[QUOTE]Originally posted by Uptown83
[B]Hey!Hey! Im 22 years old and built my car! Ive done some things twice but im getting better and better every time =) It runs and drives, just doing odds and ends to get it finished so i can paint and assemble.

I didn't say it can't be done. A friend and I built our first rod at about 18-21 years old. We were growing up in a farm community, so you learn to do things for yourself. He could weld, we both had done engine rebuilds, Carb work, brake work, put clutches in, and I had done a little painting.

Still, they say it takes twenty years to become really good at anything. It's not that you can't do it, but I have found this to be true, when you are talking about the "really good" part. Of course you are also learning other new skills as you go along, too.

My point was that if he keeps the necessary skills at a reasonable level, that he can do himself, it will most certainly help the price....a lot.

He does mechanical work. With engine rebuilds at about $2500, If he didn't have those mechanical skills, that alone is most of his budget!