Thread: How Do You Plan Your Rod or Kustom?

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Well, I guess as I think back on the many projects over the years, I did them either because I had never done them or had never heard of them being done. My love is in fabrication. I never cared two hoots about nice bodywork or paint. With me, it's all about cuttin', fittin' and welding steel and aluminum to make something out of nothing that goes down the road under its own power. To my way of looking at it, rust and/or rattle-can primer are acceptable finishes. Oh, and it has to be CHEAP. I never used a chrome anything on anything. Just a couple of examples:
MGA body on shortened '65 Ford frame with 392 hemi/Torqueflite.
VW Beetle body on shortened '61 Olds frame with 413 wedge/Torqueflite. (exception here, 6 coats of yellow lacquer, hand rubbed. Pretty.)
455 Olds/TH400 into '72 Chevy Luv pickup with 10.25 Olds rear, 5.13's.
Cal Custom '27T body on 2x6 homemade frame rails, stretched to 117" wheelbase, self-designed and fabricated chromoly tube IFS and 460 Ford/C6/9 3/8" rear. Split the body down the middle and added 8" width.
This just hits the high spots, along with the scores of motorcycles and go-karts built from scrap and basket cases.