The Official Hot Rod Thread

[churchmouse]

WANT!! How much can you get for a kidney these days?

https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/5760422718.html

Not for me but someone (Christian Patriot) will be selling a Kidney very soon.

 

[mcapo]

So I heard a rumor that the local GM truck plant is building an all new aluminum facility to build the next generation of GM pickups which will be aluminum.. All in the name of pleasing our wonderful .gov, who would rather see you get better fuel mileage than worry about your safety in an accident...

....also some "rumor" of a fiberglass component to the bed...

 

[indyblue]

My baby. '67 Firebird 326 H.O. 3-speed manual
Took me 7.5 years to restore myself in a two car garage. The only parts I didn't do were the sheetmetal/welding and paint.

Bird Resto

 

[churchmouse]

My baby. '67 Firebird 326 H.O. 3-speed manual
Took me 7.5 years to restore myself in a two car garage. The only parts I didn't do were the sheetmetal/welding and paint.

Bird Resto

Convertibles from those days did tend to rust away. Buddy had a 69 Camaro pace car that had sat behind a garage for way to long with the top mostly missing. That was our 1st go round with full floor pans and quarters. We cut the floor out of a wrecked Camaro and made it work. The Convertible cross member was a tricky deal.
Nice work.

 

[Bigtanker]

WANT!! How much can you get for a kidney these days?

https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/5760422718.html

That's pretty cool....and I'm not a Chevy guy.

I did watch a video of a 6.0 powerstroke powered Skyline? recently yhat was pretty cool. Video in the link.

http://oppositelock.kinja.com/twin-turbo-6-0l-powerstroke-powered-nissan-r32-skyline-1785995157

 

[mcapo]

Your Firebird is awesome. Not too many of those around with the venerable 326!

 

[RustyHornet]

My baby. '67 Firebird 326 H.O. 3-speed manual
Took me 7.5 years to restore myself in a two car garage. The only parts I didn't do were the sheetmetal/welding and paint.

Bird Resto

Finally another poncho guy!

 

[RustyHornet]

....also some "rumor" of a fiberglass component to the bed...

Well that will be interesting.

 

[churchmouse]

Finally another poncho guy!

At the ripe age of 17 My dad and I went to the local Pontiac dealer.
I really wanted a Camaro but he was pushing me in the direction of the Tin Indian.
I had saved stole borrowed and sold enough to have all but $850 towards my 1st new car.
There it sat. Burgandy bird. Black guts. 400 ram air 3 if memory serves () 3 peddle car.
Had it maybe 6 months before it was hit in the drivers door by an old lady having a medical issue. She was wide open throttle and ran a stop in her Rambler. I did not see her until 1 second before she totaled my brand new car.......
Yeah, It really hurt.

 

[tatic05]

The wife and I took a trip up to Auburn last night. Drove past the AA park and it sure is coming together. We ended up swing past the museum just as they were loading up a Duesenberg into a semi, which I assume is for the show this weekend. Very cool sight to see indeed. To bad I won't get to go this year as we have a already made plans to walk the Mackinaw bridge this year. I guess there is always next year.

 

[Leadeye]

Nice looking bird!

 

[mcapo]

Well that will be interesting.

CSP in Huntington has been in the paper for a major expansion (they currently make Corvette body panels) and I've heard from some employees that there has been some truck talk. Who knows, could be other body parts but outside fiberglass panels seems logical with steel floors and walls. Either way; they are proposing new hires and the area sure can use that...

 

[RustyHornet]

At the ripe age of 17 My dad and I went to the local Pontiac dealer.
I really wanted a Camaro but he was pushing me in the direction of the Tin Indian.
I had saved stole borrowed and sold enough to have all but $850 towards my 1st new car.
There it sat. Burgandy bird. Black guts. 400 ram air 3 if memory serves () 3 peddle car.
Had it maybe 6 months before it was hit in the drivers door by an old lady having a medical issue. She was wide open throttle and ran a stop in her Rambler. I did not see her until 1 second before she totaled my brand new car.......
Yeah, It really hurt.

Most old Chevy guys I talk to were once Pontiac guys in their youth. The conversation always turn to they say they got tired of buying scoop shovels and oil dry, so they wised up and went with a Chevy..... You know what I tell them? Whatever, old man!

 

[RustyHornet]

Crap. I should have said, I thought your first car was a 1903 Olds, CM?

 

[indyblue]

Finally another poncho guy!

And a new(er) one that some GTO purists hate. But built in Aussie land very tight and 400hp/400ft-lbs with 6 speed:

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[churchmouse]

Most old Chevy guys I talk to were once Pontiac guys in their youth. The conversation always turn to they say they got tired of buying scoop shovels and oil dry, so they wised up and went with a Chevy..... You know what I tell them? Whatever, old man!

There is more truth to this than you know.
The Bird was a hoot to drive but a Hi-HP 327 would show me its tail lights pretty regularly. Buddy had a 66 Nova L-79 3 peddle car that would embarrass the bird every freaking time we raced and I wanted so badly to whip him. Little hi-winding chevy just checked out on the Tin Indian.

 

[churchmouse]

Crap. I should have said, I thought your first car was a 1903 Olds, CM?

Bite me

 

[churchmouse]

And a new(er) one that some GTO purists hate. But built in Aussie land very tight and 400hp/400ft-lbs with 6 speed:

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I know of 2 of these new Goats that are not punks. Pipes/air box/ECU upgrades and BaZinga.

 

[Tactically Fat]

More of the truck I posted earlier.

It's huge. This photo was taken with the lens at my eye level. And I'm pert'near 6'3" tall.

 

[Dirtebiker]

This is one of my daughter's kindergarten teacher's trucks.

It'll soon be driven by her almost-to-driving-age son...

Lucky kid! Hope he doesn't roll it over!