It took me several years to finish my '50. I also had a wonderful wife that didn't blink when it came to the money. I will say that I had a different sense of the money that came from years of working on old cars. I would scoff at spending $100.00 on some part and my wife would note that it cost a minimum of $400.00 every time her modern car came close to a repair shop.
She also had some insight into the restoration of our truck. She said I never seemed stressed working on it, unlike so many other elements of my life. At one point I remember that I was feeling stressed to get stuff done or that it was not working out as I wanted it to. I decided to just leave it sit for a while. A few months later I started up again and finished it.
I wish I could impart to you the feeling of driving a finished old truck that you personally did. That would be all the motivation you would need. Or maybe think about the sight of an old couple stopping on the street to watch you drive by with a smile on their face. Such times are priceless.
I second the thoughts above, recognize the joy of your marriage and go sit in your truck, or a finished truck like yours, and dream. I also remember nights in the garage sitting on lawn chairs in the gutted cab with my wife and a couple of cocktails talking about the next step. That really helped.
Good luck,
Steve
Last edited by Nifty 50; 08/06/2009 8:32 PM.
