Denis,
I agree completely.
I think i have ADS when it comes to cruisers, i get bored quickly. i loose interest and want something new. (good thing i am not this way with women)
some people think i like to brag. i don't think so. i love to share what i buy or do with people that can actually appreciate it the same as me. when someone builds a really cool bumper or sidebars or finds a really rare rig they want to share it with their friends. i know that over the last few decades i have seen pics of rigs that i NEVER thought i would drive, let alone own. now i can.
what i should have done when it comes to the aluminum trayback was take a course on welding aluminum and bought the required tools to do the job myself. i really did get frustrated with the tray back and that is the real reason the blue 75 is gone. i absolutely HATED driving the truck with an unfinished tray on the back, it looked cheap, it looked... unfinished.
i really liked that truck otherwise and i regret moving on to a new project.
if i was going to do a tray again i would take my own advice and buy the tools to do the job myself. if the tray was going to be out of steel then i could have had it done in a weekend or two but it would have been REAL heavy and i wanted the Oz / NZ look.
every few month (weeks?) i see a new project i want to play with. (try being married to me?!?!) i do have quite a bit of time on my hands, i work from home, i work at a job i really enjoy and i have great customers (and, NO, i don't have a lot of money. other than crusiers i don't spend money much at all... except the local pizza joint get it's fair share).
Denis, i love taking an idea that slaps me up side the head at 3AM and seeing if i can make it work. once the idea is completed (if it can be worked out) then i get bored again.
take this truck for example, i look at it and think "great advertising" and it will be. it will turn heads both on the road and at car shows. but i know i will get bored with it.
SO
i bought a rare factory box in excellent original condition... why?
so once i am bored with the fire truck look i can remove the fire box and the roof and install the factory box and unmodified roof. this will open up a whole new range of ideas.
i can leave it stock and sell the unit to a much larger customer base and recoupe my investment.
OR
add a cage to the back and seating in there and take people out for tours in the mountains and add custom bumper, side bars, lift, diesel, turbo etc etc.
this could turn into a fun project truck
OR
i sell it and move on to a new unit to occupy my time and energy with.
usually my projects only end up costing me time, the exceptions to this are my wheeling rigs, they end up too beat to be able to fetch their value back.
this is one hobby where i can have fun, make a living (kind of), meet some really great people, share ideas and information and just enjoy the experience.
do i know what i want? come on Denis, do i come across as a person that knows what he wants? if i did, i would have stopped years ago. it seems everyday i wake up with new ideas, new plans, things and ideas i want to explore. the one thing that worries me is if i ever do find that perfect truck i will get bored and quit all together. i can't see that happening, there is just too many possibilities, configurations, applications to keep me going for a long time yet.
seriously, i apologise if i frustrate or bore you. i don't mean to. i just love to try something new. it keeps me young at heart. i hope you understand...
cheers M8
