Welcome David! It does make financial sense (sometimes) to buy someone's project car..... but, like you I like to build my own! All the planning, decision making, fabrication, and yes the setbacks are what makes it worthwhile for me. Matter of fact, when the project gets about 70% done I'm already thinking about what I want to do for the next one... The only "done cars" I've taken ownership of were the one's I took on trade for something of mine.

I've probably done at least my share of driving time in Hot Rods, guess the thrill of just being out driving around in one is gone. For me, the thrill is getting out in the garage and making things fit and fabricating what can't be made to fit! Everything Uncle Bob and Roger said is probably true, but I guess I'll just keep building mine anyway! Every rule has to have an exception, right?