response to ernies editorial

Edited: 10/15/2007 9:24:34 PM by SLAMDTACO

so do you guys build your own house too? wouldn't want to tell someone you bought one already built.

this built vs. bought is the dumbest thing I've ever heard. I can't stand it. WHO CARES if you can't build your own truck? either way, it's your truck that you put your time and or money into.

Originally posted by NtotheIZZATEDOG



people who pay to have their rides built are idiots..

and this is the exact thing that we are talking about. right now all your doing is adding fuel to fire that were trying to put out. right now your on idea probation. next time you have an idea and want to type it on here - DONT.



i for one dont care built,bought, traded whatever the case may be it keeps another truck in the scene. i sold my last mini to finance my next project. its alot more in depth than anything ive ever done so it wil go to the shop to get done. im not scared to admit that I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO IT thats why its going in the shop

Originally posted by dirt mcgirt



Originally posted by NtotheIZZATEDOG



people who pay to have their rides built are idiots..

and this is the exact thing that we are talking about. right now all your doing is adding fuel to fire that were trying to put out. right now your on idea probation. next time you have an idea and want to type it on here - DONT.



i for one dont care built,bought, traded whatever the case may be it keeps another truck in the scene. i sold my last mini to finance my next project. its alot more in depth than anything ive ever done so it wil go to the shop to get done. im not scared to admit that I DONT KNOW HOW TO DO IT thats why its going in the shop



correction, people who get upset about my comments are idiots

The built not bought statment has the economy in the shitter and many shops closing down. Everyone wants to build there own stuff without a clue on how to do it. I constantly get people coming in my shop with a bunch of shit they want installed then tell me there friend can do it cheaper. Well does you friend supply you with a warrenty. I will say I would much rather you take you vehicle to a shop than build some shit box in your garage that endangers everone eles.

all it takes is a few guys willing to die in their hacked trucks for big brother to step in and pull the plug. i just read in the new paper they are already out lawing baggy pants in some states. its the most rediculous thing i ever heard 500 dollar fine first offense. if big brother can pull that off im sure he can take away our air ride, juice what ever he wants. so keep hacking shit and ruin it for the rest of us.

Originally posted by ahab



The built not bought statment has the economy in the shitter and many shops closing down. Everyone wants to build there own stuff without a clue on how to do it. I constantly get people coming in my shop with a bunch of shit they want installed then tell me there friend can do it cheaper. Well does you friend supply you with a warrenty. I will say I would much rather you take you vehicle to a shop than build some shit box in your garage that endangers everone eles.

this is very true. i hear the same BS. i love it when some internet super star reads one tech article and becomes a self proclaimed expert.

here on the east i see another thing happening. the only complete trucks that are at shows were trucks that have had features already. i was at carlisle this year and low rollers and there were very few trucks that have been recently finished or fresh outta the spray booth. so how can the mag editors keep the mag going with out trucks to shoot? It seems lately MT has been covering alot of over seas trucks and shows. is this related to my above statement?

i bought my truck bagged/bodydropped/shaved and paints...and totaled from a powerpole..but since then have fixed the front end ...made it lay...and redid the 4th bagjob on the truck ....fixed most of the body work...and changed everything on the truck...is this truck still the last owners truck...i think not ...but some others still think the truck is not mine cause i never built it....when the other owner also bought the truck with bag/bodydrop/shaved but some still say its his truck how is that...but since i have done the work and put all the time into it ...i could never selll it or trade it cause its a psrt of me now ...yes i have it on mautofied but ill more than likly have it the rest of my life ...the bilt not bought thing does not bother me its the ones who go to shows or see people around and tell then how they did this,fabed that,cut this ,weled that and claims they built the truck ....when infact they didnt ...and most of the time is it someone that worked on the truck and helped build it thats asking

I bought my truck bagged already. I dont think the bastered that did it would want to take credit for it.

All in all this forum is actually one of the most positive I've seen on SSM in a while. It's good to see how many people agree on the basic issue and statement (built not bought) being a negative for our scene, but also sharing the attitude of "Let's make things more positive of the future of this sport"

Hell, I've been in the scene for about 6 years now and I still don't own a truck. I still think of myself as a mini trucker though. I want to build a mini in the next year and besides basic body work there's not much more I can do myself. I don't know how to weld and fabricate so in my opinion it would be my best interest to leave it to a professional. Not to mention the positive effect on local small business owners who have poured their life into owning a legit shop. It's all about interest in the scene and having a good time.The only time i can agree with built not bought is when the new owner tries to take full credit for everything after they buy a finished truck. That pisses me off. There are plenty of TV Dinners out there that I would love to own, but if I ever purchased a finished truck I would feel obligated to give credit where credit is due. Plus most people in the scene know where vehicles came from so it's be easy to get called out.



Take Keith with the ranger that's on the cover of our last dvd. That guy will be the 1st one to admit what he did and what was already done to that truck, hell that's even what his mini truckin article was about. To me he's definitely a a respectable mini trucker who takes pride in where his truck came from and where it's going.