Originally posted by Thinkmoto:
Originally posted by JEDsContour:
Honestly, if I had more time than money I would certainly do this modification again - it is not that terribly difficult if you have tools, pictures and some skill. In my case I joined the ATI group buy because I prefer to pay for the fabrication.
I wonder if ATI is giving out jars of vasoline with the subframes  Dropping the subframe is rather easy and the welding fabbing is minimal to do it right. To each his own 
You are under-valuing the worth of your own time - or maybe you are not.
The $250 group-buy price for a new reinforced Ford part is fair - even without Vaseline.
The little bits of free time I am able to find for car stuff are precious to me, and occasionally purchasing the time and effort of others to make the most of my own time, is money well spent.
At this point in my life, automotive work of any kind has got to have some serious entertainment value â??? or it is just not worth it. Now if I were a teenager again living in my parentâ??s houseâ?¦well different story.
Incidentally Thinkmoto, what is it with you and your â??jars of Vaseline.â? Care to explain?
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