The Official Hot Rod Thread - Part 2: No Replacement For Displacement

[thunderchicken]

There has to be tunes.

You guys are absolutely right. Gotta have tunes in the garage and when appropriate they need to be able to be loud. Sometimes you just gotta get a little bit rowdy

 

[Bigtanker]

I've made a little more forward progress on my project as well; I managed to get the strut rod brackets welded into the racecar last night and although I'm not a welder (I own one) it turned out pretty well! Tonight I'll clean it up and throw a coat of primer and a little chassis black on it to protect it until I decide how I want to treat the underbody.

I forgot. What kinda car is your race car? Is it a Cougar? Or a Torino?

 

[femurphy77]

I’d put stereo just below socket set as most important garage tool

There has to be tunes.

You guys are absolutely right. Gotta have tunes in the garage and when appropriate they need to be able to be loud. Sometimes you just gotta get a little bit rowdy

1200 watt various manufacturer component system thru 4 strategically placed speakers for me; all auction acquisitions for a grand total of about $60 invested!

Of course I'm always looking to upgrade so the neighbors over on the next section line can "enjoy" it also.. . . .

 

[femurphy77]

I forgot. What kinda car is your race car? Is it a Cougar? Or a Torino?

66 Mustang

 

[churchmouse]

1200 watt various manufacturer component system thru 4 strategically placed speakers for me; all auction acquisitions for a grand total of about $60 invested!

Of course I'm always looking to upgrade so the neighbors over on the next section line can "enjoy" it also.. . . .

I built the shop system (except the graphic equalizer) from the non-firearms related section on ingo. It is a digital surround that will maintain 550 watts delivered. 2 huge Yamaha towers and 2 smaller Klipsch towers mounted up on the walls. 12" powered sub. It will rattle your spine.

 

[femurphy77]

I built the shop system (except the graphic equalizer) from the non-firearms related section on ingo. It is a digital surround that will maintain 550 watts delivered. 2 huge Yamaha towers and 2 smaller Klipsch towers mounted up on the walls. 12" powered sub. It will rattle your spine.

Which is just about right!!!

 

[thunderchicken]

Wow, I'm jealous of your sound systems. All I hae is just a sound bar and pandora on my phone....unless you count the music from 8 cylinders of BBF. Yep gotta upgrade my sound system

 

[churchmouse]

OK. Headers will ship on Monday.
I am going with the headmans.

 

[churchmouse]

Wow, I'm jealous of your sound systems. All I hae is just a sound bar and pandora on my phone....unless you count the music from 8 cylinders of BBF. Yep gotta upgrade my sound system

My daughter and SIL have a Bose soundbar and that thing is crazy amazing. It does movies (with the woofer running) really well.

The mechanical music is hard to match.

 

[thunderchicken]

Well, I'm thinking I might try to get the bird out one last time and call it a season. Then I will winterize it and put the trailer on jack stands. Then I think I will focus some more attention on getting some work done on the Mustang. I have a looong way to go before it'll be ready to roll under its own power. Hopefully the winter won't be too bad so I can make hay on the body work. The goal is to have it ready to drop off in paint prison by spring.

 

[churchmouse]

Well, I'm thinking I might try to get the bird out one last time and call it a season. Then I will winterize it and put the trailer on jack stands. Then I think I will focus some more attention on getting some work done on the Mustang. I have a looong way to go before it'll be ready to roll under its own power. Hopefully the winter won't be too bad so I can make hay on the body work. The goal is to have it ready to drop off in paint prison by spring.

Paint prison.....Man you hit that nail dead on the head.

My headers should have shipped today. Jegs direct ships from Heddman's place on the left coast.

 

[churchmouse]

Oh.......enjoy the last time out. I guess the Fall classic at the park is rolling up soon. I always miss that one.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Hopefully I’ll get the gear swap done before Thanksgiving. After that I’ll be in full-on savings mode.

 

[churchmouse]

Hopefully I’ll get the gear swap done before Thanksgiving. After that I’ll be in full-on savings mode.

I landed a good project today. Loosens the purse strings a bit.
We have all of our Christmas shopping down. Just need to get the garland/wrapping paper and we are done. That was a chunk. But I am free.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I landed a good project today. Loosens the purse strings a bit.
We have all of our Christmas shopping down. Just need to get the garland/wrapping paper and we are done. That was a chunk. But I am free.

I worked 6pm Saturday to 2am Sunday and then got up at 7 and worked 8am to 2am this morning. As much as I’d like to sock that away most of it will go towards Christmas.

 

[churchmouse]

I worked 6pm Saturday to 2am Sunday and then got up at 7 and worked 8am to 2am this morning. As much as I’d like to sock that away most of it will go towards Christmas.

It is that time of year. 8 G-kids 4 Great-Gkids 6 kids and spouses. Trade you.....

 

[ChristianPatriot]

It is that time of year. 8 G-kids 4 Great-Gkids 6 kids and spouses. Trade you.....

Trade you retired life with lots of g-kids for where I’m at? Absolutely.

 

[churchmouse]

Trade you retired life with lots of g-kids for where I’m at? Absolutely.

Good decision.....

But retirement aint all it is cracked up to be.....

Get the rear end out of that car and drop it off.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Good decision.....

But retirement aint all it is cracked up to be.....

Get the rear end out of that car and drop it off.

Drop it off?! Dude I’m bird-doggin the crap out of that job.

 

[femurphy77]

Drop it off?! Dude I’m bird-doggin the crap out of that job.

Might even actually learn something!