My motivation to do something on the car has been rising over the last few months. In early-December I had to clean the garage up a bit because the furnace repair man was coming. Being in the garage put my in the same place as my car. I think it's more of a child-like compulsion. If I don't see it, I don't miss it, but as soon as I see it I want it more than anything else.
In any case, I started looking around the net for more information and motivation. I caught up on all the old messages on the forums at: http://www.cadillaclasalleclub.org. I started thinking of what I could start working on that wouldn't take too much time/money. I debated cleaning out the garage and finishing up some projects around the house so I would be able to have some guilt free time to work. And, lastly, what pushed my motivation to the top was checking in on: http://www.harwoodperformance.bizland.com/1941buick/. I was so surprised because there haven't been any updates to that site for a while.
So that's it. My motivation is up high enough to begin. I want to begin. I need to begin. I will get something, even if it's a small thing, started on the car.
Incidentally, I decided that it might be a good idea to start with the radio. It had been pulled and disassembled from the car by my grandfather many years ago. I have read up on radio restoration and have learned that the capacitors and vibrator will need to be replaced. Also, it looks like my grandfather may have replaced some of the original tubes, but I have faith in anything he did. He was one of the most knowledgeable engineer/tinkerer/DIY-er I have ever known. I aspire to be like him in many ways.
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