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you come to the right place , send some pics of you and the gransons proj
i cant hardly wait for mine to get big enough ..

Welcome to CHR, Perley. There is a lot of experience here that can help you and your grandson with just about any project. I believe that there are other rodders here from Maine, even though I realize that there are only a few areas of Maine where human populations exceed those of wildlife.

So what cars and projects do you anticipate with your grandson? By the way we oldsters here love eyeing photos, so post some when you get a chance. Checking out pictures of other member's rides helps us get thru those long winter days and nights, too! (Excluding, of course, those lucky members who live in the sun belt and enjoy endless summers).

Well Perley, I can tell you the folks here can be very helpful. As far a "old metal" goes that used to mean mainly Fords, but today there are so many kits for chassis improvement and adapters for v6/v8 engines that just about any car or truck you can find with good body metal can be modernized. Then of course there are quite a few fiberglass replicas of classic models. Unless you are hooked on some nostalgic image in your mind,you can make a nice street rod out of just about any old car with good metal. One problem may be what a 17 year old has in mind. I can recall at age 17, long ago, that I was having a lot of fun with a '31 Model A Fordor but found a certain young lady turned up her nose at my "old car" and I soon sold the Fordor cheap to get a '47 Ford ragtop. The main stream on this Forum is mainly along the lines of small block Chevy drivelines but there are a few Cobras and Socal-VWs as well. The old formula of early Ford body with modern engine is still alive but has shifted to fiberglass replicas unless you are lucky enough to find an original. My grandson is only 3 so it will be a while but he has a healthy interest in slot cars.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder