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Ha! I'll just be observing and taking notes this go around.

I live an hour away from Bakersfield, so if anyone has any questions about the area, let me know. I can answer no questions about the meet itself because this one will be my first.

Amazing!

Alan - great tip. Do you know of any good software solution out there to keep track of parts and their documentation?

The response to this post was more than I could ever ask. I hope it helps out someone in the future as much as it has helped me. Thanks for the additional advice - believe me, I'm not in it for the money (that is what the day job is for!). I'm just looking forward to the day I can take a nice...

Great looking truck! Thanks for the advice - that is exactly what I am looking forward to and definitely trying to have a great understanding before even starting because I'm committed not to waking up one day a realizing the hill was too steep.

The avatar is the truck. I have more pictures and I'll post them ASAP. The engine is a small block Chevy put in by my uncle 20+ years ago.

Great tips - and don't worry, this thing is with us for the long haul!

Excellent ideas - I need to start caving out a space just for reference materials and parts. The wife is going to love it!

Definitely looking to get it safely driven on the highway; not looking for a show car. If I had to make a list: - Disc brakes - New engine - New transmission - electrical (12v upgraded already) After that, the aesthetics: - paint - upholstery - dash I work six days a week and on that sixth...

SOLID advice.

Thanks so much!

This community really is amazing - thanks to everyone who has replied so far. Some really good suggestions.

Are there vendors that sell reference materials or do you think my best bet is to see what I can find for free online?

Okay here goes nothing - first post! What I would like to ask the community is this: What do you wish you would have done differently on a task you paid someone else to do? It could be you wish you did it yourself, not at all, shopped it around more, different part, or whatever. Any...