I think i am jaded

[Grandman]

I'm jaded about off road rigs . I have spent to much time around some way cool rigs , thats my guess . Bob Fox and his killer Hemi powered rig , Jsawduste and his built to the hilt YJ , Koz and his dana 60'ed Grand . Hell i could name rigs all night that are way out side of my league .

In my eyes and im sure most of the real wheelers my GMC is pretty ho hum average , thats how i feel about it atleast . The last 2 days iv driven it to town 3 times , 2 auto parts and over to the scales to weigh it . Each time some one i dont even know has made comments about how bad ass it looks ( its rusty and has 2 colors on it ) The first guy at the auto parts was asking if id be interested in trading for his car . It comes down to 1 of 2 things , these guys are more desperate then id like to think or im jaded by all the truly cool rigs iv been around to think this one is very cool .

Around here , the land of low income and red necks they would shit looking over some of the rigs i get to see out and about . :lol:

[Nate4d]

im the same way.

[drummond]

same here

[sglide]

this happens to me around here
stop at a gas station in the jeepand almost every time someone will tell me how cool it is, i used to respond with out thinking and say stuff like "that pos" then feel like a dick cuz i know i just looked like one.
now i just say thanks and try not to think of bobs rig to much:hehe:

[Grandman]

Well on the bright side im not alone :ptt:

I think im getting just as jaded about sex . The other day theres these 2 sexy woman showing me there breast as they drove by . Seems there are 3 woman in the car all i could think was , why in hell didnt the other gal show me hers .

AHHHHHH just part of getting old i guess :marv:

[Mongo]

I kinda feel bad now. Sorry for making you all look like weinies.

[Squat_more]

It did look pretty bad ass as he came around the corner, here on our road,:eek: I had to call and tell him that

as well....

Didn't know it would be such an ego boost, would have told

him sooner....:hehe: If i had seen him earlier, it was pretty bad

ass looking though, I can't wait for Shaker II to be

complete, it is going to look as cool if not more cooler :dance:

[miffy]

Yes you are Jaded.

Some of you do not see your own talent's.

Each rig is a type of Art work by its owner. and when others see them they wish they had your talents. Not just anyone can break down a vehicle mix up the parts put them back together and have them work let alone do what your rigs do off road.

[swampjeep]

speeking of Bob, I haven't seen/heard from him in a while... wonder what's up :wtf:

[Grandman]

speeking of Bob, I haven't seen/heard from him in a while... wonder what's up :wtf:

He will be at my place tomorrow night , staying here then up to the dec 1st event .


Dont take me wrong on this post , my rig is what i want it to be . Im pleased with it assuming it wheels well . On boards such as this friends support each other so of course every one says nice job , looks good and so on . I was just a bit surprised to hear nice comments out in public when the body looks like a junk yard reject still :hehe:

By the way my very first stop in town as the Marathon at 55 and Houghton ave . Soon as i put it in park i look up and see this pulling in and parking . I had to smile to my self and think OH boy that didnt take long . All he said was Hi Marv :lol:

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/5325/copgmctj3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Bratworst]

Marv, it's like a fine wine.
People see your rig not for what's on the outside, but the heart and soul that was poured in to build it. It reflects you! Shows off your talant and appreciation to function, not a chromed out show truck with 8 shocks at all four corners and springs with such an arc they could be horse shoes, topped off with a killer paint job and only sees mud from a distance. When I saw it last weekend, I was very impressed. Not by the size (thats for Miff) but by the functional aspect.

[Redleg]

I have a hood to match the fenders, then you'd look like LAPD. I cut the rear quarters off my 4dr blazer at the trimline and fabbed up a wrap around bumper like a grand wagoneer would have. Didn't quite have it finished when it puked. I was planning on cutting off the rusty rockers and rebuild them with 1/8" plate. Had a winch bumper on the front with a pre-runner bar too.

[redmud]

Heck, you did a SAS on a Blazer, I think that's worth about +5 at least.

[jsawduste]

Yes you are Jaded.

Some of you do not see your own talent's.

Each rig is a type of Art work by its owner. and when others see them they wish they had your talents. Not just anyone can break down a vehicle mix up the parts put them back together and have them work let alone do what your rigs do off road.

Marv,
Miffy has it right on.

While I say thanks to the kind words about the YJ. Having the talent to do what you do is a special gift. Not many folks can have there projects turn out as well as yours.

I can design and engineer but the execution in metal is beyond my means. You can do both.

Now if you want an 18th Century reproduction out of figured maple. Now were talking.

Wood doesnt weld well.:hehe:

[Grandman]

HA HA i just built a front end for some one , i came soooooo damn close to going out in the woods and getting a pair of sticks to put in for axels it wasnt even funny :hehe:

Better yet i told him id use " Maple " as you suggested . Its tuff yet will flex :lol: