[Healeys] Is the list down or just us?

i erbs eyera3000 at gmail.com
Thu Dec 9 10:41:21 MST 2021


The idea is if you put a little of time in on your projects, they are not
stalled. Even if you just clean bolts. It's all progress.

Ira Erbs
1959 AH 100-6
1967 MGB
Milwaukie, OR

On Thu, Dec 9, 2021, 8:32 AM Steven Kingsbury via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Quite the disparity of time, 30 minutes a week to 5-6 hours a day!! I
> guess I fall somewhere in the middle of this. Right now I'm pretty much
> finished with my BN1. I rebuilt the engine the engine last year, first time
> I ever did an engine by myself, but figured I'd tackle it one bolt at a
> time, make sure the torque settings were correct and lube, lube, lube as I
> go. Have over 2,000 miles on it now and though it makes a lot of noise, she
> runs smooth and loves to go down the highway cruising at 80 mph. She also
> loves the twisty roads and I try to get her out at least once a week for a
> hundred or so miles.
> I also have a MGB/GT project I'm working on now and like Ira, I try to get
> 30 minutes here and there to work on it, but not weekly, daily. Some days
> it's thirty minutes, some days it six hours, but I don't beat myself up
> over the hours spent, I just do what I can when I can. I'm doing a complete
> engine rebuild on that car also. Figured it worked once, I should be able
> to do it again. Right now I'm waiting on valve springs and the machine shop
> is going to do the boring soon for 20 over pistons.
> So basically, I do what I feel like. Try to stay busy and with taking over
> the Advertising Manager position at AHCUSA Magazine, I've added a little
> more to my plate. I do try to keep everything fun though. Challenge is
> good, but frustration isn't. Luckily, I've learned that taking the time,
> thinking things through and not trying to finish every little job right
> now, helps keep frustration at bay. That and just walking the beach while I
> think helps a bunch.
> Thanks for the question Perry, hope all is well in your world and of
> course the rest of the list as well. It seems the list isn't down, it's
> just walking the beach and thinking!
> Steven Kingsbury
> BN1
>
> On Dec 9, 2021, at 4:52 AM, Perry Small via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Listers
> Good morning ladies and gents….
> Hope all is well with you. Perhaps something a little different today.
> Read the subject “Is the list down” and had this thought…..
> With the daily requirements and responsibilities of life life facing each
> of us every day, how do you maintain some motivation towards your planned
> or ongoing projects in the garage?
> I understand prioritization and even treating your hobby as a business
> with set hours, etc.
> But there is always that little voice that says,
> I’ll get to that tomorrow, which turns into long delays in progress.
> Curious how you approach this issue.
> Perry
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 9, 2021, at 7:00 AM, Michael Salter via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> 
> Looks like it's working  ..
> Ask what sort of engine oil you should use ... sure to get things moving
> ... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
>
> On Thu., Dec. 9, 2021, 4:44 a.m. John and Kerry Rowe via Healeys, <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> I was wondering the same thing
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 9, 2021 at 7:29 PM Alan Seigrist via Healeys <
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