Thread: Tell us how you managed to "finish" your project

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I'll offer the short story of mine.

In July of 2000 I picked up a frame that someone else had started a project and lost interest. About 3 weeks later I accepted a job in New Mexico. So we packed up everything left Mass. and relocated. While there I got the suspension / brakes assembled, then picked up a body in Mich. and it started looking like a car.. After 2.5 years the job changed and I then moved to Indiana.

Work continued and more of the smaller items like the fuel system were added. 3 years more had passed and one of my old bosses had moved up higher in the company and asked me to return to work for him in Mass. , So we moved again! I was super crazy busy at work in my new job. My "territory" then was anything east of the Mississippi, Border to Border! So the car sat ignored for 2 or 3 years.

I learned that the state of Mass. was changing the rules for "street rods" / assembled vehicles or what ever you wish to call them. But there was a 12 month grace period to get them titled-registered under the old rules, Great but I had heard this and 2 months had already passed. After talking with the authorities I learned to get the car in, it had to be "done". Painted, interior, running, driving, lights, the works! I had to "adjust" my schedule and use up vacation time and make many compromises.. but I got it done!

Now there are many things I want to re-do to un-do some of those compromises... but I think I'd re-do things anyway! It'll never be done! LOL.