Hot Rod terms that are no longer in common usage

Tube steak. And just what is a 3/4 cam?

 

It's the grind right under a Full Race cam.

 

Souped Up !! Dumps !!

 

Lately at my garage its,There its all set,ready to rip

 

"throw out the laundry" - pull the parachute handle

"dual pots" - Twin carburetors

"Nerfs" - small bumpers, Still in use, but you don't see a lot of them anymore.

"Laguna lean outs" - early four port upright Hilborn injectors.

 

"Suicide' Knob"
"Backrappers"
"Pencil' Tips"
"Candy' Apple"

 

Tijuana socket set... An adjustable wrench

 

How about a couple of drag race terms...from "yesteryear"!
Chop it @ 1000 foot, hang out the laundry and bump the lead!

 

"heads are decked" ... little wing it also means the trunk was shaved .
ie: nosed , decked , shaved , etc.

3/4 cam is from the days of isky & flat heads . I have an honest 3/4 isky cam . the next cam up is full race .............

 

"Digs" = Drag strip.

 

They actually predate that. Ed Winfield designed the 3/4 cam when he was hopping up Model Ts.

 

I'll go with " Common Sense "

 

" Never see it in the lights" A phrase used when you were fabricating some thing on a drag car that you weren't quite happy with the results.

 

Wheel.

 

he also said,"don't touch that mill--it runs just fine!"

 

"Grind me a pound" in response to a missed shift.

 

is powershift, granny shift, speed shift, double clutch still in use? when I'm tired I still grind gears at work when I drive the older trucks without the automatic transmission.

 

It's an Australian term. Has been used around here about a year by newbs, Aussies and morons. It makes me want to puke. I don't answer questions that use it.

 

Called "Port-A-Walls" ...still available today.
Brother had them on his 56 Fairlane. Along with cruiser skirts (with red dice along the edges)
3-bar flippers.

Curb feelers, aka Cats Wiskers

wasn't that foot feed?
Think it refers back to when cars/vehicles had a hand throttle and a foot throttle or "feed"

 

"If you can't find 'em, grind 'em!"

 

Bone-camshaft

Wrench-mechanic

 

Thank God... I thought I was the only one that ignored them. I also won't respond to posts with the word "carby" in them.

 

When I put that dag gummed new carby on my car the dizzy would't fit.

 

You left out the tranny and diff. I am familiar with all those shortened words. But then, I am Australian.

 

Speed shift---Banging gears---Motating---2nd gear rubber---chicken---dual pots---winding out---shooting ducks---sheared the cob---bottomed out---bull nosed---skirts---moons---flippers---twin spots---twice pipes---leaded in---pleates & pipes(upholstery)---peaked hoods---If it don't go-Chrome it---choose off(a competitor)---smoked em'(won).---wanna' go it?---& finally, "missed my shift"!!!
Thats a few from 1946--1950.

 

Just read all 17 pages but don't recall seeing the term Short.

 

Ported and Releived Stroked and bored she will do 140 with the top end floored. My foot was glued like leather to the floor thats all there is and there aint no more.

 

Tough to come up with any not already listed.

Clean it out

Rev kit

Pop ups

Hot wrench

Red lined

Stupidbaker (Studebaker)

Dropped the transmission (My Dad used this one. Meaning you blew up your transmission. Drop probably referred to an extreme event where a broken case actually "dropped" parts on the pavement)

Popped (I got red lighted and "popped" for speeding".)

Neutral slapper (revving an automatic car in Neutral to a few thou., then dropping it into gear-usually on Mom and Dads car)

Put him on the trailer

Walked on ("I walked all over that Galaxie")

Maxxed out (At least from early 70's)

Claimer (my friend would always say "what a claimer" (or Pig) any time he beat someone in a street race).

Stand on it, punch it, pitch it sideways

Lay a patch. Patch out

Sickle (for a hopped up motorcycle)

 

Put it to the wood (old floor boards)

AFOG

 

I'd be surprised if wasn't mentioned yet but how about

Mouse motor

Rat motor