Subject	See, that's where it originally all went wrong.
Posted by	Jayru on October 09, 2012 at 11:05 PM
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In Reply To	What i posted on your blog. posted by LivinTheDream on October 09, 2012 at 10:39 PM
Message	The car only had 67 thousand miles on it (which in hindsight was most likely a hard abused 67K on a really bad tune and crap injectors). But back then I thought - fix the body, and I'll have a mint 300zx TT with 67k miles! Something I can track on the cheap and have a lot of fun... I had no idea the turbos were shot, the engine was about to lose a rod bearing, the driveline & steering system were failing. So I spent a good deal of money on the frame machine and all the body panels to repair, on top of the price I paid for the car. That's where the escalation of commitment comes in. I didn't want to be out that money, so I kept trying to stay with it, making one bad decision after another. In hindsight, it would have been way smarter to take the hit then; lose a few grand, and walk away. I kept thinking if i could salvage it and pull the build off, it would have all made sense. Live and learn I guess. 90 Twin Turbo Track Build - jsworks.org for more info!
Follow Ups	Why do we do it? Why do we love building cars? - Jayru 22:07:20 10/08/12 1) good job on the piece - ZiNnYc 22:12:56 10/08/12 It is ironic because I have said this line many many times.. - KongZTT GT28RS MD 23:27:42 10/08/12 If I had a dollar for everytime I thought "F this" - JDAVE 01:03:28 10/09/12 I've said that many times rebuilding & finding an FP issue (n/m) - SuparexTT 11:04:48 10/09/12 Took me 3 years, countless of hours - ZXRider 01:09:57 10/09/12 Damn man! Sorry to hear. What will it take to get back - Polish 01:42:11 10/09/12 Great review and I feel your Ambition and thoughts - TReedsZ 06:22:53 10/09/12 Well if anything good come out of this... - MikeD (Philly) 07:56:52 10/09/12 Jay, financial security is more important than cars. - ztunerz 10:27:56 10/09/12 2nd, nothing Z-related should ever go on a credit card imo (n/m) - FuerGrissa 21:10:40 10/09/12 Yep - bartz32tt 10:28:36 10/09/12 Thanks guys for the advice and well wishes - Jayru 12:45:40 10/09/12 Totally can empathize... - CameronSF 12:53:01 10/09/12 the real reason we like cars - HKS Z32 12:55:22 10/09/12 ^ +1 (n/m) - HK'S Z 13:03:51 10/09/12 ^ +1 (n/m) - HK'S Z 14:09:29 10/09/12 +1 (n/m) - OverZealous (CT) 21:04:59 10/09/12 Haha agreed (n/m) - FuerGrissa 21:12:55 10/09/12 wtf is a P52? You mean P51 w/ .50 caliber machineguns? - Dallas DamonZ 22:50:34 10/09/12 read through your chronicles last night >> - stockplayerz(nyc) 13:44:40 10/09/12 Well said. I honestly don't want to spend one more cent - Jayru 19:23:42 10/09/12 It's not paranoia, it's sensibility - FuerGrissa 21:17:15 10/09/12 It seems all the problems can be traced back to a bent frame - Gordo 93TT Daytona 15:03:57 10/09/12 Right on, Gordo. - OverZealous (CT) 22:04:42 10/09/12 Cuz no one will enjoying driving more than me once Im done. - LivinTheDream 22:34:38 10/09/12 What i posted on your blog. - LivinTheDream 22:39:12 10/09/12 See, that's where it originally all went wrong. - Jayru 23:05:08 10/09/12 Stick with it. - Rob'Z 22:42:41 10/09/12
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