I am ashamed...I have become one of "them".
 

I take great pride in doing things myself. If any of you have followed my builds you know that I am a "do-it-yourselfer" almost to a fault. It is almost painful for me to take a car to a mechanic.

I have thrown in the towel on the Targa and am dragging it up to Moto Delta today and dropping it off. I just don't have the time to finish it and the wife is getting anxious to drive her car daily.

So I am about to become a "check writer".....:( ;)

It's surely tough on your DIY pride...!

Perhaps it's time for a book for those guys known as "them"

101 Projects for Check Writers

Chapter 1 : Backing your car out of the garage without hitting all
the crap you have stored in the way.
1 Star

Chapter 2: Finding a reputable & capable mechanic to work on
your car.
2 star

Chapter 3: Adding oil without spilling it all over the engine
compartment.
2 1/2 stars

Chapter 4: Replacing your wiper blades
3 star

Chapter 5: Installing H4's properly so they dont fall off your car
4 star

At least you know it will be done right! Who better than Chris?

LOL! :D

Can someone direct me to chapter 5 ;)?

THEM
 

It may be because your name is "French"?

Hey, we all have to succumb to it sooner or later but hopefully not on a permanent basis. Life is sometimes just too busy to be able to do everything. I've had to learn that.

Chapter 6: Where to stand to watch the mechanic work on your car without getting in his way.
2 Stars

The enlightened man knows when to say "when"

What kind of job did you hire the mechanic for?

Aurel

Hey some jobs are just beyond us; I almost totaled the car when I tried to change the ashtray fluid by myself a year ago.

Candyass :D

Im kidding. You were the one that inspired me to buy tools and work on my own car with the backseat rust issue in your '73. If you asked a shop for help, Id bet it was an overwhelming amount of work.

John Walker has gotten a fair chunk of change from me over the past couple years, and I'm thankful to have him. Done right, done fast, no bloody knuckles, garage not tied up......

I was a combination of time consuming tedious stuff, and somewhat more difficult stuff. I also figured while it was there to get some normal maintenance stuff done. Just trying to get the car up to daily driver status.


On a side note we met Chris and the fam over at the Autobahn Country Club and Chris won his race!

Also witnessed some GruppeB engineering trackside... It was a sight to behold. :D

Here is a pic of the targa on the trailer. I forgot the camera at the race so I didn't get any shots of that.

Also since apparently this thread has been deemed "non-technical" and moved to off-topic I guess I should mention that global warming is fake, Bush lied about it, and hillary is the debil.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1185122539.jpg

Delegation implies success.

Quote:
"Chapter 2: Finding a reputable & capable mechanic to work on
your car.
2 star"

Shouldn't that be more like 9 stars?

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo Cardinals!

Chapter 5..How to Order more Checks for your checking account.