another iowa newbie [Archive]

JRussell

11-21-2003, 10:49 PM

hello,been lurkin for about a year off and on decided to finally post.about me i got a 1953 chevy bel air hard top,i subed it with a 68 nova rear stear,10 bolt and 64 buick 300 mill--350 b.o.p trans i still got the pluming fuel and re wire and some odds and ends left.all so collceting parts for a model a.dammitDaves got some early pics of my car if he will tell me how to post them.i work at a parts store dealing with autoshops 98% of the time if you guys need part #s i can try to get them for ya. ive met a few hambers all real cool guys. ill get to posting pics soon.....joe

FORDY 6

11-22-2003, 12:16 AM

Good to see another Iowa HAMBER on board.

Corn Fed

11-22-2003, 12:21 AM

Yes, a warm (but soon to be snowy) welcome from Des Moines.

Broman

11-22-2003, 02:02 AM

welcome. Got pics?

JRussell

11-22-2003, 09:28 AM

here is a pic when i got it

JRussell

11-22-2003, 09:31 AM

and another i put a fuel pump on change the fluids drove it for a year!

JRussell

11-22-2003, 09:32 AM

had to slap some van sickle tractor paint rental house no garage neigbors bitchin

JRussell

11-22-2003, 09:34 AM

here is one more the camera suck its the kids nickelodean fun camera

orange52

11-22-2003, 09:41 AM

Welcome from Cedar Rapids!

Rocky

11-22-2003, 09:50 AM

Welcome, Joe.....slide on down to Omaha with Dammitdave and Tim for a Wednesday night cruise night when the weather gets warmer.......

JRussell

11-22-2003, 09:55 AM

this next time we drive down...

JRussell

11-22-2003, 09:56 AM

last time me and dave went it was cool,

Rocky

11-22-2003, 10:01 AM

AH-HA! So, that was you with Dave, eh? I kinda thought it was. Glad you made it here...........you'll like it.

JRussell

11-22-2003, 10:24 AM

yep that was me,hey i got some different pics but they say thay are to big?am i doin something wrong?

choprods

11-22-2003, 11:25 AM

Howdy from Mo.....

Rocky

11-22-2003, 12:31 PM

You'll have to resize them to under 70,000 bytes to post on this board. If you can't figure out how to do it, you can send 'em to me and I'll resize and post them for you. Keep in mind, everytime a photo is resized, it looses some detail..

JRussell

11-22-2003, 02:26 PM

thanks rocky ill mail some to ya a little later!

Tim

11-22-2003, 05:59 PM

hey Joe!

lol you finaly caved in and posted an intro, was it the fenderless car post http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

thanx for all the parts help on the ford, should be driving this coming weekend.

later
tim

Tim

11-22-2003, 10:45 PM

would this hot rod test pilot be the illusive confirmed lurker now known as jrussel?????

Rocky

11-23-2003, 08:32 AM

AHAHAHAhahahaha! That's priceless. Tim, I believe the photo catches the very essence of one, Joseph P. Russell....[the P is for priceless]
Kinda reminds me of watching Bobleed rippin his green roadster up and down the street at BTT 50's.........

Southfork

11-23-2003, 11:00 AM

Hey that tractor paint doesn't look half bad! Where do you get it, and what's the tariff on that stuff? Like your Belair hardtop! Welcome!

JRussell

11-23-2003, 11:10 AM

the camera does the most justice its thick stuff,slow drying, and it has rub offbut it makes it look beter in the yard than "the rusted mustard" cops told i had to tarp it cause it was an eyesore. so i bout a garage(it came with a house though)if rocky can post the pics i emailed i sparyed a caddy heares at that old house after the neigbors called the policia that thing really made the bitch!that and the 64 more door baby blue land yaht yard art.

DamnitDave

11-24-2003, 11:33 AM

Joes ride...

http://www.geocities.com/damnitdave13/chuick-2.jpg

DamnitDave

11-24-2003, 11:37 AM

Damnit!?!? It worked in the Preview... Try here...
Joe's '53 (http://www.geocities.com/damnitdave13/Joes53.html)

carkiller

11-24-2003, 11:54 AM

Welcome, Cal, Council Tucky Iowa

JRussell

11-24-2003, 01:41 PM

thanks david for posting those pics they look good...i got my master/booster in that hole know i got my radiator mouted all up know to those pics were taken awile ago...the monroe whitewalls are off it!.............................hey dave call me at work for tonght see if you will be out in the garage.....joe

AHotRod

11-24-2003, 05:14 PM

Iowa guys are great.....
So do you know any of the guys at Northern Automotive?
I've been calling on them for 15 years......
I'm a long time parts guy to, I work for Federal-Mogul's Performance division, and I'm a X-Iowan....Welcome home!

Glenn
now in Sunny Florida

JRussell

11-24-2003, 06:05 PM

yeah i know matt edwardson he used to work for us at western then he he went to mopar/northan he is super cool.our machine shop gets parts there too there is no one cheaper on internal motor parts around!