project radrambler minor setback

[radrambler]

guys

ive officially ended the project.
ive come to realize i just cant achieve the quality of build that i want with this car .
im tired of feeling like im beating my head against a wall with this car.
instead of wasting any more time and money im just gonna take the collection of parts i have and use it on something else.
the lessons ive learned in attempting this build are huge.
thanks for all the support along the way guys.

radrambler

[Joel145]

I don't think you should give up. You're going to bang your head even harder later for not doing it.

[awr68]

Man I hate to hear this! You have worked so hard and I thought the car was already mocked up and would go together fairly easily? What was the final straw? Must be a very tuff decision!

[Roger M]

WOW. I am sorry to hear this. I follow most builds on here, but dont usually comment on them. This is one that i have been looking forward to seeing done. You went outside the box and are doing an awesome job with a car that not many people would look twice at. I hope you rethink this and give it another go. However, it is your decision, so whatever you decide in the end, Good luck to you. Again, Nice work on that Rambler!:thumbsup:

[HWY Nova]

guys

ive officially ended the project.

radrambler

There must be a rule somewhere that states "You are not allowed to end a project this bitchin'.........." or something like that.

rad, seriously, you are one of the guys that inspired me to start my project!!!!!

I hope you reconsider, or get some counseling, or something.


Your Friend,
--Eric

[98ssnova]

You can't give up. This will haunt you for the rest of your life and in the end you will find your self at a car show wondering what happened. Don't give up take a break let it sit till the new year. Hope this changes your mind:cheers:

[Steve1968LS2]

:(

Man, that's sad to hear.. Hope you reconsider...

[tgvettes]

Rad
That is so sad to hear that, this car of yours is so bitching and you are on the downhill stretch to if I understand your project right. If you had been in Arizona I would have gotten a bunch of guys together to help with it.
Is there any Lateral-G guys close to Rad that can help him with the project?
Just take a couple of weeks of and I think you will be gungho
about the project again it is so cool.

Tonny

[radrambler]

anthony

i have been working to finish body/paint.took it to a friends shop where i have been working on it the last couple weeks .
because he has 30 yrs in this business and truely knows what he is doing. i wanted his direction and knowledge.he agreed to lead me.
which has worked out to this point.
at some point in the cars life it the left qtr had been wrinkled somewhat.i had asked to have him work out the qtr panel and i would do the rest.ive worked on alot of the car .i reached the point where its time to do the qtr and he doesnt have time or doesnt want to, so he had me start working on it.ive spent a couple days working on it .its just above my skill set to do whats needed to make it right. im just over it. i had a similar instance on the suspension change .(long story)i have had to do some things over and some things i had to try and make work with my limited amount of metal working tools and skill set and the car just wont be of the quality i feel i would be happy with.so instead of just making it "look" good to some people knowing myself that its not what i want it to be .im just done .
no more trying to make what can out of what i have either with the car or the money i have .

im not going to be pretending this car is something that its not . i know what really should be done to be true to who i am and what i originally wanted from this build .
im just not a pretender.

radrambler

[waynieZ]

Radrambler I'm really sorry to hear you've turned sour on your project. It was very interesting to watch your build. You did some awesome work. I hope you change your mind, we all get disgusted some times. I hope you enjoy what ever you decide to do. Wayne

[Stuart Adams]

anthony

i have been working to finish body/paint.took it to a friends shop where i have been working on it the last couple weeks .
because he has 30 yrs in this business and truely knows what he is doing. i wanted his direction and knowledge.he agreed to lead me.
which has worked out to this point.
at some point in the cars life it the left qtr had been wrinkled somewhat.i had asked to have him work out the qtr panel and i would do the rest.ive worked on alot of the car .i reached the point where its time to do the qtr and he doesnt have time or doesnt want to, so he had me start working on it.ive spent a couple days working on it .its just above my skill set to do whats needed to make it right. im just over it. i had a similar instance on the suspension change .(long story)i have had to do some things over and some things i had to try and make work with my limited amount of metal working tools and skill set and the car just wont be of the quality i feel i would be happy with.so instead of just making it "look" good to some people knowing myself that its not what i want it to be .im just done .
no more trying to make what can out of what i have either with the car or the money i have .

im not going to be pretending this car is something that its not . i know what really should be done to be true to who i am and what i originally wanted from this build .
im just not a pretender.

radrambler

You are the one in the trenches. I won't sit here cheering you on to continue. If you want to change directions, as many of us have, rock on. If it makes you happy I say go for it. I would be excited for you when the project is done no matter what kind of car it is. Good luck, next time I'm at DSE maybe we can hook up. DO WORK SON.

[awr68]

Do you plan to move the parts over to a differant car? You have a lot of nice parts....perhaps the Rambler was just to big of a challenge?

Come on, think positive....you got us all turned around when my story needed it!! :thumbsup:

I'm here for ya if you need to talk!!

[radrambler]

guys

i have some cool ideas but cool ideas dont build a car.
i had great intentions with my build but at times lacked the knowledge or money power to know what i was going to really be up against.
this site is a huge reason i even attempted this .
i have learned alot through this process.
i have tested my abilities heavily trying to do this kind of car build
i have found my limitation also.
one thing i learned is beware of buddy deals.i have been put into a position on this project because of those buddy deals.where i thought wow i can get this from that and it will only cost this.only to find out later that because of my lack of knowledge and or lack of input on things i ended up with more hurdles to jump than i intended and also ended up cutting the car up more than i had originally wanted .i just kept pressing on because i had commited myself to building this car even though some things didnt go exactly like i had intended. i kept telling myself i can fab this or that and it will be ok.
not true.great sheetmetal fab is alot more involved than i wanted to believe.i did some fab work that is ok and some im not satisified with.its all about the fab work on these types of builds in my opinion.it either makes the car great or its doesnt. because of my lack of tools and knowledge its is what it is .the more i look at it the more im not happy with it and i cant keep dragging this project on redoing things.( when you see what some guys do with metal and tools its art)
life is all about learning and if you dont try youll never learn...
so i have learned alot and im happy about that.
im not done with the car thing by any means....i have to put these parts on something .my wife will kill me if i dont get this collection of part put on something .never rule out another rambler
radrambler

[96z28ss]

I say save up some money and send the car to Bruning Auto Design or maybe someone close like Prodigy and get some of the hard stuff done.
then tackle the rest at your own pace.

[camcojb]

Tom, I've sold projects before they were done, changed courses more than once............ ;) and struggled through and finished some frustrating projects. Whatever you decide to do I support your decision, only you know what's right for you. I do know that taking a break can give a different perspective on things, and would recommend you at least do that. Whatever you choose to do, keep us in the loop and the best of luck.

Jody

[syborg tt]

Hey Tom,

Give me a call tonight I should be home around 9pm your time

[Ummgawa]

Tom, I've sold projects before they were done, changed courses more than once............ ;) and struggled through and finished some frustrating projects. Whatever you decide to do I support your decision, only you know what's right for you. I do know that taking a break can give a different perspective on things, and would recommend you at least do that. Whatever you choose to do, keep us in the loop and the best of luck.

Jody

Rad

I agree with Jody. Maybe just finding a nice cool place that is protected from the weather, putting it up on jackstands and covering it up until you have moved past this phase might help. The money is spent, you have the killer parts and idea, plenty of support here (we believe in ya man!). Maybe just some time out will help. Having said that, if you decide to move on to something else, we are all cool with it. Just don't stop hanging out here.

[radrambler]

guys

thanks for the advice....

radrambler

[Rybar]

I agree with the others, dont sell the car. Put is aside, take a break or a breather. Save up some money and get a shop to finish the body work. Repairing a damaged body is the worst part of the build. :(

I say take a break and come back to it later. Dont end it now. :thumbsup:

Whatever decision you decide we are here to support you :cheers:

[radrambler]

guys

i took a day off from the car after my post.thought and talked with my wife,some friends from the web , etc....
my wife laughed and said you just wanted to vent and get everyone to tell you dont give up..no thats not it.
maybe i think i to be have to be :hail: (dan h.) when i fab something.for those who dont know him he is a metal magician works for DSE now.after seeing his work, it makes me realize how much skill i dont have.:lol: frustrating but true.
i think i have put so much pressure on myself with this build . it had become more than just a car build.the fun was kinda lost because
i have an opportunity to put this thing in front of some people and maybe make more out of this than just a hobby. so i am trying hard to make something outa a "nothing" car...this has been in the works for a while.
i just didnt want to make my posting about that .it may or may not result in what i want but i have been working torward that with this car since i started back on the project. that and the fact i dont wanna waste time on a part of the car i dont feel i have the talent to make correct and it bring the overall car down.
so i talked with my resto shop friend today and figured out what it will take to get him to do it (wasnt looking like he wanted to do it ) come to find out he was trying to save me money.he tells me ive done good work with the rest of the body work so far so why not do the qtr myself.ah, im not that comfortable with it. so i have to figure out what i want to do.
ive attached older pics of the qtr problems i hope you can see what im up against .ive already done some work on evening out some highs and lows but it gives you an idea of the compound issue (body line,qtr shape etc) .
sorry for the long winded post .just wanted to explain my frustration
thanks for all the support.

radrambler

[awr68]

So is it the quarters that's got you down? If that's it, have your trusted friend do them and move on....that is if you still love the build and are just a little confused this week. ;)

[Ricochet]

Hopefully you will stick with it!! I personally have hit that wall before, and it literally takes everything out of you. I worked day & nights on the 57 for months I finally snapped mentally. I closed up the shop and didn't go back for 2 weeks. Hands down the best thing I ever did. Gave me whole new outlook and put the fun back in it again. Also, Don't compare yourself to Dan - anybody who knows him - knows he is as good as they get. Remember though he didn't learn it over night and neither will any of us. Whether high buck or low buck we do the best we can with what we have. You have come along way since you started building and posting pics of your car. Don't beat yourself up. You are doing a great job. :thumbsup:

Brent

[awr68]

Well said Brent!

I hate to admit it but I was more than ready to throw in the towel a few times with my build....Jennifer was always there to talk me out of it, glad she did!!

[Ricochet]

Well said Brent!

I hate to admit it but I was more than ready to throw in the towel a few times with my build....Jennifer was always there to talk me out of it, glad she did!!

Support from your friends is great - but if you have that same kind of support from your wife - that is whole other story. Much like yourself Tony - I'm very lucky in that dept!!

[rich-allen]

Take the car to someone that does good body work and have the quarters finished.
Sure it will cost more than you planned on spending, just take a month or so off buying parts and pay the body shop bill.


I've been in your shoes a hundered times over the past couple years. I've been able to relax since my cars been at Rodgers shop.

Rich

[syborg tt]

Morning Tom,

Sounds like your moving forward again. Sometimes it take a mental breakdown to realize that you actually needed a break from the project.

I am also glad your friend is willing to help you out.

Now Keep the pics coming.

[radrambler]

brent ,anthony, marty

yep ,it is hard to realize sometimes but we have to just do the best we can with what we have.that the bar for our cars cant alway be as high as the stuff we think is awesome.because the budgets and talents for those are also light years above ours.
i just have to keep pushing forward and try.
you guys are great...thats why i like being a member of :lateral:

now anthony we have to change the title..momentary setback.... i guess

radrambler

[waynieZ]

Way To Go :thumbsup:

[HWY Nova]

you guys are great...thats why i like being a member of :lateral:

radrambler


RAD: we are here for you!!!!

Your friend,
--Eric

[radrambler]

guys

im working through this frustration of the build ,feeling a little silly now about my moment of project mental breakdown i posted.
im glad im not the only member who has thrown the towel at the car and admits it.this bild stuff can get pretty frustrating at times.
all of the cool people i have met online because of the build is the reason i enjoy this build.otherwise it would be like another job.
i dont have any car building buddies to hang with in my area.so getting on lateral-g is where i like to hang out. cool bunch of of car loving /building nuts like myself...:cheers:
i have figured out the qtr problem.telling myself the fab work is what it is. so ill move forward .

radrambler

[fastback]

guys

im glad im not the only member who has thrown the towel at the car and admits it. this bild stuff can get pretty frustrating at times.

radrambler


You kidding? I keep a special supply of towels on hand specifically for throwing at projects. They have bricks in them.

[awr68]

Good for you Tom! :thumbsup:

[radrambler]

Good for you Tom! :thumbsup:

yours look like its going well.
thanks for the rewording of the post.


thanks
radrambler

[awr68]

yours look like its going well.
thanks for the rewording of the post.


thanks
radrambler

Yeah Pete keeps tearing it down. :unibrow:
He will start moving in the other direction soon, just waiting on a few new parts! ;)

No prob on the title change! :cheers: