Once upon a time on a management training course, I was told of the notion of "in thoughts and out thoughts". It was an enlightening acknowledgment of the fact that we all have moments where our concentration dips 'in' and 'out' of the topic of the moment (and I thought it was only me!) E.g. when we are sitting in an important strategy meeting we sometimes find ourselves thinking about.. say, the ironing, or when we are writing proposals for lucrative contracts, we simply find our minds wandering to things like rust. And so it is with me.
Now the trainer on this course said that 'in and out thinking', was perfectly normal and
the best way to manage it - so as to stay in focus with the job in hand, was to acknowledge those 'out' thoughts by jotting them down and in doing so your mind will be purged and left clear for more important things. And so I hope my lunch break photo session of the vespa will leave my mind clear for the rest of the day.Ive been worrying about the extent of the rust on this poor old vespa. In my mind I have committed to rebuilding it, but just how much trouble is that body going to be? The following pictures show evidence of bad stuff to come. The body filler is clearly covering up trouble, and there are areas of quite severe pitting - why you can even see daylight through some of that metal where the number plate should go!
So now I am floating between "OMG this is too big a hassle right now, and if I start it, I'll never finish it" AND "No worries, there is plenty of good metal. Ive just got to cut back to there and re-make good again"
what to do? what to do?
Oh sod it, that training course was rubbish. My 'out' thoughts have now become my 'one and only' thoughts :-(
1 comment:
What would I do? A difficult question.
I think you have to have an "out strategy". This where if it all gets to much and you can't either find sufficient time or money you have a way of stopping. This has to cover the loss of face you might feel, the disappointment of not finishing and being able to swallow the loss of money you have invested. The time invested has to be considered as a gain in "life experience" Just think of all those lovely strippers you have spoken to (try to forget the ones you've watched in darkened clubs)
Looking at the pictures I can see a lot of work but... You have to go ahead. At the moment you have only one alternative, Ebay it as is. If you want to ride it on the road you need an MOT and to get that you have to fit a new floor pan. To just fit a floor pan alone would only lead to either a bodge or more work later on. I therefore think that you should, strip, dip, shot blast, repair where necessary.
The point about the chemicals being trapped in the joints is a good one but it's not like the 2CV where there are box sections that can't be accessed. Why cant you pressure wash the frame prior to starting welding?
I also think that it's acceptable to use filler to recover some of the surface pitting. You need to told to your brother about what's available.
So in conclusion, get out the WD40 and start spraying all the nuts and bolts then spend a couple of days doing the day job and make some money to cover the costs.
Post a Comment