While I'm waiting for my stencils to dry...
I'm probably going to write an incredibly lengthy diatribe after this whole thing is said and done with but I'm bored right now, on my 12th wind and have to force myself to wait for my paint to dry so I don't fuck up this project.
Anyhoo, what I've learned so far after taking on a project of this caliber with this kind of deadline...
1) when you think it's only going to cost a set amount or if you have a certain budget in mind, multiply it by five and that's how much it's going to cost in the end.
2) cutting corners and trying to get "deals" are more trouble than they are worth. Now that I'm of the age where I have more disposable income than, say the average 20ish dubber, cutting corners just to save money is a pain in the ass. Just spend the money and have it done right the first time.
3) If you're buying a donor engine, MAKE SURE IT RUNS FIRST. If you can't do that, ALWAYS TURN THE MOTOR. If you can't turn it, WALK AWAY.
4) Setting timetables is great and are a necessity but they will always, ALWAYS break.
4) When you take shit off your car, label each and every single piece. Write down on a baggy where it came from to the exact location of the car. Taking pictures is ideal but for gods sake label the pieces. Also, you will need a garage to store parts. Not a bedroom. Because that bedroom gets filled up and the living room is the next location shit gets stored in.
5) Plan ahead. This is the biggest issue I faced. Make sure you plan shit out ahead of time. Make sure you get everything done on the car before you paint. Fabrication and installation is first, never last.
6) You will ALWAYS have fourteen thousand things to do the week before the big show. It always happens and I always get sick because of it. Just wait, saturday night, I'll be running a fever and kate will be telling me that I always get sick and we'll laugh about it afterwards and tell ourselves it will be the last time but it never is =)
7) If you plan on having a girlfriend at the same time you have a project, you better make damn sure said girlfriend is interested in the car and doesn't mind not going on nice dates for the entire summer. It also helps if she wrenches (xoxo boo *swoons)
8) Build it for yourself. If you start building it to impress people, it will never be as good as you want it to be. That being said, the amount of haters you start getting directly coinicides with how fucking badass your car is going to be ;)
Well, that's it for now. I'm EXHAUSTED and I've really work out my caps lock key with this one but whatevs. Paint tomorrow. Exhaust and wheels sometime after.
Man I need a beer. Thanks again to everyone cheering us on. It's a great stress relief to come home and see so many positive comments. I hope to meet everyone of ya soon and for those going to H20, the beers on us at the show =)
Anyhoo, what I've learned so far after taking on a project of this caliber with this kind of deadline...
1) when you think it's only going to cost a set amount or if you have a certain budget in mind, multiply it by five and that's how much it's going to cost in the end.
2) cutting corners and trying to get "deals" are more trouble than they are worth. Now that I'm of the age where I have more disposable income than, say the average 20ish dubber, cutting corners just to save money is a pain in the ass. Just spend the money and have it done right the first time.
3) If you're buying a donor engine, MAKE SURE IT RUNS FIRST. If you can't do that, ALWAYS TURN THE MOTOR. If you can't turn it, WALK AWAY.
4) Setting timetables is great and are a necessity but they will always, ALWAYS break.
4) When you take shit off your car, label each and every single piece. Write down on a baggy where it came from to the exact location of the car. Taking pictures is ideal but for gods sake label the pieces. Also, you will need a garage to store parts. Not a bedroom. Because that bedroom gets filled up and the living room is the next location shit gets stored in.
5) Plan ahead. This is the biggest issue I faced. Make sure you plan shit out ahead of time. Make sure you get everything done on the car before you paint. Fabrication and installation is first, never last.
6) You will ALWAYS have fourteen thousand things to do the week before the big show. It always happens and I always get sick because of it. Just wait, saturday night, I'll be running a fever and kate will be telling me that I always get sick and we'll laugh about it afterwards and tell ourselves it will be the last time but it never is =)
7) If you plan on having a girlfriend at the same time you have a project, you better make damn sure said girlfriend is interested in the car and doesn't mind not going on nice dates for the entire summer. It also helps if she wrenches (xoxo boo *swoons)
8) Build it for yourself. If you start building it to impress people, it will never be as good as you want it to be. That being said, the amount of haters you start getting directly coinicides with how fucking badass your car is going to be ;)
Well, that's it for now. I'm EXHAUSTED and I've really work out my caps lock key with this one but whatevs. Paint tomorrow. Exhaust and wheels sometime after.
Man I need a beer. Thanks again to everyone cheering us on. It's a great stress relief to come home and see so many positive comments. I hope to meet everyone of ya soon and for those going to H20, the beers on us at the show =)
This entry was posted by JKREW, on
Sunday, September 23, 2007.
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September 23, 2007 4:37 PM
man, i know how you feel. i planned on having my vr back in my car a month ago. it's sitting on my garage floor waiting to be put back in, and i just realized the samco hoses i got are for a mkIV, not a mkIII
September 24, 2007 5:02 AM
Well I can't wait to take this into advice when I start my project hopefully soon.. Anyone know of a corrado on the cheap? What about those not making to h2o? How will we get our beers?