I've been pretty lucky with some of my mods. Definitely saved a good bit of cash... but definitely spent a great deal too!!

 

There was a time when I barely had 2 nickels to rub together. And had to make do on a no frills budget. Built my M151A2 jeep from the ground up myself in my back yard on a wing and a prayer budget. But over the course of my life circumstances changed and I'm now able to do more financially. Yours could very well change in your future and then you can do some crazy things when your in a better economic situation.

As they say "Every dog has it's day" Keep your nose to the grindstone, work like a mad man, give a damn about your job performance quality and there will be no stopping you.


Down to the frame


After it was finished and out in the desert having fun

 

I was lucky enough to order my Monte the way I wanted it. Yes I would have liked it to have a supercharger but those weren't available for the Monte in 03. I am proud of my Monte being mostly stock. The only things I've done was catback/U-Bend delete, CAI (mainly for looks) and custom graphics designed by myself. I am very happy that I didn't have to dump a lot of money in it "to make it mine".

 

I don't know how you fight the urge to do more than that