Thread: Decision time! Rat from 1950 f1 pickup?

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Great advice from Mike and Don!! Having had a shop for years, I have done a lot of the "will you weld this for me if I get it tacked" projects... I've never minded doing it because I thought it was a good way for me to pay back a bit of the good I've gained from hot rodding over the years. And the selfish side of me knew that a helping hand now would quite likely create a new customer for the shop!!! I would suggest a little searching now for a shop or an experienced rodder you can rely on for some straight advice on the how should I do this stuff... If you don't put a lot of unreasonable expectations on yourself, or think that every mod you want to do will be quick, cheap, and easy you will avoid the frustration a lot of unfinished projects suffer from... Friend of mine has a sign in his shop with the best advice, it says Plan your Work, Work your Plan......

It looks like I am going to get the truck and give it the old college try. I have spent months trying to decide what my "project" would be and I think this is the most realistic endeavor I have come across.

The mechanic down the street from me (like 1/4 mile) is a circle track racer, so he can help me out quite a bit with the fabrication and welding. He also hasn't given me a bill for anything he has done for me in a year or two, I just pay him what I think I owe him. He is a good guy, won a late model championship and donated the purse to the Katrina relief fund, not many out there like him.

If everything goes right I should have the truck in a week. Then I will really have questions!!!!

Thanks to all of you,
CHAZ