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Even though my project feels like one step forward and two back at times, I do seem to make progress, although slowly. Recently, I've noticed the satisfaction derived from solving the slightest problem. It's as if I've entered the "Garage Zone", as insulated from the outside world as any 60's sci-fi TV program could portray. Today I found satisfaction from heating and bending compound curves into sheet steel to cover extra holes in the firewall. Also, moving the steering column over just a little in order to line up the rack and pinion box I'm using on the straight front axle.
Granted, these little triumphs are old hat to most of the guys on this forum, as I get way more help from all of you than I am able to give. But no matter what the level of experience, I am willing to bet that we all get in the zone when bent over the latest piece of steel.
It's my own little Never Never Land. Same for you guys?
Rad

I usually keep a book with "things to do" in it. One page will be "frame" another is "front suspension", etc. My little reward at the end of the day is to sit down and cross off things I got accomplished that day. Kind of lets you see that you really did get something done because often it seems we work all day on something and get nothing done. What is the old saying "how do you eat an elephant? answer, "one bite at a time."

I have to keep playing these little mental games with myself to keep from feeling buried in the build, with no end in sight.

Don

i may actually spend a little quality time in my shop this weekend .. if i can find it .. havent been up there in so long .. got a mini spool ,,a set of glass seats with covers and a line lock for the 351 pinto so i can do some john force type burnouts for the kids down the street .. went by the other day to do one in my V6 pinto and it stumbled and went dead .. they had a good laugh at my expense .. but they will run for cover when i get the other beast going .. 8 degrees this morning .. supposed to be 60 by monday .. whats with all the little boxes with the red X`s in them ??

Well it's -4 here and it will be 40 on monday . It is still to cold to work out side on the Monte Carlo . I get a lot of that below 0 out side stuff fixing trucks at work with frozen air brakes . But this weekend I want to do some more porting to the fuelly heads in the basement . COOL

My problem with 10,000 square feet of shop space is that nothing in it is mine

Big 7* here in Pa. I'm waiting for weather break. Stuck in this house. Built , wired and insulated garage this year never got around putting heat in. Ready pull 307 and drop in 355. Rearend done and trans getting sent out gone through.

not much happening here either.thought I'd try polishing my intake manifold,so I bought dremel cheapy kit on ebay [you get what you pay for]then I bought a electric 1/4 " diegrinder and asst. wheels,discs and pads.I then figured I would practice on my new alum water pump.I've got about10 hours on the pump ,it now is starting to finally look like I might actualy get it to shine.maybe I'll get to do my intake.

Coolster - good to see there are others like me who utilize their car roofs in winter for important things. Between the parts boxes and my wife's QVC boxes you can't tell if the car even has a roof.