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hell yes too many projects! burn out and a stack of beer cans will be the end result. pick one if your hell bent on restoring something. like i said the entire goal of any vehicle you like is to drive it, not become a POW to it!
i pick my battles wisely now. my 87 which was in outstanding shape and a great price has allowed me to go overboard on handling and safety items, but in the mean time nailed me btwn the eyes on the a/c system(entire system replaced). thats just one component that was spendy. it hasnt gotten to the prisoner point , but it has made me a few times walk away wondering what next am i gonna find wrong. to do a proper restoration on anything involves total teardown and alot of time.................ALOT OF TIME! ive been on my 87 7 months straight now. lots of bucks/time , true arizona sweat/blood(no tears yet) and the goal is to get it on track again as soon as it cools off.
its 19 yrs old going on 20. and with that or any vehicle there IS going to be big time hidden expense when you get to that particular component or components. then you fall into the "dreaded while your in there" trap and the fun becomes zero.
with 113k on my mtr and tranny there is a rebuild in my future coming up. but btwn little jaunts to the mtns to escape the heat and a couple of track days the bugs have mostly been squished killed or discarded.
ask me about my penton 175 jackpiner that is a complete concours ground up restoration that has sat for almost 3 years because i burned out on 30 yr old bike restorations!
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