Gidday Edouard, Bill and other Mid 60's Buick fans,
Thanks for your replies,
Bill, you answered my questions. I have only found out about using panel glue instead of welding. I have a welder, grinder, sander ect and can use them however being advised by a local panel beater here about glue, and how well it works made me think how may hours I can save for the cost of a tube of glue. You are exactly right it comes down to the "Judges" and I too am my worst. I break it down to my scope for this project, I'm not building a show car, I'm building a good old driver that I can jump in start and drive. As for the pound for pound bit, I hear you there. I have a folding press, I used it to fold the black section in photo. I was also a plumber in a previous life so I have folded and cut my fair share of sheet metal, I'm driving my neighbours mad at the moment tap tap tap. I have made ply wood patterns with a router and dressing metal into the pattern, it works just a bit slow.......but free.
Edouard, I plan to pay for standard registration when I first get the car on the road, then proceed to drive the wheels off it. Following that I will go for club registration, I think its only a few hundred $$. My biggest problem is hoping there is still plenty of fuel around when I need it Ha.
Back to the tap tap tap, any more advice will be appreciated.
Marcus