Car Craft: How To Build Your Hot Rod For $3,500

**Flash Gordon** · 01-08-2011, 12:50 PM

1964 Oldsmobile F-85 Build - Car Craft Magazine

**Explicit Shine** · 01-08-2011, 01:15 PM

Sounds a lil shafty to me

**Dubbin1** · 01-08-2011, 01:26 PM

That's nice but too bad it isn't restored...

**Flash Gordon** · 01-08-2011, 01:30 PM

Originally Posted by Explicit Shine

Sounds a lil shafty to me

Originally Posted by Dubbin1

That's nice but too bad it isn't restored...

I bet with another $2,500 it could be

**Setec Astronomy** · 01-08-2011, 02:16 PM

You know, I think this is where you two got all wrapped around the axle in the other thread. One of you is talking about a frame off restoration and a better-than-new result. I think the OP in the other thread just wanted to get the car in a running and presentable condition.

Mike Phillips · 01-08-2011, 02:28 PM

I love articles like the Car Craft article, it shows people, especially young guys and even girls, how they can get into the car hobby without have to invest pile of money they don't have...

Starting

Lots of work to do...

Looking better...

Safety First! --> Good Brakes

Race Day!

**BillyJack** · 01-08-2011, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by Mike.Phillips@Autogeek

I love articles like the Car Craft article, it shows people, especially young guys and even girls, how they can get into the car hobby without have to invest pile of money they don't have...

Man, that's Hot Roddin' at its purest form! Take an undesirable POS that was left for dead and make it go, stop and handle better than ever, all on the cheap! As funds become available or deals arise on used parts, you make it better and better, skinning knuckles along the way, but gaining knowledge and experience you could never obtain by reading magazines and dreaming of the day you can plunk down a hefty check for some megabucks pro-built work of art.
That's what a true gearhead is all about.

Bill

**dad07** · 01-08-2011, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by BillyJack

Man, that's Hot Roddin' at its purest form! Take an undesirable POS that was left for dead and make it go, stop and handle better than ever, all on the cheap! As funds become available or deals arise on used parts, you make it better and better, skinning knuckles along the way, but gaining knowledge and experience you could never obtain by reading magazines and dreaming of the day you can plunk down a hefty check for some megabucks pro-built work of art.
That's what a true gearhead is all about.

Bill

I thought this was the only way to do it?