Thread: ? for you pro builders out there

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underestimating the amount of money and time it takes to build a car. Someone on here has a tag line that reads something like "it is going to take twice as much as you thought and cost three times as much (or similar). That is a very accurate statement, even for guys who have done it before.

amen brother !!!!

Not a pro builder here either, but I deal with the hot rod community in my job everyday.
Biggest thing I get is guys who always build the car, make tons of HP and then the cooling system is always an after thought. If you are going to make 500+ HP for the street or mount a blower, you will make lots more heat. The stock radiator you got out of the scrap yard will not cool it. When builing a HP motor I always suggest building the cooling system to be able to dissipate the extra heat.

Trying to stuff a square peg in a round hole. Make tons of power but not one thought was used on safety.

doing it for a living in the first place...............

This is what I see.

first of all build a car for the fun and the love of doing it and not to win every show you go too.

Build a car that is fun to drive and not one that will set a land speed record and have to ride on a trailer

build on a budget so when you get to the end of the build you don't cut corners

Ask question before you pay stupid tax, what you see us pros do can be done by anyone at home. Before I opened my shop I built my own cars at home and did just as good.I didn't have as much room but didn't build but one at a time.

build a car that flows together well and doesn't have a lot of stuff that stands out.

KISS
keep it simple stupid