I feel your pain bro.. your not alone..

I was an FC guy.. bought it cuz i got it for cheap.. then fell in love with rotors..

then i bought an FD...

I drove the FD a handful of times... 2 months total ownership..

the car never ran "right" felt slower than my FC.. typical sequential problems etc..
just drove it cuz it was an FD

then on new years eve.. 2006.. I had detonation and blew the motor


2 whole years it sat in a garage.. with a pulled motor..

and it was only a few weeks ago that i finally rebuilt and re-assembled and finally got it running again..


it was a good feeling seeing the FD running again under it's own power. and knowing u accomplished it yourself


hang in there bro.. it sounds like u got the hard part done... just have to reach the finish line now

 

Riz,

We never met while I was in Chicago, but why don't you call up some of the local guys on a Sat, get some pizza and beer for them and spend a few hours together. Even if you don't get a TON done, I think being around other guys that like to talk about cars will get you fired up again.

If you really want to get rid of your project, I'll trade ya.
You can take my car and I'll take your car and finish it up.

 

if your car was a daily driver, you would get it done faster

mine's a DD and i have to replace the water seals so i plan on getting it done in less than a month

i hate leaving projects unfinished, try to do incremental changes and plan it out

 

I can totally relate to this. I parked my 7 at my Dad's shop with dreams of what it would become. One month became two. Six months became one year, and then I got deployed to Iraq. I finally brought her back to life a couple of weeks ago (after almost two-and-a-half years). Now I'm married and saving for a house, and unfortunately the FD is kind of in the background. I'm trying to find small things right now to fix. I just think think of how badass it will all be when I'm done. Good luck bro.

 

Thanks for all the input fellas. I'm surprised as to how many people are dealing with this same issue.


UPDATE: Well, I decided to change my car's direction once again. I'm installing a single-turbo/built motor set-up I was selling, for the time being. In the meantime, I can have my 20B motor fully built and decide whether I want to go single-turbo or N/A on that setup. Bad news is that I won't be running a 20B anymore this year, but the good news is that when I do put the 20B in everything will be ready to drop-in and the motor work will be done for good.

 

Great news

 

yeah, you know you gotta just keep on plugging away at it, and youll get her done, and youll be glad you did when shes out on the road again.

Having a buddy around to help keeps you motivated, and not working in an ice cold garage xD