scottiedawg66 said:
and people wonder why mkiii owners are always gettin called out for being cheap...
Am I cheap because I can fabricate some parts to work exactly as good or even better than stock. I have a whole bunch of things that I fabricated on another machine. Some ARE talented & can use their innovation to make or improve parts. That is what this thread is about.
You may be talking about butchers. There are people that do use the wrong parts for the wrong applications in a substandard way. Unless you know how talented someone is, you should not throw a blanket statement & say that all people that have used their imaginations are butchers, cheap, or have performed substandard work.
Don't be so hasty to say that they are doing it to be cheap. For all you know it is a better fix/mod than stock.
Here is some of my work:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Tony9RR/72.jpg
See the rear fender/license plate backing. I made that out of sheet metal that came from a hardware store. I had a machinist bend a section of sheet metal to my specs, then I riveted it to my machine. Better than any fender I have ever seen.
Here I describe how to decrease tank vibration by buying door edge guards from an auto parts store to replace the stock grommets that become useless quick. My method also keeps the edge from getting scratched up in the process.
http://www.cbrforum.com/m_5534/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm#5629
btw, here is the level of craftsmanship that I perform at:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v519/Tony9RR/Blackk.jpg
I guess I am still a cheap butcher in your eyes though because I can fabricate things, & I fit in your blanket statement as cheap.
PS: I hate to bring up the other machine but my car is not done yet, so all I can show you is another machine from the same producer (me). After all, I am the one in question (I was one of the people that posted earlier), not my car.
also, I am saying all this as a FELLOW MEMBER only & not as a mod.
EDIT: I will make a list of things that I come up with as far as the car goes when I complete that huge project.
also my targa removal tool is still with me but I use a ratcheting screw driver for that task from Home Depot. I think it makes the job easier & quicker.