There, how's this? (pics)
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Drifting
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From: Sparta Mo.
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My Eckler's catalog says $60 plus tax and shipping. This was $35 total. (and it's twice the size) My headlights should never drift up with a reservoir this size.
Also, I don't especially like the term "Bubba" in referance to my work. I'm a fabricator. I wouldn't consider hand forming sheet metal quarter panels "bubba work". If I really cared what this piece looked like, I would have spent more than the 30 minutes I did to make it, and finished it off so it was indistinguishable from a factory piece. I don't mean to sound snooty, I really don't. ...but after today, comments like this will get under my skin. I'm a hotrod builder/fabricator with 30+ years at turning wrenches. I'm no $9/hr backyard hack. Again, I'm not really that upset at anyone here, I had a customer rub me the wrong way today, and I appologize in advance for being salty. Thanks for the kind comments everyone. I'll let you how it works after I get it installed tomorrow.
P.S. I also make my own mufflers, repair panels, interiors on occasion, steering wheels and what ever else needs to made and can't be bought.
I also just thought up a turbo muffler that'll fit inside a 4" tube for side pipes. I'm gonna make the headers and mufflers for my Corvette and I'll let you know how they turn out.
Also, I don't especially like the term "Bubba" in referance to my work. I'm a fabricator. I wouldn't consider hand forming sheet metal quarter panels "bubba work". If I really cared what this piece looked like, I would have spent more than the 30 minutes I did to make it, and finished it off so it was indistinguishable from a factory piece. I don't mean to sound snooty, I really don't. ...but after today, comments like this will get under my skin. I'm a hotrod builder/fabricator with 30+ years at turning wrenches. I'm no $9/hr backyard hack. Again, I'm not really that upset at anyone here, I had a customer rub me the wrong way today, and I appologize in advance for being salty. Thanks for the kind comments everyone. I'll let you how it works after I get it installed tomorrow.
P.S. I also make my own mufflers, repair panels, interiors on occasion, steering wheels and what ever else needs to made and can't be bought.
I also just thought up a turbo muffler that'll fit inside a 4" tube for side pipes. I'm gonna make the headers and mufflers for my Corvette and I'll let you know how they turn out.
I'm a fabricator too, own a steel shop. No matterWhat it costs you made it your self.
Tony.
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Is that a little jealousy rearing it's ugly head? I think he did a fine job fabricating that tank. I think you just made Bubba proud to be associated with quality work.
BigBlockTank, Aircraft Structural Maintenance for 33 years
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Leesville never really was a speed trap. New Llano that borders the town immediately to the south is the speed trap. Yes, some things never change. The New Llano police department only has two miles of highway to patrol. They write more tickets in those two miles than any other municipality in the state! I try to avoid that stretch of road whenever possible.
