Thread: Forty two minutes till Jimmy Shines airtime

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...yeah So Cal Speed Shop must not need work cuz I called 'em twice about 6 months ago. The secretary answered the phone & I said I'd like to talk to someone about working on my '32. She said she'd put me through to 'I don't remember his name now', the guys answering machine picked up, I said I'd like to talk to someone about working on my '32 but NO return call. And I called twice!.... Bill

Well, now that they have additional "Apprentices", I bet they can jump right on your '32 for you Bill. BTW, the work you need done doesn't involve POWER TOOLS, does it????????? They don't do power tools......too hard on the nails.

Don

I think those boys and girls are on the medical marijuana all day long..........

.....LOL, good ones guys.....

if you need gauges installed also make sure the holes are there also ....or no dice for you ....

I sure am glad that my remote has a button labeled "Power" for this hot rod travesty at So-Cal. It got "cancelled" in my house. Maybe they need the bucks - their ego parts prices are so high that there is no way my car, and many other folks I've talked to, will advertise them. And much of it is poor quality.

Out of all the Apprentices, only Dave (Littleman) really knows his stuff. The ex'gangbanger looks like he has turned a wrench or two , but Dave has built a few really sharp rods, and is a machinist by trade. As for the two girls, I'm glad the one bailed out, and that the other is probably standing on a banana peel.

On another forum where this topic was also being discussed, Dave responded with a post. He explained his motivations for trying this out, and also his reluctance and fears about moving from Ohio to California. He came across as a nice guy who has his head screwed on straight, and was apparently well known and respected by the other members.

The show evidently was shot starting in about April, and the 90 day "training period" should be over. I'm sure he was sworn to secrecy, but he sort of hinted that he was living back in Ohio, so it looks like he wasn't the chosen one. That might be by his own choosing, or maybe they replaced the girl(s) with some guys who actually were serious about securing a job there, and had short fingernails.

The show may improve, because I remember the early shows of American Chopper were really bad, what with Paul Sr. REALLY being a jerk. After a while it got at least watchable, and the show found it's pace a little more. We will soon know, won't we?


Don

ahhhhh any comments ......now these newbies were getting credite for a 2 year build that they put a few minutes into ....

I have three words for that show. Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. Well, maybe five words . . . .

Jack
- SUABAC (Shut Up And Build a Car)

Originally Posted by Henry Rifle

I have three words for that show. Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk. Well, maybe five words . . . .

Jack
- SUABAC (Shut Up And Build a Car)

After watching a few minutes of the first show, I figured that my time would be better spent with a good (or even a bad) book. The women have enough metal piercinge to be melted down for an engine block

I did watch part of American Hot Rod - Boyd got his fingernails painted pink and his "dog" got a ride with the Thunderbirds. Whyinhel can't they just build cars - I do like some of what they do - regardless of the fact they totally skim coat a car with Bondo before painting

Originally Posted by Irelands child

I sure am glad that my remote has a button labeled "Power" for this hot rod travesty at So-Cal. It got "cancelled" in my house. Maybe they need the bucks - their ego parts prices are so high that there is no way my car, and many other folks I've talked to, will advertise them. And much of it is poor quality.

Holy buckets!!!!! Dave, we finally found something we could agree on!!!! To think I wasted 10 minutes of my nap time to actually watch the show!!!! Chapouris really blew it this time..... Seems the fame for the "California Kid" has finally waned!!!!!

Yup caught the show last night for the first time, it's a real let down. Glad that dude took lots of pictures of the Spencer tail pipes he cut...nice work...??? Oh, and BTW, sorry about putting my screwdriver thru your speaker... Alot of talking and standing around.

Ill stick with "Chop, Cut, Rebuild" and "Dream Car Garage". Spike's "Power Block" is not bad either if you can get past some of the hosts and the shameless promotions of products none of us can afford.

Seems the fame for the "California Kid" has finally waned!!!!!

Jerry Slover still drives and shows that car. It's sitting at P&J's shop in Peculiar, MO.

I actually like Jimmy Shine. I think he's giving a different picture of himself in trying to act for the show.

Topic Change . . . Did Boyd swallow a watermellon whole? He looks 40 lbs heavier than the last series. He's waddling around like Donald Duck . . . well, maybe Daisy Duck, since he painted his nails pink.

We only caught the tail end of last nights show when we came in from the shop. The cars at the show were nice to see, but the rest seemed pretty blah.

It looks like Littlemans wife is putting the pressure on him to throw in the towel. Shame in a way, because he could have nailed that job, which would have put a real feather in his resume. I understand family obligations and all, but wives have to realize we are generally the primary breadwinner, and our careers have to take priority over a lot of other things. My ex was never happy when we moved around the country when I took some promotion or job change, but she always went along with it because she knew I was doing something better for the good of the family, and ultimately it would benefit us financially. It looks like he is really torn, and wants this opportunity, but that her pressure is going to make him bail out.

Opportunity only knocks once, and you have to sometimes take risks and do things that are inconvenient if you want to get ahead. Working for SoCal would be a job lots of people would give their right arm to do.

Don

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Holy buckets!!!!! Dave, we finally found something we could agree on!!!! To think I wasted 10 minutes of my nap time to actually watch the show!!!! Chapouris really blew it this time..... Seems the fame for the "California Kid" has finally waned!!!!!

Let's mark this one on the calendar, July 20, 2007, as Dave S and Dave W have finally come to an understanding. Once. (And we probably even agree on Boyd's show)
We'll never agree fully about Smoke though