CAN YOU BUILD A CAR ? - STEP BY STEP PICTURES START TO FINISH - 1932 HOT ROD
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- I was 28 and one Saturday I was hanging out on the couch at my brother’s house, when an Offer Up notification came up for a “1932 Ford all steel COMPLETE project”. I sent a message asking if it was available to see. I got a response almost immediately saying “yes, I am open tomorrow” … I looked at my brother and jokingly said “well my Sunday just got expensive.” And after I said it…it felt right… you know… that follow your gut feeling.
The next day, my girlfriend and I loaded up with our young pup “Patina” and headed to what ended up being Baldy’s in Montclair CA. Darren the owner opened the door to see me walking up and I immediately got the “damn it, it’s a kid” look. It deflated his hopes of selling the car that day. After he sized me up, he looked at my truck and saw my girlfriend and pup. And just like the “A Nod To Man’s Best Friend” episode says… “the one thing that seems to be the universal tough guy kryptonite… is dogs” and suddenly his “I don’t need to put up with anyone’s shit” look tuned into a “welcome in” and a quick tour of the shop. Towards the end of the tour Darren explained he was looking to make some room in his shop for a potential “lot” of vehicles he was going to purchase. The first car to get rid of was this Brookville body with a blank chassis and shelfs of parts that he had purchased but knew he would never use.
I am not well off by any means, but have always been good at saving money and hustling to get the things I wanted. The price tag was $21,500 which was about the value of all the parts but not a great deal by any means. It would be a huge hit to my savings not to mention the car was going to need another $20,000 and years before I drove it. Being the most amount of money I had ever considered spending, I quickly felt overwhelmed and felt like making this purchase during a home remodel was a mistake.
Darren was great and said “look, I need to get something done in the office, take some time to think about it” he walked away and I looked at my girlfriend and she must have seen the doubt on my face. She looked at me and said, “Do it, it’s something you wanted for a long time and if it’s about the money we will figure it out” That was the support I needed. Darren came back, I struck a deal I was happy with and gave Darren a $500 deposit. A few days later he loaded up his trailer with the body and frame and I loaded up my truck with all the boxes of parts.
Once delivered, I literally slept for about 4 hours total over the next 3 days. Not because I started building it immediately but because I could not shake off this feeling of regret for spending that amount of money. People who didn’t know much about cars were shocked that I spent that much for a non-running car. And people who knew about cars looked at me and said things like “cool, good luck” with this look of “yeah …you’re in over your head”.
I am usually good about turning people's doubt into fuel for my ambition but this time I started thinking they might be right.
On the 3rd sleepless night, I decided to write down my feelings, maybe a plan of attack, pros, and cons… anything in hopes to find peace and get some sleep! Minutes later, I recalled a list of goals I had made years ago, it had a “vision” of what I wanted in life. I realized everything on this list was completed or in progress except for one last thing. Building a Hot Rod.
I slept like a baby after that.
I imagine you gotta feel like the coolest guy in the world cruising around in that beauty ❤
Its a mix of emotions every time 😊😊 thanks!
Good on you for following your dream to reality !I would like to have done the same thing years ago now think it's to late ! But still on the hunt for a 32
It’s never to late John! Make a small plan, dedicate time and you’ll be cruising in it one day! If you ever get started and need a hand or parts… we are here to help!
Thanks am working on it !@@calirod
Excellent video, I did have to slow down the pace to 75%, wanted to see pics a little longer to admire all of the details, made your voice a bit funny but did the job LOL
Keep it up!
And about some people telling you or at least thinking that the project is over your head, yeah I got that a lot too about my project, but persistence and patience goes a long way.
Thank you ! I was a bit worried that it would be boring or too slow but happy to hear otherwise !
personally, id have gone for a 4 speed and a clutch
yeah I debated it but already had this power plant ready to go and also had visions of cruising up the mountain with my arm around the girlfriend. The other one we are currently building will likely be a 5 speed :)
Красота!
Thank you !