there's always phases in car mods... some pple , infact, i dare say everybody started small.. frankly, who here whom have gone to the extremes would admit that in the younger years of their lives (or modding lives) hasn't done foolish mods before? i remember a time where it was such a fad to have twin exhaust, yet, i did not have the moolah to do it, wat i did was, i picked up a short 2" chrome piping (which matches my existing exhaust), took a big plastic KNIFE cookin oil canister, cut a hole on it, glued and 'sewed' the header to the oil canister, spray it black and hook it up on the 'other side' of the existing exhaust, hence VOILA!the 'looks' of a twin exhaust...
yes, it was cheap.. infact, it didnt costed any money.. it was ahbeng, it was plain lala... so wat? it's my car, my time spent, my 'twin exhaust'... it's the satisfaction that counts..
we must have hope.. without hope we are doomed.. (by doing these "priceless" mods, it gives us hope that one day, we will actually achieve to have these actual mods done)... it doesnt matter if it's an LED bulb on the washer or mosquito inviting neons under d car, it's the satisfaction that counts.... cheap? wat is d definition of cheap? to me at one time, a K&N filter was lost hope... but i wanted it! so? i took an old used 'Kjeldson" biscuit cans, cut the sides leaving the cover and the bottom of it... use manila cardboards, and tapping it lightly to the carb to get the impression of the mouting and cut the bottom of the kjeldson can to fit the carbs.. and of coz, used the old "Drawing Book" hard thicker paper cover to make gaskets to place inbetween the carbs and the cans... spent RM12.00 for a KE70, 4K stock engine paper filter and sandwich it between the cans.. voila... KNN (KANINEH) filter!
yes, it was dirt cheap... but i walked away being so satisfied... i remember once back then in d old days... i had a ke20.. (yes, all these mods were on my ke20), my fren had a saga 1.5I (it was brand new back then and for a kid to drive one, he's like d Prince of Town... he had the REMUS exhaust installed @ Speedworks.. dude, speedworks are like "Waahhhh"... back then.. u know how he showed it off to me?
Bryan, i think i hit a curb and my exhaust was leaking... so being gullible, i said i'll go check it out fr him, so i squatted and saw the fuckin exhaust and he revved at my face....
Doing cheap mods doesnt mean u're any less or lower grades or have lesser respect... but how badly u treat others and react to yr surrouding does...
Nobody stays at the top or at the bottom forever... time and environment changes things and people... i learn my lessons back then and even recently... do the things that u think it's right and fits u (either financially or siok sendiri).. fuck wat other pple thinks of u as long as u aint getting anyone hurt in d process...