I'm thinking of selling my rig....too many more things to do, and I'm getting frustrated.

PM me if interested...I have not made a formal posting on the "for sale section" yet. AND I guess I'd be willing to trade some ham radio gear for it.

I posted some pics earlier, have a look.

Tom

the rig keeping you away from willie wonka too much??

I'm not quite sure what you mean, was that an attempt to be funny?

Oh.....forgot this part...

:flipoff2:

Stuff it in the garage and forget it for a while.

In the end you will only want to build another...
Then you will have to start all over again.

I seem to remember a post about a similar thing...

Hmmmm
Lets see...


Oh yeah here it is...


thread (http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21934&highlight=dump+the+fawker)

haha yeah i remember that jason, and tvtommy well i guess it could or coudlnt be funny, but i figured someone who took a name from willy wonka and the chocolate factory would maybe see it kinda funny, guess not.

OH...ok, then I'm educated.

I actually work in television....hence, the name.

Dude, what are you frustrated about. Keep your focus on the end product. I have been working on my rig, <a href="http://www.lslc.org/austinbios/blumenthal/Dulciena.html">click here to see</a>, for a year and half now. Yea, I get frustrated about the time/$$$ deal, but I know one day I will be wheel'n. :beer: :smokin: :D

Been there...thought about it too.....DON"T DO IT!!!

You'll only end up getting the bug 6 months to a year later and buying another project to build up. You'll end up spending more to do it all over again, since you won't get all your $$ out of this one.

what kind of lockers do you have?:flipoff2:

Lockrights....front and rear.

You know I haven't even driven mine except around the fricken block and now as I am waiting for additional parts :rolleyes:
its sitting on jack stands. You will be sorry if you sell, cover and don't look at it for awhile if your frustarted. Otherwise find someone to help you like did. :D
The end result will be me going up against the husband in his rig :jeep:
Now thats going to be worth the wait :p

I ask the same questions evey time this comes up.

Will you want to build another one ever?
Can you get what you have into it back out?
Have you replaced a lot of stuff on this one?
Is the rig replaceable (within my budget)?

If you are planning on ever building another criuiser, the devil you know is better than the one you don't. that is- you know what has been done to your truck, what it needs, and all of it's irratating nuances that probably endeared you to it in the first place. If you start over, you won't have that luxury.

think long and hard about it, we all kick ourselves in the ass for selling one at one time or the other (like the running 67 LWB removable cab pickup with a PTO winch that I passed on for $1000...:mad3: :mad3: )

I say don't give up... I have been into cruisers since my senior year in highschool, I still have one, but I just traded off my 1975 fj40... I new I would regret it, but I had already made the decision to sell it and it was all torn apart just a frame and tub on jack stands... I traded off all but the running gear. I still have 4 other toyota pickups, two sets of front & rear dana 60s and one land cruiser, so I just had too many projects. I WILL REGRET IT SOMEDAY. it was rust free and I just couldn't see destroying it in the trails, so I will watch as one of my best friends destroys it. He has a Dana 60 & 70 and a dodge cummins diesel engine for it.

While discussing the wheeling thing with my wife yesterday (she's pretty cool about it, we were just talking about expenses), I came up with this analogy: "Cruisers aren't an investment, they're like playing golf". Let me explain my rationale. One of my good friends is a golf fanatic. He plays at least once a week, and where he lives (and likes to play), the green fee costs about $100 per round of golf. That means that without counting any equipment (clubs, balls, tees, shoes, etc) he's spending about $5,000 a year, money that pays for his hobby, his enjoyment, money he's never getting back.
Wheeling, and Cruisers, are exactly like that. If you think you can get all the money you put into a wheeling Land Cruiser back when you sell it, GET OUT NOW, while you still can! It's not going to happen, no matter how nice your rig is, wheeling Land Cruisers are only worth pennies on the dollar, and the more radical the rig, the less chance you have to get your money back, because the market for these extreme rigs is TINY. But if you see the money you put into your Cruiser as the cost of your hobby, your enjoyment (and at least in my case), your sanity, you're going to be all right.
Everyone here, including me, understands the frustration of a major project or budget limitations. With very few exceptions, most Cruiserheads are not independently wealthy, and those of us that are married and have families face even more restrictions. During 1999-2000 I spent a *bunch* of money on my Cruiser (paint job, spring over conversion, tires, two sets of rims, roof rack, custom rear bumper + a lot of work on my expedition trailer), but during 2001-2002 I've spent about $250 tops, my budget has been severely curtailed. It's very frustrating because I haven't been able to address my gearing problem, thus not fully utilizing the benefits of the spring-over. So what do I do? I soldier on, man, this is my baby, and while I confess that sometimes I want to crack open a jerry can, douse the truck, and torch it, my mind usually clears right after that.

I look at that big chunk of metal that came with me from our native country, and I think of the countless trips, the expeditions, the wheeling, the feeling of the breeze on my face, and that weirdly reassuring smell that all Land Cruisers have, and the love affair is rekindled.

I don't criticize your decision to get out of Land Cruisers, it's definitely not for everyone, but like Rabid Dan said above, stop and think about it carefully. Chances are you'll want to get back in later, and one almost always loses money in the process.

my two cents not worth much, but the mega dollars i've spent on my cruiser and my son's toy truck are repaided ten-fold in time together. it's not just about the building a better rig ( every rig i know is a work in progress, no matter what stage of development there in), it's about sharing experiences and developing friendships. frustration is just one of life's little challenges. think long and hard before you get out.

tony

Turn off the TV and keep your rig.....:skull:

Just after graduating college I sold a great rig&parts truck that I had spent alot of time&$$$ wrenching on/wheeling. I thought it was the right decision at the time beacuse I needed the money, didn't think it was practical, and thought I would grow out of it:rasta: . At 28 I bought another- not as nice as the first and paid THOUSANDS more then I let my first one go for. Now at 30 I bought back that first cruiser (now with a blown motor, questionable drivetrain, and rusted out tub) back from the same guy I sold it to for the cost of towing. I may never finish the restoration on this original cruiser that started it all- Its stuck at my folks place in NJ and I'm in ATL, GA. I am not even done transforming my operational rig into the wheeler I want.

Accept that that it is never over,
Get a seperate Daily Driver,
Walk away,:beer: when you get frustrated,
Keep it running and wheel it "as is" as much as possible,
Dream about long term, focus on the project at hand,
DO NOT SELL IT
:(