Someone recently asked me about my "journey" on
my
1978 MGB. I answered: Long. Slow. Perfectionistic. Expensive. LOTS of fun! I
love working on my MG daily drivers as much as driving them... and I've been
doing both for 50 years.
Then I added that a more serious reply would be:
▪ Design your project for your car to be DRIVEN -
these are tough little cars that are way too much fun to be trailered around
▪ Set a budget... realizing you'll go 2x or 3x over
it before you're done
▪ Do it in phases, getting it drivable between each
sub-project so you can reward yourself
▪ Match your project to your style - if you're
easily bored or impatient, do a simple project; if you're perfectionistic and
love form equally as function, take on something more like mine
▪ Focus on benefits to YOU - I like driving hard,
tight handling on steep & winding mountain roads, loud music while I drive, a
feeling of automotive excellence, and reliability
▪ Be a member of lots of groups on Facebook and the
internet (I'm a member of about 20); ask lots of questions on them and on MG
Experience (MGExp.com)
▪ You'll learn by how others answer whether they
know what they're talking about
▪ When people say "I think" or "I would think" or
"it makes sense that" ignore the post
▪ When people write "IMHO" (webspeak for "in my
humble opinion), you're about to read a highly opinionated post that's anything
but humble
▪ Most importantly, don't listen to anybody else's
opinions about what you're planning on doing - there are way too many people who
will tell you what you should and shouldn't do with YOUR car!
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