Quote Originally Posted by Itoldyouso
Yeah, on a Porche.


Sorry Dave, couldn't pass that one up.

Don
Believe that would be Porsche!!!!

"traditional" suspension and bias tires may in fact be very retro....or whatever this weeks trick phrase is.... I like my Hot Rods to go fast and handle like a slot car.... Maybe you can convince yourself that a straight axle and drum brakes with bias tires will outhandle a car same weight and power but with IFS, IRS, and 4 wheel disc brakes, but you'll never convince me!!!!! If it were so, then I guess all the major race car builders are confused, too???? I've been accused of living in the stone ages and not wanting to run new things, but even a geezer like me knows that the modern stuff works better in terms of handling, braking, acceleration, efficiency, and ride quality.... If the old stuff turns you on, that's just fine with me... Just don't put down those of us who choose to accept and use today's technology... I mean geez, just how many more black hi-boys with chevy power do we need to see? Tribute cars, my butt!!!! IMO it's nothing more then following the fashion trend and being "correct".

This isn't directed at you, Don. I like the stuff you and the kids build. It shows some creativity and not just a big stack of parts ordered out of the catalog!!!!

Whatever happened to creativity and uniqueness??? I don't care if we're talking horsepower or body mods...you'll have to admit that going to a big show and looking at 500 interpretations of the Deuce, and 500 more of the 33-34 body gets a bit boring... Then they all scream when Foose or Trepanier build something totally off the wall and out of the norm that wins all the big rewards and gets all the Hot Rod Rag covers and centerfolds saying it's all because of their "big name". Well, IMO they didn't get the "big name" by ordering all their stuff out of the catalog and putting together another 1 of the 500 variations of the same theme????? Not all that many years ago copying someone else's ride, and maybe using different wheels and upholstery would get you laughed right off the street!!!!!

Has Politically Correct taken over the world of Hot Rodding, too???? Is it really so important to be socially acceptable that everyone should just never dare express their own ideas in the form of 4 wheeled art???? Maybe I'm just getting old and been around this stuff for too long. I miss the old days when a few guys would sit around and kick ideas back and forth til someone came up with an idea that wasn't out there on the streets yet....then you built it... Maybe it worked, maybe it didn't. But it was something unique when it was done. When you went to the show, the digs, or out cruizin' you didn't see 10 more just like it...

Yeah, I know. Everybody has the right to build whatever they want.....I just hope they are building what they want, and not what is politically correct, socially acceptable, and totally up to date in the latest fashion trend.....(We used to call these fads and laughed at those who followed them.)

I dare you. I double dare you to build something unlike anything else on the street!!!! Should you take the challenge and complete the project, you will find that the build process is fun and exciting, and frustrating and challenging at the same time!!!!! When you're done you'll also have the satisfaction on knowing it is truly a one-off, not just another variation of the same old theme!!!!!!