[Rubberman2003]

Its just so good of a feeling that when i start my car and hear it rumble that I DID THAT, i put that motor together, and the trann and everything, thats MY car that I built, man im loving it! Sorry had to share.

[crazy larry]

thats exhaust fumes bro'...........
good job.... time to start looking for another block to build up....

[Rubberman2003]

You might laugh but i have a TON of ranger stuff at my house. I have a 2.3 turbo charged motor from a SVO Stang, i was thinking of making a turbo ranger to drive for gas mileage or something. Hmm..ACCUALY i have to give a lot of credit to my dad for helping me. What i want to do is build up more motors and have him help me less and less on each one so eventually i can do it all by myself. Im sure i could if i REALLY tried.

[Weimer]

Be proud bro... seeing a motor come to life is a great feeling

I am on the oposite end of the fence with that though... I am trying to get all of my body work done first, then on to the suspension. Interior is after that, then....well all else is done I am going to build the motor and tranny.
I figure that if I do the motor forst then I'll want to drive it all of the time, and I'll never get the rest of the truck finished. Kinda un-cool to sit in the truck inside the garage and make Vroom-Vroom sounds ya' know. But when I can turn the key and drive that baby around to shows...It'll be finished. I was gonna go out and weld some more on the bumper today...but 5 hours of welding yesterday was enough for my back this weekend I think.

Later,
WEIMER

[Rubberman2003]

I really should have did that DUH oh well.

[Madd Syntst]

Someone left a half roach in your heater vent, dude. It's cool

[EBlack36]

I have had the 36 mostly on the road for 15 years and I still get a rush every time I take it out, maybe it is just the reaction I get from people. I think that most hot rodders are basically show offs and like the attention (of everyone but the police). Maybe that is way driving the old rod is such a rush.

[Stinky]

I cant stand when I see cops have pulled over a rod. Its always a young dude driving too.
Last season i drove my 69 around i got pulled over at least once a week on average, sometimes it was 2 or 3 times a week. It was my daily driver for a long time.
I was never speeding or doing anything unlawful when i got pulled over either. Never got a ticket. Always a stupid reason, one cop said i was driving slow (maybe 2 or 3 mph under the speed limit). One cop said i crossed the divider line, which i didnt. One cop pulled me over after he saw me pull out of a rec/fishing area after night fishing and i let him look through my trunk. This one said i had a precursor to a meth lab i.e. Propane lantern, anti freeze and a gas can.
All i said was "Man you guys love this car", go figure.

[willys36@aol.com]

Originally posted by EBlack36
I have had the 36 mostly on the road for 15 years and I still get a rush every time I take it out, maybe it is just the reaction I get from people. I think that most hot rodders are basically show offs and like the attention (of everyone but the police). Maybe that is way driving the old rod is such a rush.

Ditto the Willys, except it has been 30 years on and off.

[bullheimer]

pontiac <- stock mill, looks ****
truck, greaat new engine. primer

[tm454]

Thats the way I feel every time I get one of my projects running, whether I built the engine or not. Some people go 2/3 of the way there with a project and loose heart if it dosn't start on the first kick. There is a special tingle every time I hit the key on somethings I'v built from the ground up and it sings to life and rumbles and lopes and growls!!! You know those after market cams!!



Todd



Rat Rods Rule!

[gt2betubbed]

I haven't had a running car for about 3 years now , so I'm in the same boat as weimer. I've gotten pretty good at making the sounds of a big cam at idle!!!! lol