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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Fingers Mclean on April 02, 2006, 19:44:10
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Hi Guys,
I want to start a discussion on the modifying of our beloved motors...
We all spend hours doing what we can to make them ours put our stand on them and some of us make them unique 8) 8) Even giving up a spare hour to have a tinker under the bonnet or put a new product on to our trucks....So can you tell me why do people have to nick pick... moan...and rip apart other peoples work????? :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
I know some of us aren't engineers or qualified mechanics but why do people have to slag your motor off!!!!! if you don't like it Fair enough don't rip it apart!!!!!...Iam sorry but i had so may people looking over my Sherman yesterday It started to get to me a little...I don't mind talking to people about how i did this and how i have over come that ..BUT to listen to people rattling on about how they did the first lifted disco and how it was loads better than mine blaa blaa blaa And how the finish wasn't as good as his (mines a on going project)...And to listen to one bloke having a discussion with his mate saying how I was giving the wrong impression????????????? WHAT????????While his mate thought it looked the [bauble]..Iam sorry if i have gone on but it F#*kin P#ssed me right off..
I haven't built it for other people ...i have built it for ME so F#@k off...Sorry Muddy's but its my first experience of it and its not very nice and i ain't happy :evil: :evil: :evil: But many thanks to the people that did like it..And there was quite a few and i do know we all have our own opinion but please before you make judgement on other peoples work think for a minute the owner may be a NUTTER!!!!!!!!! :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: Please share your thoughts and if you have had similar experiences??
cheers guys i think i need to go and lie down for a bit :lol: :lol:
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Just ignore them. Actually I get hacked off by seeing a sea of clones......but that's just me ;-)
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Is it your avatar truck they were picking at??? If so I personally think theyre talking a load of poop. Thats one nice looking vehicle.
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'tis the problem when your car is on show.
I had the same thing with Big Blue at Brighton.
Some loved it, others slated my work.
Everyone is intitled to their opinion but sometimes you dont need to hear it.
Never mind Ali.
Maybe they where upset that yours was bigger than there's :wink:
maybe you should get a sticker made up saying the same
Mines bigger than yours!
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Everyone's a critic... I'm afraid there will always be people who take that attitude. I've been building LRs for years and there is always someone ready to try and pull apart what you've spent months putting together.
Enjoy the praise and genuine interest from like-minded people, and try not to let the others bother you ;-)
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Ali you truck stands out a mile I think it looks cool and it gives me something to aim at, the wife fell in love with it and its a good job you donrt live near me or she would be round all the time pestering for a go in it :lol:
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It's almost always jealousy talking. I agree it is really boring. It's one of the reasons I like competition - I can let the results do the talking and if someone thinks they can do better - bring it on!!! :lol:
Sorry I missed you at Sodbury - was too busy looking down at the floor at the parts t see the cars or people. Sorry to anyone we walked past on Saturday we were on a bit of a mission. At least it was mission accomplished though!
H
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been there and had that.
as you said, you build it for yourself.
Its just jelocy, thats all it ever is.
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:lol: if i can find a Lift Kit for the NAvar D40 Ill be a happy man :)
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One thing that is worth saying.... people all express themselves in different ways, but keep an ear open for helpful comments among the nonsense. Sometimes people can come across as critical when actually trying to offer helpful tips
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i know how you feel..........wait till you take it to billing !!!!!!!!!
tint the front windows and lock the doors....wear an mp3 player and enjoy your hard work.......
this works at traffic lights too.......!!!!!
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As has already been said, don't worry about it. You'll go grey if you worry. Believe me. :D I've had people criticise me for putting the Izusu engne in my 90. Not a real Land Rover. :shock: Cobblers!
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often
jealousy breeds contempt :wink:
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Oh don't go there ...... engine swapping - half breed Land Rovers ....... BTDT ;-)
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Jealousy mate it a horrible thing they probably drive euroboxs anyway so just treat it that anything bad said is jealousy.
Listen to the helpfull people and make your own mined up what is good to you.
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I saw your truck briefly and thought it looked fantastic mate.
Sodbury is full of pickeys and dreamers who just go to nick or pretend to know something. :evil:
I wished I had stopped to say hi and what a nice truck you have built.
Dont worry mate, There are more folks who think yours is nice.
I used to have a trooper with 8" body lift and 8" suspension lift and got fed up with "is it supposed to be a monster truck" :shock:
I am expecting similar comments on the rangie when its done.
With a vehicle like yours you are always gonna get comments, good or bad so I am afraid you will have to take the rough with the smooth.
If they are really rude just tell them where to go !
If they are genuinely interested they will be polite .
Probably more jelousy than anything else. :D
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know what you mean i have a perkins in my rr. And people keep saying its not a true rr as you took out the v8. Yes i did but i have lots of nice low end power. and i like it :lol: plus i dont need 4 tins of wd40 everytime i go off roading :lol: and to add i must say that all off road 4x4 drivers have all said how good mine looks. Its just none off roaders that dont like it :D
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well mines matt black, 90 doors and looks dog rough..but i dont care cos its ongoing, as its going to have a 2.5td and 90 front end fitted!!
may well be matt black again, or rollered in one of dulux's finest!!
all i can say is that it saves me £170 a year as its tax exempt, and how many wannabe jap 4x4's will be around in 34 years time?
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Take no notice mate, I for one think your truck looks GREAT I get comments all the time like is it going on scrap heap challenge :twisted: , I just ask them if they would like me to drive over ther Nissan or BMW & tell them they may be fast but i can go places they can't 8) ,
John.
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Ali, You said it in your own post mate F***k off , its all your own work -
be proud of it M8 , let the non constructive comments -in one -out the other, i know you only built it that way so you could find it in the car park :lol:
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i agree with them all its great to be different after all we did drive a two tone pick landrover for several years, our last rr was white, purple, orange and grey but it was OURS AND IT STOOD OUT, now our disco gets confused with some one else!
DEBBIE
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hay i like it. not too much and yet the right amount of colour to make it stand out
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myself and a friend spent an absolute age building the first four door Beauford. Thats a kit car built on a custom chassis using Cortina running gear and a mini bodyshell. We had to extend the chassis by 12 inches and the mini body by 12 inches to allow the two extra doors to be fitted in the back.
We then converted a mini to a four door by extending that by 12 inches (still got one of them!).
We were asked to show these vehicles as at the time they were truely one offs. There were a lot of admiring looks and comments, but likewise there were a few detractors. Me being me, I started challenging the detractors by asking what they drove. Not the one of them have ever weilded a spanner or welder in anger, they all drove bog standard vehicles with bolt on goodies (if they had got that far)
Don't listen to the detractors m8, you've done what you've done because you wanted to. I haven't seen your motor and I cant see any great detail from your avatar. Yopu have done it your way for you to enjoy. Well played!
As for the detractors, you summed it up yourself. F**k 'em.
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firstly, I think your disco looks great.
Secondly, from reading other peoples posts i gather your vehicle was actually on display. If this is the case then you have invited people to comment be it good or bad. You will just have to develop selective hearing.
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simon some times asks me if i like sports cars specially when they are driven past me, sorry to say they don't impress me but what does is when some one can and does what they want to a motor, not afriad to moan when it don't go to plan ect, but can give/ask about constuctive ideas. these people are men/women not some one who just says all negative things but has never tried to be different and stay like they rolled off factory asemmbly line (all the same) i'm noy mecanicly minded so i would probaly ask simon why youv'e done it but i wouldn't mean it natily just nosely!!!! although i don't know i still like to ask
DEBBIE
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Fingers, whats this about the owner possibly being a nutter...i thought you were! :wink: .
You have built it for you, sadly people are always critical its part of human nature. Where was it being displayed? Good for you for having the nuts to put it on show...none of muppets who were negative did.
I found myself doing a similar thing at billing....but kept the thoughts firmly in my head though. I also made mental notes of what i fancied doing and how i would do it differently(and which bits i'd nick!)
If you are going to billing and you arent on show just park up and walk away! more fun that listening to idiots! I will be there for the full weekend this year, cant wait!
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nah
mine's better than yours...
just stokin the fire for a bit longer ;)
tbh stuff that was on my truck was never used as intended.. it was there cos it looked cool
nothing more
people have an opinion on that.. sorry mate i really couldnt give a rats... about what you think.
the only regret i have was that i didnt know anything about being a mechanic or diy so i relied upon others (disco inferno has a big hand in this) to help me out. often i would buy things with the fitter either there or benig warned beforehand so they knew what they were going to be doing next.
now i drive a car from japan and it goes like stink and it has no mods other than k&n and i STILL get stick for it.. from the 20-something who drives an astra..
people in glass houses...
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Well that's got the thread going !!!!.. For the people that asked i was at Sodbury selling :) so my Sherman was on my stand ...I have to admit it did attract people over and like i stated i did have may admirers..many thanks again to you guys and girls for the advice and comments..And one confession yes i am a NUTTER!!!!!!!! :shock: :shock: :twisted: :twisted:
..I will take it all on board and try not to bitch slap the next person that has any constructive criticisms to make :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: At least i got my checker plate door panel :lol: :lol: :lol: nice to see our people have had similar comments..And it wasnt just me :? :? :?
Thanks again :wink: :wink: Ali :wink: :wink:
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jelously is an evil thing!!
we have richie's off roader and then my disco that i have turned into my drivng advertisement for my shop so it has been pinked to the max!! you would not belive the grief i recive and the histrical laughing i get when i pull up for having a disco all pinked out but it serves my purpose, just like you we have both put many hours of blood sweat and tears into getting our discos how we want them and to do the job we want them to do after all they were built originally as working vehicals!!
yours is spot on you are very welcome to come park it on our drive anytime we would be very proud keep going with your work don't let thouse small mined people who can only critasise you may well find if you followed them to the car park they get into a corsa and drive away :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
ythe next project will be even better droping a diesal into my very very pink SJ............... he he he can't wait to get started just waiting on he space in the garage!! lol
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i don't care what anyone thinks of my offroader. it's mine paid for and its fun! don't let it get to you just as long as it does what you want it to do who cares. as long as you have FUN!!!!! :D
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If you have your car 'on show' then you have to listen to some 'muppets' and their comments!!
I've got a 1968 Mini Cooper which I take to shows etc during the summer, you always get some 'NO LIFE's' saying stuff like, 'They didn't fit those window hinges to THAT year car' SO!!! It's my car, WHO CARES!!!!
But, it is worth asking the what they drive!!!! :lol:
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well mines matt black, 90 doors and looks dog rough..but i dont care cos its ongoing, as its going to have a 2.5td and 90 front end fitted!!
may well be matt black again, or rollered in one of dulux's finest!!
all i can say is that it saves me £170 a year as its tax exempt, and how many wannabe jap 4x4's will be around in 34 years time?
My hybrid has been trashed by loads of people and not unlike Bezzabsa my motor is also matt black and tax free.
Point is i don't actually care what people think of my motor it competes and doe VERY well indeed and has been featured in at least one mag centre pages for it's ability on the RTI thing at Gaydon a couple years ago.
We all own what are essentially unique motors enjoy them and ignore the 'wannabe' and the 'betterthan' and 'dreamers' because well they are just simple folk.
THEY need to get a grip and realise that even if i do fit a 1000watt stereo system in my motor powering 12 speakers and it might make my ears bleed but it don't affect them in any way shape or form, i might want a winch on the roof because i think it looks great it might not work it moght not be any use i might want to stick pink horns on it too it makes no difference i did it i own it i pay the bills for it so i don't care what people think.
ermmm stuff em
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I just extend my middle finger, wave it generally in the be-littler's direction and say "Swivel". Thats about as much effort as they're worth.
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this'll make you laugh, i was looking at your photo gallery after reading this thread to get a look at your disco, BTW i think it looks like the biz, and my big brother, just turned 20, not that interested in 4x4's came and looked over my shoulder....
"does that truck have axle twister's fitted to it" he asks :lol: :lol: :lol:
Just thought you'd find that amusing, like others have said, it's your car not theirs, if they don't like it then they can drive home in their BMW's safe in the knowledge that they have a better car than you (NOT!!! 8) ).
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Ali dude ur truck is the mutz nutz and u know it and we know thats all that counts, and i think somone said it earlier its jealousey of the worst kind!!!! i have had a few comments about mine etc etc but like many people they will never come and say it to ur face and discuss it !!! so anyway Ali when we getting together are u coming to gecko 4x4 day so i can slate ur motor :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink: (just kidding)
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Ali dude ur truck is the mutz nutz and u know it and we know thats all that counts, and i think somone said it earlier its jealousey of the worst kind!!!! i have had a few comments about mine etc etc but like many people they will never come and say it to ur face and discuss it !!! so anyway Ali when we getting together are u coming to gecko 4x4 day so i can slate ur motor :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink: (just kidding)
I'd love to go to the gecko 4x4 day But i'am diving every weekend this month!! :? :? :? So i'am going to miss out... :cry: :cry: like i have said already cheers for the praise everyone :wink: ..Maybe i shouldnt be bothered what people say..But it did P#ss me off :twisted: :evil: and i thought i would ask on here what my fellow muddys thought :lol: :lol: and now i know :P :P :P :P
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this'll make you laugh, i was looking at your photo gallery after reading this thread to get a look at your disco, BTW i think it looks like the biz, and my big brother, just turned 20, not that interested in 4x4's came and looked over my shoulder....
"does that truck have axle twister's fitted to it" he asks :lol: :lol: :lol:
What's an axle twister? :shock:
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Sorry one more thing :roll: if anyone did take any digi photos of Sherman can you send me some please...just adds to the folder thats all as i didnt take any...Cheers Ali :wink:
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Hello mate, I think your truck is "the dogs dangles" was a pleasure to meet you and have a closer look at "Sherman".
Oh and I will be copying some of your ideas, :wink: :lol:
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from a distance mine looks ok, get up close and its a bit rough round the edges to say the least, but who cares not me, like you say, i build my vehicle for me and know one else.
who would want to 'show' a vehicle anyway, not daring to drive it or enything.
my friends think iam bonkers coz i have allways said im gonna build it then thrash it. its there to be enjoyed, anyone who dont like it can do one!!
(calm down).
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hi fingers. saw the beast for the first time on sat at old sodbury. WOW!!!! its fantastic mate. who gives a rats a**e about what others think. mine looks half like shed but thats what i like about her. you've put a lot of time and effort into the disco let alone the cash side and as long as your happy stuff them.
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Hello mate, I think your truck is "the dogs dangles" was a pleasure to meet you and have a closer look at "Sherman".
Oh and I will be copying some of your ideas, :wink: :lol:
AHHHH is that right!!!! :(blackeye): :(biglaugh): :(biglaugh): theres always one :(biglaugh): :(biglaugh):
pleasures all mine :wink: :wink: