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Awesome build!! Did you do the work youre self? Looks Great!

I have done almost everything myself. The exceptions are the final welding and the final application of the paint. In the build-up of the chassis, I spent 8 months designing, fitting, fixturing, and tack welding the cage. After all the prep, it took the welder 8 hours to finish the welding. For the paint, I spent 3 years doing the body work (including all the fiberglass, the initial priming and blocking). The painter applied the final primer, color and clear in three weeks. I have spent the entire time as his assistant during the process. For some things, I believe persistence is sufficient. For others, actual skill is required. Thus, I do all of the grunt work preparations, and let professionals perform the skilled tasks. In the end, I get the best of both worlds. In performing the grunt work, I save most of the labor cost but still get a professional final result. Don't get me wrong, I intend to learn to weld. I didn't want to learn on my chromoloy roll cage. I intend to learn to paint, but I didn't want to take the chance of wasting $1000 dollars of raw materials. So to answer your question: Yes I did, and No I didn't do the work myself. It all depends on your definition.