Where to find Ford 9"?

[64skylarkls1]

Originally Posted by mattausten23

Thanks! I really got to start doing my hw!haha Thanks for the insight, this is my first car so I'm going to need a lot of it!

Okay, your first car, going to school, working and wanting to build a PT car.... I was in your shoes almost 30 years ago....man...I'm getting old Anyway, along with school, work, a limited budget I also met the gal of my dreams. I was building a street rod and decided to do everything at one time...big mistake. Between the lack of time and lack of money the car didn't see the road for another 6 years.

The most important thing here is to keep the car a driver as much of the time as possible or it will become another disassembled project car on craigslist in four or five years. Keep your alterations small and tangible. I think you could be biting off too much if you decide to tub the car. For a novice, that can easily be hundreds of hours of work by the time you take care of the body, frame and suspension mods that go along with it. If you stay with rims and tires that will fit the stock body and frame, you can buy parts that will simply bolt in. Again, find someone that has the same car with the look and stance you like without tubbing and see what they've done. You can still fit a lot of rubber in there.

Keeping the car a driver keeps the heart pumping and the dream alive. Plan your build then build to your plan but do it in small chunks. Do your research, saving the money for the next stage. Once you have it, buy the parts do the small upgrade and get the car back on the road. Then, plan, save and do the next upgrade.

I hope you are able to stick to it, that's a busy time in life that's for sure!!!

Good luck.

[mattausten23]

Originally Posted by 64skylarkls1

Okay, your first car, going to school, working and wanting to build a PT car.... I was in your shoes almost 30 years ago....man...I'm getting old Anyway, along with school, work, a limited budget I also met the gal of my dreams. I was building a street rod and decided to do everything at one time...big mistake. Between the lack of time and lack of money the car didn't see the road for another 6 years.

The most important thing here is to keep the car a driver as much of the time as possible or it will become another disassembled project car on craigslist in four or five years. Keep your alterations small and tangible. I think you could be biting off too much if you decide to tub the car. For a novice, that can easily be hundreds of hours of work by the time you take care of the body, frame and suspension mods that go along with it. If you stay with rims and tires that will fit the stock body and frame, you can buy parts that will simply bolt in. Again, find someone that has the same car with the look and stance you like without tubbing and see what they've done. You can still fit a lot of rubber in there.

Keeping the car a driver keeps the heart pumping and the dream alive. Plan your build then build to your plan but do it in small chunks. Do your research, saving the money for the next stage. Once you have it, buy the parts do the small upgrade and get the car back on the road. Then, plan, save and do the next upgrade.

I hope you are able to stick to it, that's a busy time in life that's for sure!!!

Good luck.

yeah thats my plan! I'm pretty much just collecting parts right now thats why I kind of want to get started getting the rear end parts together. Thanks a lot for the advise I really appreciate it! Good luck on your build!