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I imagine that most of us have been there Gasser - - - - don't give up and bail out - - - - give it time and keep the 'passion' - - - - "trust me" in time it will come back around.
I've bailed out of playing with cars 50 times over the years and swore I would never play with them again. But I somehow always go back. Sometimes financial issues make that decision for us, but I can tell you from experience, that changes and you WILL recover.
Just don't get rid of too much of your stuff as you will be kicking your butt later for making that decision.
Don
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Then stay on the sidelines!!!! Good pit guys are very, very hard to find, especially someone who can speak from a "been there, done that" standpoint rather then just the usual "read about it in Hot Rod mag rag" guys... You know the one's, they like to stand around modeling their new crew gloves, but won't do anything that could get them dirty!!!!!!! Also nice if you're good with a video camera, then do the playback with the driver and help analyze what both the car and him are doing right and wrong!!!!
Just don't get silly and sell all your tools and stuff!!!! I've seen guys do that, then go out at the start of the next season and run up a huge bill in the Snap-on truck!!!!
When you're done with school and start recieving a decent income you'll be back in it....
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I retired from racing in 77' to start my business and never even went back to another live drag race even to watch,until the year before last...........................man things changed!
I did that too for awhile. By the mid 80's I was down to household tools. but I got the bug again when my son got into cars. Funny where the times & circumstances take us.
Gasser, sorry to hear about you losing your tools to a thief.Quote:
Originally Posted by gassersrule_196
I have two sons, and one grabbed onto math & science in school and ended up with a degree in engineering - he designs major high pressure vessels for a niche company that serves everything from gas pipelines to NASA and still has his first Mustang in the garage. The other son did OK in school, but in college he just couldn't see how the sheepskin was going to be his key to happiness, and he ended up in the Navy. He did their 'A School' (fundamentals) on jet engines which put him on F14's in Japan and two SE Asia & southern hemisphere tours, then a 'B School' on helo's which gave him turbo skills plus helicopter specialties. He got out after eight, got his A&P card and now works for a private company maintaining their growing fleet of planes, and supporting their R&D efforts on the planes. It may not be the right thing for you, but the service was the right thing for one of my boys and he has made a good life for himself and his family. Hope things work out for you, whatever your decision.
Just don't get rid of too much of your stuff as you will be kicking your butt later for making that decision.
Don[/QUOTE]
I did that around 96 and I have been kicking myself in the _ss ever since the things I took to the scrap yard:eek: I have spent many days looking for to buy back. I just got a wild hair up there somewhere and said thats it... Well I've built 3 cars and 3 trucks since then and have 2 more on the burner now SOOOO never say never
you cant quit.im not done watchin you yet.
i`m kinda the opposite .. i need to quit but cant .. just yesterday in my stang i backed right in front of a car that barely missed t-boneing me .. my driving scares me ..
Just remember what they used to paint on trailers.... "The disease for which there is no cure!" :-)
I don't know if this scenario fits with yours? I was lucky enough to have learned a skill, and I now help others, which satisfies my need just fine. Also, the money stopped flowing out... and a some even flows back in. It doesn't pay like my old jobs, but I get to do my hobby full time.
You could also do what a few friends of mine have done, and that is to sell the hot rod, and buy a clean running car or truck that gets mildy customized....maybe some noisy exhaust, some wheels, and a little striping or paint. Then you help put on events, and run around with the guys, helping on other projects. That keeps you in the middle of it, without a great demand on dollars.
Hang around, I'll tell you when you can quit!!!
Listen to Jerry!!!
seriously, If your having fun on the sidelines,,, great....
But you can always keep at least a lil easy slow paced project around, just pace your self.
I wound up after twenty years away from it and totally unfamiliar with any technology pre 1972....So I decided to start building a copy of my high school ride.....so far it is not even rollable,,, but every now and then I get one of the youngsters and we go and putz for a few hours on it and thats fine......just remember Have fun!! Do what makes you smile......Now hand me that ratchet!!!