Thread: Rodding Pet Peeves

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The HAMB seems to have more wannabe's than the stolen valor clowns. If they have the HAMB drags this year at Mo-Kan Ian And I just might wander down and have a look. They are anal about "old school" though and most of us that know what "old school" really is are getting up in age. And "old School", IMHO, varies somewhat from person to person and region.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

The HAMB seems to have more wannabe's than the stolen valor clowns. If they have the HAMB drags this year at Mo-Kan Ian And I just might wander down and have a look. They are anal about "old school" though and most of us that know what "old school" really is are getting up in age. And "old School", IMHO, varies somewhat from person to person and region.

I took a 27T roadster I built there one year. They wouldn't let it in. It had a 6.9 IDI diesel with a 671 and zoomies. They said that engine isn't authentic. Even though there was a lead sled with a 5.9 cummins in it there. Oh well. I saw a lot of awesome stuff there and seeing all the old race cars is always a plus. I should have kept that T. It was one of the coolest things I built and had the least into.

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Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

I took a 27T roadster I built there one year. They wouldn't let it in. It had a 6.9 IDI diesel with a 671 and zoomies. They said that engine isn't authentic. Even though there was a lead sled with a 5.9 cummins in it there. Oh well. I saw a lot of awesome stuff there and seeing all the old race cars is always a plus. I should have kept that T. It was one of the coolest things I built and had the least into.

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Got any pics of that T ? Sounds cool. That's why "they" wouldn't let you in. Plus you weren't part of their "clique"... you had to much common sense! LOL

Originally Posted by 34_40

Got any pics of that T ? Sounds cool. That's why "they" wouldn't let you in. Plus you weren't part of their "clique"... you had to much common sense! LOL

No sadly. I had them on a computer and it crashed and I lost everything on it. I don't think I even had a good camera phone then. Haha

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Like Mike, I got crosswise with some "back in the day" youngster in just a day or two, I believe when I mentioned that I was thinking about running Cragars on the coupe. He jumped me with some "...anything running Cragars isn't a real hot rod...", I replied and a moderator emailed me to stop being argumentative. I guess it's pretty funny, but it rubbed me wrong and I didn't see the value.

Those 4 AM Power Parkers.......

Power Braking, just seems fake to me.

Hacked wiring, modern looking bucket seats in a old car.

Originally Posted by falconvan

modern looking bucket seats in a old car.

But I like my bucket seats

Originally Posted by 36 sedan

But I like my bucket seats

You got the right vibe through your whole build to make them work. Some cars the stick out like a sore thumb

This is another LED tail lights, third stop light so out of place, to modern .

Originally Posted by pepi

This is another LED tail lights, third stop light so out of place, to modern .

It was like drinking poison putting extra stop lights towards the top of my bed. I figured it's a good trade off for not getting cornholed. But I still hate them.

Years ago we lived in Tacoma, Washington. I’d recently separated from the Air Force and since I had fond memories of Tacoma from the time I’d spent at McChord AFB we thought why not try Tacoma – that and the fact that I’d been offered a job at West Coast Grocery’s headquarters in Tacoma.

One of the guys I’d met at church (Dennis) asked me to come by and help him with a wiring project he was doing for his elderly neighbor. Sitting in the elder gentleman’s garage was a bone stock 1957 Nomad – ivory and dusk pearl paint, 283 and a three speed on the tree. It was dusty and the tires were real low and obviously had not been out of the garage in a long time. Well, we finished the electrical project (circuit for a new microwave oven) and I asked if he had any plans for the Nomad and told him I’d be interested in making him an offer if he wanted to sell it. He explained that his grandson was also interested in the car and that he’d promised to him. Oh well.

Fast forward a year or so and I again had occasion to visit Dennis. When I pulled up in front of Dennis’s house, the Nomad was sitting in his neighbor’s driveway. I was shocked to see the car had changed so much so I detoured to inspect the car. Much to my horror, I observed close up what the grandson had done to this car – huge Indy tires on the back (sticking out at least 4” from the side of the car); rear wheel wells looked like they had been enlarged with a Sawzall and long shackles holding the distressed springs nearly parallel to the driveway. He had skinny, dragster like wheels and tires up front. There was a scoop sticking through the hood (again, a Sawzall cutout job) and fender-well headers routed to what I believed to be Thrush aluminum side pipes. The extreme nose-down, ass-up stance must have made it impossible to sit in but he’d taken care of that by installing what looked to be a pair of funny car seats complete with five point harnesses. And let’s not forget the little chrome plated chain steering wheel and a floor shifter that sported a skull knob. A roll cage made of 2” galvanized water pipe (complete with elbows) was bolted to the floor pan behind the seats with pipe flanges.

While standing there (with my jaw on the ground), grandfather and grandson (guessing early 20’s) came out and waved with a big smile on his face and started the Nomad (huge cam with way too much timing – imitating an elephant flatulating as it struggled to fire) and took off – slipping the clutch as the beast would barley idle below about 2,000 – and left us in a cloud of raw gas fumes and burnt clutch. I wanted to cry. Grandpa shook his head and muttered something about, “… I should have sold it to you.” And walked a bit stooped over back into his house.

I may have forgotten the "exact" details - but this really happened folks.

I have a similar story. A friend bought a 57 more door chevy, and we went with his dad to tow bar it home. While there I see sitting right next to it a 55 Ford 2 door "Ranch Wagon". I was in love! LOL.. Nice solid car , bone stock and the interior was still in good shape, the exterior paint was faded badly and it was covered in leaves but it didn't look to bad. After the 57 was paid for and hitched to the pickup and we were saying our good byes, I asked the cars owner if he'd consider selling me the wagon. he said yeah, I'll let it go for 200. I agreed and said I'll be back in a week with the cash. When I returned, he said things had changed and his son wanted the wagon. I was less than happy for sure, but like Glenn's story - the next time I saw it was almost heart breaking. the interior had been gutted and some ugly bucket seats mounted on a stack of 2X4's were tossed in, I don't know what it had for a motor, never heard it run.. almost thankfully!! LOL. The paint was still faded and dirty.. I never saw it again, can only imagine what happened to it.

when i was about 12 there was a 33/34 ford sedan setting out behind a farmers house . had a hackberry tree growing through it . i bugged the old man to buy it . one day he said ok you can have the car but you cant hurt my tree . well i showed up sat morning with a hacksaw and a hand full of blades. he asked what i was doing so i said i'm gonna cut it in half . he freaked. said he really didn't want to sell it but he had fun watching folks try to figure a way to get it off that tree . he never though some kid would cut it in half .
never underestimate a young hotrodder .