The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area General Truck Talk In Restorations, how do you keep on track?

I have been restoring my truck for over 7 years! I think many that start a first time restoration like mine just end up with a pile of parts. When I started i committed to myself that that would not happen with mine.

I go in spurts but as many said above, money, time and my interest in working on it at the time dictates what I get done. There are weeks and months that go by in between what I have come to call "truck Days" I will typically just work on smaller things I can accomplish here and there then will let my wife and kids know that dad is going to have a "truck day" or two when I have to hit some big things. I also read this web page about 3-4x per week and look for parts on e-bay everyday. I have without a doubt spent more time reading about these trucks and searching e-bay than I have on the truck. While not coming even close to what I have spent, I have also found that buying and selling certain things on e-bay can help fund the restoration.

I also started a web page to document the restoration and help others doing the same down the road. I have purchased things that I know i will eventually need during sales (particularly the good end of the year sales we see from Jim Carter's). I have been doing this for 7+years and the parts are all stored and ready to go. This helps so that when i get back to putting things together, it will go quick and it wont "seem" like I spent a lot of money. Keep receipts and track it but NEVER add it up. I have and it is not pretty!!!