Thanks
@FishTacos. I may put one of those eBay short antennas (or even a factory one) there for a while. It's funny how I was so focused on the big parts when doing all the bodywork, door and fender swaps, that I really didn't pay much attention to the little things like the antenna, door lock pulls/buttons, etc. Now that the truck is sitting in the garage I'm dwelling on minuscule details - I considered getting new Philips head screws for the shifter bezel... yeah... I know.
It's all relative. I take pride in the fit and finish on a project.....the last 10% of a project is as noticeable as the first 90%.
If i see a truck that's 90% with arb's and duals and all the bells and whistles but the interior/exterior is trash or it rides like a haywagon that's the 10% that gets noticed.
If you see a bone stock truck with a mint exterior/drivetrain and the interior is trashed, that's what you notice.
If you see a $200,000 resto mod car that is absolutely mint and susp. Engine. Everything done out and you pop the hood and it doesnt have 300 hours of wire tucking, that's the 10% you notice.
When certain things are done, I get a sense of expectation of other things to be done.
On one hand I appreciate the time and energy and the quality of whats there... but on the other hand is a deeper appreciation for whats not done but should get done.
The main thing to keep a project on track is having a defined outcome. Of course with a trailer bush buggy the outcome is differemt than a highway truck that sees an FSR....... may never get to the finer details because the truck only sees 100km a year in double low range bouncing around and youre constantly repairing or upgrading major components. Smaller details dont matter so much.
Like I said, it's all relative. I swapped out my split and worn out pedal pads for Bnew ones and my quality of life while driving my truck went up... my trucks a daily driver. I notice that kind of sh!t.
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