Hot Rods There are no rules in building Hot Rods

Uhhmmmm, isn't that an alternator I see there?

 

Who would ever dare say something as foolish as that???

Just kidding

 

Hey, quit pickin’ on us 10-UH-C hillbillies.
There are more than a few of that school of design in our neck of the woods. SIGH......

 

Friends 35 Chevy master roadster, inline blue flame 6, triple carbs, headers, T400. Hydraulic brakes with knee action front end, open drive line and Pontiac wires.

 

My rules for my cars are as many cubes as I can come up with back by a manual trans when ever possible with big and littles, mag wheels, and big time influence of 50's, 60's custom body work, paint and door slammer drag racing . I am 65 and grew up influenced by what I saw on the streets, at the World of Wheels in Milwaukee and at Union Grove Dragway . To me anything modified for performance, handling and appearance is Hot Rodded ! Larry

 

Lotta bravado in this thread.

( Webster unabridged......Brah va doh......synonym....boastfulness, bullshit, etc.)

 

And there is always that "one" different guy in school that didn't run with the rest of the crowd...

 

Mopar bodied , Chevy powered , rules in my book...i dont rule out any one elses rules when it comes to their rules about their build rules....i ruley mean it...

 

LMAO
Yep, it's just like one of you damn Southerners to take ALL the credit for this poorly thought out style and execution.
Rest assured, here in rural Upstate NY, we are also blessed with as many complete morons who's grasp on style and design is nonexistent ...and better yet, we have more rust

 

^^ Do I laugh or cry at that abomination. That VW engine is the equivalent of using a Mazda rotary engine at the other end of the car.

 

x2

 

^^ Safety down here is mandatory especially with any modified vehicles. We need to jump through a lot more hoops than you guys in the US; engineering, compliance etc at both state and federal levels. It even extends to importing modified vehicles from overseas, what a nightmare! It's a good thing that we have minimum safety standards that need to be met.

 

That's being diplomatic! I'd say the s#!t is gettin' deep, need to put some boots on to come into this thread.

 

I thought it all started from guys having the balls to work outside the rules....................

(It's ok, I got my booted chest waders on).

 

I had a 7 cylinder twice. Once when my piston kissed a valve and knocked the top off the piston. This happened on the highway, and no possibility of finding a wrecker or repair. Because I thought the whole engine was toast, I made the decision that I would pull the plug and drive it as far as I could, and we made it the 300 miles. I pulled it apart, expecting to find a mess, and the top of the piston was completely gone, but the bosses held together and there wasn't as much as a scratchon the cylinder walls. I replaced the piston, and it ran great until I sold the car two years later.
Bob

 

Lol, I bet that chug pfft pop wore on you after 5 hours!

 

Whut?????

 

It was July 1st, and we were heading back to Vancouver. We all had to work the next day. Pulling the plug, stopped most of the smoke.
Bob

 

Anybody who thinks "there are no rules in building a hotrod" clearly hasn't spent much time on the NEW HAMB. Around here rules are meant to be followed and adhered to, or judgement will be swift, followed by an even swifter banishment. It's kind of a shame, but the NEW HAMB is starting to become it's own oxymoron, following in the footsteps of "jumbo shrimp" or "free love".

 

No rules? Huh...

 

This in a 39 Plymouth

 

This 392 in a 39 Plymouth

 

I BROKE THE RULES

For those of you that missed all this...I had posted a pic of a "poorly built" hot rod. The Mods deemed it "too rat roddy" and deleted it. There ARE rules and I broke one...I'm such a Rebel...

 

'Government intelligence', I always like that one...

And I couldn't agree more.

 

I'd love to "traditionalize" one of the new little triples: carbs, distributor, and a general absence of plastic.

 

The 3 cylinder Ford Eco Boost engine makes all sorts of power

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Yes there are rules for this traditional site, as the majority of us appreciate and respect.
As for personal taste in our own builds it has to be an individual thing..rules be Damned (posted of course on an appropriate site for that build).

 

A Pot Well Stirred And Not Yet Shaken...

 

Is "BAD CHAD" in your neck of the woods?