Good advice from John Buttera
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Phantom of the Phorum
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Good advice from John Buttera
For those of you not familiar with the name, John Buttera, known as "Lil John" in the hotrodding world, was (IMHO) one of the greatest hot rod builders of all time. He used to do a column in Hot Rod magazine called "Lil John's Place." Unfortunately, he died in 2008. You can read about him here:
Lil John Buttera
To my point: With all the folks getting ready to start winter projects, and looking for all kinds of advice about what engines, drive trains, suspensions, etc.., I thought this article was appropriate. It hangs in my home office to remind me to keep my projects real.
Lil John Buttera
To my point: With all the folks getting ready to start winter projects, and looking for all kinds of advice about what engines, drive trains, suspensions, etc.., I thought this article was appropriate. It hangs in my home office to remind me to keep my projects real.
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It is an article that we all want to read if not before then during our projects. It is all about having a plan and the time. Some of us who are self employed sometimes find time restraints that are not foreseeable.
Laughing Gas
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I am guilty of trying to build the "Mona Lisa" right off the bat, back when I was much younger. I fell into the trap of being a magazine rat and wanted a big buck car on a dime budget
. The point is, I learned that all those ideas you pick up in the magazines cost big bucks, they also tend to side track the entire project. later I learned to write down on paper what I wanted the project to be in the end, then create a budget and timeline of sorts, then build to those specs.....makes things more realistic and obtainable.
Great article and so true! Now let's get back to work
w
. The point is, I learned that all those ideas you pick up in the magazines cost big bucks, they also tend to side track the entire project. later I learned to write down on paper what I wanted the project to be in the end, then create a budget and timeline of sorts, then build to those specs.....makes things more realistic and obtainable.Great article and so true! Now let's get back to work
w
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