SwampYankee
12-14-2005, 09:25 PM
Greetings,
First off, for those of you who don't speak "New Englandese" a Swamp Yankee is the North East's version of a redneck. Yup, we have 'em up here too! Although I used to commute to work in Cambridge, I didn't "paahk my caah in Haavaahd Yahd" and I don't care one bit about the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, or Bruins. 'Cause if you can't drive it, shoot it, or otherwise cause severe bodily injury by improper use, it ain't on my radar. I grew up working on Chevy trucks, Model A Fords and Ferguson tractors. My first car was a 68 VW Beetle that took me 2 years to restore and less than one year to destroy. That car taught me many things, such as, ... always plan the landing before the jump... VWs really do float.... and cops don't like to follow you across a river. I've owned or driven everthing from Hyundais to Tanks. My two favorite vehicles are My 1952 1/2 to Chevy and My Dad's 1932 Ford Model B roadster. Both have been frame-off restored in true back-yard mechanic fashion. His is all stock with an original 4cyl "B" engine. The only upgrade was to add hydraulic brakes off a 39 merc. Mine is mechanically stock with a newer 235 and original 4 speed. It runs, but The engine is tired and it's long overdue for an update. I plan to swap the body over to an S10 4X4 frame and put in a rebuilt 283 SB that I saved from an old project. Nothing wild, just a low buck, low tech, bark the tires and scare the neighbors cat machine. I welcome advice from anyone who's made similar swaps, and willingly share the benefits of my mistakes with others.
Regards to all, and repeat after me ...."So What, I made mine..."
First off, for those of you who don't speak "New Englandese" a Swamp Yankee is the North East's version of a redneck. Yup, we have 'em up here too! Although I used to commute to work in Cambridge, I didn't "paahk my caah in Haavaahd Yahd" and I don't care one bit about the Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, or Bruins. 'Cause if you can't drive it, shoot it, or otherwise cause severe bodily injury by improper use, it ain't on my radar. I grew up working on Chevy trucks, Model A Fords and Ferguson tractors. My first car was a 68 VW Beetle that took me 2 years to restore and less than one year to destroy. That car taught me many things, such as, ... always plan the landing before the jump... VWs really do float.... and cops don't like to follow you across a river. I've owned or driven everthing from Hyundais to Tanks. My two favorite vehicles are My 1952 1/2 to Chevy and My Dad's 1932 Ford Model B roadster. Both have been frame-off restored in true back-yard mechanic fashion. His is all stock with an original 4cyl "B" engine. The only upgrade was to add hydraulic brakes off a 39 merc. Mine is mechanically stock with a newer 235 and original 4 speed. It runs, but The engine is tired and it's long overdue for an update. I plan to swap the body over to an S10 4X4 frame and put in a rebuilt 283 SB that I saved from an old project. Nothing wild, just a low buck, low tech, bark the tires and scare the neighbors cat machine. I welcome advice from anyone who's made similar swaps, and willingly share the benefits of my mistakes with others.
Regards to all, and repeat after me ...."So What, I made mine..."