Body Mod

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Originally Posted by BigMike

^ Agree 100% We all see them, customs that got too crazy and the owners giving up on them. If they are lucky a guy with talent can buy them and finish them, but more times than not they are so butchered that they get parted and then crushed. I have seen more than my share of projects that went to the scrappers because the project got too difficult, ran out of &&& or just lost interest because after several years it is still sitting in the garage collecting dust...or in the elements collecting rust!

Unless you have the talent, the $$$$$$ (or more), the time and motivation, stay within your abilities. Now I am all for doing something outside the box, just make sure it can be finished and not wind up another casualty of big eyes but nothing else. It always helps if you have a buddy or family member with mad skills that can help you out of a jamb.

On a side note: Hey Tim, did ya get the taillight decals yet?

Well there you go, you dun did it. Said "EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING BUT WAS TRYING NOT TO SAY OUT LOUD".
I first started reading the post and saw where they were "taking it to SEMA that year". I said to myself "good luck". Then jumped to the end to where job lost, project stalled, or at least slowed, looks like the builder is out now from what I see.
Too bad. Very nice work on the frame and the body has the potential to be VERY COOL.
My Dad used to call it "My eyes were bigger that my stomach". Well he was talking about food. Nowadays it's "My dreams were bigger than my wallet". Now don't get me wrong. I have a tendency to lean that direction myself, but to date, I just keep plodding along and push them over the finish line, eventually, sometimes with a for sale sign in place.
I know "We All" give similar advice to guys diving in for the first time. I am sure this truck owner now has "his own advice to give to anyone who asks". That's how we learn.
Hopefully he will be able to finish this bad boy one day. it deserves to hit the road again and be a truck.