It's my 26th birthday - Show me modest lifts

"RockRam" (rockram) 04/15/2016 at 11:45 • Filed to: None

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Being from a different country, you learn quickly America is the land of debt and fighting for what you think you deserve. Only then do opportunities show and then you have to kick some doors down for them to become anything. So I’m now a young professional with crazy stupid dreams and aspirations. I can’t wait to keep growing and learning. To you yougins on Oppo, make yourself better every day in every way and learn how to use rejection to your benefit by using self-affirmation skills. More seasoned Oppos, please comment if you will, of your mid 20's and how it shaped your current professional or other otherwise situation. My taste in car culture is vast, so show me unassuming cars/trucks/classics with modest lifts.

Here’s a Dune Buggy sitting tall.

CalzoneGolem > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 11:51

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http://oppositelock.kinja.com/get-lifted-176…

nucciOMG > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 11:51

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Happy birthday bud!

Bourbon&JellyBeans > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 11:51

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I’ve got a grand total of no advice! I’m in my 20s too, so me giving you advice would be like the blind leading the blind.

What I can give you, however, is a lifted 1961 Corvette:

Chariotoflove > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 11:52

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Happy birthday! Here’s a modest lift:

vondon302 > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 11:54

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Murica

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 11:54

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Here’s a lifted, Crown Vic doing off road things.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 11:55

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My advice is that time is more valuable than money as I age... Find balance.

JustAnotherG6 > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 11:55

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My mid-20's taught me that I don’t want to be working on the shop floor with a College Degree the rest of my life...

Milky > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 11:58

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Welcome to the 26 club! I’m not more seasoned .... but I do like to think I am spicy.

misfitmascots > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 11:59

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My 20s taught me how to lead people without having to be a dick about it.

Flyboy is FAA certified insane > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 12:00

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Happy birthday!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 12:06

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I get to share our modest lifted Jeep AND I GET TO GIVE A LECTURE?! Are you sure it’s not MY birthday?! Hahahaha

As I exit my 20's in just a few months I’ll say I’ve gone a long way in this decade. One of my first points I’ll say is that I’ve never gotten a raise I didn’t ask for. Don’t be afraid to politely say I’ve kicked ass lately I could use a raise. Don’t be afraid to jump to a different company for a better job (and of course another raise). Don’t be afraid to want more/better for yourself. There’s nothing wrong with that.

I have to admit if it weren’t for getting married young (I was 21, almost 22) and having a wife to worry about, and eventually a son to worry about I don’t know if I would have pushed so hard for each next promotion and raise. I’ve had thoughts of, damn I could have so many cool cars if I wasn’t married with a kid (and a dog) but then i remember I only worked so hard and climbed so far because I wanted better for them. So I wouldn’t have the money for anything cooler without them.

Moral of the story is don’t be afraid and keep pushing. Nothing in life is just handed to you, the old days of showing up to work and you get a raise every year are slowly disappearing. You have to fight for yourself.

Here’s our Jeep Commander with a mild 2" lift:

Also, that buggy is sweet lifted so high.

Nonster > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 12:07

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Here’s my old CJ-7 with a modest lift and 33's. As a 25 year old young professional my advice is to take it easy on the corporate kool-aide. It may sound cynical, but if you work in a large corporation don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are much more than a number/ part of a headcount. I’ve seen several friends/co-workers make that mistake by passing up opportunities because they felt loyalty to their company only to be laid off half a year later. Nothing really wrong with layoffs or large corporations, thats how things are, just remember to always watch out for numero uno!

Wacko > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 12:11

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i turned 37 last saturday.

Here’s my lifted jeep for you.

d15b > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 12:29

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A couple of rules:

1. If you are better than your current job, do an EXCELLENT job so that others (such as your manager) know it as well.

2. Treat your professional career like golf. Don’t compare yourself to others and you will feel right about where you are and what you have done.

3. Learn how to manage upwards. What this means is that you need to ask the right questions, understand how your job relates to others and what it means in the bigger picture. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN UNIMPORTANT TASK.

4. Take pride in your work. Yes, my car has 14 inch wheels, but I keep them clean, though.

5. If you make a mistake, own up to it and explain what you learned to your manager. He or she will write-it-off as experience and you’ll be able to translate that experience into management making experience and decisions.

6. Love what you do and your living situation. This is probably the most important item on the list, as it has a general, personal life component. If you can love your job, you will be naturally engaged and keen on working hard. If you love your living situation, work becomes easier. In other words, if your dream job is in LA, but you absolutely hate LA (because the quality of life SUCKS, as in I hate the fact that a trip to Target becomes a 3 hour ordeal because the closest one is on Santa Monica Blvd and La Brea and that area is a total shitstorm), you’re going to have a bad time. True story, for me.

7. Don’t take things personally. If someone (co-worker, boss, subordinate) has a suggestion on how you do something, I assure you, it is NOT about you, personally. They want you to do a good job (it doesn’t matter that you doing a good job makes their life easier), so take the feedback and advice and apply it. I assure you, their intention is to make everyone’s lives easier.

8. That said, you will run across a person who hasn’t learned the above point. They will twist your words and interpret everything as an attack. If that is the case, just give that person facts and no conjecture. If you have to, write in short sentences without any room for misinterpretation.

9. Learn how to cook and pack a bag lunch. Your wallet will thank you after the weekends.

10. Dating in the workplace is just a bad idea, in general. Don’t do it.

I am in my early 30s, and I don’t take any of these lessons for granted. Some, I had to experience myself. Others, I witnessed it happen.

Good luck, and don’t be too hard on yourself when you fail.

BarryDanger > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 12:34

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HBD - My 26th is in June. Here’s a horrible picture of my tundra on with a mild lift/level

Justin Hughes > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 13:05

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Happy birthday! Miata Is Always The Answer.

thebigbossyboss > Wacko 04/15/2016 at 13:07

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When do we change the title to Pneuf Canadienne?

Wacko > thebigbossyboss 04/15/2016 at 13:14

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I’m sure Adolf Marois tried.

but her time is done.

RockRam > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/15/2016 at 13:58

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Hear Hear. I've been at my positions for almost 3 years and recently started looking for newer opportunities. I think I'm passing up on a lot of money and don't want to regret that. Good lift on that jeep.

RockRam > d15b 04/15/2016 at 13:58

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You should write a book.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > d15b 04/15/2016 at 14:00

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Well said

RockRam > Nonster 04/15/2016 at 14:01

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Oh yes the culture here is great which is the one thing holding me in place. Once something better pops up, I'd be gone like the wind.

RockRam > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 04/15/2016 at 14:01

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one of my fav builds for sure.

RockRam > Milky 04/15/2016 at 14:02

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Good finds. Keep it spicy

RockRam > Bourbon&JellyBeans 04/15/2016 at 14:04

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I'm drooling at this build.

RockRam > BarryDanger 04/15/2016 at 14:05

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I have an '00 Tundra. Is that an '06?

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 14:05

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Thank you me too. I’ve been in my role for about 3.5 years. Longest I’ve ever been in one job. It’s a good job, a really good job with a great company so it makes it hard to look elsewhere. I’ve applied around a little bit but very selectively, it’s gotta be something cool.

And a part of me just wants to take the offer to the boss and say- match it so I can stay.

There’s another piece of advice guys - if you take an offer to your boss and ask them to match it - if they don’t match it you damn well better walk and take that other job. If you don’t they’ll never respect you again.

And thanks about the Jeep, completely transformed the look of the truck with just a simple 2" lift and 32" tires. Stock height Commanders look like crap now

RockRam > Justin Hughes 04/15/2016 at 14:05

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Haha I like it

RockRam > misfitmascots 04/15/2016 at 14:07

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Teach some of the managers in my office those lessons.

misfitmascots > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 14:55

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I would if I could. Some people need to feel important.

BarryDanger > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 15:38

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Nice! It is an 06. I was thinking about this the other day - I got my drivers license in 06 and I’ve owned 4 cars from that year!

RockRam > BarryDanger 04/15/2016 at 15:53

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I like the '06. When I was looking, the first gen facelift ones were way out of my price range. Good look.

CaptDale - is secretly British > RockRam 04/15/2016 at 15:55

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Happy Birthmas!!!

d15b > RockRam 04/16/2016 at 00:13

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You’re not the first person who has told me this.

d15b > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/16/2016 at 00:14

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Cheers!

There is nothing more manly than a boy can do than providing a meal on the table.