Thread: Building a Rod on the cheap!

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-shortyforty: Mackay, huh? I'm in Shelley. Yeah, the fields have alot of jalopies in 'em but the ones arround here are mostly so rotted that the bodies are barely salvagable, unfortunately. But That is where I will go lookin' for a body when I get to that point. Maybe pick one up free.

-Lakota & Dave: I'm actually not planning on building this in any specific time piriod. I was just wondering if any of my parts would fit. Also, I am a patient guy, I have a 1965 Malibu SS I've been working on for 6 years but the parts I need next are more expensive than I can afford right now. I love cars and just want something to do to kill time while I save up for the Malibu's gear. I'm not looking to make a "Rat Rod," or a "First Rate hot rod", I'm definately not out for turn arround value or anything. Don't think I don't appreciate all the advice you have given me, the suggestions about the safety stuff is good advice that I will keep in mind while I am working on this one.
So, Thank you.

-Itoldyouso(don): thank you for answering my question and giving me the usefull advice. the mechanichal stuff on the car isn't in bad shape, it has some furface rust, nothing that couldn't be taken care of before the switch. everything ran last time I fired it, it just needed to be jumped. maybe I'll look into trading some of the parts off. Seems logical to think that the stuff might be too heavy duty, but I might end up using some of them anyway if they fit. I was actually not planning on putting the 460 in this one. over the years I have been lucky enough to pick up a few random parts for nothing and was thinking of putting in a rebuilt Dodge 318 and new transmission I've got and haven't used.

Again, thank you all for the help. Any other advice FROM ANYONE HERE would be appreciated.

RoscoeF.