Originally Posted by
Lumberjack
hmmm... anyone can go fast with a shit ton of money and droping it off at a race shop. id be more impressed if there were pictures of this car in a garage with the car of four jack stands and the owner of the car laying on their back on the cold concrete doing their own work.
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This works for some and not others and I commend those that can do all of it.
Personally I did not have the time and proper tools for some of it but still managed to do quite a bit on my own. The only time I " dropped off " my car was when TJ welded up the turbo stuff. And when the cage was installed. I do not have the know how or tools to any of the above.
I sourced, researched, and purchased all my own parts laid a lot of it out, chose the right people for the jobs I could not do, and so on. I could never just drop off a car and have someone else do all of it. Not that I do not trust them I just want to be more hands on.
The motor, other than basic shit I have no clue how to build something like that. Thankfully my builder shared a lot with me and I learned a ton but still could never do it on my own by any means. I am just more knowledable now. There is no replacement for decades of experience. I will leave that stuff to the pros.
And I have to disagree, not everyone with a ton of money can go fast. There are plenty out there that just blow shit up and throw more money at it just to do it again.