Beautie: Sara's Plan
Sara is my partner in this venture and the project manager. I mentioned before I want this done right, and I know good and well that I am not that guy, as I tend to be impatient. I realized talking last night that she and I each have different series of events with different short term goals in mind.
Our biggest difference is I want to be on the road driving yesterday and make upgrades as I can. In her master plan the car would not see asphalt until the project was complete. Note I'm not making judgments about whose plan is best. I know one of my fatal flaws is a lack of patience with these things so I can accept that my list of goals would reflect this impatience.
Her list looks something like this, but this is only my estimate of her list. She hasn't yet discussed her task list with me in detail so I fully plan and expect to edit this after the fact to accurately reflect her list.
1. Fully clean and prep the interior and exterior.
2. Get the engine running.
3. Re-replace window rubber so car doesn't leak.
4. Get trailer capable of hauling the car.
5. Get transmission repaired.
6. Upgrade braking system
7. Fix up interior.
8. Have engine and drive train modified.
9. Paint, body, and rechrome
10. Wheels and tires.
11. Insurance and plates.
Her plan means I have to wait a very very long time to drive the car again, but when I did it would be perfect. My plan gets me behind the wheel sooner, but I would be driving a work in progress that would be burning gas, and costing insurance.
I wonder if there could be a compromise position? We will see as we get serious about putting a finished plan together and working out the time line.
Comments
Part of that is because I recognize that there will be long periods where she will not be on the road, anyway. so why pay for insurance and tags when she will spend MOST of her time on blocks?
Posted by: Sara | March 28, 2007 10:58 AM
(as a follow up to the previous comment) the money used for tags an insurance during that time would be money that could be spent on her, not on insurance and tags that she won't necessarily need for a while... just sayin'...
Posted by: Sara | March 28, 2007 11:27 AM
The difference being in my plan the car would be road worthy and ready to drive as soon as the transmission was repaired.
I'm not saying one plan is better than the other, just that they are different in this one fundamental way.
Posted by: Woody Cavenaugh | March 28, 2007 11:30 AM
I wasn't saying that you were saying that either plan was better than the other. I was simply explaining the logic behind what I was thinking.
Posted by: Sara | March 28, 2007 2:18 PM
~ ponders that an evil person...one who was bored and had a tiny black heart...could post something....if it had just the right wording....that could turn this discussion up a notch. Fight it Jim......must....fight...it. Besides Cam will most likely do it anyway. ~
Posted by: Jim | March 29, 2007 12:48 PM
Whatever plan you follow, I'm just glad to see that she's getting attention. Can't wait to see her on the road again.
Posted by: George | April 8, 2007 12:10 PM