.... I think I've got to that stage now where you "can't be bothered with the whole project any more".
Does anyone fancy coming and lending a hand for a couple of hours one weekend? I was hoping to finish the car and get it tested for the summer (2011)
but I'm about 95% done and its been like that for a while now.
Think I just need that final push to get it ready for the test.
When I go through the fed up stage I set myself easy to achieve jobs, I feel better when I do the simple ones then have a renewed vigour for the next task.
Yep, been at the same stage myself, A few local builders helped me back on track .
Great suggestion from Snapper, finishing the odd smaller job makes you feel like you are achieving something on the build, you,ll have it finished in
no time at all then,
If I was closer I,d happily lend a hand , sadly too far away tho.
All the best for the completion of your car 
cheers
andy
Would love to help but currently have my own car spread around the garage and no enthusiasm to do it.
As said though write a list of things to do and do some of the easy ones ,once you start crossing them off i found i got more keen to do more (until
now of course lol) 
I know how you feel i'm 90% done but the existing 10% is taking 90% of the time !!!!
As stated above I made a list of every job some small some large and I'm ticking them off one by one.
The most frustrating thing at the moment is doing things to satisfy IVA which I don't want or really need.
Sorry I can't be more practical help, keep going.
whatever you do, don;t sell up! 
seeing too much of that lately. you'll get back on track soon,
as above, set some easy tasks to do, i tried that, bought an RC boat to rebuild from someone on here, its got a paint job, but not yet rebuilt lol,
taking longer than it should... but the paint job alone has built my enthusiasm back up and i've been doing stuff to the truck again
I've done all the small jobs and there is basically two things that need doing...
1, The fuel tank leaks, I've had two people weld it up and it still leaks (see my other post)
2, The cycle wing mounts from MK are crap and don't fit the wings from mk so I need to cut and weld them and I don't have any welding gas -
my regulator is faulty and when you connect one of those tiny gas bottles it just leaks = £15 down the toilet.
Need to find a source for a full size gas bottle.
I've got all the body re sprayed and ready to fit but because of those two problems I'm stuck.
Think I just need someone to give me a kick back into it.
.. oh and I chipped my brand new paintwork with an air tool yesterday! think that spoiled my day! Doh!
I think most builders on here have experanced some form of lull, i know i did, so i put a new kitchen in,kept Wifey happy and a new patio (in the
garden, not kitchen!)
i also would go out in the garage and have a MAJOR declutter, tidy up etc
It does pay to have a list, and tick off, when achieved,
I also believe that even though you are at the 90% mark, the last 10% (more like40%) is the most difficult and tedious
From my photo records and dates, i thought my build would be a year, but those last few jobs to do took a year
So two years in total
Keep with it, and have a couple of weeks rest
good luck
Steve
It's a good job you lot don't build kitcars for a living 
pull your finger out and get on with it SUMMER will soon be here
JUST DO IT 
will that do as a kick up your back side
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Originally posted by steve m
I think most builders on here have experanced some form of lull, i know i did, so i put a new kitchen in,kept Wifey happy and a new patio (in the garden, not kitchen!)
i also would go out in the garage and have a MAJOR declutter, tidy up etc
It does pay to have a list, and tick off, when achieved,
I also believe that even though you are at the 90% mark, the last 10% (more like40%) is the most difficult and tedious
From my photo records and dates, i thought my build would be a year, but those last few jobs to do took a year
So two years in total
Keep with it, and have a couple of weeks rest
good luck
Steve
Agree with SteveM. The finish of SVA certainly concentrated my mind and I too compiled a list of TO DO items to tick off. I did find that I added a few more but it was great to see the ticks start to mount up and the empty boxes disappear. Stand in front of the mirror, big grin on yer mush and say to yourself that the grin you will have when it passes the test will be twice as big!!!
Everyone gets to that stage (in my case, several times!).
In the end, I just made a point of going out and doing SOMETHING in the garage - even if it was just 10-15 minutes of effort. Even spending 10
minutes prepping for a bigger job is worth doing - clearing a space to do the work, cleaning parts, gathering required parts into one location, or
making sure the bits will fit together when you come to do the job properly... it all helps.
This is a rough time to be working in the garage, as it's usually cold, gloomy and generally miserable (unless you're VERY fortunate!). I
always look forward to spring, when the garage front door is wide open and the sun is streaming in. Makes everything so much easier!
As for gas - can you get to Margate easily? (my geography's rubbish outside East Anglia). There you will find
Adams Gas (It think that's their name) who can supply a rental-free bottle of welding gas.
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Thanks guys I'll get back on it. Its not getting sold. Its getting finished.
Happily lend you my full size mig bottle so you can do your welding and also have a top man for welding ally tanks
Also have one of the tiny mig bottles and regulator if needed.
Get a radio in the garage!!!
It makes a huge difference if you have some tunes on while you work
A radio is a very good call, but since i put a telly, and all on its own saterlite box in there, my productivity has declined !!
But dont worry to much, as im already for the MOT when the weather picks up
Steve
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Originally posted by tomgregory2000
Get a radio in the garage!!!
It makes a huge difference if you have some tunes on while you work
i go out and spend much of friday night in the garage with radio 1 one 12 hours of dance music and i'm happy
saturdays i go out, bloody RnB nonsense on radio 1, thats what 1 extra was made for...
The bottom line is it is not a good idea to sell. So walk away for a while. Have a holiday, let yer trousers down.
Don't panic about getting it ready this summer, aim for next summer.
It WILL be worth it, think how many folk you know who have actually built a car!
PS. when I reached the dark night of the soul stage, I bought a sub-woofer on Ebay! It makes Dark side of the moon even better!!
Get some one to take you for a blast in a finished car, it will give you the boost you need!.
AS said above, small jobs, or little and often, then it will get done.
We have all been thru this stage, so DONT SELL up. you would regret it after getting this far with it.
Take it slowly, and a little bit at a time, You will get there.
OR....
Sell it to me for £50
Just dont give up.
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Originally posted by locostbuyer83
I've done all the small jobs and there is basically two things that need doing...
1, The fuel tank leaks, I've had two people weld it up and it still leaks (see my other post)
2, The cycle wing mounts from MK are crap and don't fit the wings from mk so I need to cut and weld them and I don't have any welding gas - my regulator is faulty and when you connect one of those tiny gas bottles it just leaks = £15 down the toilet.
Need to find a source for a full size gas bottle.
I've got all the body re sprayed and ready to fit but because of those two problems I'm stuck.
Think I just need someone to give me a kick back into it.
.. oh and I chipped my brand new paintwork with an air tool yesterday! think that spoiled my day! Doh!
Just the same suggestion from me, but with a slight twist.
I am a list guy, so I have to say you've got get a list of items/jobs left to finish the car.
And then, for the twist, if you need the kick up the backside, put the list up on here and ask "us" which job you should tackle next.
It'll be like sharing the job
And just get on with it...
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Originally posted by Steve Hignett
Just the same suggestion from me, but with a slight twist.
I am a list guy, so I have to say you've got get a list of items/jobs left to finish the car.
And then, for the twist, if you need the kick up the backside, put the list up on here and ask "us" which job you should tackle next. It'll be like sharing the job
And just get on with it...
I definately met that monster! It took me a year to drive it and two more o finish it! I just lost interest and couldn't see the end. I would
definately recommend the list but also get out to a local meet, show or manufacturer and go for a blast, it will get you going again. Even buy a new
tool that you have wanted for a while and then think of an excuse to use it!
As for those MK wing brackets I know what you mean, however if you just want them done get out a plumbers blow torch, heat them up and bend them into
shape. A couple of tool marks won't be visable once filed and powder coated. I think they look great on my car and if you don't like them
for any reason you can always change them once you have passed the IVA or when you think you want to work on the car again.
keep us posted how you get on as when i have earned a few more house points i might be up for a garage day and if i can the kit car as well for a
drive out.
Richard.
Again, lists and music.
My notebook at work is full of car related notes and doodles, because I find I remember things I need to do then forget them just as quick. Tick each
off and move on. I always find myself adding to the list though so it never goes away fully! But it's starts to be more a list of nice to haves
rather than essentials.
I have all my music on my iPhone and a surround sound setup off my old PC in the garage. Makes a massive difference. Just song along as loudly and
badly as you want while you're doing it to let off some steam. NO tv though. That's just a distraction!
Good luck and keep us updated!
I always used a whiteboard for all my builds.
I write a list when I'm building a car in quite a strange way.
My list would start out with (lets say) a dozen points.
But they would not be extremely detailed. So doing a job on the list would be quite a huge accomplishment.
When I moved further down the list, I found that I had to be more specific so that the jobs were more manageable and therefore easier to tackle and
not disheartening to complete mammoth tasks...
For eg;
1. Mount engine
2. Mount bodywork to chek for alignment
would then turn into;
1. Engine
a) plumb rad
b) wire in coils
c) etc
2. Bodywork
a) Cut front susp holes
b) line up scuttle
c) etc
And so on.
Now, it does start to pee you off a bit if you start the day with 11 points to complete, do half of them and your list then has 24 points. But by the
time you've slept on it, you realise how much of a step you've taken to completion!
This may not work for you, or anyone else! But it works for me. Well it used too, but I've built a few cars now, and the lists are pretty much in
my head! But I do them the same exact way!
HTH
Steve