Hence my decision to allow the commercial market do as much development of 
subsystem as I can: differentials, suspension systems, etc. 
Then, I reap the benefit, and shop around for the cheapest possibility. Once I 
have begun fermenting an idea in my head of what I'm actually doing, I'll be in 
a much better position to begin making my own replacement/upgrade parts. 
I'm trying to combine initial over-engineering, with an evolutionary design. 
Don't ask me how that's supposed to work: I have no clue. But now, that's the 
fun then, isn't it!

Thanks!

James

> Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:19:10 -0500
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [TANKS] Re: Complete Newbie...
> 
> Fred Thomson wrote:
> > First advice I got in this came from Frank P. and was valuable (even
> > if I had to repeatedly learn it the hard way):
>  >
> >   **Over-engineering is not a bad thing.**
> > 
> 
> And don't forget the corollary:
> 
>       *** Over-designing is the WORST thing ***
> 
> Evolutionary designs are always better than first-time designs, 
> regardless of the skill of the designer.  Prototyping your sub-systems 
> is not only a better approach, but in the long run it saves both time 
> and money.
> 
>       Frank P.
> 
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