I've noticed the big dropoff in forum participation too, including this one. Sad, because so much good information was shared. I don't really get how you are supposed to interact about car tech on IG or FB. I mean its fine if you are following a particular person or build but how does that help you figure out how to find the right main seal for your oddball motor or best approach to painting raw metal.
I don't have a solution though, I just keep randomly poking around the remaining forums when I have time. I guess I need to do my part and provide more content as well. I'm always building cool stuff but I take crappy photos they always make my stuff look like junk.
I think what I miss the most though is the professional builds from the Roadster Shop and Ironworks etc. Those threads always thrilled me, much harder to find that stuff by poking around. The Ironworks web page in particular only has 2% of the photos of their projects. I don't know if they have an IG feed or something where there is more stuff. The RS web site is good but I still miss the individula therads and comments from the owner. Rad Rides used t have a great photo gallery but their site sucks now too.
I am not on FB and I hate going on there to look at stuff, there is so much crap streaming everywhere and dumb comments and nothing seems to really stay in a coherent stream
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