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[ProjectWidow]

i completely understand the OG's of IA. i havent been around for that long, but i do remeber when UAB was the cool thing to do. i mean everybody was getting widen fenders, molded kits, and new front end conversions. everytime i drove by uab, there would always be a different car getting something new done to it. people in xrated, pi, all stars, would try new things and try to be one of a kind. nowadays, teens mainly are just trying to fit in with the older gang as most of you OG are. most of these teens have no knowledge on what the hell goes into their cars, but all they care about is how cool they look. hell i bet most dont even know where their oil filter is. most of these teens will just fork over money after asking their daddy for it, to fit in. i mean these are the teens that try to go to meets and show us up, by driving fast, doing burnouts and donuts and then getting kicked out. i for one may not have a fast car or an awesome car, but i have worked my ass off for it to be where it is now. i didnt know much when i first started moding, but i have learned so much in the past few years. i wanted a fiberglass system, so i got on the internet and learned how to do it myself. i wanted to customize my taillights, so i went online and learned to do it myself. having to work for all the money that goes into my car, gives me more respect for myself and a feeling of achievement. its funny how i tell someone that i have a custom system and the first question is "where did you get it done?" no one ever believes me because i did it myself. these are the rich kids that ask mommy and daddy for the new wheels on their brand new bmw. i hate kids like that! i heard a quote from a custom bike builder that said "if someone can do it, why cant i?" so this is what i try to live by. working your ass off to get something that you really want is what its all about. yeh it may take awhile to get something you really want, but this is the only way you will learn the true value of a dollar. i always try to do something that i have never seen done before on a prelude. this is the way tuners back in the day would approach things. this is how hot rodding got started. just a bunch of friends in their garage with no money doing custom work themselves and making thier cars stick out from the rest. doing something crazy and original is what made these show winning cars. i agree with everyone that it is slowly going away because people are in the car scene because its the cool "in" well anyway i could keep going and going but i think im going to stop here.