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Need help:
Want to fulfill my dream,build a hot rod,!930,or 31 full finder turdor.Dont know really were to start,it must be on a budget, is it possable to keep it under $5,000.

Originally posted by Daves32
Need help:
Want to fulfill my dream,build a hot rod,!930,or 31 full finder turdor.Dont know really were to start,it must be on a budget, is it possable to keep it under $5,000.

It is possible with the right skills but if you can't weld/ fabricate, it isn't feasable. right now in a local classafieds paper, there is a '31 tudor coupe that is a rat rod project for 2k, which would give a few usable components along with a body, only problem the top has a 5" chop, this Is a good example of a really good deal. for 5k you would have to find a good original body, for a fair price ( grand or so ) another couple grand or so for a chassie built, ad your suspension components, probably 2k for that. you could have a rat type car that is safe for 5k but not much more

Like Matt said, unless you are building a rat, $5k isn't even close. Not real sure you could even build a ratty rat for $5. If you do all the work yourself, $5,000 may be enough to get quality suspension and brakes on the car, box the frame, and some reasonably priced tires and wheels.

I don't see you realistically pulling this off for less than ~$8-$10k. Especially when you start researching options and goodies available that you will likely just have to have. But it gets easier if you take your time and spread the $ pain out over a year or two or more. You will learn a lot along the way and heck it's fun too!

Good Luck, Kitz