For sure it depends on how deep you want to get into your projects. How ever I have done many builds and watched many more. It has been my experience that the cheaper rout can so easily become the most expensive. AM also supplies unwelded frame with all the bends for those who wish to do their own. Yes I have the ability to build good frame in my shop here at home but these are truly great frames with an unbelievable amount of engineering and the testing to prove it. I personally would love to have a 40s to 50s pickup truck that handles like a new C5 Corvette. AM has come as close as possible to this feat. Besides I already have an S-10 that handles like an S-10 though it handles better than any stock 56 it’s nothing special.