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<blockquote data-quote="1min2midnight" data-source="post: 2865203" data-attributes="member: 6556"><p>I thank everyone for the input.&nbsp; For anyone who might be considering doing some fool thing like this I will tell you what I have learned.&nbsp; Don&#039;t skimp on the mechanic if you are not turning your own wrenches.&nbsp; If you get a bad, lazy or dishonest one the project is doomed.&nbsp; Spend good money on the labor.&nbsp; After getting to know them a bit better I could have negotiated a little better if I would have said take your time.&nbsp; As in put it on your back burner and take care of desperate customers first.&nbsp; I really did not care if it took 2 weeks or 4.&nbsp; They would have given me a break on the labor.&nbsp; If I ever do this again (and I probably will) next time I am going to replace (or rebuild) the engine, transmission, (transfer case if it has one) right up front.&nbsp; I wasted some money not doing that.&nbsp; For example a transmission flush on a transmission that failed 2 months later.&nbsp; And so you all want to see a pic.&nbsp; Well I did not do much in the way of looks to it yet but here is a pic of the old burb.&nbsp; It does not look like much but is in very good mechanical condition.&nbsp; I want to finish it with new paint, custom bumper, 2 inch lift (yes just 2 inches) and slightly larger tires.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="1min2midnight, post: 2865203, member: 6556"] I thank everyone for the input. For anyone who might be considering doing some fool thing like this I will tell you what I have learned. Don't skimp on the mechanic if you are not turning your own wrenches. If you get a bad, lazy or dishonest one the project is doomed. Spend good money on the labor. After getting to know them a bit better I could have negotiated a little better if I would have said take your time. As in put it on your back burner and take care of desperate customers first. I really did not care if it took 2 weeks or 4. They would have given me a break on the labor. If I ever do this again (and I probably will) next time I am going to replace (or rebuild) the engine, transmission, (transfer case if it has one) right up front. I wasted some money not doing that. For example a transmission flush on a transmission that failed 2 months later. And so you all want to see a pic. Well I did not do much in the way of looks to it yet but here is a pic of the old burb. It does not look like much but is in very good mechanical condition. I want to finish it with new paint, custom bumper, 2 inch lift (yes just 2 inches) and slightly larger tires. [/QUOTE]

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