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Patchman

Patchman

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Knotty said:
Patch would make a great reality show  think.gif
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My show would give everyone a headache! It mite actually be more like Benny Hill, but with a car and brick twist! crazy.gif
 
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customtouch

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Patchman said:
Catching up to meee As if! crazy.gif
That's cool that the wide body kit is steal and not glass! Oh and the white wagon wheels look at home on the dodge! :smile28: I would have less personal projects if just one of them looked as nice as David's Suburban! :smile16:
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Ya......we wanted to try something different. You don't see many of those at the SEMA Show!!!!! :smile30:  :grin:
 
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customtouch

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Every time I work on a new vehicle I am amazed at how the new cars are put together and I think I know why. I think it is because as kids my generation played with toys like an Erector Set that was made of metal and had to be bolted together. It was more time consuming but once you built something, it would last forever. Today's generation of car builders were raised on Lego's where everything is made of plastic and just snaps together. They are fragile, over priced, and not made to last but cheap and easy to build!! :smile15:  Ok...........I'm done with the rant!!! :grin:
 
Knotty Girl

Knotty Girl

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customtouch said:
Every time I work on a new vehicle I am amazed at how the new cars are put together and I think I know why. I think it is because as kids my generation played with toys like an Erector Set that was made of metal and had to be bolted together. It was more time consuming but once you built something, it would last forever. Today's generation of car builders were raised on Lego's where everything is made of plastic and just snaps together. They are fragile, over priced, and not made to last but cheap and easy to build!! :smile15:  Ok...........I'm done with the rant!!! :grin:
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Amen preach on brotha
 
Crusader

Crusader

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Devilman said:
Pretty much like most everything these days... built to break, planned obsolescence, etc...
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Oh ya, you nailed it! Manufacturers know how long these vehicles will last......and they key items that when they break, will usually cause an owner to sell it and buy something new. You'd think that after more than 100 years of an automobiles existence, that they'd be able to build something that would last a million miles and still be affordable to the consumer.....but then they'd "reliability" themselves out of business.

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Patchman

Patchman

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Try working on Cadillac Northstar v-8s. The Cadillac dealer told us they don't fix them, becuase the average purchaser buys a new one every two - three years! crazy.gif
 
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customtouch

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Patchman said:
Try working on Cadillac Northstar v-8s. The Cadillac dealer told us they don't fix them, becuase the average purchaser buys a new one every two - three years! crazy.gif
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Yep, I have heard that about the Northstars. My neighbor had an older one that he bought second hand and had some problem minor problem (or what should have been minor) and no one could or would repair it. Ended up scrapping a pretty nice car because a small issue was going to cost 5 times what the car was worth. Personally, I will stick with my old school reliable vehicles and with the bumpers on my Suburban none of these new cars pose much of a threat to it. :grin:
 
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KONA77

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Why do you think they put the 7.3 out to pasture,  to reliable, and everyone one was still driving then with 300k plus miles on the,  sum biotches
 
Devilman

Devilman

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customtouch said:
Lots of beating, bending, and tweeking but we finally got the drivers side to fit.
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Thats gonna look sweet when done. Kona's gonna flip when he finds out you took the wheels off his boat trailer though. :grin:
 
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customtouch

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Devilman said:
customtouch said:
Lots of beating, bending, and tweeking but we finally got the drivers side to fit.
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Thats gonna look sweet when done. Kona's gonna flip when he finds out you took the wheels off his boat trailer though. :grin:
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Took the back axle too in case you didn't notice!!! :grin:
 
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