Any Tips before starting project old Ford Truck
#31
Welcome . Fix your brakes first then make it go . I like Steele Rubber for all the rubber components . All the parts suppliers are in the States so if you're close to the border there will be a town in the US that has a shipping warehouse that the supplier ships to then you go down and pay a small storage fee and bring it home . That way you only pay the tax at the border and avoid the astronomical brokerage fees . Have fun with your build
#32
I have been through this stage of a project with several people over the years and the best suggestion that I could give you is this.
Take your time and decide what you want to achieve at the end of the build and write it down.
Next do like you are doing, research your parts suppliers and begin crunching some numbers to get a feel for what your goal is going to cost at days end then multiply that number by a factor of two because you are going to find that you need all those little small items to install the big things that you have already planned for.
If you can handle the final tab for your basic build then move forward with your plan and try to stick with it. But like most (all) plans, things change and people decide to make changes here or there. When that happens go back and re-evaluate your costs and the impact on the whole plan itself.
Once into the project, try to concentrate on one thing at a time, just one. It will drive you crazy to see 90% of the project sitting idle but as things progress all those little sub projects will begin to blend into a final product.
From your video I can see that you have the skills for this and I think that you will excel in it's completion.
BTW, welcome to the forum
Gary
Take your time and decide what you want to achieve at the end of the build and write it down.
Next do like you are doing, research your parts suppliers and begin crunching some numbers to get a feel for what your goal is going to cost at days end then multiply that number by a factor of two because you are going to find that you need all those little small items to install the big things that you have already planned for.
If you can handle the final tab for your basic build then move forward with your plan and try to stick with it. But like most (all) plans, things change and people decide to make changes here or there. When that happens go back and re-evaluate your costs and the impact on the whole plan itself.
Once into the project, try to concentrate on one thing at a time, just one. It will drive you crazy to see 90% of the project sitting idle but as things progress all those little sub projects will begin to blend into a final product.
From your video I can see that you have the skills for this and I think that you will excel in it's completion.
BTW, welcome to the forum
Gary
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