I have worked on so many projects in my life so far, that I have lost count. Among those projects, a lot were involved at home as well as in my day to day career.

The most successful, were the projects that enough time and resources were allotted to them. I have found in an ever changing world, that we seem to be losing both the time factor and resouces, which seem to be occuring at work and in our homes. My Dad always said "There's never enough time in a day". As a kid, I really did not understand what he meant.

The work environment has become more stressful to get more done with less time. This results with a product or service that meets only partial specifications, or does not meet them at all. My transmission dilemma is a prime example. Push the work out ASAP for the profit margin to be greater. Don't replace ALL the parts if they don't need it, even though you may be paying for it.

One of my past projects was erecting a swingset for my kids. To this day I have NOT written them a letter telling them how very dissatisfied I was. Every nut, every bolt, and every hole, was the right size. Everything went together per the instructions. I did not have to modify or get different hardware to put it together. THIS WAS NOT A CHALLENGE!!!!

Most retail stores will accept the returns like it was a NORMAL practice. They don't even ask questions as to what was the problem... Now you get your replacement just to find out is has a different problem. This is when I usually give up and live with the situation or use some ingenious idea to rid the problem myself.

I bought a pair of bikes for my sons 5th birthday. I could not seem to get the seat tight enough to keep it from twisting. I applied a little more torque and broke a 1/4 x 20 bolt. What was I supposed to do? Take it back and have a disappointed son. No, instead I got a REAL nut and bolt and fixed the BRAND NEW bike. I am glad my 69 Grand Prix wasn't made like that. So far I have only broken one bolt, because it was so rusted after 30 years.

I have MANY more examples of the QUALITY and WORKMANSHIP that we purchase today.

Most people I talk to, want to do the best job they can. It seems that the profit margin means a lot more. So cutting costs is the only solution. Cutting costs ends up in more work to do with less people and less QUALITY parts that are accepted by companies to get a product or service out the door. The consumer ends up with something that they think is good.

I am NOT rich enough to have MY 69 Pontiac Restored Professionally, but I'm NOT sure if I would let anybody else do it. They say "If you want a job done right, you have to do it yourself"

I am receiving many compliments by vistors like you, about my 69 Pontiac Grand Prix Project. These are very rewarding to hear. I am not getting paid by anyone to do this project, but your comments help me to keep up the good work. You, the visitor, are my peers.

My 69 Grand Prix Project

This is a LARGE project. I am the CEO, engineering manager, project manager, purchasing agent, expeditor, inventory manager, inventory planner, repair manager, accounts payable manager, dissassembler, parts cleaner, quality control manager, assembler, auto technician, electrical technician, painter, documentation control, public relations manager, marketing manager, sales manager, webmaster and last but NOT least, the OWNER and DRIVER!!!

It is a GREAT feeling to be able to say you did it all yourself and know it was DONE RIGHT the FIRST time!!

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