well. my chassis is begining to get there. all hubs and brakes are fully refurbed ready to go on, diff and shafts are refurbed ready to go on, got quite a few other bits like steering column and steering rack etc ready but the trouble is i rarely get any more than a couple of hours at any time to spend on the car due to work commitments and pain in the ass neighbours!!! i never feel like ive got anything done because by the time ive got the welder setup, and stuff like that im only getting a few bits tacked on each time i go out (about 4 times a week) im busy with the la, lb, lc and ld bars on the front at the min and its taken me ages to get the side ones right!!!! what do you guys do to motivate yourselves when in a situation like this?? when i start fully welding it up i might feel a bit better!!!!! hopefully!! i still also cant decide wether to do fully independant suspension or de-dion. i really want fully independant but apparently its an absolute pain to set up. sorry for the lecture but im in that type of mood!!!!! oh i also have most of the engine rebuilt. just need to do the top end now.

Book your SVA thatll fire you up complette build in a month

you have got to go de-dion its awesome, i have heard that IRS can be an arse to set up and can give a sponge ride to, where abouts are you, are there any other builders around you that you could visit or they could take you out for a spin to keep you spirits up

Built a kit, not from scratch, but one thing that worked for me when I got similarly frustrated was to book a day or two off work and send a concentrated lump of time on it.

Make sure you prepare well and have al the parts/materials to hand and get stuck in.

well mines not a kit. im having to make nigh enough everything!!!! lol. i also work monday to saturday 7 til 8 and work sundays 7 til 5. im self employed so its kinda hard to get time off etc. and whenever i do manage to get a day off i need to use it for stuff like getting my hair cut and crap like that. im only 18 too!!!!! never get time to go out or anything! ive got a couple of lads i know round here with cars that are done but with my busy schedule its a pain to organise when we are both free to go for a little drive. im just going to have to crack on i suppose whenever i can. got awkwered neighbours too though which means i cant use any noisy tools like grinders etc after 9!!!!

Working those hours make sure the EU doesn't catch up with you

Put up your hourly rate - same income for a few hours less work - if you can get away with it in the economy.

I did mine IRS and it's fine. Craig1410 is doing de Dion, and I'm sure he'll be on the road some time very soon.

ATB

Simon

i only technically work until 5 or 6 ish each night but obviously paperwork needs done, items need listed on ebay etc.

I've not had chance to work on mine since the 16th of jan due to working away alot, but to keep my motivation up, I've bought my sierra donor and a 1.8 zetec engine (not sure why with the zetec but I'm sure it'll become obvious in time )

I have the same problem and so do many others. On a day off, get up early, and go right out there. Music helps. Interruptions are a killer; you get nothing done and can't concentrate.

I think those who have built a kit may not be able to appreciate the extra work it takes to put together a scratch build, and maybe a little isolating. At 18 you should be out more having fun! take a day off!!!

may i ask what is the rush? you have missed the date for sva so iva is a must.

as for the neighbours technically you can grind away till 10pm before they can do anything about it.

personally i wouldnt say their request to stop at 9 was un-reasonable. im sure you can compramise with them to stop at 9 on the weeknights and till 11 on friday and sat?

Just set yourself small milestones each time you go in the garage. Although mine was a kit there is not very much that is standard with it. Time during the week is very limited as I put long hours in for work. However, I just pick one job to do and if it's a 10 minute job I'm out there 10 minutes. If it's a 2 hour job I'm out there 2 hours. It's the old thing about "how do you eat an elephant - one mouthful at a time!" There are periods in any build when you will spend hours working on it and visually there will be very little change. Other times a 15 minute job really makes a difference. Keep at it!

I am in the same sort of boat as you but a bit further along than your self. But then again I think it has been five years this easter, ish

Mine is more or less at the stage of bolting it together like a kit.

I probally get a few hours once or twice a month if I can motivate my self.

At the min I would chop it in for a bike or Mgf. Somthing to chear me up know. Iva has made this worse by moving the bloody goal post.

Still, if it was easy every one would make there own instead of buying a kit