New Project (#8)

Well I picked up another project.  With this new project I am trying to stay realistic on goals to accomplish. It seems like goals that are accomplished, no matter how small, help build momentum for the next goal.  This project is no small task, in cost and time, but it is a step closer to a childhood dream of mine.

My grandpa used to tell me stories about his old cars and timing races at various race tracks in the bay area.  Maybe that is when the bug got me, but for nearly as long as I can remember I have wanted to drive a race car.  The first time I actually got to drive on a closed circuit was during the academy and all that did was increase my desire to get on a track someday.

Recently, while searching for an used pick-up, I came across a little red car on craigslist for next to nothing.  Originally I figured I could pick it up, do some cleaning, put the interior back together then drive it around on the weekends.  Then I started looking into the costs of materials for this particular car and quickly discovered that to make the interior "nice" again, it would cost more than I could sell the car for!

So to keep with the accomplishable goal way of thinking, I plan on turning this beast into a street legal track car.

If your in the area and your handy with a wrench, or if you just want to drink some beer and make snide remarks at my feeble attempts of mechanicatry (I made that word up).  Hit me up and we'll do a work date. 

Wish me luck!

-dg