Thread: Trying to take advantage of everyone's experience.

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Welcome to CHR! I've helped build a couple glass 32's before. Like Lynn said, you can do it for $30k but you need to have it figured out what you want to do first to keep from buying parts 2, or 3 times. And try not to change your mind during the build which leads to more cost and build time. I'm guilty of both.

I'd say you could do it in half of a 2 car garage. Is it going to be ideal, no. But there are guys on here building awesome rods in about the same space. Ideally the entire 2 car garage would be better. But it's a 32 and not a crew cab long bed truck here.

Also, how is the roadster in the last pic well north of $250K? Maybe if you pay a high dollar rod shop to do every nut and bolt, stitch, and air in the tires?

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

I'd say you could do it in half of a 2 car garage. Is it going to be ideal, no. But there are guys on here building awesome rods in about the same space. Ideally the entire 2 car garage would be better. But it's a 32 and not a crew cab long bed truck here.

OK, you can get the car and a counter to work off in the (less than 1/2). Where do all the tools go? They can't be in the same space or you couldn't move around the car.

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Originally Posted by techinspector1

OK, you can get the car and a counter to work off in the (less than 1/2). Where do all the tools go? They can't be in the same space or you couldn't move around the car.

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You learn to work with what you have. It may take more time but it can be done. More steps moving stuff etc. Yes, I realize it isn't ideal. Isn't there a member from Hawaii who was building a 32 in a very small space?

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

You learn to work with what you have. It may take more time but it can be done. More steps moving stuff etc. Yes, I realize it isn't ideal. Isn't there a member from Hawaii who was building a 32 in a very small space?

I built my first street rod in a 18' x 12' shed, stored everything in my basement all while trying to hide it from my wife, good luck on your venture, what will make you a true hot rodder is simply doing it and getting it done. I read one time 80% of projects are never finished and that figure may be low, where there is a will there is a way.
When I first started out of school messing with these old cars you have one big dilema, what it takes to build one of these is somewhere to build it and the tools needed, by the time you purchase these you easily could buy a car. Now that tells you you can't afford to simply build one car with all the stuff thats needed, so either it becomes a serious hobby for a long while (spelled obsession for me) or you have a huge popular yard sale after your done and you make pennies on the dollar for the tools you purchased. Like mentioned you can literally buy a complete car cheaper than you could build one, and I choose to not do that, I will show up at the cruise with my car, my build my way and there isn't another one like it.
Now this opens a can of worms that had to be shut down on another site, if you buy a car does that make you a true hotrodder, or a checkbook hotrodder, I could care less but its something that comes up when they ask "Did you build it". My choice is I live breath and dream hot rods, like a bunch on here I work hard to accquire the talent, tools, friends and skills needed to turn these dreams into reality. Don't let me distract you go for it and we will help you, it takes a bunch of work, building a house was way easier than my first '32 , but when I buiilt it I put one dollar in savings for every dolllar I spent on my hot rod (called getting permission) well the good thing is 3-4 years later I had a fat savings account! Have fun anyway you can and build or buy your dream someday! Matt