It seems the forums went south for a while there, good thing theyre back!
Im a noob from sweden, and I am in the planning stages of my first hotrod (or whatever its called, im very bad at terminology)
Hopefully I will have something to contribute here (I am a welder), and Im sure I will learn a lot from everyone here.
Since I am new to building cars, I thought picking a cheap, easy to get car as a base would be good. In Sweden the Volvo Amazon is a genuine classic, and there are lots of them around in very good shape for a good price.
Here is my idea:
Original car


My vision:


As for engine, suspension and so on, I am currently researching what would be feasable to put into this car (it is actually pretty small)
Thoughts are welcome, and I am looking forward to getting to know all of you

/Martin