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I'd like to see a thread of tutorials from very basic things to advanced.  There are things like this in the forum from time to time, but no set section for them.

Where are you at?  I'm not in Louisville right this second but I'll be back in a couple weeks.

WRT what I'm looking for, I'm not sure but something the simpler the better.  I'm not all that interested in restoring something to it's new pristine self, more interested in making something out of an old hulk.  One time, years ago, I ran across a junk lot in Massachusetts that had lots of old beat-up rusted relics - I was more interested in the half-redone Indian out front at the time, though.

All I can say about what I'm thinking of is that it's something old, pre-60s where bodies were really made out of steel and engines had points and the wiring was mostly out of the distributor.  Can't go older than the mid 40's though because that breaks into a whole new realm.

No, not in Toronto but in Louisville, Colorado (the other Louisville).



looks like you're just down the road from me.
what are ya looking for?

All great replies here, lots of them, too.  I'd been doing lots of pounding and cutting on the bikes, but have been bringing all the pieces to Brown's welding over in Boulder - great welder, great fabricator, but I can drop a couple hundred on any given trip over there.  I have a starndard stick arc welder, but my sheet-metal welding turns more into cutting, so I've signed up for welding 101 at the local community college.  None of this amounts to a hill of beans minus the experience - that's where the real work is.

If you don't have many fabricating skills or the tools or friends needed to do the cutting, welding, engineering, and fabricating necessary to turn a rusted hulk into a safe, driveable rod, I would suggest that you look for cars that are already built. Happy hunting.

Louisville is north of Denver - not  necessarily in your neck of the woods but really only a day's drive.  You're out in the mountains, right?  

My wife is looking over my shoulder as I type this, also with thoughts of remodeling the kitchen running through her head....

No, not in Toronto but in Louisville, Colorado

How far is Louisville from Delta?  There is a car lot on the main drag through Delta with several dozen cars I wanted to drag home.  A few weeks ago I saw things like a '37 Plymouth, somes 40's stuff, a 50's Cadillac, Pontiac and Buick along with some 60's stuff.

We're remodling our kitchen, but hadn't spent any money yet.  I was sitting there with a trailer.  My wife's glad I resisted, but I'll be there again some day!

Yeah, I'm thinking that this is real good advice from the get-go.   I still have some convincing to do with my wife - she's got a good memory

take your time and look around. don't jump into a project without doing your homework first. I decided to build a fiberglass car, thought it would be easier and less expensive than trying to find a steel car. after three years of building, I'm not sure if I made the right choice, too late now. make sure you have a realistic view of what you want the finished product to be like.
good luck



Vance

No, not in Toronto but in Louisville, Colorado (the other Louisville).

Thanks for the replies here - one thing that it seems that I need to do but haven't done is hit the show circuit.  Is there a website that has a nation-wide scope for what shows are when and where?

tnx to all - Mark

I decided on what I wanted to build by local shows
And went searching from there.
I've got a question for you,
Are you located in Toronto Ontario?
I know someone there that has reverse of your nickname for his name.

I'm looking for some pointers and stories and legacy from this group here about how to find a car or truck that is worth chopping.  This forum represents a lot of cars that have been found, chopped and finished, maybe sold off, maybe kept.  I don't know how to even begin looking for the right car.  I've been building and rebuilding motorcycles over the past few years, so at a simplistic level I know how to begin the cut and chop routine.  Bikes are pretty easy to find, pretty easy to get parts for and how much trouble can you really get into?  So if I want to do a car, it's going to be a pretty good mess, I've resigned myself to that.  My wife will take more work to get her on-board with this, but what the hey.  

What are the basics?  Where do you find your cars?  Cash-only business, right?  Do you go to car shows with a trailer and haul stuff away?  I'm just looking for some ideas here as to how to get rolling (haha).

Thanks - Mark