Gregs672000 wrote:Epic! Loved the pic with you in the drivers seat. Gotta have that vision very clear in your head throughout a process like this or it never gets done! If that's a Border collie he/she can probably help you chase down parts (or herd the parts into a bin!)
Is car restoration something you all do for a living, or is this one of those long European vacation times I hear about vs the "nose to the grinding stone" schedules us Americans tend to keep (with productivity statistics showing we're no more efficient or effective, but less happy in general... I am a social scientist who is somewhat interested in that kind of stuff)?
The dog is a `Friese stabij` "he" is usually sleeping on the selfinflating mat which I use to lay on /put my knees on when working on the body. He doesn't mind loud noices and likes cotten rags with oil, the dirtyer the better. He is a good guard.
About "the nose to the grinding stone"...lots of companies here attend to have the same policy of American companies, which doesn't work for the employee to have a happier and better lifestyle.
About the social/psychic science:
We are not an average Dutch family in an average house with an average familycar, 2 times vacation a year, new flatscreen and other hightech stuff to showoff the neighbours our status.
We are not earning an average income (we are beyond), when we had both a fulltime job.
My husband (Henk) and I differ 18 years, speaking of 18 years that's the age of my youngest stephson who is still living with us since the divorce of Henk with his ex-wife. Henk and I are 13 years together, 5 years married.
Together we have 8 cars (mostly Datsun, youngest car is from '87 and is our daily driver) and 2 motorbikes.
I lost my job over a year ago because of reorganisation, I am workless since.
That gives you time to work on a nice project, and the irritation energy of not getting a job (because of the economic crisis me and 800.000 others and all those workless ZZP'ers (One man company without personel) lost their jobs) will be put in my fairlady which receives it gladly. At the otherside money can be spend once so when the fairlady project is done I go back to saving because my social income is not forever and than we need all the money to survive. But hopefully the sun is shining at the brightside for us. Exspecially in june when we go to Norway, hopefully with our Roadster.
So not having a job is convenient to do a restorationproject, it is good against embitterness, keeps you healthy, keeps your mind busy with good things instead of with the darkerside of life / worries. A carhobby makes new friends, use eachother abilitys and share the passion for our cars. "One hand washes another".
And don't forget; Life is a Zig-Zag road, not only because evilspirit's only travel in straight lines, but also because Zig-Zag roads are best to drive in an Datsun Fairlady Roadster, a Z, ZX or other car which becomes your "buddy" during your lifetime.
Ofcourse I made Vrooom vrooom sounds to make the picture more alive
