Technical Got something you absolutely love to do?

The hunt. Searching far and wide for a specific-rare part whether it be online, junkyards, swapmeets, or random car guys garages piled with stuff, and the feeling of when you finally get your hands on it and bolt it in place and it is perfect. That, and after working on your project for months and months - taking it for its maiden voyage. That is an amazing feeling.

 

Drive, anywhere, any time, any weather, any car.

 

I would have to say that my favorite part of this hobby is the find the dragging it home and spending the whole day cleaning it up, out and getting them running again seeing something long forgotten about come back to life is an awesome feeling. I also like learning new parts to this trade , like making patches and learning any thing from the older generation on how to repair things instead of buy new parts

 

this should be an olympic event.

 

I was going to say block sanding but it would be absolute B.S. and you would all know it. There is no more unpleasant task for me. But the real answer is engine assembly, would love to do it more.

 

My favorites are wiring and hardware details.

 

I like to change things around after a few years. Not so much body changes now that it's in paint but when it was primered, did different things with the tin. I did add the side moldings after it was painted!

 

Building engines and driving the car.

 

I've always liked fixing stuff, any stuff, every stuff. Take apart, find problem, hunt down parts for the best price, clean, recondition, reassemble, test, smile. Love anything with a motor from a car to yard equipment to household appliances.

 

Well I really like girls. LOL

I like problem solving. My old racing buddy calls it pioneering or trail blazing depending on if he's been smoking or not. LOL

How to make everything fit and not look like it was done by a spastic chimp on meth. its a pain sometimes but that is what I like, whether it be in the form of wires or metal or ????? that is what I like best. Sometimes I will build a part a dozen times in my head before I ever sketch or grab a tool to make it work and be have a form that doesn't look too cobbled.

 

You should team up with Dana Barlow he likes girls a lot too.

 

Well then we would like trains instead of cars wouldn't we.

 

best if in series. positive, negative, positive, negative

 

I like trains...

 

I like being done. I find most things I do in my garage to be a pain in the ass. But I love to see results. Its a good night when I can cross a job off the to do list. My favorite part is when something goes together easier than expected.

 

Getting it "done", whatever "it" is, especially if it's something I did for the first time.

Last year I rewired a '52 Plymouth. Yes, I used a kit, but I'd never done anything like that before. I was a bit scared, but I took my time and got it done. When I fired it up for the first time, and EVERYTHING worked, I got out of the car and did a happy dance in the garage.

Same thing with my first engine rebuild when I was 18.

Chris