Thread: How Do You Plan Your Rod or Kustom?

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Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT

Dave, On my projects I found that at least half of the fun is in the "building". I enjoyed working out the details.....seeing it coming to completion.....the way it sounded....the way it performed....and the way it looked!....the satisfying feeling of seeing your creation come back to life.....and the pride of workmanship!~

I agree with you. I built my '32 for me-- the way I always dreamed of building one--a California smoothie-style highboy. I started out by scanning a 3 window highboy from an old Street Rodder magazine and used PhotoShop to modify it to see if I really liked what I was thinking about. I worked. In order to set it apart from other yellow highboys, I went with ghost flames, and to make it unique, I fashioned a cowl induction hood, something I had never seen on any '32 before. You can compare the rendering with the finished photo. Now that it has been complete for a couple of years, I am enjoying the driving but sure wish I could start another project, but I would have to sell it to have the capital to start another project and I don't want to be without a rod for a couple of years. Instead, I am working on creating a cool looking hauler out of my old Safari van which I use as a pickup.