This is a great post. I'm one of those in there 60's group and all my rides have been built from junk yard parts. I'm not condemiing those who buy rods if they have the money, or they don't have the know how. I'm like alot of older and younger generation who has skinned many knuckles trying to unscrew something that doesn't want to be unscrewed. I personelly like the shows, but they go into to much detail on every little thing. You can build a nice rod without spending many,many thousands of dollars. I don't particularly like the newer 80's and 90's so call rods, but if I was brought up in todays world, thats probably what I would be driving.