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Re: Why do you resto guys do what you do?
[Re: modelmakerinc]
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03/14/14 11:15 PM
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mopar346
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I think I am just tryting to get it to the level of used cars I couldn't buy back in the day, I probably prefer/enjoy the day 2 or Super Stock cars most but some cars deserve to be as correct as possible. I absolutely LOVE beater muscle cars and I drive the crap out of my stuff.
To a degree I think it is that we end up with something special, my AAR wont be perfect by any means but it will be better than most. To me it doesn't really take much more effort to do it right/correct than it does to just slap new parts together.
Why do you build models to the level that you do, could probably build a real car for the same effort. I'm just asking cause I don't necessarily see the satisfaction in that hobby. You definitely do something I wouldn't and possibly couldn't do and I'm sure you have some amazing pieces.
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Re: Why do you resto guys do what you do?
[Re: modelmakerinc]
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03/15/14 12:58 AM
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Now think of the attention to detail I put into any of my models and transfer that ability to real cars. Just imagine how well I would build my real cars, if I was a resto type guy.....
Why couldn't that attention to detail be applied to modified custom cars??
I think the cars that win the Riddler award have just as much and probably more attention to detail and labor that a gold winning OE resto car. 
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Re: Why do you resto guys do what you do?
[Re: modelmakerinc]
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03/15/14 01:05 AM
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NO, Won't, not can't
WON'T x 199 ... 
Gotta give ALL YOU  credit for doing what you do - seriously - but I am sooooo far away from doing something like that ......
FURTHER away even than paying that certain from Joisey 20k$ for a rattle-can  job .... 
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Re: Why do you resto guys do what you do?
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03/15/14 01:13 AM
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Re: Why do you resto guys do what you do?
[Re: modelmakerinc]
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03/15/14 01:43 AM
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Right I didn't pose the question to get anyone bent out of shape, I know why I choose to build/fix/restore/ modify car the way I do. And I am very appreciative of the 1000 point restorations, not just on muscle cars but all cars, and airplanes and motorcycles for that matter.
I am not bashing or bothered or jealous or anything eles .. I am very glad you guys do whwt you do. I love seeing them finished, just wanted to know the motivation behind the extremes that some go to. henry
It was easy to modify these cars 45 years ago. Install mag wheels, pitch steel wheels. Install chrome valve covers and air cleaner, throw out stock parts, headers...get rid of the manifolds, let's put in a cam and now we found a 26" radiator on a 71 Chrysler at the junk yard. Now, 45 years later, let's put it back original. It's a challenge and not for the average guy. Personally, over the years, I've gone from stock to full race to modified show car and back to fully restored original. I never felt so good about my car as when it was all back to original configuration. For me, it's a sense of accomplishment that I never had racing or showing it as a custom car even when I had a Hemi in it.
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Re: Why do you resto guys do what you do?
[Re: 1972CudaV21]
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03/15/14 07:41 AM
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And probably out of reach of the consumer's price range when it hits the market.
Profit is not a dirty word, it is necessary for a company to stay in business. If it wasn't for profit no one would bother to reproduce our stuff.
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Re: Why do you resto guys do what you do?
[Re: modelmakerinc]
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03/15/14 11:18 AM
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Im not understanding the 'all or nothing' attitude? sometimes, a reproduction part is all that is available. with my roadrunner, I tried to locate as many NOS parts within reason and when there was only accurate reproductions available, why not use that? take exhaust tips for example, reproduction 71 machine gun tips are very nice and NOS ones are almost impossible to find. sooo in that case, should I have just went without? seems like stupid logic to me, but hey, what do I know...
1971 Plymouth Duster 340 auto
1937 Plymouth PT50
1969 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 4 speed
2013 Ram laramie 2500 hemi
2008 Harley FLSTSB springer
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Re: Why do you resto guys do what you do?
[Re: autoxcuda]
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03/16/14 07:54 PM
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Here's some anal details of the 2014 Riddler Award Winner.
Makes a $1700 OE exhaust hanger seem like something you could buy at Walmart.
So who's crazy now? Or crazier?
I know a couple shops building cars to compete at that level. Comparing them to the OE stock crowd is apples to oranges.
One shop told me they have about 2 full work weeks ( 8 hour days )at $65 an hour
in JUST the exhuast clamps
The guys building to win that particualar award go full tilt from the 1st pre-limernary sketches to the end with that ONE goal in mind....WIN
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? Each to his or her own. I really don't care what somebody does to their car. Full restoration, rat rod, restomod, cosmetic, whatever. What I DON'T care for is someone coming up to me and going "You know, that is the wrong bolt for the battery tray." Then I tend to tell them they should buy a Corvette. They'll fit right into that crowd with that attitude. 
