Arbitrary car goals?

Be able to fix my own crap unassisted.

Be able to make stuff for my crap unassisted.

Elise.

Classic 911.

Build a Deuce, beit a roadster, 3- or 5-window or sedan, with a Flathead, maybe blown. No fenders or hood.

In reply to Anti-stance:

LOL my car has been sitting for two weeks because I can't afford a fuel pump. I'm sacrificing my car wants for my wife and kid.

Two years ago I joined NASA because I wanted to get involved in racing. I was going to go down to Road Atlanta to work a weekend just to get involved with something I love. Requested that weekend off work two months in advance. Got it approved. Reminded the boss every day for two weeks leading up to it. He sent me out of town for a four day job on that Thursday. I realized then that being involved with racing was just a pipe dream.

Unless the future brings me boat loads of money it ain't gonna happen.

nicksta43 wrote: Unless the future brings me boat loads of money it ain't gonna happen.

I hear ya, but like I said, you never know if some job opportunity comes up in the future. Working NASA SE events is how I got to do all but 1 of my track weekends.

stay focused on one project long enough to finish it.

participate in a motorsports related activity on a reasonably consistent schedule.

join 140mph, 150mph, and 200mph clubs at Bonneville.

own GT40

own E-type

I actually have 102 items on my gearhead bucket list. I started it when I was deployed in 2011 inspired by an article in a lesser car magazine. I took a lot of those items and replaced others. So far I have done 14 of them. The list may change, but I think its a good motivator when I am on the computer instead of the garage. It also helps with vacation planning.

I am deployed and bored, so I will type them all here. Mods delete if I am being a thread hog.

1. Drive a Funny Car
2. Attend the Goodwood Festival
3. Race at Bonneville
4. Drive a Sprint car
5. Enter a demolition derby
6. Race the Baja (500 or 1000)
7. Race an Open Road Race like the Silver Star Classic or Big Bend
8. Navigate a Pro Ralley car
9. Drive in a true wheel to wheel race (that isn't LeMons)
10. Attend the US Nationals at Indy
11. Build my own engine from scratch (rebuilds don't count)
12. Crew on a Race Team
13. Race a shifter kart
14. Attend the Daytona 500
15. Attend the 24 Hours of LeMans
16. Race in the 24 Hours of Lemons (Check x6)
17. Go to Gravelrama
18. Go Ice Racing
19. Operate a welder (It ain;t pretty, but I can do it - checked)
20. Blow and engine hard (oddly enough, mine have all been a whimper)
21. Attend the March Meet at Famouso Raceway
22. Own a Lenco or Jeffco Trans
23. Own an Alfa Romeo
24. Attend the Pike's Peak Hillclimb (checked)
25. Run at El Mirage
26. GRM $2KX Challenge (check)
27. Finish in the top 10 at GRM $2KX
28. Attend La Carrera Pan-American
29. Attend the Detroit Autorama
30. Tour the Henry Ford Museum
31. Do the Woodward Dream Cruise 32.Road Trip to Strugis Bike Week (Checked, now I want to ride there)
32. Bid at Barret Jackson
33. See the Don Garlits Drag Museum
34. Cruise all of Rt 66 (Chicago to LA)
35. Attend the Summer Nationals
36. Wtach a race at Eldora Speedway (Tony Stewart owns it)
37. Attend the Turkey Rod Run in Daytona.
38. Race at Maxton
39. The Museum of American Speed (very annoyed I lived in Omaha for 6 years and never knew it was there)
40. Own something with an 8-71 on it.
41. Have a home lift
42. Attend the Grand National Roadster show
43. Attend Pebble Beach Concurs
44. Do Moab
45. Attend Emile Island Concurs
46. Restore a Muscle Car (for this case, my El Camino will have to count. Not there yet)
47. Cut up a Muscle car (http://www.thefunnycarfarm.com/)
48. Paint a car myself
49. Attend the Swamp Buggy races in Florida
50. Ride in an Aussie V8 Super Boat
51. Attend the Bathurst 1000
52. See and F1 Race in Monaco
53. Build and Drive a Rally car (after I naigate one)
54. Compete in a rollover contest
55. Stand between 2 Top Fuel dragsters at the starting line.
56. Build a rat rod (I know it's played, I don't care)
57. Attend the Reno Air Races
58. Go to the Gasser reunion 60 Attend the World Power Wheelstanding Championships
59. Attend the NSRA Nationals
60. The World Street nationals
61. By and sell something at the Hershey PA Swap meet. 64 Win a Drag Race (checked)
62. Help a gearhead on the side of the road (I have helped lots of folks, but no gearheads yet)
63. Lap the Nürburgring
64. Own Vanishing Point, Two Lane Blacktop, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry, LeMans and Winning on DVD 68.Hear John Force speak in person
65. Attend the Pamona Swap Meet
66. Discover and buy and barnfind
67. Own a Ferrari
68. See Jay Leno's collection
69. Attend Driving School (Checked)
70. Earn a competition license
71. The Tail of the Dragon (checked)
72. Blue Ridge Parkway
73. Attend Lead East
74. Attend the AMC Nationals
75. Ride a motorcycle across the country
76. Install a brakelight cutout switch (it's an old shiner thing, and I am still a redneck)
77. Attend the infield party at Sebring
78. Drive on Daytona beach
79. Sit in the snake pit at the Indy 500 (do not google this at work)
80. Wash parts in a dishwasher (I know, I am a failure in the GRM world for not doing this yet)
81. Own a car with flamethrowers
82. Ride in a rumble seat
83. Get in on in car (checked, but it still belongs on this list)
84. Name a car (checked, same deal)
85. Put out a carb fire (checked)
86. Go to the Bristol 400 91 Attend a tractor pull
87. Do a figure 8 chain race
88. Experience turbo lag (checked, now I want to experience it in an original Porsche 930)
89. Perfect the parking brake J-Turn (checked, also a Rockford-checked)
90. Run an Autocross (checked, simple yes, but essential)
91. Get your car in a magazine (checked - GRM $2K5 coverage counts)
92. Do the Rubicon
93. Attend Targa Newfoundland
94. Attend SEMA
95. Run the Targa Newfoundland (driver or navigator)
96. Build a kit car
97. Get a piece published in a car magazine

Did I waste your time? Sorry. But hopefully that some ideas for you. Thanks for the indulgence

In reply to Mental:

On your list I have done 36, 48, 62, 71, 72, 84, 85, 89, 90.

In reply to Mental:

No Drag Week? No Power Tour? No One Lap of America?

I want to expand my list to include Drag Week (provided it is still around when I can afford to attend) and do one of the many "True Street" races where you have to go cruise 30 miles then run 3 back to back passes and not break. Oh, and all those passes better be faster then 9.50-ish in the 1/4.....

Actually Drag Week, Power Tour and One Lap are on there, but they relate to a lesser publication and I didn't want to put them here.

1. Finish fixing the stuff on my 300SD so its how I want it (wheels and tires, real euro lights, more maintenance stuff, etc).
2. Buy and drive regularly both an 70s-80s exotic sports car (like a 308 GT4, Urraco, Citroen SM, etc) and either a Quattroporte III or Aston Martin Lagonda.
3. Have enough parking space and money to buy whatever cheaper cars sound fun (Range Rover, XK8, fintail mercedes, or whatever else sounds interesting).

Right now??

Finish the MG
One Lap in the MG
Do the Subaru 360 build for $20XX challenge
Mid Engined V12 Build
38 Dodge Brothers with I6 Cummins Drivetrain Double Cab conversion to my 54 Willy's truck Start Automotive Buisiness

Tommorrow who knows?

Sorry, but my goals are much less ambitious...

Have enough free time on my hands to actually wash all my cars, let alone complete an engine swap. If I get 30 minutes a month to work on my project car, I'm thrilled.