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Totally agree with the niche idea, usually beneficial if that niche is something garage builders find difficult to do hence your sheet metal fabrication talents being sought after. Another would be suspension, steering and chassis fabrication. Keep up the good work.

Cool for you ! Im glad its working for you. The insurance, and building rent is prohibitive to growth where i am, unless you're loaded and can pay the bills until the cars come in. The smallest space where im at that is legal for automotive work is 2700/ mo for two stalls and an office. Extra for outside parking. Be appreciative you're in an area you can do it.

Great advice I started my repair shop in 2000 as a general repair shop and always had project cars I enjoyed working on so I last year I sold my building to down size into a hot rod shop. Finally my new garage is almost done and I plan to put my work on TH-cam and share my builds and events I go to. Just subbed and I will be watching for your videos!

You can put a Ford V6, a Ford small block V8 or a Ford FE big block V8 in that car.

Great advice! I wish you the best in your business!

Nice mustang! I might own it some day 😎

Great Stuff

All good advice but not working for free. You don't want to draw cheapskates for customers. Work on a project for yourself rather than free for other people. Tools & materials cost money, not for free.

Nice video! I gave you a Sub & like. I recently started a channel also and am trying to get to the $. My gig is doing my own builds and documenting them. I used to crew chief in Nascar and now I just play. I love this new generation taking over and carrying the torch of car building. I'm getting up there in age but have a lot left in the tank, along with the ability to teach. My high school shop teacher was the retired foreman at the Harrah's Auto Museum where they restored their own cars. He taught me metal shaping and machine shop skills. So that is where I got my more advanced skills. You are off to a great start and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.

I'm paying through the nose for multiple storage locations. I'm at the point where I need to move everything into a single building and......or.... make a choice if whether or not I make this hobby my main source of income or stay employed somewhere else. I think a tip you can add to your list would be: Don't over think it and compare yourself to all the pros that you "can't compete with". Focus on what you CAN do. I guess you did kind of say all that by mentioning niche, but still don't compare yourself to others. There's good guys that tend to help. For example if I move into a building that I'm looking at.... one neighbor is my best friend/best mechanic I know. The neighbor on the other side is also my friend that's an ex world champion in the single pump hydraulics class, he does immaculate impala restorations, full show cars, and also badà§s hot rod builds/body/paint. So I was thinking.... shit, I can't do any if that, in starting super small, but if I get stuck on anything wouldn't these guys be the best possible neighbors to have for help, advice, collab, network, etc.? I think the thing that holds back most people is taking the dive, can you make it to survive, and what about my insurance?

Those are great tips, happy to like and subscribe.

Great video! Just listened to your show with Mike and Karl then immediately went to follow you across all the platforms. I look forward to watching your progress.

Great advice man 👍

This is excellent advice, no matter what business you're starting. 👍

Awesome video noah. Super helpful!

As a Ole Ford Guy, the 429/460 is my second favorite motor... 351 Windsor block with 1970 2V Cleveland heads makes a 351 Street Boss :) The 460 with the canted valves makes her breath so easy and makes a Torque Monster of a motor :)

Go go go!

Is your handsome mechanic behind the camera? 😉 I'm so excited to see it completed!

Gonna be cool to see that thing in one piece!

Looking good, keep it up!

These classic cars where all new at one time and used as daily drivers so I don’t see anything wrong with daily driving a classic car.

Smiles Per Gallon. Awesome.

Damn Wally wheres the Beaver??

Im working on my 1955 M38a1 jeep engine bay as I listen to u.

Great video for a young whipper snapper.. ty

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OMG THAT LOOPING MUSIC BRUH MAKE IT STOP!!!

Actually there were quite a few that had factory a/c and heat.

1957 is an antique, not a classic.

I overhauled a '57 Ford gear box back in the early 2000's. The gears, etc, were 'easy' to find then. Now, I find NOTHING! So, any ideas if new parts are somewhere I've not found? I just recently had a friend with a '57 F-100 bring me a failed/jammed gear box. It took way too long to disassemble because the pin the sector shaft gear moved out of the press fit in the sector casting and jammed on the gearbox housing! SHAZBAT! I got creative to get the pin out and then found the sector shaft did not want to come out of the housing! I used a bench press to get it pushed out finally. So, If I can get new parts, I'll reassemble after repairing the hole I had to drill into the housing to weld a stud onto that sector gear bearing pin to 'S L OW L Y' pull it out with washers and a nut, acting against the gearbox casting. Darn that's hard to describe to insure you understand what I did. So, any parts venders selling the steering shaft gear. and sector assembly?

What happened to your videos? What are you up to?

Im 20 years old. Ive daily drive my 1964 CJ5 Willys Jeep. 20 mpg. All season, no heater, no doors, no seatbelts. All i dont mind.. Im currently restoring a 1947 CJ2A Willys to be my " New " Daily .

No 26 inch wheel reviews kind of sad lol

The Shifters So. Cal. were decades ahead of their time, that's for sure. Great video!

I've been more or less Daily Driving a '72 Cadillac Fleetwood for the last 4 months and agree with your points. The one thing I can add is how surprisingly modern my 50 year old car drives. I've had a couple of unexpected issues, but to your point, really easy and cheap to fix and covered by the fact my car isn't depreciating by 50% of my car payment each month.

I’m also from Oregon I have a classic mustang

i would never daily drive anything without a full set of airbags, modern brakes and emissions control. fun is no fun when you're dead.

AMEN BRO !!! I drive my '76 El Camino daily and you spoke the gospel. Driving a classic is a great way to make new friends.

Cool! Went to the show with my 36 Ford when it was in Tacoma...

Very good work, my friend. Keep working!

Pro: If it stop working, you can Know what broke and fix it right there. They will never let you down

Maintenance on my daily driven '64 Landrover was $119 for 2020. A new distributor was under $100, indicator lens - also new - $5. True about the heating and A/C comforts. My Landy doesn't have a roof but that's my choice obviously. In 40 years of ownership, it's had zero pampering, standing in the rain with a tarp over the seats as I write. You are correct that you have to know the vehicle and have some mechanical empathy... yes, including warming them up - same for our '71 Moto Guzzi. Parts pricing for sought-after models is an issue - too often it's a balance between availability and the greed of online hoarders but you Can now keep a classic on the road even after an accident - you just learn to take more care of what you have. Having less safety features is a huge safety feature: I have a centre and passenger seat belts fitted, but firmly believe the driver should not have one - how many kids would be alive today if their drunk driver KNEW that in an accident they were going out the front window? Yeah, the brakes are definitely better today, so I ride accordingly. Not everyone is cut out for classic driving, and that's great too. Enjoyed the vid mate, cheers from Australia.

Anyone drive a gm k5 ?

Chrome bumpers for life!! 78 c20, 75 f250 super cab, 67 chevelle and 71 nova.. both trucks daily drivers..

To me you listed 10 pro’s, try fixing or paying on a newer truck or car. Gas mileage is overrated and it still sucks on some new trucks

About to start daily driving a 1977 F250 Highboy Farmtruck... stoked!

.. Whitewalls on a TRUCK ? ? ..

About to start daily driving a 55 Chevy. Keep up the Hot Rod Lifestyle

#1 con is you can’t be in no hurry

Not all classic cars dont have heat or AC...mine has both. My car also get 6mpg...I see EFI in its future. It is fun to have people thumbs up and take pictures everywhere I go...my son says he feels like a celebrity when we got out cruising.