I hit that road block off and on in my project. Money being the biggest hindrance. Over the last few years I've managed to accumulate a decent stockpile of replacement parts at huge savings. Stuff that I knew I was going to need, eventually, and when I found them, ebay, craigslist, here, etc, I snapped them up and put them in my "pile o' parts" for later. In addition, my truck is TOTALLY disassembled, so everything has got to be cleaned, refurbished, etc. When I get to the point that I need something that's going to cost more than I have, and I can't go any further without it, I dig in the "pile o' parts" and find something that needs reworking and do that. A little degreaser, a wire brush or sand blast media, some POR-15 and black paint, or rattle can silver and get that part done, wrap it in bubble wrap or a plastic bag, and store in the "pile o' parts done" stack. You don't think about just how much stuff has to be worked until you get to a point that you need the little bits and pieces and it takes you 2 days to get them ready. My project is my passion and I'm constantly thinking about it, planning it, dreaming it. I get really frustrated when I have to wait for $$ or time to work on it.
For example, I'm putting in a newer 351w and going to a serpentine belt configuration but I don't have the money to build my engine. About a year ago, I went to a junk yard and pulled all the stuff off the front of a 5.8L F150. Got it all for about $50. I hit a slow spot in my funding curve. An $8 bag of blast media and a $4 can of Duplicolor silver and I already had some left over POR-15 and gloss black and I spent an entire weekend blasting, cleaning, prepping and painting the pulleys and brackets. Now, whenever I get an engine, all that stuff will be ready to slap on. It would have sukked to have an engine and then have to wait for time/opportunity to get those parts looking good to install. Work on the little stuff, it keeps you moving forward and makes you feel like you're accomplishing something. If you don't have any to work on, sit down and write out the things you need to do and the order you're going to do them in. You might realize you do have something that needs to be done and the stuff to do it with already. Good luck!
Randy
1970 F100 Sport Custom Limited LWB, 302cid, 3 on the tree. NO A/C, NO P/S, NO P/B. Currently in 1000 pcs while rebuilding. Project thread:
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... 22&t=59995 Plan: 351w, C4, LSD, pwr front disc, p/s, a/c, bucket seats, new interior and paint.
1987 F-150 XLT Lariat, 5.0/C6 auto.
but i had my mate deliver the dolly for the cab the other day so i can take that off the chassis and start cleaning that up this week hopefully.
