Hey Kevin,
If you are interested in learning to do some metal working I suggest picking up this dvd
Amazon.com: Shaping Aluminum with Handtools DVD: Everything Else
It covers how to do basic metal working with hand tools.
You will need to buy a shot bag ( explained in video ) and maybe a few other things .. won't set you back more that $100.
The first part I made for my car after after I watched this video was a fuel cap liner:
https://picasaweb.google.com/rbrayzz...73145506646210
It really wasn't very hard to make.
Let me know if I can help in anyway.
Roger