Thread: looking for a hot rod shop

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hi there..
im new to this forum, and my for my first post, id like to ask about around about possible hot-rod shops that may be hiring, iv been searching for a long time and here in Maine there isn't a whole lot of opportunities to get into the custom car industry, im mainly looking to stay on the east coast but would also consider other states as well, so if anybody might know of any that would be great
thanks
joe

Welcome to the forum. Good luck with your job search.

Don

thanks
anybody??

Like evolvo mentioned , better have a good resume to get into a hot rod shop .


Plus I used to chat with a guy that worked for Tucci's Rides and was a metal fabricator and worked 10-12 hour days and only made 35K a year and thought that was good money , after I told him I make 3 times that painting in a production dealership body shop .
You better be a perfectionist as people spending 6 figures on a hot rod expect perfection !!! mediocrity wont cut it
I would never make it as I dont have the patience to sand & buff firewalls , frames , under the floor boards , door jambs , under trunks , under hoods , ect........

It all looks glamours on TV Except for that train wreck Coddington TV show ....... LOL

Best of luck on your search !!

Out here the competition is fierce. Like the guys said above, the good shops don't want to teach someone from the start, they want experience and skill. They don't pay well and the hours are very long.
To better illustrate this, one of the local custom places I visited a few years ago with a friend of the owner, had guys from England working the english wheel, people from New Zealand also fabricating, A guy from the east coast doing interior work, and a few others I can't remember from around the world.
Mind you these guys work on a car for a year, have others in the wings for multiple years, and have car owners lined up to pay 250k plus... for their hot rod.
I guess it all depends on what level you want to work at. The lady who worked at the eye glasses shop locally, has a husband who works his own shop building rods, but keeps the overhead low by doing everything himself!
I think the potential for jobs is available, just need to be in the right place at the right time. Have you searched your area? Chatting up the locals is always a good place to start, and it doesn't hurt to drive up in a nice project you've done the work on, or have a few pictures handy. You never know, that shop may have a flake that they want to get rid of, just waitng for the chance to replace them with someone like you!