The world’s slowest build

I’m totally in awe of those builds that just happen. Guy buys truck. Guy disassembles truck. Guy throws a ton of hardware at it. Super truck done.

This is not going to be that build.

I wish it could be. There are a ton of reasons for the slow build, mostly I have a life outside Fessick.

I have a wife and two young kids.

I have a 60 year old house that needs maintenance.

I have a full time job (more than full time, 60 hour weeks aren’t unheard of).

Fessick is my daily driver, probably until I finish my apprenticeship, in 2021.

I don’t have a spare car, so if I start a project Friday night, I need to be finished in time to drive Fessick to work on Monday.

Probably the biggest limitation is money rather than time. I refuse to go into debt on this project, so upgrades will be done as funds become available.

In all honesty, the build may never be “finished”. I’ll probably continue to come up with new projects to add on.

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Author: rexplex

With a bachelors degree in history, I turn wrenches for a living. I’m most at peace when I hear the wind in the trees or the gurgle of a brook. I’m a believer in the Renaissance Man, as epitomized by DaVinci engineer, artist, soldier, statesman. As Heinlein said, “A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyse a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.”

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