Originally Posted by
**CHRIS**
The question is, for a normal guy on a budget..no shop tools, lift, extreme cash flow or easy deals, whould you rather buy a halfway decent car, then drive the shit out of it, upgrading whatever breaks one thing at a time until you eventually have a bad ass ride...
Or:
Would you rather build your car from the ground up, knowing that you can't drive her until she's finished, also, spend alot of money over time that you may never get back in resale (this lengthens your not driving her)..but, when it's all said and done you have a truly badass car that you know intimately well...every nut and bolt.
I'll come back to this question
Originally Posted by
**CHRIS**
I'm asking because it seems to me the second option is the best in the long run, but how do you cope with your car being undriveable for so long?
It sucks! It really sucks.
Now back to the first quesiton, I just wanted you to know that it sucks. (If you're on a buget)
This would also depend on what your plans are for the car and what you want at the end of the day and how much you plan on spending, buget or not and how long it would take you to accomplish this. I personally have always wanted to build a car the way that I wanted it. Looking back, if I had wanted a fox, I probably could have bought a roller set up the way that I wanted or pretty close for alot less. (Just saying that because sn95's aren't as popular as fox's and fox's would most likely be easier to come by)
I probably could have bought someones complete motor and went through it to make sure everything was okay alot less than getting the parts seperate myself, not to mention new.
I dunno, I'm rambling here I guess, but I think if I would have just bought a roller, bought a motor from someone who was ready to bail as well as a tranny that I wanted, I could have done it for alot less money even with going thru it to make sure everything was good to go.
On the other hand, like I said, I have always wanted to build one the way that I wanted and that is the route that I'm taking. I will confess, that I have looked back and asked myself, what the hell am I doing spending this much money on this project?. With that said, and at this moment, I am thinking that I will be very happy because I planned this combo exactly the way that I wanted with the exact parts that I wanted.
All in all, either way you build it, you will have bugs to work out and minor changes to make in the end.
Sorry for the book and I'm still not sure that I gave you an answer, but maybe my experience so far in my build will help with your decision.
Good luck.