A few weeks ago, I brought home my 51 Chevy from the body/paint shop. They did the final bodywork, primed the body and "jammed" (painted the door jams) the doors.
The next step was for me to install things which had to have on the car before they finish painting the entire car, like doors, trunk lid, and check the fit of front fenders etc. & etc. I could also check body clearances...and the list goes on.
There seems to be a lot to do and remember to do...and there is. There is a certain process to building a car or truck and I am still a freshman in this school.
Yesterday, I and some of my friends, visited with another friend who has built HUNDREDS of hot rods in his 65 year life. He is our encyclopedia for car building. Plus, he has all the cool tools. He (like all of us) have learned from mistakes, but have excelled through innovation. That is the great thing about America. That ingenuity has push the United States ahead in the world technology base. But then we let it slip through our fingers and other countries make it cheaper. Maybe that is why so many students in our Universities are from foreign countries. I know we are a global economy, but sometimes I wish we could keep it here and help those in OUR country. Help the homeless, help the unemployed, boost education, help small businesses and our economy.
I know one thing ... my hot rods are NOT going overseas. They are going to stay here in the good old USA.
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