darkk
Well-known member
I'm a retired body man fabricator, my last real project was a 39 Olds I street rodded. This was a driver, not a $100,000. trailer queen. It was very nice but still a driver. I collected parts for about 3 months and then dedicated 2 weeks to the build. I had the money necessary, around $7500 for everything. The body had minimal rust through. I rebuilt the motor, had the trans done, removed the nose, front clipped with an early nova suspension, installed a mid 70's rear,complete brake job frt/rr with lines, welded the rear fenders to the body, re radiused the wheel openings, installed motor,trans,complete wire job from rolls,did my first reupholstery job (came out nice) welded a 4 piece nose together, did all the bodywork, installed the glass. Stripped the shell to metal, acid etched one panel at a time by hand, did the patches and body work. painted black with flames and clear coated. All by myself with no help, I worked 12-16 hour days, 10 days straight to get it done....finished job looked great. I drove that car for 9 years without ever needing to touch up. It can be done. You just need focus and a plan. Section the work out and do it one section at a time. I know everyone isn't going to build a car in 10 days, but the process is the same...you need that plan and a little initiative....just think what it will be like when it's done....You can do it...don't lose hope!