How to document your project
(Document your hotrod project as if you intend to duplicate it after suffering total amnesia.) |
|||
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
Remember that cameras capture light, not intentions. Show the photos to others who know about cars. If you have to explain the photo, for example, "There is a bolt in that dark spot", it's a failure. A progression of photos matching the progression of work will increase the odds of getting all necessary information recorded. | Remember that cameras capture light, not intentions. Show the photos to others who know about cars. If you have to explain the photo, for example, "There is a bolt in that dark spot", it's a failure. A progression of photos matching the progression of work will increase the odds of getting all necessary information recorded. | ||
| − | + | What I do is I keep a book sort of like a diary on the car that I am building. Each day when I get through working on the car I make a entry into the diary. I enter things such as part numbers of parts that I used as well as what these parts originally were supposed to fit. Any modifications made I write down a detailed description of as well as why the modification was necessary etc. Everything in the diary I back up with photos. | |
Following each day of work on the project, gather the photos, pick the best, edit copies as needed, and describe, in text, what those photos are about. Write the descriptions as if you're instructing a pen pal half a world away, or explaining to your dearest, non-technical friend. Remember that favorite service manual. | Following each day of work on the project, gather the photos, pick the best, edit copies as needed, and describe, in text, what those photos are about. Write the descriptions as if you're instructing a pen pal half a world away, or explaining to your dearest, non-technical friend. Remember that favorite service manual. | ||
[http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php Hotrodders.com Project Journals] | [http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php Hotrodders.com Project Journals] | ||
Your Privacy Choices