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Hi everyone, my name is Dan and this is my first time posting. I am looking into buying a rod project for the first time sometime this summer. I am just trying to get a feel for what is a good deal and such. I was into muscle cars but some guys made me want to not even get into it. Lets just say because I am young, they thought they could tell me what to do, they would crtique my cars and even worse! So anyway, Im travelingback in time to the rod age and see what I can get going in here! Any help is appreciated, I have no idea what to look for for rods as far as price goes for projects, whats a good car to rebuild? 34 chevys? fords? Thanks guys and gals!

Boy oh boy Dan, if you think the muscle car critics were hard on you, just wait until this bunch of hot rodders lay into you......

Welcome to CHR Dan. Best thing about hot rodding is that you can build what you want any way you want to build it!!!! Lots of diversity in cars and owners here...

Welcome. No one on here will ever tell you how to do your own car, or criticize your reasons.

By the way, you ARE going to paint it black with red wheels, AREN"T YOU???


Don

Welcome Dan...just remember, most of us "Ol' Coots" started out just like you!!!!
Like the others mentioned, although some may voice their "opinions" louder than others, this is the best damn car forum on the web today!!!

Have a great weekend!

Pat

Welcome,and buy the way the guys on this site are tough but if you read like i do ,most never ever critize. Hell I ask some dumb questions but I always get great advice.Welcome Dan

what do you guys think a good starting rod would be? I love the 32' fords, but the are way to expenisve for me. I like the 30 model a's as well. I have about 3000 grand to spend on a project car.

I see a rat rod in your future.

Originally Posted by natureboyBB

what do you guys think a good starting rod would be? I love the 32' fords, but the are way to expenisve for me. I like the 30 model a's as well. I have about 3000 grand to spend on a project car.

Is the 3 grand figure for the car itself or the entire project??? If it's for the entire project, you'd better keep saving your money.... If it is for a project car, should get you a good solid unit to start your build with. Doubt you could get much of a Deuce for 3, but it would certainly land a nice A project...

yea, 3 grand for the project car, not the entire project, what about a t bucket? can those be built for not much money?

Nothing can be built for not much money anymore, but a T bucket would probably be the most reasonably priced project. The best car for the money is usually the project that someone else has started and ran out of time, money, talent or all of the above and just wants someone to bail him out of it.... eBay is usually a good source along with want ads and other internet ads.... The harder you look, the more likely you are to come up with a good deal....

Originally Posted by natureboyBB

yea, 3 grand for the project car, not the entire project, what about a t bucket? can those be built for not much money?

Just my opinion, but I don't think you're gonna buy or build much for 3K, unless you use the 3K as an initial investment and add "X" dollars a month or week to the project as time goes on.

For instance, the last car I built, I allowed myself an initial investment of about $2,000 and a budget of $50 per week after that. This was a scratch built T with IFS and a BB Ford. The $2K allowed me to buy the body and all the steel I needed to construct the frame and suspension, along with some other goodies. When it came to the front coilovers, I decided to use Alden Americans ($500 for the pair), so it took me 10 weeks to save the money to buy them. I was on that project for 8 years and had it about 80% completed before some fellow from Camp Verde Arizona made me a deal to trade out of it. That's just how it works.

If you don't want to invest a lot of money, be prepared to invest a lot of time. Diligent scrounging can turn up a lot of "deals", but the project can run on for years.

Welcome, I think buying a project that someone else has started is a great idea. I've done it several times myself bought and sold partialy complete/or is that incomplete projects. Take your time and get what you like.