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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by 28hiboy, Nov 12, 2008.

  1. 28hiboy
    Joined: Feb 2, 2007
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    28hiboy
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    from Milton, Fl

  2. Zerk
    Joined: May 26, 2005
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    I always thought "decking" a car meant removing the chrome trim from the rear of the car for a cleaner look. Turns out it really has something to do with chopping a top. I am corrected.

    And I screwed up the RR question too.
    I am indoctrinated.
     
  3. Da Tinman
    Joined: Dec 29, 2005
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    nope I missed it too, and they are wrong!
     
  4. CJ Steak
    Joined: Sep 23, 2008
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    from Texas


    LOL... I think everyone is going to miss the RR question.

    Fun little quiz, thanks for posting.
     

  5. Von Rigg Fink
    Joined: Jun 11, 2007
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    I missed 2..the rat rod one was one of the 2..forgot the other stupid question i missed
     
  6. 28hiboy
    Joined: Feb 2, 2007
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    28hiboy
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    from Milton, Fl

    The whole point is that we are right and they are wrong. Two questions are wrong--decking and the R word. Plus I like the LA roadster show better!
     
  7. 9 out of 10. I guess that's a A:D
     
  8. me too. but that rat rod question could be handled on another thread lol
     
  9. I'm stoopider for having taken that test.
     
  10. iamspencer
    Joined: Aug 3, 2008
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    7 out of 10 and I got the rr right...
     
  11. loudpedal
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    from SLC Utah

    I only got 7 out of 10. I must not know much about "Hotrods".

    The test reminds me of that guy from the video of the Hollywood Hot Rods gig.

    ...I wonder if they are the same person.
     
  12. striper
    Joined: Mar 22, 2005
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    striper
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    What about "many modern Hot Rods are"....."Prohibitively expensive"?
     
  13. yule16met
    Joined: Dec 30, 2007
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    from Hudson, WI

    10 outa 10!!!!!

    Now im doin the victory dance!!
     
  14. JimSibley
    Joined: Jan 21, 2004
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    GOT THEM ALL EXCEPT THE RAT ROD ONE. i THINK THEY ARE WRONG.
     
  15. Al Napier
    Joined: Feb 6, 2007
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    from Central CT

    >>>I think everyone is going to miss the RR question.>>>

    Yeppers, add me to the incorrect list as well.......

    Al in CT
     
  16. 23 bucket-t
    Joined: Aug 27, 2005
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    They are the one that got the RR question wrong. Not us.

    What is a RR.
    D. A poorly built Hot Rod.
     
  17. solid
    Joined: May 20, 2007
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    cool test, got 9 out of 10. that damn r a t r o t question. i think someone got there facts wrong. old guys say back then rat rot meant poorly built, not in those exact words, but i am trying to stop swearing.
     
  18. tfeverfred
    Joined: Nov 11, 2006
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    The RR question was a trick question.:D 9 out of 10
     
  19. 29nash
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    Definitions are like putting rocks in boxes and shaking them up, then pouring them over a cliff and then going down and trying to sort them out from all the other rocks that have accumulated for the last million years.

    A decked rod (in 1955) was a car with all the bright trim removed, including door handles, and filled smooth, no matter what somebody today decides it means to them. I 'decked' a 1951 Willys Aero Lark in 1957 and installed electric solenoids to unlatch the doors, activated by a aftermarket horn button located on the underside of the body. Now, if somebody says I was wrong, that's just one mans opinion. Vote it down, when all is said and done, I still "decked" it.;)
     
  20. I agree ... I came across it last night (looking for pics for my 1948 Davis 3-Wheeler thread on the Turbo.com website) ... and made the mistake of taking their "stoopid" HOW HOT RODS WORK QUIZ ... I was even gonna start a thread about how stupid it was ... with these pics:
    WRONG.jpg Wow - That was Stupid.jpg
     
  21. draggin50
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    8 out of 10 and I missed the RR one also.
     
  22. slamdpup
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    lol..thats what i was thinkin
     
  23. camargma
    Joined: Feb 6, 2008
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    camargma

    i got 9 out of 10!!!! this is a proud moment for me, considering i know very little about them ol' hot rods.
     
  24. DocWatson
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    I missed the Rat Rod and the Decking question.
     
  25. pasadenahotrod
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    from Texas

    You are correct about the meaning of decking. Cars were not chopped and decked. They were nosed and decked.

    I agree, the RR question is BS.

    So many rod and custom terms these days are bandied about describing techniques and/or items that are not correct at all. One of the most common misuses is the term "frenched" being used when describing "tunnelled" parts.
     
  26. You cheated !!:rolleyes::D
     
  27. rustyford40
    Joined: Nov 20, 2007
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    from Mass Bay

    these are the same idiots that call a 55 chevy a shoe box. You were right.
     
  28. autobodyed
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    from shelton ct

    now that's funny, and the truef! ;)
     
  29. Mr48chev
    Joined: Dec 28, 2007
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    Decking has always been removing the handle/ornament off the trunk/deck lid and making the deck lid slick.

    Nosing is taking the hood ornament off and filling the holes smooth.

    Dechroming is/was taking the door handles and or side trim off.

    The trouble with these tests is that they are usually made up by someone using the terms that are used in their local or group and those may not be the terms that the majority of folks are used to.
     
  30. oilslinger53
    Joined: Apr 17, 2007
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    from covina CA

    i got the ratrod thing wrong too... they're wrong though. all hotrods are stripped down hotrods. thats part of the point of a hotrod. i thought decking was like nosing, but on the deck lid, am i wrong?
     

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