homebrewed hotrods who here builds them

Who here builds there own car from bodywork to paint mockup motors ect,In there garages at home like me.......Want to see pics of the cars,Ive been lazy lately need the inspiration

 

Check out my build thread.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=7117318#post7117318

You can't be working in a more shoestring environment than this!

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=610538

building my roadster 100% at home with no help.

 

I do it all at home with my dad and son. To see pics look in my album.

 

Me and my dad. Both of our first build. Help early on from a good friend and lots of tech help from the HAMB.

 

a good friend and me have been building this 40 chevy truck, we have made the frame from 2x4 tubing and used the front part off a model A, chopped the cab 5 inches, used a 39 tail gate and stake pockets and made the rest out of 16 guage for the bed,used a four link for the rear,so far everything has been done in my garage just got the wiwing done and fired up

 

I built this from scratch...straight tubes and sheet aluminum. One of these days I'll break down and build a hot rod.

 

If I don't do it myself it doesn't get done. Maybe that's why I've never finnished a car.

Doug.

 

i am too poor to pay anyone to work on any of my projects.. here are a few in my shop now.. i know i have more projects than i have sense..

the 46 caddy hearse...
http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa84/rcplumley/46 caddy hearse project/

the traveling rig 46 white..
http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/...c bus demolition/46 magic bus reconstruction/

the 51 ford soon to have a straight axle for gasser style
http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa84/rcplumley/51 ford project/

the 51 chevy.. 50's style street cruiser
http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa84/rcplumley/51 chevy project/

and a not hamb friendly 73 javelin 401 amx clone
http://s202.photobucket.com/albums/aa84/rcplumley/73 javelin project/

 

The 38' Willys was built when I got out of high school 20 yrs. ago. I took the AutoBody class at the community college where you could work on a personal project to get some garage time. I ended up finishing & painting it at the folks gravel driveway in front of their garage. The 34' Ford was built about 3 yrs. ago out of my own 2 car garage. The only thing I had sent out was the powdercoating of the wheels and machine work of the engine. Everything else was done 20 ft. from my bedroom door

 

I do everything myself. That's probably why there are so many projects at my place. Anyway, everything from chassis to paint.

 

I've been building mine all at home with the help of my dad.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=295981

 

I've done everything on my panel so far. Volare , 9 inch, floorboards, rear door hinge repair etc. May have a trade with a friend to shoot the paint when it's ready. I'm too cheap to pay someone else to do anything.

 

Building my 29 dodge coupe in a 2 car garage, with minimum of tools and lots of time and not much money, but having fun and its all mine. In the next couple of weeks going to chop it 3" and make the door for the driver side, Take your time !!!
Choff

 

Mine was/is. All torn apart right now gettin pretty along with some minor changes I've always wanted to do..

 

The only thing I haven't done myself is upholstery.

 

Most everything is done in my garage, by myself. The exception on my current project will be upholstery (maybe/probably), and a complete exhaust (I now have a temporary makeshift exhaust I created for the drive to the muff shop).
I have learned over the years that if you want it done, and done to your satisfaction, you are better off financially, emotionally, and time wise, to just do it yourself.
I try to avoid paying someone, for something I can do myself.
I'm in the middle of prepping then painting it green, same as the interior.

 

It's always been my contention that if you didn't build your own car, you weren't a hot rodder, you're just a hot rod owner.

I'm building my 29 AV8 roadster in a one car garage...it's cozy to say the least

 

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hpho...9988852886_1051612488_2773815_587065164_n.jpg


engine:

 

The only thing I farm out is Auto transmission. Everything else I do my self

 

me too...but I realize I'm not very good at spraying paint, so I also let someone else do that for me when I want a car to look good.

 

I also have done most everything in my garage....see my album on '63 Chevy for pics if you care to...
I love it, plus can't afford to pay someone else to do it....
Cheers..........

 

Nice Looking truck!

 

I mostly built mine at home. I also used a friend lift for a while, then back home to finish it off. I have a thread on the build. " My one eyed Roadster" Check it out.

 

Everything except major engine machining. If I dont do it, it doesn't get done. But my car is off-topic. Doesnt have efi though...

 

1930 Model A sedan
what I started with... and where I am today... (do everything from fab, paint, pin striping, to upholstery. no money to pay somebody else to do it I guess, or stupidity...)

today...

 

I do every thing in my 2 car garage frame up to paint. damb their is some nice garages on this site. my 53 im working on now.

 

Here's mine

 

Yup, all of them.

 

I don't believe that at all. I know some pretty awesome dudes that bleed for this hobby that can't or don't build their own stuff.