Have you ever....

fabricator · 09-20-2007, 03:44 AM

Had so much money in your junk, that you was afraid to
add it all up. It may make you sick the next time you roll
it over and you keep going, in hopes that it will flip back up on
its wheels. My wife would be proud if she only knew......

carwash · 09-20-2007, 09:15 AM

i was at that point with the pumpkin... it was a bit insane actually... made me sick to think about it. sad part was that most of the money put into it was long gone.... previous axles and parts etc...

the worst part was looking back and saying, "wow, i could have built this for a 10th of the price if i had known what i had wanted all along..."

eighty3bronco · 09-20-2007, 09:43 AM

But does anyone ever really know what they want?

carwash · 09-20-2007, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eighty3bronco

But does anyone ever really know what they want?

I do now.

fabricator · 09-20-2007, 02:49 PM

i also do now...

eighty3bronco · 09-20-2007, 03:21 PM

Well, of course, you do now. but you didn't then. But at some point you might change your mind and want to change it to something else. As technology grows and changes. you always want the bigger and badder things in life. yes?

fabricator · 10-31-2007, 01:28 AM

ARP .......hub studs is the latest vender i helped support
hopefully no more 3 wheelin

carwash · 10-31-2007, 01:38 AM

ARP, nice. i have some of their hardware as well...

sarge · 10-31-2007, 03:13 AM

Back in my street racing days I sat down with the wife and started figuring up what I had dumped into the Camaro . I stopped at $25k and that did not include the price of the car.
I have often said I would have loved to put that $$ in a rig , but now the kids are older and need braces and sports and ....... I could go on for days

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I know what I want in a rig now , but I would be divorced and living in my RV ( no, I would have to buy back my old RV ) if I switched rigs or at least started a new one right now . So for now the YJ will have to do !
Mine is a DD but with a catch , I do not need it to get to work , nor do I need it on a daily basis . In fact I just got the tranny put back in today from the break at Harlan , I will be buttoning everything else up in the morning and momma will have her garage space back.
I'm just sitting back and waiting for the credit card bill to show up ! Momma will be so happy with me when she see's just how much Haran cost me

JeepHD · 10-31-2007, 10:28 AM

I completely agree.

- Started with CJ in boxes and did a complete restoration only to tear it apart and part it out because it was too nice to wheel and it was the only way I could get decent money back out of it.

- Went thru multiple cheap YJs only to sell or part out for a better one

- Had current YJ for just over a year, started stock, went to 8.8 & D30 with 4.10s, and am now going to SOA with HPD44 & D60.

Started added up what I will have in my Jeep when finished and I will easily be above 15k and that is with finding some good deals.

Bear Chow · 10-31-2007, 01:17 PM

JeepHD, don't get caught in a continuing cycle. Start looking for a front 60 now.

09-20-2007, 03:44 AM	#1
fabricator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincy, Oh Posts: 947	Have you ever.... Had so much money in your junk, that you was afraid to add it all up. It may make you sick the next time you roll it over and you keep going, in hopes that it will flip back up on its wheels. My wife would be proud if she only knew...... __________________ For you guys who can't drive, I have owned a frame rack for several years. Prices are based on your skill and ability to wreck it....

09-20-2007, 09:15 AM	#2
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	i was at that point with the pumpkin... it was a bit insane actually... made me sick to think about it. sad part was that most of the money put into it was long gone.... previous axles and parts etc... the worst part was looking back and saying, "wow, i could have built this for a 10th of the price if i had known what i had wanted all along..." __________________

09-20-2007, 09:43 AM	#3
eighty3bronco anywhere but there Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Blanchester, Oh Posts: 174	But does anyone ever really know what they want? __________________

09-20-2007, 02:49 PM	#5
fabricator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincy, Oh Posts: 947	i also do now... __________________ For you guys who can't drive, I have owned a frame rack for several years. Prices are based on your skill and ability to wreck it....

09-20-2007, 03:21 PM	#6
eighty3bronco anywhere but there Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Blanchester, Oh Posts: 174	Well, of course, you do now. but you didn't then. But at some point you might change your mind and want to change it to something else. As technology grows and changes. you always want the bigger and badder things in life. yes? __________________

10-31-2007, 01:28 AM	#7
fabricator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincy, Oh Posts: 947	ARP .......hub studs is the latest vender i helped support hopefully no more 3 wheelin __________________ For you guys who can't drive, I have owned a frame rack for several years. Prices are based on your skill and ability to wreck it....

10-31-2007, 01:38 AM	#8
carwash pimpin' IS easy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Union, KY Posts: 3,344 Images: 605	ARP, nice. i have some of their hardware as well... __________________

10-31-2007, 03:13 AM	#9
sarge Pure Bacon Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trenton, Oh Posts: 1,098	Back in my street racing days I sat down with the wife and started figuring up what I had dumped into the Camaro . I stopped at $25k and that did not include the price of the car. I have often said I would have loved to put that $$ in a rig , but now the kids are older and need braces and sports and ....... I could go on for days . I know what I want in a rig now , but I would be divorced and living in my RV ( no, I would have to buy back my old RV ) if I switched rigs or at least started a new one right now . So for now the YJ will have to do ! Mine is a DD but with a catch , I do not need it to get to work , nor do I need it on a daily basis . In fact I just got the tranny put back in today from the break at Harlan , I will be buttoning everything else up in the morning and momma will have her garage space back. I'm just sitting back and waiting for the credit card bill to show up ! Momma will be so happy with me when she see's just how much Haran cost me

10-31-2007, 10:28 AM	#10
JeepHD www.buckeyejeepers.com Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, OH 45333 Posts: 276	I completely agree. - Started with CJ in boxes and did a complete restoration only to tear it apart and part it out because it was too nice to wheel and it was the only way I could get decent money back out of it. - Went thru multiple cheap YJs only to sell or part out for a better one - Had current YJ for just over a year, started stock, went to 8.8 & D30 with 4.10s, and am now going to SOA with HPD44 & D60. Started added up what I will have in my Jeep when finished and I will easily be above 15k and that is with finding some good deals. __________________ 1994 YJ, 4.0, 5 speed. *2006 Dodge 2500 Cummins, 4x4 Auto,Quad cab, LongBed, Tekonsha Prodigy(Tow Rig)

10-31-2007, 01:17 PM	#11
Bear Chow Jeepless Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxford, Oh Posts: 302	JeepHD, don't get caught in a continuing cycle. Start looking for a front 60 now.