Yes I understand this!

[Jack]

Just sent to me by a chum in the US...I lopve the ones that I have highlighted..

 

• Immediately after you purchase the Historic Military Vehicle (project) you have chosen to restore, another similar vehicle will come up for sale. It will (a) cost less ( be in better condition © be more complete (d) be closer to home (e) have a "history" (f) almost be sold to some fool who wants to paint it day-glow orange and put a giant fiberglass ant on the roof and use it for his exterminating business or (g) any combination of 'a' through 'f'.

• Any restoration effort will cost at least four times more than you figured. Any restoration effort will take at least eight times longer than you figured.

• Immediately after you buy your project vehicle the formerly unlimited supply of parts for it will disappear forever, having been bought up entirely by some third world country.

• The man behind the counter at the parts store will inform you that they had the exact part you require in stock last year but they have stopped carrying it because the only manufacturer went out of business forever.

• When you have finally located the rare and elusive wing-ding-thing for your restoration at a reasonable price and it will be so far away or it will be of such a size and weight that shipping will effectively triple the cost making it completely unaffordable.

• Friends who promised to lend a hand suddenly become strangers.

• As soon as you bring your project home, your spouse (who formerly approved the purchase) looks upon it with a jaundiced eye and announces that it makes the driveway look "cluttered."

• No matter how well you protect your "baby" from the weather, some rain will get in.

• As soon as you have a few extra bucks to spend on your project a major household appliance will self-destruct.

• Sandblasting media does more scattered on a linoleum or hardwood floor than it ever will on your project at 150 psi.

• Some militia types you've never seen before will stop and ask for directions to this evening's meeting of the local chapter. You will be photographed speaking to them by the nice men in the Tasty-Treat ice cream truck nearby.

• For several months afterward you will notice an odd static sound in the background while using your phone and it will appear that some stray dog has been going through your curbside garbage twice a week.

• Some "bubba" will walk up your driveway and offer you "a coupla hunnert bucks fer that there huntin' vehicle."

• Wherever and whenever you order parts for your project there will always be one less in stock than the total number that you need.

• A restorer's eyes are always bigger than his wallet.

• A restorer's heart is always bigger than his head.

• A restorer always takes the $25 dollar helicopter ride at the county fair. (You can check for hidden treasures easier that way.) This is also why Ultra-lights and sunny days were designed.

• Four year olds are perfect for retrieving tools from beneath your project. This is one of the few things that gives them a sense of purpose in their life at this age.

• The weather will turn to crap on the few days that you have available to work on your project. Typically, it will rain on your days off.

• It frequently costs as much (and is better) to buy a specialized tool and do a task yourself as it is to pay to have the job done. Besides, you get to keep the tool.

• Tall toolboxes are impressive to look at but are impractical if you can't see into the top trays and drawers.

• Spouses of restorers know that we go on Sunday drives only to look for hidden treasures. < AND > Serious restorers always keep a small pair of binoculars and a notepad/pencil in the glove box.

• Never pay more for "potential" or for "sentimental value." Never violate this rule.

• If you are trying to work on your project while babysitting, the child will get start crying inconsolably at the very moment your hands are fantastically filthy.

• At some time your spouse will give your child a tool "to help daddy" work on the project. The child will invariably chip away with it on an exposed, painted surface. Your spouse will do nothing to stop this and will look lovingly at your offspring, clasp her hands to her bosom and exclaim, "Isn't that CUTE!" Count to ten while formulating an appropriate response.

• Some tools that are made in China actually work and will serve the occasional restorer well. But only SOME.

• Restorers keep their favorite tools in places of honor.

• W.W.II tool wraps are as useful today as they were then.

• Where rust is an issue, commercial bodied projects are a pain in the ass.

• If you always wanted (for example) a half-track, and you find, say, a decent half-track headlight at the flea market for cheap, go ahead an buy it. It may be enough to quell the urge, thereby saving you thousands of dollars and allowing your children to go to college someday. Otherwise, you could call it a good start and besides, having half-track parts lying about really impresses some folks.

• Someone will come to you and describe what you recognize to be a rare project vehicle that just came up for sale on some obscure county road but (a) "just came up for sale" means they saw it there three years ago, or ( they can't quite remember which county road it was on because they had never been on it before or © any combination thereof. Before you do anything try to determine if this conversation is divine guidance or is simply the work of Satan.

• A project that is disassembled takes up ten to fifteen times more space than an assembled one.

• Many projects are worth more in parts, than all together. Personally, I think this is some kind of cruel joke.

• Invariably, many restored parts of your project will find their way into your house. This is not a bad thing and can give you hours of personal satisfaction as you gaze upon them.

• Restorations take on a life of their own.....and in fact, some have very sharp teeth.

• The more time you have, the less money your restoration will cost. Conversely, lots of money can make a restoration short (and sweet).

• If you must drive across the country to bring a project vehicle home, plan on stopping by many places of interest. Invite some friends along. Road trips can be a mini vacation and a source of endless conversation and story-telling later. Besides, your pals can pay for some of the gas.

[G506]

Jack,

that has just summed up the last 25 years for me!

My two favourites;

always buy Half track parts, I am indeed one of those people impressed by that kind of thing

and the fact that restored parts do sometimes find their way indoors; I spent hours restoring the Chevy's dashboard just right, it now hangs up in the spare room because I dont want it getting scratched in the shed!

[rosie]

Jack,

that has just summed up the last 25 years for me!

My two favourites;

always buy Half track parts, I am indeed one of those people impressed by that kind of thing

and the fact that restored parts do sometimes find their way indoors; I spent hours restoring the Chevy's dashboard just right, it now hangs up in the spare room because I dont want it getting scratched in the shed!

and the bike that sat in the dinning room for years!

 

I agree with them as well (except of course the dissapproving spouse ones!)

[G506]

and the bike that sat in the dinning room for years!

 

I agree with them as well (except of course the dissapproving spouse ones!)

 

Hello Rosie!

I forgot about the 5sw in the dining room!

[R Cubed]

Hello Rosie!

I forgot about the 5sw in the dining room!

 

When you back home ?

[G506]

Hello bud,

this Thursday morning, why, are you missing me?

Or did you want this month's CMV signed?

:-D

[R Cubed]

Hello bud,

this Thursday morning, why, are you missing me?

Or did you want this month's CMV signed?

:-D

 

???????

 

 

Have you sent some pics in of something !!!!!!

[Diana and Jackie]

What was ommitted is the time spent recovering from the cuts bruises and scrapes, as well as the money spent on bandages and plasters as you perform feats of unimaginable gymnastics getting to the bits never got to before...

 

Diana and Jackie

 

 

Just sent to me by a chum in the US...I lopve the ones that I have highlighted..

 

 

• Immediately after you purchase the Historic Military Vehicle (project) you have chosen to restore, another similar vehicle will come up for sale. It will (a) cost less ( be in better condition © be more complete (d) be closer to home (e) have a "history" (f) almost be sold to some fool who wants to paint it day-glow orange and put a giant fiberglass ant on the roof and use it for his exterminating business or (g) any combination of 'a' through 'f'.

• Any restoration effort will cost at least four times more than you figured. Any restoration effort will take at least eight times longer than you figured.

• Immediately after you buy your project vehicle the formerly unlimited supply of parts for it will disappear forever, having been bought up entirely by some third world country.

• The man behind the counter at the parts store will inform you that they had the exact part you require in stock last year but they have stopped carrying it because the only manufacturer went out of business forever.

• When you have finally located the rare and elusive wing-ding-thing for your restoration at a reasonable price and it will be so far away or it will be of such a size and weight that shipping will effectively triple the cost making it completely unaffordable.

• Friends who promised to lend a hand suddenly become strangers.

• As soon as you bring your project home, your spouse (who formerly approved the purchase) looks upon it with a jaundiced eye and announces that it makes the driveway look "cluttered."

• No matter how well you protect your "baby" from the weather, some rain will get in.

• As soon as you have a few extra bucks to spend on your project a major household appliance will self-destruct.

• Sandblasting media does more scattered on a linoleum or hardwood floor than it ever will on your project at 150 psi.

• Some militia types you've never seen before will stop and ask for directions to this evening's meeting of the local chapter. You will be photographed speaking to them by the nice men in the Tasty-Treat ice cream truck nearby.

• For several months afterward you will notice an odd static sound in the background while using your phone and it will appear that some stray dog has been going through your curbside garbage twice a week.

• Some "bubba" will walk up your driveway and offer you "a coupla hunnert bucks fer that there huntin' vehicle."

• Wherever and whenever you order parts for your project there will always be one less in stock than the total number that you need.

• A restorer's eyes are always bigger than his wallet.

• A restorer's heart is always bigger than his head.

• A restorer always takes the $25 dollar helicopter ride at the county fair. (You can check for hidden treasures easier that way.) This is also why Ultra-lights and sunny days were designed.

• Four year olds are perfect for retrieving tools from beneath your project. This is one of the few things that gives them a sense of purpose in their life at this age.

• The weather will turn to crap on the few days that you have available to work on your project. Typically, it will rain on your days off.

• It frequently costs as much (and is better) to buy a specialized tool and do a task yourself as it is to pay to have the job done. Besides, you get to keep the tool.

• Tall toolboxes are impressive to look at but are impractical if you can't see into the top trays and drawers.

• Spouses of restorers know that we go on Sunday drives only to look for hidden treasures. < AND > Serious restorers always keep a small pair of binoculars and a notepad/pencil in the glove box.

• Never pay more for "potential" or for "sentimental value." Never violate this rule.

• If you are trying to work on your project while babysitting, the child will get start crying inconsolably at the very moment your hands are fantastically filthy.

• At some time your spouse will give your child a tool "to help daddy" work on the project. The child will invariably chip away with it on an exposed, painted surface. Your spouse will do nothing to stop this and will look lovingly at your offspring, clasp her hands to her bosom and exclaim, "Isn't that CUTE!" Count to ten while formulating an appropriate response.

• Some tools that are made in China actually work and will serve the occasional restorer well. But only SOME.

• Restorers keep their favorite tools in places of honor.

• W.W.II tool wraps are as useful today as they were then.

• Where rust is an issue, commercial bodied projects are a pain in the ass.

• If you always wanted (for example) a half-track, and you find, say, a decent half-track headlight at the flea market for cheap, go ahead an buy it. It may be enough to quell the urge, thereby saving you thousands of dollars and allowing your children to go to college someday. Otherwise, you could call it a good start and besides, having half-track parts lying about really impresses some folks.

• Someone will come to you and describe what you recognize to be a rare project vehicle that just came up for sale on some obscure county road but (a) "just came up for sale" means they saw it there three years ago, or ( they can't quite remember which county road it was on because they had never been on it before or © any combination thereof. Before you do anything try to determine if this conversation is divine guidance or is simply the work of Satan.

• A project that is disassembled takes up ten to fifteen times more space than an assembled one.

• Many projects are worth more in parts, than all together. Personally, I think this is some kind of cruel joke.

• Invariably, many restored parts of your project will find their way into your house. This is not a bad thing and can give you hours of personal satisfaction as you gaze upon them.

• Restorations take on a life of their own.....and in fact, some have very sharp teeth.

• The more time you have, the less money your restoration will cost. Conversely, lots of money can make a restoration short (and sweet).

• If you must drive across the country to bring a project vehicle home, plan on stopping by many places of interest. Invite some friends along. Road trips can be a mini vacation and a source of endless conversation and story-telling later. Besides, your pals can pay for some of the gas.

[Enigma]

Taking more time that anticipated.

 

Yep, I started repainting the Dodge in april and am halfway now (i figured done in may/june)....have to wait for spring because I have to dismantle and paint outside....(no garage).