the engine is re-sealed, and the stupid pinion seal of the 9'is puking all over the place! I feel like I will never get to enjoy the fruits of my labor because something else is always wrong and it lives on the hoist. What 283john said is exactly how I feel, I love the feeling of finishing a task and enjoying the result, but I seem to have no patience for the little problems. I have a few photos.Thanks guys ! I feel better. BUT the look on a child's face when they sit down behind the wheel is PRICELESS. I take a Sharpie to 'em - modified - PLEASE LOOK AND TOUCH, KIDS CLIMB ON IN AND HAVE FUN! I know the children shouldn't be touching the other guys cars if that's their wishes. A lot of the car shows will give you a sign at registration. I know it makes 'em all mad that I spend my day picking up kids and putting them in the seat. 'Look but DON'T TOUCH' signs everywhere at all the car shows. THIS is what being a buckethead is all about. Somehow, I think that kid wishes he had school tomorrow so he could show all his friends the pics and tell them the story.' Then the dad wanted to get in and I obliged. The smile on that kids face was priceless. I walked over and asked if he'd like to sit in it. When I stepped out of the store, there was a guy taking pics of his son standing next to my car. 'At the end of our drive, we stopped at a convience store for a cold drink and to get out of the sun for a while. It was a beautiful day and I don't mean to rant, but for all you guys who have put building a T Bucket off or are stalled on your build. Somehow, I think that kid wishes he had school tomorrow so he could show all his friends the pics and tell them the story. In traffic! At the end of our drive, we stopped at a convience store for a cold drink and to get out of the sun for a while. There is NO WAY you can fake the fact that you're in a different world. I would sit at a light and try to blend in and I couldn't. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't help but just freakin' smile. Rockn, I think and I'm sure others will agree, the hardest thing to do is trying to act like you're not driving something special. I had a big smile inside due to the irony. While at a light in River Oak$ ,a guy in one of those $200,000 Bentley sports cars gave us the thumbs up. We drove all through downtown, a little bit of the Heights and a stretch of River Oak$. Click to expand.Can't help it! I REALLY did try, but the noise is just too good for the head!

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