Build it or buy it, the debate

[tpunx99GSX]

Let's hope you work on your fabrication skills between now and then. :scared:

My fabrication skills are just fine thank you. And what have you seen that i have fabricated?

Edit: If you say my workbench, that thing is still up and working great with a ton of crap still on it.

[cmspaz]

My fabrication skills are just fine thank you. And what have you seen that i have fabricated?

Edit: If you say my workbench, that thing is still up and working great with a ton of crap still on it.
As cool as a K-1 is, nobody wants to see/ride in/drive one that looks like your workbench. ;)

[tpunx99GSX]

As cool as a K-1 is, nobody wants to see/ride in/drive one that looks like your workbench. ;)

You just gave me an idea! Hey guys, now taking donations for plywood!

[Speedfreak]

I build/fabricate everything I do, but time is normally the issue for me personally.

I have no problem with people who just pay to have a car built(or work performed in general). It comes down to time a lot of the times for those who pay to play.

It would take a lot for me to have someone else build me a car(trust wise), but those people are out there, and if money isn't a concern, I'll happily pay and drive(however, I'm sure I'd also have a project or two that I'm working on myself at the same time).

Case in point, I just don't want to deal with or have time for building my next tranny(even though I'm fully capable of/and have done so). I'll either find one that I'd want that is built(or basic tranny that shifts well), or end up sending one of the extra trannies out to Shep at some point.

[TkrPerformance]

I have built every one of my cars. I could never bring my self to pay some one to do it for me. I would not even want to know what one of the shops would charge to build a evo 3 like mine. I know I just have mine,family's,and freind's time and help in it and around 50k in to all the parts and car by it self. But then I started building cars with my dad when I was 9. I always have to have a project going on it is what I love to do for my self and aly. I have also been building mirage swaps for people now to fund all my cars.

Shane is the only person that I have gave money to for my car and it was for a tune. that and an aliment are the only things I pay for

[slowbubblecar]

My fabrication skills are just fine thank you. And what have you seen that i have fabricated?

Edit: If you say my workbench, that thing is still up and working great with a ton of crap still on it.

Got any pics of it with the "ton of crap" on it :D. I was about to find that post when I saw your original post.

[Goat Blower]

There's three things I don't do. Trannies, alignments and tuning. Shep does my tranny, Jeff does my alignment and Shane does my tuning. Everything else including paint, I do. It's personal pride, and like others have said, I don't really trust other people with my car. Any other car of mine, no problem, but not the GSX.

[95talonracer]

Some people like to spend the money and do things right themselves, some people are very cheap and half ass their own cars but still do them their selves, some people open up their check book and let someone else build their car and some people want someone else to build their car for cheap. To all is their own and Ill keep doing things how I like them.

[slowbubblecar]

I like it when they have ambitious goals that they can actually achieve and not by simply writing a check.

Go get 'em.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpNPw4H6_tU

[badinblack]

I think it comes down to what part of cars you are into. I like cars as a hobby, there for I have done every thing my self with cars. to find out what I can make them do. I think others enjoy cars because they like the sport of driving/racing them. I am sure there is cases that money/time have a lot to do with what people do as well. In the end we can all enjoy a well put together machine, wethere it was bought or built. just my 2 cents.