I AM DOING SOME RESEARCH ON WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE "HOT RODDING?" CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN IT TO ME? WHY DO HOT RODDERS DO WHAT THEY DO TO BUILD THE PERFECT "ROD"?
HEIMI
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I AM DOING SOME RESEARCH ON WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE "HOT RODDING?" CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN IT TO ME? WHY DO HOT RODDERS DO WHAT THEY DO TO BUILD THE PERFECT "ROD"?
HEIMI
Are you freakin' insane????
Have you ever SEEN a hot rod? or driven a hot rod?:HMMM:
Why Hot Rod's?
Because no one makes a good home colinoscopy kit, that's why;)
Jeff (in a mood) Rice:toocool:
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Originally posted by HEIMI
I AM DOING SOME RESEARCH ON WHY PEOPLE CHOOSE "HOT RODDING?" CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN IT TO ME? WHY DO HOT RODDERS DO WHAT THEY DO TO BUILD THE PERFECT "ROD"?
HEIMI
But can you pick up three chicks at once in a pickup truck?;)
Jeff (No Polly, oral sex is out of the question:eek: )Rice:toocool:
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Originally posted by Streets
Research for what reason?? School homework assignment, future website, curiousity, wanna build a rod?? People build rods and drive them mostly for personal satisfaction and recognition of doing something constructive in their time on this rock.. OR it's a great way to pick up sexy chicks on the street..:p I do it 'cause I like too...
WHY NOT???
Self expression, personal satisfaction, and by the way, we are America's first recyclers!!!! A survey of hot rodders would show that we represent a very diverse cross section of society and income levels all the way from the poverty level to mega millionaires. Hot Rodding is not what we do, it's a way of life.....
I'm reminded of an old Budwieser commercial..............................Why ask why?
Speaking of which, isn't it your turn to buy a round?
I don't know> I haven't built the perfect street rod yet, but have had alot of fun coming close.
I think they got um' on EBAY ?????? HE HEQuote:
Originally posted by deepnhock
Why Hot Rod's?
Because no one makes a good home colinoscopy kit, that's why;)
Jeff (in a mood) Rice:toocool:
BUTT, they don't go very fast. no pun intended.:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: **)
Because stamp collecting is boreing.
Why do people do that?
If you have to ask that question, you probably wouldn't understand the answer anyway...
It's a lifestyle, an obsession, a rush. Alot of people don't understand it, but you can bet that everyone here knows exactly what I mean. These cars (and trucks) are our escape, our salvation, and our vice. It's hard to explain how the sight & sound of these cars & trucks makes me feel (well, not exactly, but I don't want to sound to, er, "graphic")...but when you get the bug, the only cure is to surround yourself in everything you love.
OK, I'm done lecturing... :3dSMILE: :rolleyes: :3dSMILE: :rolleyes:
Cus, it's our thing, Heimi.............
BTW, are you the Heimi from the "lil rascals", or is it that you just can't spell "Hemi", Heimi?
Well you have answers from some authentic rodders, but I will add my two cents. Put on a graph "acceleration experience" from a '31 Ford Model A 4 cyl sedan, a '36 Plymouth straight six low gear, a '47 Ford Convt. 59-AB V8, a '49 Merc 4" stroke V8 sedan, a 272 Ford Y-block in a '55 wagon, and then a '69 Chev 350 V8 two door and it's a little like counting 1,2,...,infinity! Until the Chevy 350 (maybe '69 was the BEST year for SBC) the 4" stroke Merc would have rated an "awesome" and the Ford had a good low gear (subject to breakage at any time), but that '69 350 was the high water mark for me. It is a shame that emissions and fuel limitations "throttled back" the muscle car era, but many of us were already hooked by then. In my case I helped my dad do at least two "driveway rebuilds" on a gravel driveway and I was the one who held the light while he put in rod bearings with the engine in the car (upside down of course). I learned that "clean carbon and grind valves" meant that I scraped crud off the engine before he would hand lap the valves. I am sure that we added a number of moths to the crankcase oil since they flew around the light and then got stuck in the oil. Part of this is familiar to a certain economic class and part of it is due to the carry over from the days when home repairs could be done on simpler machines. Now we are hooked and would still like to think we can be self sufficient. A lot of that is American individualism, and a lot is just being hooked on the acceleration rush, but maybe it is the last vestige of "Yankee Ingenuity" (we can't say that much here in Virginia), but note that U.S. patents have been decreasing in recent years so Hot Rodding and NASCAR may be a last vestige of an American mechanical heritage while the modern technology becomes totally digital. Well that's already too much but maybe I captured some of the situation. I do actually marvel at the soundbite skill of other members of this Forum, but I usually use fifty words when only ten are needed. Are you writing a book?
Best wishes,
Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teenage rodder
Because I drive a Japanese car and it hurts.
You wouldn't understand being a motorhead any more than I would understand being a total Geek! It's about heartbeats per minute and what gets you there!:D :D
I think it's Hemi spelled wrong. That little rascal dude was Hymie.Quote:
Originally posted by poncho62
Cus, it's our thing, Heimi.............
BTW, are you the Heimi from the "lil rascals", or is it that you just can't spell "Hemi", Heimi?
It's not easy to ignore Heimi's question is it guys?
I think we're being sandbagged here
I would say "It's a guy thing," but it is clear that gals can be infected too. I think it is self expression, satisfaction from building something, satisfaction from having something unique, the attention they garner from other hot rodders and other people in general. For some it is one-up-manship, for others it is pure art. Why do people paint, carve statues, write songs, books or poetry?
Then there is the rush from extreme G-forces be it from acceleration (the best!), cornering or braking. Something about the roar and getting slammed back in your seat... I guess you have to experience it
Pat
Yes, ladies can be car crazy too....we're just a bit more of a "selected few"... ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Stu Cool
I would say "It's a guy thing," but it is clear that gals can be infected too.
Methinks Heimi dwells under a bridge somewhere. . .
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO ANSWERED MY QUESTION, WHY PEOPLE BUILD HOT RODS. I'M DOING RESEARCH FOR A COLLEGE PAPER AND NEEDED SOME "REAL" INFORMATION. I KNOW THERE IS NO OTHER ROD THAN A HOT ROD, I'VE SEEN MY SHARE. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOU ALL THOUGHT.
AND YES IT IS "HEIMI"
THANKS AGAIN.
:cool:
I do hope it isn't for English class . . .:rolleyes:
1. Fishing RodQuote:
Originally posted by HEIMI
I KNOW THERE IS NO OTHER ROD THAN A HOT ROD
:cool:
2. Johnson Rod
3. Rod Stewart
4. ROD ent
5. ROD eo
6. O.K. the last 2 were a stretch?
Think you are stretching number 2 also.......................
You forgot Street Rod... ;)Quote:
Originally posted by pro70z28
1. Fishing Rod
2. Johnson Rod
3. Rod Stewart
4. ROD ent
5. ROD eo
6. O.K. the last 2 were a stretch?
STREETS,
You forgot the good ol'
Devining ROD.:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:
I had to put him in there cuz' he'z a geezer toooooo. He He He:LOL: :LOL: :LOL: **)Quote:
Originally posted by poncho62
Think you are stretching number 2 also.......................
I wuz' tryin' ya' stay away from car references, but that's not easy.Quote:
Originally posted by Hot Rod Angel
You forgot Street Rod... ;)
RODney DangerfieldQuote:
Originally posted by Streets
Connecting ROD
Fuel Pump ROD
ROD Serling
Re-ROD
Tie ROD
Quick ROD
pRO moD
ROD (as in acreage measurements)
:)
Rod Brandt (I went ta' school wit' em'.)
ROD icuulous
RODon RODsters, RODlets RODstick RODtogether RODand RODrule RODthe RODworld!!!:D
WHAT DOES SCOOPY DO !