What I ran into was a promise to myself that the car got to be way too fast to be responsibly driven on public streets. To make the commitment to take it off the road would require a trailer and something to haul it. To make the commitment to race it would require a cage welded in and the disposable cash to burn through $500-600 in tires per track weekend.

None of this disposable cash I had, I’m in debt due to home improvement projects and didn’t realize what a hot commodity my time would become when starting a family.

I don’t hesitate for a second in saying that I’m glad I did the project. Being my first full car build, I was able to learn a ton and it still benefits me today in small things like troubleshooting engine problems in Eilene’s Jeep. I have all the tools to do anything required on a car.

I love getting my hands dirty, so it will be fun to say goodbye in the disassemble in the same way I said hello. I’m looking forward to being under the whip again. Everyone who is into this says that project cars come and go, so this will certainly not be my last. The only difference is that my son will be helping on the next one.