TeriAnn's criteria makes excellent sense.
I need to post that on a wall in my garage.
I'll call it the LBC chuck-it check-list
Thanks TeriAnn:
Cheers,
Bill Sohl - Waiting for spring.
----- Original Message -----
From: "TeriAnn Wakeman" <twakeman@cruzers.com>
To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 10:56 AM
Subject: Re: Chuck it!
> > What would you keep, and what would you toss?
>
> Ah, time for the "clean sweep team"
>
> My first criteria is to ask:
> "Is this part for a vehicle I currently own or one actively I'm
> shopping for?"
>
> Second criteria:
> "If I'm building up a vehicle would I *REALLY* use that part or buy a
> new one (or seek out a better condition one)?"
>
> Third criteria:
> "Will I take the time to maintain this part in good condition or let it
> deteriorate?"
>
> Fourth criteria:
> "Do a have a place to store the part where it will not be subject to
> accelerated deterioration and will be out of my way (not interfere with
> my other projects)?"
>
> Fifth criteria:
> "If I decide to move, would I pack it up and take it with me of would
> get overwhelmed with the task and leave it behind?"
>
> Personally I'm looking at a move to an unknown location in late 2004
> and used the above criteria to drastically reduce the spares mound. I
> have managed to get my TR spares down to 2 tote boxes plus a cylinder
> head and a set of minilite reproduction wheels with tyres mounted.
>
> The Land Rover's spares is down to 3 tote boxes, a spare grille, spare
> tail gate and a new, still in the box genuine LR front left wing.
>
> TeriAnn
> 1960 Land Rover Dormobile
> 1961 Triumph TR3A
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