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......