Bugzilla - Mid Engine Madness

[Bugzilla]

Smart move, I was offered ,by my boss to buy my 66 Caprice 4dr, but not sure he can come up with cash and really hate giving to someone else even for cash. Still have plans for it, and my 04 Grand Prix and my Monza, which the Caprice cash would have made possible very quickly over slow and slower and Im single and no kids.
But do have spare 305TPI I can swap to Monza possibly. Time/weather are my tell as I have no garage yet.

I am doing the opposite of you! I have too many project vehicles and want to get rid of a few. I would be happy with just one project vehicle right now.

Are we going to see the Bug at the NMCA Autocross next weekend?

You might see it but sadly you wont see it on the track racing. I want to get an Accusump installed before another race. Dont want to take any more chances with oil starvation. But I will be at the race after this one for sure! I will be getting the Accusump ordered and installed over the next couple of weeks so stay tuned.

I have been in your shoes to some degree owning a project vehicle that went just a little too far and strayed from what I really wanted. It felt like a burden because while it was very good at a specific task, it was awful at daily driving or being something fun my wife and kids could enjoy with me. When I sold it, I felt an enormous sense of relief and was able to focus on a more street-friendly project that I've kept tame enough to enjoy with my wife and kids. To me it is important to be able to get in and out of my car easily, feel safe and comfortable occasionally driving it to work or running errands, and have a level of reliability that also supports that. The result is I currently have a car that I can substitute for daily driving, errands, etc whenever I want to without sacrificing a whole lot from my more modern daily driver.

I have also been through the new/first kid thing and it changes your perspective. Until about age 4 or 5, it didn't make much sense to mix kids and cars because they were oblivious. Now that they are older I involve them a ton. In your case, I would say the first two or three years the main things to focus on with the car is keeping it in driving condition and not taking it down for some big long project that you wont have time for when you are taking care of a little one. I'd say it's not very important yet to make space for a carseat or that kind of thing because you are probably going to use it as a way of getting out and having time to yourself more than anything. I would think about smaller short term projects that you can get done in a weekend or less that will help bring it in line with your desire to be able to drive it on the road. While you are clearly capable of building something awesome, you may find yourself very short on time to do so after you have a kid.

I know you didn't ask for my $0.02 but there it is anyway. Congratulations on the becoming a father. I love every minute of it!

I really do appreciate your input. You get where I am coming from at least. The thing that made me not want to sell the Bug is time. I can easily build another car but as you know, I am soon going to be short on free time / have better things to do with my free time. So instead, I can back convert the Bug and make it more of a driver. I honestly dont think it will be too bad to do. And the best part is that it shouldnt cost that much. After the Accusump gets installed, I am moving on to making it more drive-able. That part meaning a lot quieter exhaust, putting the windows back in and a lot more insulation. I dont care if it still rides how it does now but being able to have some sort of conversation with the person next to me while driving would be nice. AC and heat may even be in the future.