SO...how much.... DO YOU THINK...your VX is worth???

[etlsport]

Jo, if you go the route of building the guy his own VX make sure to have a document drawn up to protect yourself from any potential liability if he has any issues. Any shop would have a good amount of insurance to cover themselves against anything going wrong. I'm not saying you won't do a fantastic job, but I would hate for the guy to have an accident and then try to blame it on you for installing larger tires or something.

[JoFotoz]

Heard from "buyer" last night...

He is chewing over the $23K for a stripped down ORW.

...but he is leaning towards me building him one.

I really like the "build him one" option.

I have the crashed one with a great engine/tranny...

...so I need a good bodied one with blown engine/tranny

( maybe the one in Austin..I've contacted him.)

Put the two together...make one good one and have a bunch
of spares left over for me from the crashed one.

Thats serves a dual purpose...in that I get to keep the ORW ..

...and it brings another VX back to life.

As for covering my -A*$*$- liability wise...good advice on that...
...and YUP...it is something I've considered and will make sure I'm "safe" !

Jo

[TheGanzman]

One thing to add, as a guy who's built 23 vehicles from the ground up - if you're building a vehicle for SOMEONE ELSE, that "someone" has carte blanche to be PICKY AS HELL, and work you to DEATH getting it "just right"! From where *I* sit, you're FAR better off taking the money NOW for a finished vehicle, "As Is-Where Is" - then building EXACTLY what YOU want for YOURSELF. J'es sayin'...

[JoFotoz]

Yup...wise words Ganzman.

I've built a few vehicles..2 & 4 wheeled....

..and building for yourself is a whole different ball game
compared to building for another person

(I built a 2 stroke trail bike way back when, for a guy in the UK..
..my sisters boyfriend ...lectured him on oil addition etc..
...he still seized it...and blamed me!)


My gut says youre 100% right...

..and better to build up / modify a donor vehicle...that he supplies.

That would cut the "mechanical" aspect down to intake/exhaust and lift....

...which is fine.

Jo