fruity_south Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Thought id put this out there to you all. i havent been on the forum anywhere near as much as i use to be (when i use to have to pay a yearly membership lol!) and wondered if others are the same as me when it comes to working on their cars. I started working on my supra when i first got it, though they were only small basic things. When it came to the V8 conversion i did it all within a couple of weeks including a paint job but then kind of lost interest. At the begining of this year i got back into it, finished it and had it at a few shows. i think i have covered about 1200 miles this year! but now again i have found myself the last couple of months losing interest again and focusing more on building my new house. i did a few new mods to it like removing the rear seats and having it boarded out and re-designed the dashboard but have now desided i want to TT the V8 and go for another respray! I just dont seem to have the motivation to do it! so far i guess iv spent the last 3 1/2 years doing all the conversion etc and just wondering how long others have spent on theirs. Please tell me im not alone!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I don't think anyone ever "finishes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 3 years in now, still 90% to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManwithSupra Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 (edited) Nope, not finished yet, probably never will be (although my wife wishes I would finish) Been 2 years on the track car and it was 6 1/2 years on the other one. Edited September 25, 2013 by ManwithSupra (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dim Sum Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I don't think people within the forum ever finish the Supra, because there's always that "one more" thing you need to get lol. Besides looking at the current trend when you are finish with it, you probably sell it Currently on my Supra there's a few more things to do but it all depends on funds. If I had nothing else to pay for I would so install a single turbo, get Syvecs Ecu, RPS triple plate clutch and etc. But it is on my list to do, I'm probably one of the slowest project builder ever. Three years and counting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 One does not simply finish a Supra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 One does not simply finish a Supra This. One finishes when one drives it into a stationary object Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 This. One finishes when one drives it into a stationary object Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bossco Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 7 years and counting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich.2211 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 One does not simply finish a Supra I like that a lot, and couldn't agree more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclarenross Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 It's just a long learning curve .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity_south Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 Matt that's great! I have said I have finished to my mises a number of times, but just one more job turns into loads. What about loosing interest? Do any of you find yourself not doing any for ages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I think with cars in general I find myself thinking....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 What about loosing interest? Do any of you find yourself not doing any for ages? Yep every other week tbh, but i then look about at other motors for the same cash i'd get for mine and come to my senses within minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Yep every other week tbh, but i then look about at other motors for the same cash i'd get for mine and come to my senses within minutes Yes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dim Sum Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I look for inspiration from this forum Thats more than enough for me to move on lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Mines for sale and I am still spending on it, took it out for a blast today, they are such great cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_ufo Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Matt that's great! I have said I have finished to my mises a number of times, but just one more job turns into loads. What about loosing interest? Do any of you find yourself not doing any for ages? I have owned for a year and Every waking moment I want to fiddle, I even find myself at work just viewing the forum now and again. I was looking at network cameras to wire into my garage so I could watch over the car whilst at work and on holiday... I even changed the wi fi password in the canteen to 2JZ!GTE LoL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Yep, totally agree, no one has ever 'finished' their Supra, way too many things can be done to them. This is the part of the ownership I really enjoy, my bank on the other hand doesn't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Gaz Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 I got close, then someone drove into it in a car park. I'm back up to where I was. As people have said, you never finish it, your ideas change, taste changes, you discover parts you didn't know existed.... It's bloody good fun but drives the wife mad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Owned for over 8 years and will never be finished, its a money pit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippyboyo1 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 8 years and as of march I'm done. The key is to no when to stop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Owned for over 8 years and will never be finished, its a money pit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity_south Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 Some really interesting comment on here. I use to spend every waking minute at home and at work on the forum when I first started. And when not doing that I was in the workshop doing something to the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mplavery Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 7 years and counting..... Me too HA ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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