Out Of Control Builds!!!!! WHY??

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I've found that for the average guy if your try to achieve your perfect build you'll rarely get it finished. For one it takes so long and cost way more than you think it will, also over time your build tastes change and parts evolve. Years back you may have started out with a 383 stroker and 700R tanny dream, before your finished along comes the LS and TKO conversions, and a custom build can take 3-5 years, or longer, to complete in a back yard garage nickel and diming every dream part you want. Aftermarket brakes alone can cost a few months wages, rims and tires? same...

I've got one stalled for that type of reasons, I just can't finish the damn thing since my tastes have changed since I started it due to a wildest dream build thought process when it started.
So I'm all for setting a realistic goal of get it running and driving. I got my race car built using the bare basics and was able to get it on track in 2008, it now has very few of the same parts it originally had, but I couldn't afford to throw 20 grand of parts on it all at one time, nor did I want to wait 5 years to start driving it. I'd rather get a car running, enjoy it and then continue to tweak on it.
I'm probably going to do that with the stalled project, just get it on the road and enjoy it some, then worry about it fulfilling some dream build.