The Jalopy Journal

Steve Hedke · 04-30-2010, 01:17 PM

I'll be there too with our '29 A-V8. The roadster has a busted rear motor mount and a noisy driveshaft coupling, but it runs fine and the weather is cooperating. We'll both show the grumpy guys.

Crazy Backyard Builder · 04-30-2010, 01:19 PM

Your living the dream, enjoy it !

CBB

Dynaflash_8 · 04-30-2010, 01:22 PM

Gotta love them old rattle traps.

I know i do

**Okie Pete** · 04-30-2010, 01:27 PM

Keep on motoring that car has personalty and spunk. Good of you to prove the na sayers wrong and building a car for yourself .

eddie1 · 04-30-2010, 01:32 PM

Is it going to win AMBR? No! Are you having fun & driving a cool hot rod that you built? HELL YES! Isn't that what's important to most of us here on the HAMB? Another HELL YES!

dsiddons · 04-30-2010, 01:33 PM

I wouldn't change a thing! It's a perfect example of how it really was..

**LSGUN** · 04-30-2010, 01:46 PM

Beautiful roadster!

johnnykck · 04-30-2010, 02:00 PM

Jay, I always thought your roadster was one of the coolest around, good to hear the story of how it came to be. Have fun on the run and a safe drive.

thunderbirdesq · 04-30-2010, 02:09 PM

Inspirational, my friend! Great to see you actually using it as it was intended, or not intended rather... I hope my little rattle-trap fares as well on it's journeys.

**fab32** · 04-30-2010, 02:59 PM

Your reliving the same saga that I did in 1959-60 when I finished my '29 av8 coupe. I bought the car in northern Michigan (when I was 15), drove it stock to Pennsylvania via Canada, spent the summer on my grandfathers farm helping him and transplanting the flathead v8 out of the '47 Ford school bus I rode to school on when I was 6 years old. Sure wish I had the Bishop/Tardel book to guide me. At the end of summer I drove it back to Michigan to finish the last 2 years of high school (driving it to school every day) and through the first two years of college. The memories are priceless and at almost 66 years old I'm still messing with old Fords.

Frank

**scottybaccus** · 04-30-2010, 04:05 PM

You know, I read stories like this on here from time to time. Really inspiring stuff, not just finding and buying a car, but actually living a life that becomes part of the history we seek to embrace. The old timers got that way, not with a 40 year step, but first with three, five, or eight. Eight years. That really is history.

mauler rich · 04-30-2010, 04:25 PM

Builbing your jalopy and thin drive-n it all the time know-n that you built it is a good feel-n, now thats the way it should be done....

autobilly · 04-30-2010, 04:39 PM

Go get 'em Tiger!

**Kevin Lee** · 04-30-2010, 04:53 PM

I've wondered for a while but not sure I've ever asked.

What's the story with the passenger door?

**Rehpotsirhcj** · 04-30-2010, 05:08 PM

I have the same "roll down" plastic sheeting in my shed.

inspirational man, great job.

Half-Fast Motors · 04-30-2010, 05:50 PM

That Bonneville photo says it all.....................

hiboy32 · 04-30-2010, 06:41 PM

That is a perfect roadster in my book. Then again, look at what I built.... a coupe version of that. Mine has been on the road for about 5 1/2 years.....
Good luck on the run. Wish you were closer, it would be cool to hit the road together.

This roadster is a good example of the RIGHT reasons to build a hotrod!

Tear it up Jay!

Payne · 04-30-2010, 07:02 PM

Congratulations on the invite and good luck on the reliability run.

**sophisto79** · 04-30-2010, 08:32 PM

As a newbie here, I'm jazzed to see it's not a pipe-dream to build a great car on a tight budget, and make the Reliability Run to boot! Thanks for that, and have a blast!

weim55 · 04-30-2010, 09:19 PM

Hot Rod = ......

Your car your way.

Nuff said..........

Good for you not talkin' about it and jus' doin' it. Great ride and you have the licks that go with the build. Earned all the smiles that come with enjoying the wind in yer face.

Steve

04-30-2010, 01:17 PM	#21
Steve Hedke Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Valencia, CA. Posts: 70	Re: Reliability... I'll be there too with our '29 A-V8. The roadster has a busted rear motor mount and a noisy driveshaft coupling, but it runs fine and the weather is cooperating. We'll both show the grumpy guys. Last edited by Steve Hedke; 04-30-2010 at 01:18 PM. Reason: spelling

04-30-2010, 01:19 PM	#22
Crazy Backyard Builder Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Studio City, CA. Posts: 1,832	Re: Reliability... Your living the dream, enjoy it ! CBB __________________ Wanted Early '20's Willys touring parts Dr. door, cast brace for locating the pass. windshield post

04-30-2010, 01:22 PM	#23
Dynaflash_8 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Auburn WA Posts: 2,900	Re: Reliability... Gotta love them old rattle traps. I know i do __________________ Marty's Speed n Salvage Not too shabby for a punk 21year old kid, huh? Nash Hot Rod Build

04-30-2010, 01:27 PM	#24
Okie Pete Alliance Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: willow springs,okla Posts: 1,142	Re: Reliability... Keep on motoring that car has personalty and spunk. Good of you to prove the na sayers wrong and building a car for yourself . __________________ I would rather be surrounded by men in overalls than spend one evening with any King in the world. Thomas Edison

04-30-2010, 01:32 PM	#25
eddie1 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Maple Ridge, BC Posts: 466	Re: Reliability... Is it going to win AMBR? No! Are you having fun & driving a cool hot rod that you built? HELL YES! Isn't that what's important to most of us here on the HAMB? Another HELL YES! __________________ Rescuing one dog may not change the world , but for that one dog the world will be changed forever.

04-30-2010, 01:33 PM	#26
dsiddons Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,031	Re: Reliability... I wouldn't change a thing! It's a perfect example of how it really was..

04-30-2010, 01:46 PM	#27
LSGUN Alliance Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: TX Posts: 1,104	Re: Reliability... Beautiful roadster!

04-30-2010, 02:00 PM	#28
johnnykck Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: san jose, califonia Posts: 1,022	Re: Reliability... Jay, I always thought your roadster was one of the coolest around, good to hear the story of how it came to be. Have fun on the run and a safe drive. __________________ *Johnny* ______ Kool Cat Kustoms: 408-679-2890

04-30-2010, 02:09 PM	#29
thunderbirdesq Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tonawanda, NY Posts: 6,169	Re: Reliability... Inspirational, my friend! Great to see you actually using it as it was intended, or not intended rather... I hope my little rattle-trap fares as well on it's journeys. __________________ Lost Kustoms~TWICE PIPES~

04-30-2010, 02:59 PM	#30
fab32 Alliance Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Bay City, Mi. USA Posts: 13,320	Re: Reliability... Your reliving the same saga that I did in 1959-60 when I finished my '29 av8 coupe. I bought the car in northern Michigan (when I was 15), drove it stock to Pennsylvania via Canada, spent the summer on my grandfathers farm helping him and transplanting the flathead v8 out of the '47 Ford school bus I rode to school on when I was 6 years old. Sure wish I had the Bishop/Tardel book to guide me. At the end of summer I drove it back to Michigan to finish the last 2 years of high school (driving it to school every day) and through the first two years of college. The memories are priceless and at almost 66 years old I'm still messing with old Fords. Frank __________________ "What we got here is failure to communicate"

04-30-2010, 04:05 PM	#31
scottybaccus Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Hutto, Texas Posts: 4,190	Re: Reliability... You know, I read stories like this on here from time to time. Really inspiring stuff, not just finding and buying a car, but actually living a life that becomes part of the history we seek to embrace. The old timers got that way, not with a 40 year step, but first with three, five, or eight. Eight years. That really is history. __________________ Shooting down dumb asses one S-10 frame swap at a time... Tejas Malcontents, Hutto Tejas SteelWorks, Inc.

04-30-2010, 04:25 PM	#32
mauler rich Grenade Inspector Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: wilmington nc Posts: 137	Re: Reliability... Builbing your jalopy and thin drive-n it all the time know-n that you built it is a good feel-n, now thats the way it should be done....

04-30-2010, 04:39 PM	#33
autobilly Old School HAMBer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tweed, Australia Posts: 2,527	Re: Reliability... Go get 'em Tiger! __________________ RETRO Spec. (tive) -Getting to where you're going by knowing where you've come from.

04-30-2010, 04:53 PM	#34
Kevin Lee Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: KC,MO - The cradle of hot rodding Posts: 7,090	Re: Reliability... I've wondered for a while but not sure I've ever asked. What's the story with the passenger door? __________________ – Learning the hard way since '72 –

04-30-2010, 05:08 PM	#35
Rehpotsirhcj Alliance Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ellensburg, WA Posts: 956	Re: Reliability... I have the same "roll down" plastic sheeting in my shed. inspirational man, great job. __________________

04-30-2010, 05:50 PM	#36
Half-Fast Motors Grenade Inspector Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western Washington Posts: 196	Re: Reliability... That Bonneville photo says it all.....................

04-30-2010, 06:41 PM	#37
hiboy32 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 2,593	Re: Reliability... That is a perfect roadster in my book. Then again, look at what I built.... a coupe version of that. Mine has been on the road for about 5 1/2 years..... Good luck on the run. Wish you were closer, it would be cool to hit the road together. This roadster is a good example of the RIGHT reasons to build a hotrod! Tear it up Jay! __________________ don't need no stinkin fenders

04-30-2010, 07:02 PM	#38
Payne Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: At the track, in the garage, or on the road somewhere on the West Coast Posts: 988	Re: Reliability... Congratulations on the invite and good luck on the reliability run. __________________ "Chrome is a narcotic a little bit is too much and a whole lot is never enough"

04-30-2010, 08:32 PM	#39
sophisto79 Alliance Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 170	Re: Reliability... As a newbie here, I'm jazzed to see it's not a pipe-dream to build a great car on a tight budget, and make the Reliability Run to boot! Thanks for that, and have a blast!

04-30-2010, 09:19 PM	#40
weim55 Newbie Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 73	Re: Reliability... Hot Rod = ...... Your car your way. Nuff said.......... Good for you not talkin' about it and jus' doin' it. Great ride and you have the licks that go with the build. Earned all the smiles that come with enjoying the wind in yer face. Steve

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