Yeah I think asking for charity or donations or whatever the heck you wanna call it is wrong, unless you are joking.

As said before - this is a hobby. Pay for the necessities in life in good proportion and then use what's left over on your hobbies and passions.

Take a side job to get that extra thing you want, but to just extend a hand and ask a stranger for it is pretty weak IMO.

I have wanted to get in the game for over 10 years after having a POS Nova in high school. Well, it's been over 10 years and I can now finally afford to get back in the game. Plenty of other stories here about hard work and earning it.

I would have reacted harshly too had I seen the original post.

If you want it bad enough, you will find a legal way to go get it done and pay for it without extending your hand. And patience is a virtue.

I don't know of anything getting cheaper. Its the people that count and friends don't cost too much. Unless your buying drinks for Mr. Howell, LOL. JK big guy.

Indeed, this passion of ours is defiinitely getting out of control price-wise. Just look at B-J auctions to see that. It may eventually be a rich man's hobby... and soon. I hope not. I know that at this point in my life I couldn't start any project like my Grand Sport again any time soon.

I'm getting a bit off-topic but...

Watching this discussion makes me very proud to be a part of the Lateral-g community.

I can't imagine such a discussion as this not erupting into pure flaming chaos, anywhere else. :thumbsup:

I'm with you. I like to see this kind of resolution to a conflict.

AMEN!!

Speakin' of flamin Chaos...anybody here ever got the screamin' hearshey squirt ate too many Hot Peppers woke up in the middle of the night confused and convinced that a flaming Tennessee Porkupine(sp) had crawled up you dookey shoot and was trying his damnest to back out?


I hate it when that happens.

AAAHHH!!!!!:question:

Its nice to hear from the orginal post there are some special people on this earth that just happed to love hot rods, ecs Chevys :thumbsup:
With that said i too am an avid hot rodder growing up with a father and grandfather that shared a true passion for chevys and tri- five chevys and show cars and shared that love and passion showing and building our cars through the years right up till my granddad passed away, the great man got out of open heart surgery and his first words to me were, were still going to super chevy right! with a big smile,
Do we spend too much on hot rods probably.... do people spend to much in bars probably but ive found building cars and family go real well together and sure you dont have to spend a million bucks on a cool car the high end of the show feilds are an art form now revolving around a great design and theme, and for sure money but the point is one can build a sweet well detailed super clean ride if its well thought out and designed, this comming from a designer my self and a father as of yesterday of 3 I look forwrd to finishing my 48 chevy pro street the way i designed it and with the quality that i will always persist to have in every car i build and look forward to my children daughter age 9 named Chevy ..and son 4 named Novah. lol for real and a new born daughter named Sydney sharing the time in the gargage together and enjoying life in general i look back on my life and 36 years passed pretty quick,
And i plan on enjoying plenty more and my hot rods "Thank god i have an understanding Wife"

Jim...Yes. Exactly that...

Although in my case, it was a Sierra Nevada foothills porcupine...quite possibly the worst. :D