How to Stay in Love with your Long-Term Project Car (my 5 tips, plus input from Danny Soliz!)

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In this video, I give my 5 best tips for staying involved and working on your project car!
Tip 1: @2:20
Tip 2: @4:51
Tip 3: @7:43
Tip 4: @9:18
Tip 5: @11:11
Danny's input: @14:20
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@squishy312 Год назад

I bought my RX300 in hopes that I could start driving it, and give my Camry to my daughter. The transmission grenaded right after I bought it. Luckily, my my dad and I rebuilt the transmission in about 2 months. One month of planning and parts, and about 2-3 hours a day 2-3 times a week for the next month. Taking it out, tearing it down, rebuilding it, putting it back in. One step at a time. We bagged every set of bolts and numbered them as they came off. Worked way better than I expected. I have Fibromyalgia, so I can only do so much in a day. But with planning and motivation, you can accomplish anything you want. Back in 2015, I wanted a 3D printer, but they were super expensive back then. I decided to build my own from scratch. It took me about 5 months to build, working on it about an hour or two every other day, I was able to get it done. Built that one, and it worked great. Then built another one that didn't work due to size, but then built my current one, that works phenomenally well. I also used to live in the PNW, in Bremerton. I had an 89 Supra with MkIV wheels on it. That was around 2007-2012. I never joined any clubs because I was working and commuting too much, and had my daughter on the weekends. I loved that car. It was so fun. A non-turbo, black with maroon interior. I sold it for $1300 (way less than it was worth). It needed brakes and a clutch, but ran great.

@DocR16 Год назад

I needed this video. I've been struggling with falling out of love with my mk3. It sat for 5 year untouched because of fatherhood. Now my son is interested in building cars and it brought the supra back to life

@FayeHadley Год назад

Oh my gosh, teaching the next generation and seeing the excitement in their eyes definitely helps!! So glad he's into it with you and getting you back on track to work on your car!!!

@DocR16 Год назад

@@FayeHadley thank you! Do you have a shop address I send pics to or an email as she progresses? It's a 1986.5 in that really pretty maroon color

@ajmpatriot4899 11 месяцев назад

Me too, 4th gen 4Runner! One step at a time and gratitude helps.

@droppedonce7502 9 месяцев назад

So true, 1977 corvette that is 95% restored by repair...but now it's been sitting for 9 years due to having a awesome 10 year old now. Really struggling to get back into the car...you give me hope !

@sheldondyck8631 Год назад

Every vehicle I own is long term project. Some stay with me longer than others but I like to pick away slowly instead of going all out in one shot. It’s easier on the wallet that way lol.

@joeroad6618 Год назад

Took me 20 years to get my project to the point that I can drive and enjoy it, they are never really finished!

@gearheadgregwi Год назад

Amen. Kids and life happen!!

@geraldsmith9540 Год назад

Faye Hadley Technical Institution!!! I wish you were around in the 80’s. There would be a lot more great mechanics still around in the world!!! 😁👍

@FayeHadley Год назад

I was around in the 80s!! 1986 baby!!! ;))

@vernonlattery4505 Год назад

I'm on year 3 of my project truck it sits for 6 months over winter and wrench 6 months over summer so the binder idea is awesome

@NFSgadzooks Год назад

This is something that I needed to hear after dealing with COVID parts issues and dishonest companies. I ran out of steam for a long time after chasing around a replacement cam shaft for a year and half!

@FayeHadley Год назад

oh my gosh, that sounds awful! I hate when things happen outside of our control that affects how we feel about our projects. So sorry that happened!! Glad you're on the other side of it though!!

@dakotamurray7184 Год назад

Good job on the repaint

@klwthe3rd Год назад

This video hit home because it actually made me realize how many car projects i lost interest in over the years. I sadly had to let go of so many cars that I loved but since i didn't keep up with the work needed, it because a total lead weight that eventually had to be sold off. I do keep maticulous records on everything with my projects so i was happy to see that one on Faye's list. My favorite moment was on Faye's vision board where she had that old poloroid picture of her hugging the front clip of her Supra. That's so cute and something i would do even as a grown ass man. Lol

@FayeHadley Год назад

AWWW haha :')) yeah I love that one too! The joy in that moment is something I feel again and again every time I look at that picture!! Thank you!

@mr.e2371 Год назад

Good to see you Faye your such a inspiration to me and my daughter she's 5 only one who is willing to get dirty with working on my car 🤗

@FayeHadley Год назад

Wonderful!!!

@jdonez8347 Год назад

Damn Faye, you get down, been watching for a while now, I'm also an ASE tech in the industry and admire what your doing, keep at it. You body shop for a living now too? Or machine shop. Your awesome seeesh..👍💪🤯

@FayeHadley Год назад

No, haha I don't have that sort of skill, I just rent this shop for more space to work on my cars and other people's cars! I used to be mobile, and that was a really hard way to work! I have rented a few different shops and haven't found a good home yet, so I am trying out this one for a while to see if this is a good fit !!! :))

@alanwrobleski Год назад

I needed this, I have a 1jz+r154 in my mk3, now I'm realizing most of the work is done besides the wiring!! The light at the end of the tunnel is closer than it seems like

@FayeHadley Год назад

Wiring can be a nightmare! I am finishing mine up right now. this can seem like such a daunting task, so be sure to write everything down - tip # 1 is especially important for this one!!! YOU GOT THIS!!! See you at SIV 23??? ;)

@RangePisteMies Год назад

Very wise words!💯🔥😎 That is a fact that if you keep your project car running and driving condition most of the time so you can enjoy it and then not lost interest. There is people who thinks that car is just a car and those who love them like family member and it is not difficult to see which one you are😊 Keep up good work&spirit and have a nice weekend! Great video, thanks!

@gearheadgregwi Год назад

Working on BIG 22 foot boat rebuilds. Organization is a must. Don't be afraid to break things down and work on things in parallel, I'm a Gant chart nerd. Do work on something until you need parts, move onto something else while you wait. KEEP MOVING FORWARD!!

@marsautoman Год назад

Please remember, the value of anything is in how you see it. The more something fills your heart, the more you value it. Love the videos💚💚💚

@FayeHadley Год назад

Well said! Couldn't agree more!

@nigelbarton8350 Год назад

Great video with some fantastic tips. I restore classics here in UK as a hobby to unwind from my stressful IT day job. My approach is to do things in the reverse order of things I enjoy- so leave the best till last. For me that’s engine and gearbox. So for me a build is among the lines of 1. Engine and gearbox out and stored 2. Strip shell restoring parts as I go-painting, powder coat, replace where needed etc 3.Shell on rollover jig, sort all the rust, paint underside,then inside then outside 4. Reassemble all the nice parts from No2 then 5 rebuild engine and box so as soon as it runs I can drive it. Won’t work for everyone but works for me.

@elvisshotrods6094 Год назад

I'm 52 and been a tech since 18 and I have been in this situation a number of times! My newest project has been untouched for 8 yrs ! Hard to get motivated for sure! Love ,your videos nice to hear a younger person's perspective!

@gregdiamond6023 Год назад

I prefer the grease pencil on the windshield method for my to do list. No leafing through notebooks. It’s all on one place.

@FayeHadley Год назад

That's a great idea!

@SaulTamalezX8 Год назад

Easy to stay in love with 7m projects when we have someone that actually goes above and beyond while making youtube vids, Faye u dope asf. No I ain't simping lmao

@FayeHadley Год назад

AWWW :')) Thank youuuu!!! Love that you're keeping 7M. Where are you with your build right now?

@gearheadgregwi Год назад

The other hard topic is knowing when to move on from a project vehicle. That's a REALLY tough one. Just moved on from 10 year project to much smaller boat. Kids move out. Life gets more realistic. So glad I did.

@FayeHadley Год назад

That's a reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally good point. Honestly I get so deep in I never know when to quit!!!

@gearheadgregwi Год назад

@@FayeHadley truth. We love our hunks of metal!!! Lol

@samuelakpik1806 Год назад

I always knew there was something special about you, the way you work on vehicles and your constant positive attitude while working on them. Your outlook on life is amazing and the reason you stay so positive, you mustve watched the secret and know the law of attraction because you were talking about how our thoughts and emotions are sent out into the universe. Thanks for helping me and everyone else some motivation and teaching us.

@FayeHadley Год назад

I appreciate that SO MUCH!!! and no, I haven't! The secret? Are those movies?

@brentcook2339 Год назад

Great video and great advice! I am a big fan of making lists/setting goals and doing something project-related everyday. I have found that I have accomplished more on my current project vehicle by spending 20 minutes to an hour working on it 4 or 5 times per week versus trying to set aside an entire day on the weekend to crank stuff out. Plus I stay more engaged with the whole process and I enjoy it more as well. I set up near term goals by the seasons (i.e. Winter, Spring, etc.). One tip that I've found for me is that I review and reset my upcoming goals once I reach the end of a season. I'll readjust what I want to do and when I want to get it done based on how much I was able to complete, additional tasks that I have identified that need to get done, and knowledge that I've gained on how long things actually take to complete versus how long I think they'll take.

@PoorManMods Год назад

I totally agree with doing something everyday. Im a bit more hardcore than everyone in my group of friends and I always tell them "the more you do today, the less you have to do tomorrow". Whether than means chipping away for 10-15 minutes every chance you get, or sucking it up when you're cold and tired and staying at it for another 30-45 mins to finish the project at hand. Sticking to that mentality compared to "I'll finish it tomorrow, or next weekend" can make difference of your car making it to "that event or show" or not...or maybe even make the difference between your car being drivable and enjoyable in 6 months instead of 5 years.

@doalex2085 9 месяцев назад

Just love that one;!!

@luisaldebaranda7652 Год назад

Mk3 are one of the most underrated cars! Gladly only fews can appreciate this beauties!

@802Garage Год назад

#4 is super relatable for me. Been working on a personal project for 2.5 years now that isn't done, just one example. Meanwhile, I was able to build a rotary swapped BRZ in under 15 days of work, with friends of course, for someone else. If I actually had some friends around to go back and forth working on my build and there's, I'd probably get a lot more done! All great tips and I could share many examples of all of them working for me. I'll add the classic don't let perfect be the enemy of good. You put a part on the car and it doesn't fit 100% spot on? Do you get discouraged, quit for the day, maybe go inside to buy another one? Or do you keep working and plan to improve it later? You'll make more progress and be happier with the latter. Danny's advice of breaking it down into individual systems is also great. I prefer this approach to fully stripping down a car. Especially if you don't have a large space, all the tools, and a ton of money. For the V10 Impreza, I go one step at a time. I didn't even take the full interior out to remove the dash and cut the firewall. If I started with everything out, I'd feel too daunted to do anything!

@FayeHadley Год назад

Yes, soooo true. My Supra fam really helped, and they were all friends. I miss them dearly! I love my friends herein SA too, but they mostly want to do non-car stuff, which kind of just distracts from my projects and takes up what little free time I have, so I just had to take a break. Once my car runs, I will need places to go, so I will go do all of those awesome activities with them all again soon!!!.... but in wayy more style :))

@802Garage Год назад

@@FayeHadley Are non-car friends even real friends? 🤔 Kidding, of course. Can't wait for another Supra update!

@rcviola121 Год назад

Such an inspirational talk Faye … project wise, as a dad of young men, helping and teaching them with their projects. You know that in and of itself is the best therapy for this dad … I am always so excited to see and watch them work on there projects. I have shared this discussion that you shared with them. Thank you and thank Danny for the Inspiration Faye!!!

@FayeHadley Год назад

This is awesome!! Keep teaching them those hands-on skills!!

@LujinCustom Год назад

When you get parts, if possible, install now. If you’re acquiring multiple components for a project, lay them out. Break your project up into sub-projects and figure out an order to accomplish them. Don’t just buy parts and pack them away, where you’ll forget about what you already have

@FayeHadley Год назад

SUCH good advice, YES! "Sub-Projects" - well said! My current weekend "sub project" is finishing my intake manifold, then next week's "sub-project" is the fuel rail modification! As Danny says, "baby steps!"

@MrRanggong Год назад

Excellent points. Thanks for sticking it out. There's not many of us left. Ive had my MK3 for over 30 years here in the PNW but had the engine out for over 10 years waiting for me to free up the time to put it all back together. To keep my enthusiasm up occasionally I just sit in it and remember all the good times. That always gives me shot of hope.

@jackgray1402 Год назад

🥰 This was such an amazing video. Thank you and Danny for all of the advice and beautiful energy. "Volkswagens: the gateway drug." 😂 Too true. My dad's MK3 Jetta got me into cars and I've been addicted ever since. I own a MK2 Jetta that I've had since 2009, a Toyota pickup, T100, and an Audi Q5. Unfortunately I sold my two door Tahoe, but I'm always on the hunt for more vehicles. 😁 Keep up the great work!

@talon93pete Год назад

My darling daughter that sewed her own snowball full length dress just changed the oil on her first car. Just told her what needed to happen and she did it. Except the darn oil filter, those are always stuck from oil change joints. Next we plan to make her copper color hatch match her blue car.

@FayeHadley Год назад

That is awesome!

@joshpeterson7241 Год назад

Great video! I don't have a "project" car per se, but I have 3 cars I need to maintain and fix up, and I really don't know what I'm doing so it's sometimes hard to stay motivated. This advice can be used for everything, not just project cars,so this is great! I need as much motivation as I can get, and this helps!

@davidjohnson8474 Год назад

I'm happy I was able to build you an example of where your car was before it's coming into now! This is very good advice for everyone! After losing my dad who he was helping me with my Mach 1 I feel lost without him! I'm trying to get my mind back that's why I'm doing upgrading my new car!

@yoshimitsu1896 Год назад

It’s great to hear advices like these. I bought a 3rd gen 4Runner in July 2021 and the amount of things that it needed took me by surprise, yet I don’t want to let go of it. I have used your advices before watching your video but being refreshed by this helps me a lot. Getting my 4Runner will take time but I know I can do this!

@FayeHadley Год назад

So happy to hear!!!

@smavtmb2196 Год назад

Faye your positivity/personality is very endearing. Love your supra and hope to see it rip down the road. Thanks for the tips. I definitely keep detailed lists of everything for my project. I'v been struggling to build my car for over a decade. I buy parts but can't put them on my car because it needs to be disassembled. I live in Vancouver BC and its a beautiful place to live but It's extremely expensive to buy or rent any place with a garage to work on my project. I might need to move to the middle of nowhere. I refuse to give up on it.

@jaydenray2803 Год назад

Perfect timing with the weekend.

@FayeHadley Год назад

:))

@chestrockwell8328 Год назад

This is good one Faye. And geesh in the thumb nail for half a second thought you were Carmen Electra.

@drwisniewski Год назад

I’m struggling with a project right now. This has inspired me! God bless!

@FayeHadley Год назад

That is SO AWESOME!!! Looking forward to seeing that list :))

@classicwefi Год назад

When I did the frame off restoration on my 92 Chevy Silverado I tried to break it down into separate projects, like doing the rust repair on the cab and doors first and getting the fire wall and jams painted gave me something nice to look at for motivation. Then sand blasting and painting the frame getting the cab back on making it a roller was a big step. I started the project fall of 2018 got it running and driving summer 2021 put on 3000 miles then finished the paint job January 2022 so I guess I stuck with it good.

@ericebert6404 Год назад

Fay, thank you for posting, I really needed this. I have a project that has been on and off for close to 20 years now. I like your notebook a great idea. I have hundreds of baggies that are tagged and one time very organized. Recently I had to do some renovations to my shop and organization of parts and pieces went out the window. My project is a 1978 Jeep CJ7. I am planning on a Wrangler tub conversion, however due to space kept the tub outside, covered and off of the ground. But it started to rust. So procrastination has added more work. To make the rust repairs easier, I built a car rotisserie, so now I can push out the tub driveway and work on it a little easier. Room in my shop is a premium. Keep posting your motivational videos, they really help! Thank you Danny!

@FayeHadley Год назад

Awww, I absolutely will!! And that sounds like such a cool project!! I really want to build a rotisserie to fix the rust on my Volkswagen!

@tomrodgers6629 7 месяцев назад

One of my best memories is me and my brother hanging at the garage working on our T/As while Car Talk ( Click and Clack ) was playing in the back ground. My project was a 82 T/A I did a ton of performance upgrades on. I was offered good money for it. I responded with " My T/A is like Mad Max's Interceptor is to him. We are part of each other "

@johnwayfix-it-or-mod-itgar4828 Год назад

I've had my mk3 supra red and the white one for about 6 years, and I o ly want to build the red one, but I have been so slow, this is great advice. Thanks for the motivation.

@edberry78 Год назад

Watching this video was perfect timing. A log is a great idea, especially for a guy that makes sporadic lists constantly, then loses them.

@thevandivers Год назад

Love this one! :) My project car is one I regularly drive. A 2005 Jeep Liberty. It's old, ugly and I love it! I am always finding something I want to change or improve, this way I can instantly get the satisfaction from making it better and enjoying the results.

@JT-fd3tf Год назад

Great advice! As a technical project manager, I follow a simple strategy when confronted with too much complexity. Make a list, and WORK THE LIST!

@mikehunntt5338 Год назад

I just keep putting in more power my new zz632 made fall in love with my black on black 2nd Gen camaro all over again and if twin turbos with nitrous do keep my full attention I'll paint pictures of Faye down the hood sides and trunk 🥰😍🤩😘

@mikeball9715 Год назад

Well, first off, love your 70 Superbee shirt! This is all superb advice and I love your mentality. My 55 Dodge, Papa Smurf, has been an ongoing project since 2014 and it's been a winding road. Every time the 6 volt electrical system failed, the carburator vaporlocked, and had to push it, and eventually it just sat in the garage because it's not reliable, I often wondered "why do I still have this thing?" and thought of selling it, but boy am I glad I didn't! Especially after lucking into my 270 Hemi and automatic transmission drivetrain. I'm excited to report the motor is nearly done. I had to panic ship an oil pump driveshaft and gear at the last minute, but I'm told it's about to be dynoed soon, and I nearly have it paid off! Now it's just building the car! This may sound strange, but my biggest inspiration throughout this is keeping all my car parts in my bedroom closet and having to live with them around me all the time and knowing they will make a complete car someday. I need to get better at keeping lists though. Santa Claus doesn't remember who's naughty or nice because of memory LOL. Thanks for filming this!

@murphychris9811 Год назад

here in the uk we need more girls like you

@maxjones9139 Год назад

More like her needed everywhere IMO

@klwthe3rd Год назад

@@maxjones9139 I know right! 🥰

@FayeHadley Год назад

Oh my gosh, you guysssssssssssssss :'))

@jamiegroves1761 Год назад

Thanks Faye, Great advice from Danny,I always try to bye a running and resisted car so I can drive and enjoy between working on it . But when your die hard I don’t have that problem. 😎🍺👍🇦🇺

@richardgalindo1364 Год назад

Good advice from Danny about doing small things. The small scale stuff will keep you motivated. Then by staying organized like you did, these small projects add up into a full build! I like to set a goal for 1 item to be done. I buy the parts and when they arrive, I set a day for the job. Goal achieved! On to the next goal. Or maybe enjoy my achievement for a while and plan the next thing. That got me through my first restoration. Now, I'm showing my son how to do the same thing with his first project. And the dopamine hits keep on coming!!

@MackOftwylds Год назад

Lots of good ideas here. Coming from an ADD person who jumps to new "shiny toys" too fast, some of these have been key for me with my long term projects. I've had a 40 Plymouth Coupe for 9 yrs. I have worked on it about every 3 years for a month or so at a time. But, it's a ground up twin turbo SBC gasser Rat build and I finally got the engine block & parts to & back from the machine shop last summer. Problem is, a new "shiny" Mad Max build (turbo SBC in a 41 Pontiac on 78 K10) came along that has to be done by March. So yeah, notes to myself are key for keeping going...

@FayeHadley Год назад

Oh my gosh, these are cool projects!!

@antoniovega4978 6 месяцев назад

Thanks, Faye! For the inspirational video, I started my project 15 years ago, and the most common mistake was taking everything apart on my tahoe. Now, I am overwhelmed, trying to get it back together. Thanks again for tips, I am back working on my Tahoe 😊

@caitannihilate Год назад

Really needed this video, and it helps so much that it's from a fellow wrench turning female! My husband and I are working on a 94 Dodge Stealth R/T TT as a project and I finally hit a point of burn out a few days ago. It's running and was fairly well taken care of, but needed a good tune up, new exhaust, thorough detailing and will need some minor body repair (small dents and dings) and paint correction to get it looking really good. I was not taking it in baby steps and spending way too much time spinning my wheels either due to lack of prior research or had hit the point of exhaustion and trying to push through it. Hyper focus from ADHD doesn't help that any! 😂 I've also been dealing with some shoulder issues which makes it difficult to do some things and makes the next day a sore one, and I feel like I lose time on making progress when I am forced to take a break for a day. I never considered that the physical rest day could be used for research and/or smaller and less physically demanding projects. That realization definitely cheered me up! Love the suggestion of keeping meticulous notes as well, as I'm notorious for having to take some time to figure out where we left off... then again that's anything in my life that gets put down for more than 5 minutes! 😂 Definitely going to take this amazing advice and put it to good use moving forward. From one car lady to another, thank you so much and keep on wrenching girl!

@Mnkyc_311 Год назад

Binders and folders and organizing, oh my

@EddieNanakase 9 месяцев назад

I saved this video to show my friends what the reality of a real project car looks like ! Most people demand that you be done with your project already, like if they are experts and know exactly how long it should take to finish one 😮‍💨

@doalex2085 9 месяцев назад

Thank you Fay;! I needed this video ;! And thank you all for your comments on how to stay motivated!

@FayeHadley 9 месяцев назад

You are so welcome!

@rubenfranco9046 Год назад

Great advice as always, I will say my issue probably is that I wanna rescue all of them. Projects follow me home I swear😄

@FayeHadley Год назад

You and me both! HAHA that's awesome!

@HDYaqui Год назад

Great Video!!! Loved the 411 about long term projects!!! 😉👍🏽👍🏽

@davidmahan4160 Год назад

Fantastic advice with great tips. Get organised and keep organised.

@crnutsmotorsports Год назад

You are such a Jewl, after 1 year and lots of $$, I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. It's so nice to fire up the beast and be able tp back it out of the garage under its own power. Makes you feel a true sense of accomplishment., Peace be with you ❤.

@DavidVasquez-hs9bo Год назад

Thanks for the chickens at the end. Was getting worried they wouldn't make an appearance.

@FayeHadley Год назад

I can't not, it upsets my subscribers!!!!

@wesleyedwards2764 3 месяца назад

Nice video idea! ADHD is kicking my tail. OMG, I have like 50 LT projects that I need to get to sometime. I guess my most beloved long term project is a 95 YJ. It's waiting for me to install the 4.6 stroker, body lift, lift springs, a ford 8.8 rear diff and etc. My organization is so poor, but it's a huge key for those with ADHD. I dig your receipt/note book. My first car was an '86 MR2. It was an amazingly fun car until I smoked the rings. I removed the long block from underneath with the body supported on railroad ties in the yard and reinstalled it by myself when I was 19. It was disassembled for so long that the injectors were stuck after assembly. I tapped them on our concrete porch to get them working again. :) I only have Chevy's, Jeeps, tractors, and motorcycles now. :( That feeling when you are hauling butt in/on your long term project for the first time or for the first time in a long time: "OMG, if I knew it was going to be this much fun I would have finished it 6 months ago! I totally should have finished this before now. Whee!!!!" The last two projects that I felt that way about were Suzukis. I purchased most of a Gen 1 Bandit 1200 in totes and a badly neglected, weathered, and previously misassembled & mis-wired RF900RV. 🏍

@martinlira2477 6 месяцев назад

Just the motivation I needed! I've been neglecting my project the whole year to the point I didn't know how to get back on it. I'm getting on with that list asap. Thank you! ✌🏽

@billiam3285 8 месяцев назад

I've been working on my 56 gmc pickup since I was 17, I'm 38 now. I'm ready to finish it. I'm going to try and use some of these tools, thank you for the tips

@annies_vw Год назад

Awesome video and advice. Makes me feel like I’m on the right track. I have some thoughts as well for how to stay motivated and in love with your project car - lose some sleep by over thinking and over planning every step of the process. Dive down the youtube rabbit hole, how did you get to this 45 minute compilation video of silo’s being tipped over? Re-focus. Yell into the wind. Write your project car a love letter in haiku. She doesn’t like it. Become emotionally bankrupt. Allow that bewitching balance of anxiety and ADHD to take the wheel for a few weeks. You are now financially bankrupt as well. Channel strength and wisdom from your German ancestors. Rinse and repeat. Phew. I’m sure someone will find this additional advice extremely helpful. But a serious answer would be all the ones you and Danny have already given. And I’ll add - do it for yourself and not for anyone else. Learn from every triumph and failure. Joy in the journey. Celebrate the wins.

@FayeHadley Год назад

Annie, I LOVE THIS. 'DO IT FOR YOURSELF AND NOT FOR ANYONE ELSE" YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And you're so right about the learning opportunities. If we already knew every step about building cars, it would be so boring. There are new things to experience with every modification, every part of our builds - what a great opportunity that is to level up and be interested in everything we do!!!

@chiquanvu 2 месяца назад

I need a trapper keeper! Your notes are incredible. Glad I saw this video.

@michaellankford4331 Год назад

Great positive video ..... Thank y'all stay safe and god bless ✌ ❤ ☺

@FayeHadley Год назад

Thank you! You too!

@DannerPlace 9 месяцев назад

I am now MOTIVATED! Thank you.

@shadydavesrcchannel5113 Год назад

Great video! Words to live by!

@FayeHadley Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@dmann1209 Год назад

Solid advice! I have duplicate parts for my fixer upper. I usually gain progress during the warmer weather...after the job....yard work...family...house repairs. and other projects...lol. As a shade tree DIY person, I highly recommend the project to be drivable so you can feel the fruit of your labor. I enjoy your channel and your energy.

@cgonedfishing Год назад

Luv it! Flo with it! So when I was 16 I asked my dad to help me with a car, wanted a 66 stang. He would not help with that car but a MGB was his choice. Well when my kid sister started to drive he helped her get a 67 mustang, I was so mad… Long story short I have it now, its moved to 5 different places, last move my company put it on a car hauler and it road with Porsche and Ferrari, even though it did not run 😂. Love all these tips! Made my Friday Faye!❤

@abdool1972 Год назад

Great advice I'll be taking to heart.

@FayeHadley Год назад

:)) thank you, Sammy!!

@freddaniali Год назад

I love you Faye! Thank you so much for the encouragement and for making this video!!!

@FayeHadley Год назад

OH MY GOSH THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

@baldwinmarka Год назад

VERY wise words!!

@fsae0607 Год назад

Great video! Once you have kids, it makes it a lot harder. Now that my son is 8, he helps me out. Still, with family life, time gets scarce.

@FayeHadley Год назад

Absolutely. It does take a lot of juggling when you have many important and valuable parts of your life that you want to honor. I am stoked that your son enjoys working with you!!! That is going to be so good for him as he gets older and understands the value of working with his hands!

@deanrivera8016 9 месяцев назад

Faye, Really inspiring video, I would think that a lot of auto enthusiasts needed to hear this message with all the unfinished projects out there I just relocated from Portland Oregon to Atlanta Georgia and pulled my unfinished LS swapped S 10 project behind the U Haul all the way here, I have been trying to get my shop together so I can get back to working on it and get it on the road again, my biggest obstacle here in the Atlanta area is finding a reliable engine builder that’s willing to take on rebuilding my LS 2 I have just purchased and set up my a Advantage 4 post lift in the shop I have here at my new home, so hearing your advice in this video is just the motivation I need ! Your videos are awesome Faye, Big thanks………..

@mrautoguy8419 9 месяцев назад

Its such a pleasure listening to you giving advice. I can actually feel the passion you have working on cars! You and Danny gave great tips! Thank you!

@jozsefizsak Год назад

I love the video. You're an ideal person to give meaningful advice about how to be effective and make the things we undertake into life enhancing experiences. I must say though, I get nervous when I see the new fashion of deliberate visual glitches incorporated because I've already encountered unwatchable videos in which these were numerous enough to sink the whole thing. I trust you will avoid any such temptation. I think the whole idea of marking transitions with blasts of noise or the aforementioned visual artifacts is probably not even necessary. 😊

@junechris Год назад

Sup hard working lovely girll! I'm still the oddball Saturn SL2 guy, great vehicles too. Just finding Pistons for the car was a pain , ended up going with Arias 10 to 1 Forged Pistons and SCAT rods, sent the crank off to be knife edged and the head got sent off to R.A.C.E (redline automotive machine shop) in Davie FL for port and polish, mild deshrouding, mild bowl blending and gonna run low boost and E85 and dual intake cams and my other buddy is gonna do a cat back exhaust out of titanium, etc. Should be nice if it ever gets done...lol

@bobbq9290 Год назад

Queen of Pixies.

@MyLilMule Год назад

Awesome attitude! I bet you were either a straight A student, OR, you could have been, but didn't like doing the work and didn't want to be labeled a nerd - the latter was me! 😂 I embrace my nerdness as an adult. LOL! I don't have any long term projects, yet, but for the small ones I do have, I take notes and save everything, but it's also why I got into RU-vid. I can document everything I am doing and it should live on forever as a reference.

@JimmyMakingitwork 9 месяцев назад

Awesome, very good points and should be motivational for anyone with a stalled project. Some think keeping track of things will take more time, but it saves time! LOTS of time! Doing something every week, or even every day is a big one. Seems like many go a few weeks without any project interaction and it is doomed from there. Car is gonna be awesome!

@davidkraus5221 7 месяцев назад

Really needed this video, have my dream car, 1985 Porsche 944, in my garage, just bought this fall, and it’s kind of overwhelming how much needs to be done. Inspiring video!

@kentroutt3313 4 месяца назад

Thnnx for the encouragement, love it. Thanxagain !

@shiloh5199 Год назад

Love your guest and your channel!!

@FayeHadley Год назад

Thanks so much!

@shadwellsong 9 месяцев назад

so great, thank you Faye.

@harrygreene5571 Год назад

Best advice...EVER! Well done.

@hassenmohsen8502 5 месяцев назад

Great tips. I have 4 classics on the burner and lists help a lot. Good looking out Faye!

@skyfreakwi Год назад

I'll second the 30 day rule. I have myself 30 days to go from vw bug to trike and i was riding it 28 days later. Maybe sooner but without brakes... My brother ride it through a chain link fence and it got parked for 25 years. I got reinspired and in 2 weeks it was completely rebuilt!

@JDawgBuilds Год назад

Great video and tips! I love the list tip I have notes, goals, stuff I need to order, stuff I need to install and just to keep track of everything. I have a ton of projects vehicles. 1990 240sx, 2008 STI, 2007 Tacoma, 1450 class off road race truck, 1976 CB550F, 2005 CRF450X supermoto, 19ft skiff. Everything runs and that’s a huge motivator. I also installed, fabricated, painted, rebuilt and do the maintenance myself. I didn’t want to write a huge description of each vehicle, but they all have a cool story, my reason for building them a certain way and each one has taught me something. Maybe I’ll post a video about them 🤔 My full time job is boat “maintenance” so I’m a backyard mechanic and pretty much only work on my vehicles. I was afraid of being a full-time car mechanic/fabricator/welder and losing interest in my hobby if that makes sense. That’s why I stuck to boating so I can keep it separated, but getting better one transfers into the other.

@FayeHadley Год назад

That is really good advice. I definitely don't work on as many customer cars as I used to, and have diversified what I do to keep myself still loving my job. And those are really cool projects!! I'd love to see a video on the Tacoma!!

@JDawgBuilds Год назад

@@FayeHadley Yeah in high school (I'm 34 now) I wanted to have a truck that could go through the whoops at 60+ mph. I didn't know how or where to start, but in my early 20s I bought a completely stock Tacoma and started building it. It was also my daily driver so I had to tear it down install parts and drive it to work the next day! I learned how to fabricate, weld, body work, automotive paint, and "bigger" maintenance jobs on that truck besides brakes/spark plugs/oil changes.

@SomebodysNephew 9 месяцев назад

Thank you, I needed this. Bought a first gen RAV4 I plan on putting all the love into. They sure don't make em like they used to. Got a whole list of things I want done(Not to make it drivable it's reliable and clean inside and out) just to spruce it up and make it last another 20 years. I've already redone the intake and it does get tiresome working on them. Never been more than a shadetree mechanic but I have done commercial lawn care and I sympathize with not wanting to come home and cut my grass ie work on my car. Love the car content.

@StrongerThanBigfoot 9 месяцев назад

I have two first gen ravs. Driving one while trying to slowly rebuild the other one

@stephaniecurlee6936 Год назад

I feel Danny, I just redid a wiring harness three times making it better each time. Faye I had a 82 Supra back in the 90's I put a 302 in it with. C-4 and a shift kit. TRD said the rear would hold and it did. That car scared me to no end. I was shutting mustangs down with my rebuilt 5MGE motor. I used the TRD book to play with the fuel mix etc. It had a MSD box and coil. I so miss that car. I'm a 4x4 gear head now with a 01 Mitsubishi Montero sport. Anyway one girl to another keep on wrenching.

@chestrockwell8328 Год назад

Nice, my buddy had an 85 Supra in 87 and we really wanted to do a 302 sbf swap...I can't recall why he got rid of his Supra; beautiful car, white body, maroon interior. I'm putting a 302 sbf into an 04' Mazda RX8 currently.

@FayeHadley Год назад

OH MY GOSH THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!! I am so inspired by that, I was thinking of putting an American V8 into that black and blue Supra (the one to the left of me in this video) just for fun (and since the wiring harness is so hacked, it would take a lot of work and money to just get it back to stock!) Oh my gosh you are so cool!! You're the type of car girl I wish I could meet and be friends with in real life! Keep wrenching!!!

@stephaniecurlee6936 Год назад

@@FayeHadley oh you should totally do it, that would be so bad ass. I took the digital cluster out and put all VDO gauges. I had a B&M v gate shifter, so you could slap the gears. It would bark the tires just cruising at 15mp. It was painted Ford electric blue and had a Z28 hood scoop for the air cleaner Eldelbrock intake, and carb. I had to put springs over the shocks to keep it from smacking the diff on the pavement. I re did the interior with black roll n tuck in the middle and smooth on the sides with blue piping. She had gold Enkeis and of course she had some boom in her lol. Would you believe my 4x4 rig is for going to be for overlanding? Lol I just saw y'all's short with y'all's rig out in the woods. I'd definitely like to meet you, heck of even Wana wrench together. You're an inspiration to me as well. I got bad sick in 2019, and spent basically two years on bed rest. It wrecked my body. I'm doing exactly what y'all said in the video. Something every day🙂 I love your channel and story ♥️

@stephaniecurlee6936 Год назад

@@FayeHadley I'll send you some pics on messenger

@dennisferron8847 Год назад

Watching this video can be the something for today for tip #2! I'm so glad you made this video; I have a project Prelude in a similar state and timeline as your Supra has been, including the having to tow it when moving houses. I haven't fallen out of love with the project, but I'm worried I won't remember where I left off before I moved shop. I wish I'd already been keeping a journal like you recommend. I do write TODO's on cardboard in the shop when I'm in the thick of working on a car. I wish I could attach an image to a RU-vid comment, because the weekend I made the final sprint to finish my wife's Prelude (different car) (see? I _can_ finish a project lol), I wrote all of the remaining tasks with sharpie on a white cardboard brake disk box, and I noticed the lighting looked very dramatic with the unfolded todo list box sitting in the engine bay under the task light so snapped a pic. P.S. Do feel FOMO thinking about all the time that has gone by that you HAVEN'T been driving your project car? Could be a topic for a follow-up video!

@FayeHadley Год назад

Dennis, awesome on the Prelude!! That can also be the "little things that you do every day" and BEGIN your notebook - NOW!! It is never too late to start getting organized!! And yes, while i actually rarely feel FOMO (as an introvert, I rarely regret skipping out on a social event or hangout opportunity) but when I think about the years that I could have been driving my car, instead of feeling sad, I tend to feel angry..... angry at the machine shop that messed up my engine. At the time, I was still a fairly new tech, and I trusted the machine shop more than my own abilities, so I never questioned their work, and kept checking everything I had done over and over again, doing and redoing and redoing.... it affected my confidence as a technician and a car builder, and it caused me to fall out of love with my project. Every time I think about it, it makes me want to call up the machine shop and tell them my story, so I try to forget about it. Truth be told, I have called them - several times. Never asked for a refund, never was impolite, and I have never thrown them under the bus even though I have friends with engines there. For some reason, I always protected their honor, but all I asked was for them to apologize, and to make sure that every employee who works there has a straight edge, or access to one, and knows how to use it. Heck, my bill for the labor itself could have bought a straight edge for every employee. But they just pretend that I never existed and they ignore me. So.... I try not to think about it.

@dennisferron8847 Год назад

@@FayeHadley for me it wasn't a machine shop, but a paint and body shop. While my black Prelude was half-apart I had the opportunity to buy a (supposedly) closer to done white one built with the same parts I would have chosen anyway. It was physically in a resto shop owned by friend of the seller who had already negotiated for it to be painted supposedly within a couple weeks. Weeks dragged into months and then a year while I tried to get the paint shop to either let me pay money on top to expedite it OR let me take the car home as is and I wouldn't hold it against them. Instead the owner kept insisting he would get it painted and make it right even as they had problems with the business and break ins. They ghosted me regularly and relocated twice without telling me so I'd drop in unannounced to find the former location empty. Finally they went out of business and moved all the cars to a storage lot and I still don't understand why the owner went to the trouble to move it when he could have told me to just come get it. During all this time this was going on with the white car I couldn't do anything on the black car because of not knowing if it was going to be the parts car or the built car. Eventually I took matters into my own hands and did some sleuthing and found the actual location - in a field - where the white car had been abandoned along with the other cars that had been in the shop. I had to negotiate with the owner of the land to get the fence unlocked and the groundskeeper helped me tow my car home. To the end the business owner insisted it had always been his intention to make things right, but I didn't car about the money (out a few hundred in the end) it was the lost time and lost momentum on the project that was the real harm. Now, the black car is my build chassis and the white car is the parts car. (Besides not painting it and ultimately leaving it in a field, the work they had done on the white car was to apply Bondo a 1/4" thick.) Much like your experience with the machine shop steeling your resolve to learn to machine your own engine, this experience got me to sign up for classes in sheet metal shaping and coachbuilding.

@beetleworks738 Год назад

I've had my 72 super beetle for 2 years and I've still working on small things here and there and got her to a bunch of shows won my 1st trophy and figure out what I want to do in my life and be a mechanic

@FayeHadley Год назад

😃👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@santosnunez9009 Год назад

I’m here because my 68 VW Bus shell has been sitting for 10 years now. I bought an engine and sheet metal in the first two years and have spent the remaining 8 finding other parts. I even bought epoxy primer and a paint gun last year and I’m still struggling to designate a good week to getting body work done. Here’s to hoping it finally happens this year.

@FayeHadley Год назад

Oh my gosh!!!! You HAVE TO WATCH the first episode of this season of All Girls Garage! I replaced the floor on my VW rabbit!! Hopefully it will inspire you!!!!

@santosnunez9009 Год назад

@@FayeHadley sounds like I have some catching up to do

@osvaldocortes6050 Год назад

Hey girl you look great on those glasses, yea really cute

@FayeHadley Год назад

Thanks!! Turns out my eyesight isn't the best, and hey - I ENJOY SEEING!! haha!

@zrugo350 7 месяцев назад

LOL \ The Hadley Hens would be a great band name! Love watching yer videos... Keep up the good work!🐣

@aliinuijake5191 9 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed your video! 😊👍🏽It's similar what I've gone through building up my '04 Toyota Matrix XRS....

@DivineMK3 Год назад

Ahh man this hits home lol, solid 14 months on my 2j swap. I remember having to take breaks cause it started to feel like a job and I didn’t want to make something I love doing feel like a job so I would help friends with their cars and it would motivate me. But the day I finally started it and drove it out of the garage was all worth it. I’m so glad the fire is still burning in you to get her running I’m really hoping to cruise with you some day, keep it going Faye!

@FayeHadley Год назад

Ah, same here internet supra friend!! Glad to see you in the comments, because yours is one of the builds I was referring to in this video! I definitely got inspired watching your progress online, thanks for sharing your journey as well. And that is such a good point, it should never feel like a job, and taking breaks on the stuff that isn't fun is definitely necessary.

@TeonCyndi Год назад

Yup needed this kick in the ass too work on my supra again thanks faye and danny you guys rock

@FayeHadley Год назад

OH MY GOSH YES PLEASE PLEASE DO!!!! I want to see it running!!! Are you going to try for Supras in Vegas?? :))

@TeonCyndi Год назад

@@FayeHadley unfortunately i won’t make it this year im gonne be tearing down the suspension and sub frames but gonna be trying for the following year fingers crossed and im going to drive it from NJ to vegas god help me lol