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Welcome to the forum, as Dave said,seek out local car clubs. You can almost certainly find everything you need through them. Check out the local stock car racers too,most all of them have fabrication skills,or they couldn't afford to race,plus they are a very good source for used high performance parts too.You can also trade work for work, While I can do my own drywall and taping,I really hate it, or I don't have a clue how to set up a nice stereo etc. Keep your eyes and ears open,you never can tell. Hank

Welcome to the forum. Being from Idaho you should have no trouble finding a suitable project or body. Seems like people dumped all of their old cars into the midwest for some reason.

However, I will offer the same advice I have given lots of other guys doing the very first build. Buy someone's cast off project that is nearly done, or one that is actually running. You can do things to the car to make it your own and be up and driving a whole lot sooner than starting from scratch. Building a car from plans drawn on the garage floor is a long, drawn out affair, and not cheap. (if done right) Nobody ever gets out of a car what they have in it, so you could pick up a car for much less than it would take to duplicate it yourself.

The only thing is that you have to be very selective because there are some horrible cars and workmanship out there, so you want to get one that is reasonably well done and affords a solid start.

Good luck,

Don

td welcome and like you i'm new to the building area of rodding . I how ever I do have skills that are required for a ground up build. I have been around auto's most my life and suspension and drive train are important area's . The guys here have had all the answers and pics help when trouble shooting or getting a idea on how to set something up . They may not be building your specific model but they know the in's and out's of rodding .

The guy's are right look for a project someone is selling . You can pick them up for the right money in a rolling stage of build . If some of there work is a bit less desirable you will only have to invest a small amount that way to get it corrected. This is buy far cheaper then a total frame build by a pro or frame purchase . Hot rodders in general do like to work on cars if its theres or anyone's it's a hobby we go to bed with LOL .