Good advice Ben!

Very good advice...

With the rendering - when you're deep into the muck and junk and your hands are bleeding and your wallet has moths flying out of it.... you can look up at that wall and see your dream!

Put it right next to your other dreams... those centerfolds....:rofl:

I am having more success bringing Ben's rendering of our project to life than I did back in the 80's trying to bring those centerfolds to life! Weird Science was a bad bad influence! EEEEAAAA AAAHHH! :rofl:

How very true Chad!! :rofl:

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I guess it's more of my lack of know-how that's got me frustrated. I totally forgot about the vocational classes. I'm gonna look into those, thanks for the suggestion. I would love to have a rendering done, but it's hard to put out that kind of money(I've had a couple quotes) even though it would be worth it.

This may not apply to everyone but i try to keep my projects running and driving as much as possible. Frame offs are kind of hard to to apply this advice to but IMO as long as i can drive my project, it makes me want to work on my project.:)

This is some very good info you guy's list! The rendering is Great idea but some of us here can not afford it. I would love mine to be done but not in my budget (Ben would do it if I could get one done) right now. I wish this list would of been made 3 yrs ago but look at it like this you learn as you go! Great post guys!

Excellent advice, I painted my car in an autobody class. I took dual-enrollment (college course while still in highschool) and worked on my car while all of my other friends were still in 4th period at the high school, and it was free because I was a high school student. All I had to pay for was my paint supplies. ($1500)

Though you guys most likely won't be in the same situation that I was, having a teacher teach and walk you through everything makes it a lot simpler.

Yup, 2 of the best painters around here locally that I KNOW of learned their autobody at community college. They both have competing restoration shops and keep busy enuff to have 3-4 month waiting lists all yr round usually. The point is you can away more than just getting your ride redone this way.

Start off by getting it street worthy and then save your money up for everything first. Then you can tear it all down, put new parts on and do the body work in a few weekends instead of tearing the car down and having it sit for a year until you can afford for all the parts gradually.