I think i could fall under the catagory you guys are talking about,meaning i dont have major contacts, or have i ever to date built a rod from the ground up,but i do know alot of old rodders that i get stuff from,so if i tried this little project i think i might be able to do it,i dont have the knowledge most of you have but i have lots of common sense ,would trading parts with people be cheating,like i said before i make under 40 grand a year, so i have to get stuff wherever i can, allthough i am a building inspector, so people tend to give me lots of freebies,for example, i have 7 quadrajets in my truck right now ,cause i told a few people i needed 1,plus i have a buddy that owns a used car dealership that i can get any junk car i want,is that cheating?, also i can get all the scrap steel from jobs ,all the rest i could scrounge up,tell me if this falls under the rules of a less experienced rodder building a budget ride?I have 2 i could start,the free 30 ford i got or the 36 plymouth i found for 200$