Thanks Tom. I've seen some pictures of some of the members cars in the galleries, and there are really some spectacular creations in there, and some people on here who are really really talented builders. I don't measure up to some of workmanship of these, but I just build very basic cars. I look at some of the things they do and wonder "how the heck did someone think that up and actually build it?"

But by the same token, I have always noticed that what seperated a really nice car from one that is just ok is the amount of time and effort the builder spent on the little details, like brackets that he or she took time to shape and finish a little better than simply cut out of steel and left rough. That is why I am trying to make the brackets and gussets a little bit pretty and thought out.

I always refer to my Kid, and his building skills, and must sound like a broken record. But when I look at the car he is putting together I realize how talented some people truly are. He "sees" things differently than me. We look at the same part we want to build, and he will say "you know Dad, if you made it like this it would be cleaner and look better." and in 99% of the cases he is dead right. He will walk by me when I am in the garage working on the T, and I see him quietly studying something I am doing, and I think "oh-oh, he's going to tell me a better way to do this." And most times he does, and most times he is right. I have learned a lot from him, and just 10 years ago it was me teaching him how to do these things. He has simply surpassed anything I ever could do with shaping metal into a car. When his '29 hits the streets it is going to blow some minds, and I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up in some magazines. It is just so well done and unique.

But thanks for the encouragement Tom, and everybody else who has been so patient and supportive. This build has been a whole lot of fun so far, and this forum is probably the biggest reason for that.


Don