A informed buyer is a lot better off ... when he is getting ready to spend his money and make the 1 to 3 year committment to build a car.

Deuce, your comment is exactly the reason I came to this site, to become better informed and learn from the guys that have 'been there and done that', and have the t-shirt to prove it.....lol

I may be a newbie to the street rod building world, but I'm not a rookie at building things. I have a background in muscle cars, drag cars and for the past 10 years, motorcycles (the bikes that are ridden, not trailer queens).

I'm also not looking for someone else’s recipe for what they think is the way to go, I'm looking for ideas and suggestions, I also don’t need the top of the line, must have the best, most expensive piece there is, I shop for quality, not costly. I'd also like to hear about parts, shops, businesses to avoid, I don't want the costly mistakes either. I have a certain budget to work within, but I don't have a certain time frame to have it completed, I have lots of patience (reread my background message).

Thanks for your help,
Mike