Emc209i wrote:You took that to a car show.....?
Aaron wrote:Will I'm sorry, but that car looks like shit! So does the swap lol!
Fix that shit now!
It's not that I don't care... it's just that I have other fish to fry.
It's nice to have the car driveable again after half a million years of having it laid up, multiple fits and starts with the first build that smoked, the temp engine that blew its head gasket, etc. The fact that the built shortblock exceeded my wildest expectations has me really stoked (or maybe my expectations weren't wild enough). I like driving it. I like driving the F@#$%ing wheels off it. I'm *NEVER* going to make it "really nice" because then I wouldn't be able to beat on it relentlessly and remorselessly.
-I need to build a catalyzed exhaust for it.
-I need to build a decent CAI for it.
-I need to build wiring adapters and get the Shelby computer running.
-I need to COMPLETELY rework the harness to incorporate the Shelby computer in the engine bay or fenderwell.
-I need to install Rodney's engine bay splash guards, which means I need to work up a bill of materials for the 1/4 turn fasteners I'm going to use and spend time figuring out which length goes where, etc.
-I need to repair the small tears in the front fascia before I have it painted, but the plastic welding outfit hasn't returned my email. (Hellooooo... I want to give you money for some of your product...)
-I need to reorganize the *really long* list of stuff I'm planning to do to the car.
But I also have other fish to fry.
-I need to qualify for my SCW pin and get my PE so I can keep my Navy career moving forward.
-I'm currently in my last class of a MS in Systems Engineering.
-I own two properties that I'm renting out and paying down the line of credit I ran up rehabbing them.
-And I might go to Afghanistan later this year.
So, if the car's not perfect... fucking Deal With It.