Hello,
My name is Rae, from metro Detroit, and just bought a 1937 Chevy pickup on Thursday. It runs....and stops....and that's about the end of it. Saw it at a bar last year and mentioned interest (understatement), this year the guy let me know he was ready to sell. I'm totally unprepared for a project truck - just bought my first house in the fall and I haven't even run electricity to my garage yet. But, you know, dream truck.

I need to replace all the wiring(the cloth is toast), want to put disc brakes in the front, drain the sediment out of the gas tank, rehookup the proper fuel line, do something about the generator that doesn't function well, get rid of the clamp holding the exhaust manifold and header (?) together, change everything to 12v from the current 6v system, rebuild leaky carb, probably replace a lot of misc gaskets, redo the whole interior, etc etc etc. I intend in leaving the outside as-is (it's ratty in a way I am attracted to), maybe put a matte clear coat on or something.

So, dems da plans. Trying not to get too overwhelmed. Small girl, big plans, small garage, big truck *grins*

Are there groups of people who get together and work on old cars together or does this tend to be an independent sort of hobby? My friend restored an old 60s Avanti with an "Avanti gang" who rent out a shop, is that normal?

Anyway, I have some experience with fabrication (brackets or spacers or adapters will be no problem), but not much mechanic-type experience. I'm a metalworker apprentice (big 3).