Thread: Reference book for body work / restorations

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you might want to take a welding course at a local junior college or trade school as anything in auto building will someplace require some welding

If you are going to build a car---first the type of car and end presentation---
Next the wheels and tires that you want to use--front and rear suspensions so the wheel/tire will fit under the car---frame mods to allow that---

NOW LISTEN CLOSELY---after you get your frame set up you will want to support it level either on the suspension OR at THREE points so there is no twisting force on it---now as you work on the body and work with door gaps,etc you will have the car look like it is when its on the suspension on the ground and your wheels/tires will fit

Thanks for the tips Jerry!

I am going to look into a welding course because otherwise I think I may be spending a ton of money here. The guy I borrowed the trailer from does body work and custom painting and he said I should look for something else. I'm not sure if he just meant that it's a lot of work and time to pay someone to do it. The parts don't look like they are a lot of money. I could be wrong though as I have never done this before and I am probably overlooking a lot of things. I may need someone else to get it ready for paint but the basic welding I should be able to do. I have heard that welds in body panels are hard to get just right also. I know that if you paint it you can't cover bad work.

I will start researching body panel prices and see what I'm in for.