Most expensive mistake you have made when building / modifying a rig? (1 Viewer)

[dr_dobro]

my bigger/most expensive mistake was building my truck as a daily driver/weekend wheeler when i subconsciously knew all along i was going to just wheel it and maybe drive it on Sunday... that being said i built it with a 5 speed manual and realized i would rather have an auto for wheeling. I built a great streetable rig with a 5speed and flawless body work and spent a alot of time and money turning into a auto just to beat it up.....i don't regret my decision because these things are meant to abuse but it has kept me from driving the thing for almost two years....

if you could tag members in your posts i would tag GLTHFJ60! we have had some fun wrenching on these bastards! as someone stated on the first page, this hobby has kept us from things like drugs/titty bars/gambling/other horrible habits and has made us more self sustaining individuals with much knowledge to pass on to others in need....

Wow, I didn't know I had a twin brother…. I was about to start a thread on a new project based on my newly 40 build ? Though I was crazy, I feel so much better now.

 

[RockTactics]

I am sure someone here has burned their garage down and or rig to the ground...lol

Well I just started in on this thread and read this comment and figured I would share a photo. This is my inlaws Jeep that we just finished up. They were gonna be going on a trail run the next morning when the neighbor on the hill called and said there shop was smoking. This was within minutes.

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[GLTHFJ60]

my bigger/most expensive mistake was building my truck as a daily driver/weekend wheeler when i subconsciously knew all along i was going to just wheel it and maybe drive it on Sunday... that being said i built it with a 5 speed manual and realized i would rather have an auto for wheeling. I built a great streetable rig with a 5speed and flawless body work and spent a alot of time and money turning into a auto just to beat it up.....i don't regret my decision because these things are meant to abuse but it has kept me from driving the thing for almost two years....

if you could tag members in your posts i would tag GLTHFJ60! we have had some fun wrenching on these bastards! as someone stated on the first page, this hobby has kept us from things like drugs/titty bars/gambling/other horrible habits and has made us more self sustaining individuals with much knowledge to pass on to others in need....

I'm loving the 5 speed you took out of your 40, so I'd say it worked out pretty well

Wow, I didn't know I had a twin brother…. I was about to start a thread on a new project based on my newly 40 build ? Though I was crazy, I feel so much better now.

Yeah man, you and Martin have a lot in common when it comes to 40s.

 

[js93cruiser]

Having OCD and building an 80 into a crawler...$$$$