END OF KIT CARS? (Page 23/60)
TXGOOD FEB 27, 07:29 AM
You got me exotise, I`m one of the guys who can`t afford for someone else to work on my car.
But, and this is just my personal take, when I am asking someone about a mod on their car and they can tell me how they did it themselves, I just respect them a little more as a car builder.
But, I think the line will always be divided.
You will get praise for a car from the general public as just a custom car and you will get praise from other builders as a builder.

I FAR I FEB 27, 08:05 AM

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Originally posted by Archie:


Well said.

Archie



Thank you Archie.

Paul
1988holleyformula FEB 27, 10:44 AM

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Originally posted by yellowstone:

WIthout all the Lambo badges I'd like it!




EXACTLY what I thought! That is a sweet little kit that makes a Solstice/Sky look WAY exotic. Get some type of customized removable hard-top for it, take all the badging off, probably switch up the trunklid to something without "engine" vents...

Either way, the owner obviously put a lot of work into it, and it has sparked my interest, I would love to get my hands on it! I just don't get why all the badges are on it. Its a situation where I would love to be able to just sit down one-on-one with the owner and get his honest reasons.

edit: Curly did you see the mirrors on that thing?

[This message has been edited by 1988holleyformula (edited 02-27-2012).]

Bloozberry FEB 27, 01:11 PM

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Originally posted by 1988holleyformula:
Its a situation where I would love to be able to just sit down one-on-one with the owner and get his honest reasons.



There's no mystery. He did it for the same reasons some people put 20" wheels on Chevette suspensions. The same reasons I put Ferrari badges on mine... to make the car look like a better car than it's actual underpinnings. C'mon. The thing is, some people think we should be embarrassed by false badging. Those people are just kidding themselves that they don't hide behind false masks of their own.

(Edited for spelling)

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carbon FEB 27, 03:17 PM
I just hope these are still around when I win the lottery...



I want to build one soooo bad... rust proof it and beat the piss out of it during MN winters.

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exoticse FEB 27, 10:30 PM

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Originally posted by TXGOOD:

You got me exotise, I`m one of the guys who can`t afford for someone else to work on my car.
But, and this is just my personal take, when I am asking someone about a mod on their car and they can tell me how they did it themselves, I just respect them a little more as a car builder.
But, I think the line will always be divided.
You will get praise for a car from the general public as just a custom car and you will get praise from other builders as a builder.



No question a guy who gets his hands dirty and does it himself will always get a little more thumbs up.

madcurl FEB 28, 12:37 AM

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Originally posted by 1988holleyformula:

edit: Curly did you see the mirrors on that thing?




Yes. The beauty of this build is the fact that it sits on a Sky/Soltise vs. a Fiero. The sad part is the badging. Still, coming up with a new design would've been way better. Why waste talent on something that looks nothing like the original when you could build a new design.
85sliverGT FEB 28, 08:19 AM

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Originally posted by troyboy:

a little off topic but this attitude is BS, did you build your own house or did you just sign your name to it, did you build the computer you say this BS on or did you just pay for it, do you grow your own food or do you just pay for it, We all have our own skill sets and professions .



The difference here is that nobody here is entering house shows, computer shows, food competitions, etc. Car shows are for showing off a car that you have customized right? When you enter a car show with a car you didnt touch a wrench to, where is the pride in that? Just showing off your money and other peoples work i guess?

I don't think i would ever build a replica for myself. Just not my thing, for a lot of the same reasons madcurl posts. The difference is i have a huge amount of respect for the people that build replica's. And huge amounts of respect for the people that build choptops and wide bodys. I have no respect for people who pay someone to build them a car, and have the balls to talk down on people who do the work themselves, just because they don't like the car. You dont like replicas...but cant you see the skill that goes into them? Isn't that something to respect?

I FAR I FEB 28, 08:39 AM
Not everyone who has a car is interested in showing it at car show. Furthermore, such class warfare and talk of "huge respect" for the builders, or a lack of respect for the buyers, is meaningless and nonsense; because if people were not willing to pay builders for cars, the builders would have no need or reason to build them!
Gokart Mozart FEB 28, 10:36 AM
How do we separate the open pocket car owners vs the diyers? What percentage of the work do they have to do, all engine rebuild but bodywork to a shop?


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Originally posted by 85sliverGT:

The difference here is that nobody here is entering house shows, computer shows, food competitions, etc.



I'm sure you'd be surprised on who is doing those.