KustomF100
06-19-2004, 01:40 AM
Hello.This intro has been a long time coming.I have been a lurker for a few years,enjoy reading the posts,and the technical articles are what I enjoy the most.I read the board roughly 3-5 times a week,if only my employer knew how much time I spent on here,lol.
Well,my name is Charlie,and I have been afflicted by this hotrodding disease since my very early years.The year I was born (1969) my father won his first stock car championship behind the wheel of a '55 Chevy.I remember riding in his stock cars holding onto the rollcage while he "tested" them at my grandfathers farm on a little track with chicken coop in one of the corners...honest to god,granmda raised chickens.
My first car was a 1971 Chevelle that I purchased at 12 years old while in 8th grade.Never finished,but did manage to learn how to burn off tires in that car.My first job was at a regular auto parts store at 16,and by 17 I had my first speed shop job.At 19 I was lucky enough to land a job as a counter guy at a major Chicagoland streetrod shop that is still in business.After spending nearly 6 years there,I wanted to try something different and moved to Michigan to try my skills at a very huge speed parts warehouse where I am still employed after 10 years.Many of the fellow Hambers are good friends and/or customers of ours.
I am an avid fan of drag and circle track racing,having wrenched on outlaw sprinters,just finished building a Ford Focus midget,and helped build a 1956 Chevy with a 747" mountain motor.I know,this is a damn long intro,but it is way overdue.
My personal project is a 1956 Ford F-100 pick-em-up that I have had a few years now.I have always liked the early 60's style show rods,and will hopefully recapture some of that flavor with my truck.I have a '62 283 with an Offy 6-deuce intake for now,but am already contemplating a Ford 312 or 292...they are bigger and fill the engine compartment better.I am planning on a flaked roof,with orange being the color,I already have '56 Lincoln caps,and may even buy some Astros.I installed a Heidt's x-member,and steering with a 1959 Fairlane column and steering wheel.The hood has '57 Buick porthololes,and plans call for '50 Merc taillights.I think this fits in the parameters of this board.I hope to make a few friends here,and definitely make some more posts,I am tired of lurking.Hope you all have enough room for another newbie.
Well,my name is Charlie,and I have been afflicted by this hotrodding disease since my very early years.The year I was born (1969) my father won his first stock car championship behind the wheel of a '55 Chevy.I remember riding in his stock cars holding onto the rollcage while he "tested" them at my grandfathers farm on a little track with chicken coop in one of the corners...honest to god,granmda raised chickens.
My first car was a 1971 Chevelle that I purchased at 12 years old while in 8th grade.Never finished,but did manage to learn how to burn off tires in that car.My first job was at a regular auto parts store at 16,and by 17 I had my first speed shop job.At 19 I was lucky enough to land a job as a counter guy at a major Chicagoland streetrod shop that is still in business.After spending nearly 6 years there,I wanted to try something different and moved to Michigan to try my skills at a very huge speed parts warehouse where I am still employed after 10 years.Many of the fellow Hambers are good friends and/or customers of ours.
I am an avid fan of drag and circle track racing,having wrenched on outlaw sprinters,just finished building a Ford Focus midget,and helped build a 1956 Chevy with a 747" mountain motor.I know,this is a damn long intro,but it is way overdue.
My personal project is a 1956 Ford F-100 pick-em-up that I have had a few years now.I have always liked the early 60's style show rods,and will hopefully recapture some of that flavor with my truck.I have a '62 283 with an Offy 6-deuce intake for now,but am already contemplating a Ford 312 or 292...they are bigger and fill the engine compartment better.I am planning on a flaked roof,with orange being the color,I already have '56 Lincoln caps,and may even buy some Astros.I installed a Heidt's x-member,and steering with a 1959 Fairlane column and steering wheel.The hood has '57 Buick porthololes,and plans call for '50 Merc taillights.I think this fits in the parameters of this board.I hope to make a few friends here,and definitely make some more posts,I am tired of lurking.Hope you all have enough room for another newbie.