working on your truck

[hotrod24]

ok as some of you are married and some are not, how long do you work on your truck a day, week, maybe not even that The point is how many hours do you spend on it?

[JRConnieK10]

Well its been awhile since I've got to work on mine. Along running joke with my son whenever I think about doing something to mine its all about James always work on his Lol. If he reads this he would laugh never work on mine its always his. I think about looking at mine he goes and starts asking if he can do this or take this off so I have to stop and help him. Oh well I'll get to it some day. Yeah right thats a joke.

[4x4orbust]

right now i'm in the rebuilding stage, so about 20 hrs a week (sometimes more).   after this is done i hope no hours a week, as everything will be done.   I do most all of my own work on my vehicles, so at least one weekend a month is taken up by routine maintenance, or fixing something that is broken or annoying me.  I enjoy working on my vehicles, so it doesnt bother me much to spend time in/on/or under them.   

[Captkaos]

Being married and with a toddler, not enough time.  I get sometimes 3-5 hours in a week tops.

[low budget]

Me, married and 4 female teenagers, WOW...

The only help I get is from my youngest and she is my right hand buddy.  She has to be outside if I'm there.  I have to do all the maintiance around house, all cars and trucks, sister-in-laws car and riding mower, and official spider killer, LOL.  Do I get much time to work on my truck? NO!  Do I take time to work on my truck? YES!!

I think the key answer to this question is "equal time"!  Spend time with the wife and kids and they won't care if you spend time with your project, whatever it might be.  If you drive them nuts, they will ask you to go work on your project . 

[zieg85]

Never need too.  I have had it about 5 years, put just over 10K miles on it and with the exception of an annual oil change and a clutch slave cylinder a couple of years ago, mine hasn't needed anything done to it.  My 86 project is buried in the garage waiting for time to be spent on it and the 84 I just picked up I may tinker this weekend weather permitting.

[thirsty]

Right now I work on mine whenever I can and wish I was working on it the rest of the time. My day job kinda gets in the way of progress on my truck.

[Donut]

Way to much.  40 hrs. a week +/- (but what used to take me a weekend, now takes about 5 days)
I was injured and haven't worked in 2 years.  The doctor said it was good physical therapy.  By working on the truck I'm also out of my wife's hair.  She likes having me home, but she got used to me being gone (when I was working).  Being home all the time is a little much.  When I go back to work, the truck will come to a screeching halt, I'll be lucky to have time for maintenance.

[beastie_3]

I dont have a job, so I have all the time in the day.

[hotrod24]

ok this is very interresting, i dont work and i am home all week i get about 15 hours a week in on my ground up restoration. i am on my frame right now grinding all the rivets and if you have done it you know how it is very time consuming. my wife gets on to me for spending that time i try to tell her that i need more time then this but, she does not understand 

[choptop]

Me, married and 4 female teenagers,WOW 

Wow is an understatement. You are a very brave, strong man to have that many under one roof and still be sane enough to know how to spell your name. I've got 9 girls in my youth group and they are making my hair fall out or turn grey, and I dont live with them.

As far as working on the trucks, not much until finances turn around, that and I have to quit buying more trucks.

[1980c10]

I tend to work fast and long until whatever part I am working on is done. For example If i need to replace the shocks I will then i will work whatever is near the area such as brakes steering parts whatever needs fixing. I don't like stuff that isn't right so whatever time it takes to make it better. Otherwise prob about 5 hrs a weekend if nothing else is going on. The bottom line is i need to see progress or i will lose interest. I bought mine in jan of this year completely originial for 800 and should be completely restored by the end of Nov. I was stretching this one out. I wish i had the patience to take it a little slower cuz it would be cheaper i am sure. so now I am looking 4 my next potential project

[Jim Rockford]

I too am newly laid off , so I have all day.

[LUV2XCLR8]

Married, No Kids, We work different schedules, So I get 4-6+ hours
per week day to work on mine and run my website. That being, we
do NOT use our family budget for my toys so progress is very slow.

[Gearhead1]

Married with kids here...means the project gets the scraps of both money and time. This frame off project has stalled and started countless times overthe past 7 years or so. I had a great time this weekend with it. My 13 year old son helped me reinstall the engine and transmission. He was great to work with...He was keen on the hows & whys and jumped right in. He was careful, cautious and methodical.  I let him work the hoist and he did it like a seasoned pro. Good times...