History What do dislike about our hobby?

I thought all the differential fluid leaked out of my banjo rear end, and I thought I had to reseal it. But when I pulled the drain plug, I had plenty of fluid in it. I know I sound like a wuss, but, I now hate the smell of it on my hands. It just doesn't go away! So I was wondering what other things people hate about this hobby?

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Carburetors

 

Waiting

 

cost

 

Yeah diff fluid is a bad one. I'll think about what I don't like about the hobby a little more so I don't say something I might regret...

 

Whining...

 

How the word "vintage" makes the part i need cost twice as much lol

 

whats not to like?

 

Buying an old car (for instance an 80 yr old 40' Ford) and having to pay state sales tax on it yet again even though the state has collected sales tax on it several times over the long run through its various ownership changes..then hagling over what you actually paid vs what they claim its value is.

 

Getting rid of something a few years ago that I need now.

 

That's an easy answer, wiring. Bob

 

I love the smell of gear oil in the morning !

Brake fluid,,,,,,wheeeeuuuuuuwwwww.

Tommy

 

gouging on prices.

 

I have always loved this hobby.
For some reason, electrical work makes me crazy...

 

Gripe threads
(Not picking on this one)

Well, maybe, but just a little

 

Attitudes from the younger guys. The older I get the less critical I am of other people’s tastes, abilities and cars in general. I compliment what I like and keep my mouth shut about what I don’t.

Hope it catches on.

 

Gear oil just on you hands? Wait until you pull a manual trans while laying under the rig and up end it and dump six pints of old gear oil on your chest and feel it move around to your back. That shirt and pair of pants didn't make it into the house.
I'd have to say that the actual thing that I hate most and maybe the thing that made me drop out of the hot rod thing for several years is unsolicited advice on how I should build my ride or what parts I should use.
I see that crap here all the time in that someone asks a question about a certain piece and how to use it and some clown comes along and says "oh no you have to use this______ " because they dream of using "this_____" even though it is not affordable to anyone who doesn't make a hundred bucks an hour.
I don't have any issue with someone who says that one's plans for something aren't safe when they give a sold reason why they aren't safe though. It's better to tell someone that his plans for his ride aren't safe than sit here and figure out what we are going to write for an eulogy later.

 

Changing control arm bushings in every damn old car I’ve ever owned

 

Some days all of it,most days I love everything.

 

Dropping bolts into the abyss

And sanding

 

Having to wait to work on cars until get home from my job.

 

Testify brother

 

Having the wife find out how much I spent on Hot Rod parts this month

 

Gear oil
Limited slip gear oil
Old burnt ATF
Old brake fluid
Rust
Rusty lines
Striped bolts
Broken bolts
Corroded wiring
Old gas tanks
Old fuel
Electrical gremlins
Body work
Filler
Welding smoke
Welding and burning oil n grease
Wrong parts
Shit parts
Expensive parts
Expensive wrong parts
Know it alls
Know it nots
Rat rods
Gold chainers
Shit spray paint
Shit brake cleaner
Old varsol
Sand blasting stuff
Not having money
Oil leaks
Wind noise
Hidden rust
Bad chrome
Chinese anything
Looking for tools
Warm beer
Cold women
Concrete
......................... why in the fu!kdo I love this hobby so much ?!?

 

As in body block sanding? That is the most enjoyable thing in any build or restoration. Bob

 

Rusty Dusty, I guess I’m crazy.....because I like the electrical part of it. I love to build new circuits, chase problems, design new stuff to solve problems. It’s just me.
When I was working, my helper said “ you ain’t right..... you smile when a truck comes in with electrical problem!“ I guess it takes all kinds! Lol



PS: I don’t like sanding!




Bones

 

"You got that car done yet", I heard that every day at work for years it seems,
turned me right off.

 

Wet sanding, hate it with a passion.....

 

I feel blessed to be able to play with cars, especially after 3 heart attacks and a brain bleed. I can't think of anything I dislike about our hobby. I enjoy every minute of it, especially the large (and sometimes dysfunctional but in a good way) family known as the HAMB.

 

I understand your viewpoint.....when it is called a “sales” tax. It is more correctly a “transaction tax”. It is not the specific item that is being taxed, but the amount of money involved in the transaction (aka ‘sale’). It doesn’t matter what is being sold/transacted, only that is a taxable exchange. I am not defending the process, only offering a different way to view it. Don’t “kill the messenger”..

Ray