Building your own project car can be challenging and fun and most important can save you a lot of money. Most custom shops charge a minimum of $65 an hour with the hours and dollars adding up fast. Even if you can’t do all the work on your car yourself – and not many can – any work you do yourself will save you big bucks. Time is money and if I can do the work myself I’d rather spend the money on parts or beer. You can read about lots of nice project cars in Car Craft, Hot Rod, etc. but most of those articles gloss over or leave out many of the problems you’ll run into when building a real world project car. I like cars that go fast for the least amount of money and hassle. I hate trailer queens and I especially hate cars that look fast but aren’t. Tubbed cars that run 12′s make me puke. My first love is Mopar but when it comes to going fast for cheap (or at least affordable) I’m brand agnostic. If any of this resonates with you, come back often, you’ll like this site.