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

[churchmouse]

I never claimed it would be cheap and there's really no such thing as a budget build. I get it
I'm just not convinced that driving it on the street makes sense. I don't think I could even make it to the Suds without either running out of gas or maybe overheating. High compression builds heat fast.

Sense.............nothing about any of this makes sense. Well, it does to me so there you go.........

 

[thunderchicken]

Sense.............nothing about any of this makes sense. Well, it does to me so there you go.........

Lol I didn't get the memo it was dog on the Thunderchicken day. Hell no none of this hot rod hobby makes sense. We're all crazy

 

[churchmouse]

Lol I didn't get the memo it was dog on the Thunderchicken day. Hell no none of this hot rod hobby makes sense. We're all crazy

Memo.....

 

[churchmouse]

All in good fun man. All in good

 

[thunderchicken]

All in good fun man. All in good

Hell yeah it is. I'm used to the stick poking fun...I'm Ford man

 

[churchmouse]

Hell yeah it is. I'm used to the stick poking fun...I'm Ford man

I used to be a Boww Tie guy running a MoPar.
Then there was the 68 Mustang with the 429 out of a Mercury State cop car in it. Still a Bow Tie guy.
Man It was brutal. Especially when my buddy's LS-6 454 3 peddle Nova beat me regularly. Every freaking time we ran. Brutal.

 

[femurphy77]

I've always loved this angle when they feature cars in the various magazines!

 

[churchmouse]

I've always loved this angle when they features cars in the various magazines!

Wow......it is on the ground.....

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I've always loved this angle when they feature cars in the various magazines!

Love the fender flares

 

[femurphy77]

Love the fender flares

Thanks! I've got a matching set of flared front fenders for it but the flares are cartoonishly large even with the 18x9 front wheels and 275 tires I'm using temporarily on it. The plan is for 18x12 with 335's all the way around.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Thanks! I've got a matching set of flared front fenders for it but the flares are cartoonishly large even with the 18x9 front wheels and 275 tires I'm using temporarily on it. The plan is for 18x12 with 335's all the way around.

I love low and wide

 

[churchmouse]

Love the fender flares

I was staring at the front. Never noticed the flares.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I was staring at the front. Never noticed the flares.

That’s crazy. You always catch stuff I miss when I post up Craigslist stuff.

 

[churchmouse]

That’s crazy. You always catch stuff I miss when I post up Craigslist stuff.

We all have an off day...

I was looking at the angle that he was liking. I like that angle as well.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

Yep. Might have to buy this.

https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/68-c10-shop-truck/6617586628.html

 

[Bigtanker]

Yep. Might have to buy this.

https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/68-c10-shop-truck/6617586628.html

Yes you do. 3 on the tree and a blower? That's awesome!!

 

[churchmouse]

Yep. Might have to buy this.

https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/68-c10-shop-truck/6617586628.html

I have to agree with the bigtanker.....awesome.

 

[bobzilla]

Dropping the block rods and pistons off at the machine shop this morning. Yay! I was so glad to hear Kevin’s voice on the phone yesterday.

 

[RustyHornet]

CP that is prolly the coolest truck I’ve seen in awhile.

 

[ChristianPatriot]

I have to agree with the bigtanker.....awesome.

I wonder what a couple pounds of boost would do on a 9.5:1 383...