"I'm Waiting On Parts" T-Shirt | Funny DIY Car Builder Skeleton Mechanic Project Car Lifestyle Tee | Gift for Gearheads & Garage Builders

I'm waiting on parts. The most universally understood excuse in all of car culture — and the unofficial password for every project car builder who's ever been mid-build and explaining to their significant other (again) why the car still isn't running. The skeleton with a wrench is the perfect visual metaphor. Every project car builder eventually waits long enough for parts that they could have decomposed waiting for them to ship. The custom-fabricated turbo manifold that's been "two more weeks" for three months. The backordered head gasket set from overseas.

The specialty tool you need to get the job done that nobody local stocks. The replacement part the manufacturer discontinued in 2003 that you're hunting on every forum, classifieds page, and salvage yard online. The package that's been stuck in customs for so long you've forgotten what you ordered. Every gearhead has lived this exact scenario, multiple times, on multiple projects. "Why isn't the car done yet?" — I'm waiting on parts. "When will it be back together?" — I'm waiting on parts. "How long until you can drive it again?" — I'm waiting on parts. The phrase becomes the answer to literally every question anyone could ever ask about the project car. And the skeleton holding the wrench? That's exactly what every builder feels like after a long enough wait.

This is the universal builder's lament — and one of the most relatable t-shirts any gearhead could possibly wear. Wear the phrase every project car builder already understands.

Perfect for project car builders, late-night garage warriors, DIY mechanic veterans, parts catalog readers, salvage yard regulars, eBay Motors browsing addicts, forum classified ad scrollers, hard-to-find part hunters, JDM-import build owners waiting on overseas shipments, custom fabricator clients waiting on prototype parts, dyno-tune-ready cars waiting on one final component, and anyone whose project car has been "almost finished" for longer than they care to admit. A perfect gift for the friend whose garage has been mid-build for years — and whose explanation has been the same for every single one of those years.

This tee is everything you've dreamed of and more. It feels soft and lightweight, with the right amount of stretch. It's comfortable and flattering for all — at the meet, at the swap meet, or anywhere proper builder solidarity gets the recognition it actually deserves.

• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton (Heather colors contain polyester)
  
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd² (142 g/m²)
  
• Pre-shrunk fabric
  
• Side-seamed construction
  
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
  
• Blank product sourced from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, or the US

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