Hi John,
You are about to embark on the same adventure that I,m sure all of us on here building our cars thought was "once a dream", but we,re all here building the car we,ve always wanted
With regard welding, I enrolled on a college course ( Night school ) & spent 12 weeks learning the art of welding, the course shows the basics but the more you practice the better you,ll become,
Also, there is a very good article in last months Complete Kit Car all about welding ( mainly mig as its the most used by kit car builders ), & you,ve met the writer for that article
namely our very own Ash G, you saw his car at the show last weekend.
As for hints & tips, the forum is full of very helpful members, if you have a question, use the search facility on here or if you can,t find the answer post up your question.
Best of luck with your build, you know where we are if you need any info / help.
cheers
andy