new member/NY

[sid pileski]

Hello to all.
Neww member, but not new to hot rods.
A couple of pics of mine.





Thanks- Sid

[HOSS429]

welcome .. lots of new york members on here .. not to start something but is that the gas tank below the tag ? .. would`nt that be a bit dangerous in even a mild rear ender ?.. and question # 2 .. what makes new york the "empire state ?

[jyardgirl]

welcome to chr sid

[Itoldyouso]

Welcome to the forum. That's the stock location for a 32 tank, probably no more vulnerable than lots of other hot rods, including my old 23. None of these is as safe as brand new cars with crumple zones, air bags, etc., but they are what they are.

Nice looking little 32 BTW.

Don

[sid pileski]

Hoss429-

What Itoldyouso said is correct. Thats the stock location on a '32.
When you look at them, None of the 20's-30's cars are all that safe in any kind of crash. I'd hate to have a roll over or side hit in any of them.
I guess we take our chances. But, just the nature of these cars we probably drive a little safer and causious. With the occasional blast of speed!

As far as the Empire state? I have no idea. we do have Empire apples!

Sid

[rspears]

question # 2 .. what makes new york the "empire state ?

Welcome, Sid! Nice car!

I think that the best rumor on the "Empire State" origin is that G. Washington stated once that "...New York is the current seat of the empire..." and years later it was picked up as a nickname that stuck.

[choppedchevy]

Welcome to chr

[Whiplash23T]

Welcome Sid and as no one has mentioned yet,you have to have a sense of humor here and also you score 10 out of 10 because we all like photos of the cars and yours is outstanding. We are a good bunch of kids tho and we have the pleasure of having some amazing knowledgeable helpful people on here so enjoy your time with us.

[sid pileski]

Whip-
I think the sence of humor thing is a good thing for most forums to have.
You just can't always get across in type exactly what you mean every time, and sometimes that can lead to issues. I'm on another machinist site and it always seems like one of the postings gets sideways over something, and its not even by the guy who started the post!
Anyway, My background is mechanical engineering. I have a full machine shop at my house with a CNC mill, Lathe, Tig, Mig and the support tools.
This is my second rod that I built. The first was a model A. Had that for about 22 years but I really wanted a duce. So, here I am.

Sid

[sid pileski]

That explanation sounds as good as any!
Since I got that plate, the state changed to a god-aufful yellow and black
plate. Looks like the same yellow they paint the state trucks with.
Must have gotten a deal on paint!
I think I have to pay extra to keep that plate. Did you also notice it ends in 32?
The woman at the DMV actually dug through the plates untill she found one with 32 in it!
How's that for service?

Sid

[chevy 37]

Hey welcome to the club. I'm fromAuburn so were about 8 miles from each other. Great looking car.

[sid pileski]

Thanks Chevy37!
We've probably passed each other one time or another!

Sid

[jerry clayton]

Hey Hoss----and they were upset with the Pintos??????

[HOSS429]

it would tend to make me not tailgate someone in one of those that`s for sure ..but yes .. nuthing is truely safe with todays drivers

[chevy 37]

Wish I had the knowledge to work on a mill. Old school guy like myself started with flatheads in the 50's and have worked on a bunch of them and have rebuilt one. Never learned like you have but always trying to teach myself new tricks. Built my 37 using a Pacer front end which gave me a rack and pion and disc breaks fro the front. Have a 9" ford(can't rember where I pulled it from) but the gears are to high(2:76). Want to change from my 350 tranny to a muncie 4 speed but don't know if I have the room. Might have to move the firewall farther forward and maybe the 86 bench seat back. Only 5'10," but still driving with my knees almost touching the steering wheel.