Mr. G. Brettin's Slow Motion Leg Hump

gbrettin · 01-21-2021, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by jchammond

Dude, you’re not divorced yet

Mine will soon be going under the knife & after viewing your thread, I’m like

I have tons to do & will ONLY be performing work to Z on weekends

I’ve cleaned empty engine bay once already & planning to do again before bringing in garage...your paint looks nice

Amazing details you’ve covered & I’m sure I’ll be flipping to your pages

Well... I don't have any kids so that gives me a bit of free time; but, you have noticed my build has been SLOW SLOW SLOW. I can chip away at expensive stuff but I can't just go full hog and cut a 20k like some of the other ballers around here.

As for my wife, She is not a fan of the car. She also understands that this is my hobby and this is my personal goal. At the end of the day, she supports me.

Another reason my build is slow... I don't know what I'm doing because I'm not a pro. The engine bay was the first time I painted legitimate car parts. I appreciate the compliment man! I really do. I'll add this, and I'm sure you guys already picked up on it... I HAVE to do the best job I can do. If I don't... it keeps me up at night. In the long run I will end up re-doing something if I don't put full effort into it. So why not try doing it right the first time?

Oh, side note. I figured out where the "lint" came from in the paint. I accidently bumped into the fresh paint with my shirt.

I'll try wet sanding it out a bit.

-Edit

One last thought. I'd encourage you to keep a detailed log or posts. It allows you to see and understand what has been done to the car. I'm sure this digital log will be fun to flip through when the car is "done" (is it ever done though?)

Rusty · 01-21-2021, 02:59 PM

On one bike forum. I had a build thread on it for one bike that I did. Photo's write ups, video's, everything. The server crashed one night. The forum lost everything. They wanted me to redo the build thread. I couldn't it. Because all of my notes was on there too. Lesson learn. Keep your notes on paper too.

BettyZ · 01-26-2021, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by gbrettin

Oh, side note. I figured out where the "lint" came from in the paint. I accidently bumped into the fresh paint with my shirt.

I'll try wet sanding it out a bit.)

That's why I always paint in the nude.

Rusty · 01-26-2021, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by BettyZ

That's why I always paint in the nude.

Zoren said that you do everything in the nude with the blinds open.

BettyZ · 01-26-2021, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty

Zoren said that you do everything in the nude with the blinds open.

That 'HVAC-Z' van has been parked outside the house for a few weeks longer than is normal...

01-21-2021, 02:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 70 Posts: 35,579 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684440	On one bike forum. I had a build thread on it for one bike that I did. Photo's write ups, video's, everything. The server crashed one night. The forum lost everything. They wanted me to redo the build thread. I couldn't it. Because all of my notes was on there too. Lesson learn. Keep your notes on paper too. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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