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Now I know I don't belong here. Thx anyway.
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1979 Chevrolet Malibu 496-TH400-9" (cruiser). 1992 Chevrolet S10 355-700r4-7.625" (daily driver).
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Welcome to Hot Rodders!
I think the hot rodding thing is the spirit of it all. Some folks are into brake/suspension upgrades, some are engine/transmission and other areas all over the place. You're trying to "get more out of it" and that seems to be the overall goal when anyone "hot rods" anything. You belong here.
I think the hot rodding thing is the spirit of it all. Some folks are into brake/suspension upgrades, some are engine/transmission and other areas all over the place. You're trying to "get more out of it" and that seems to be the overall goal when anyone "hot rods" anything. You belong here.
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Glad you are here! Ditto on what 1979Malibu said. Ingenuity and creativity runs through you...and probably a bit of rebelliousness. Looking forward to hearing about your progress. Welcome!
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To me hotrodding is changing your vehicle from factory specs and modifying anything to make more performance such as suspension stuff for better handling and using aftermarket stuff and making it go faster or made for more power. Whether its 25 horsepower or 100 or more, doing stuff like that is what makes a person a hotrodder.
To me there is old school hotrodders who like the stuff from the early days of the 60's through the early 70's muscle car era, then you have your modern era hotrodders which like a variety of things from modern Detroit built cars to import stuff like the Japanese cars and the rare exotic cars from various other countries and names.
Everyone will have there own definition on what a hot rod is but that kind of is where I am at but respect others and there ideas. That is why there is a big market for stuff like that. Even leaving a car all factory wise for what came under the hood but changing its looks and putting on a fancy paint job and spoilers and stuff make it like a hot rod as well.
Its all in ones perception on how they see things.
To me there is old school hotrodders who like the stuff from the early days of the 60's through the early 70's muscle car era, then you have your modern era hotrodders which like a variety of things from modern Detroit built cars to import stuff like the Japanese cars and the rare exotic cars from various other countries and names.
Everyone will have there own definition on what a hot rod is but that kind of is where I am at but respect others and there ideas. That is why there is a big market for stuff like that. Even leaving a car all factory wise for what came under the hood but changing its looks and putting on a fancy paint job and spoilers and stuff make it like a hot rod as well.
Its all in ones perception on how they see things.
I hot rod everything.
Traditionally speaking, hot rods (to me) fit a specific 20s-50s vibe of kinda home-brew go-fast goodies. But anything can be hot-rodded.
I'm hot rodding a 67 LeMans, a 66 Bonneville, and an 82 Corolla wagon right now. My Express Van is getting sorta hot-rodded in a light off-roading sense.
Traditionally speaking, hot rods (to me) fit a specific 20s-50s vibe of kinda home-brew go-fast goodies. But anything can be hot-rodded.
I'm hot rodding a 67 LeMans, a 66 Bonneville, and an 82 Corolla wagon right now. My Express Van is getting sorta hot-rodded in a light off-roading sense.
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I make the distinction this way:
A Hot Rod is a traditional, old-school, hot rodded car. Greased Lightning, Cadzzila, T-buckets, 20s-50s stuff that was modified for speed for drag racing, street racing, moonshine running, etc.
A Hot Rodded vehicle can apply to anything that has been modified to be faster. One is a category of vehicles, the other is a process or action that you do TO a vehicle.
So I agree... I can hot rod a van, but I wouldn't take it to a hot rod show because that implies it is for hot rods, not vehicles that have been hot rodded. Kinda like a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle isn't necessarily a square.
Or to beat a dead metaphor: If you hot rodded a 1949 Dodge in the traditional style, it is a hot rod by the classical definition. If you hot rodded a 1982 C10, it's a hot rodded C10, not a hot rod.
A Hot Rod is a traditional, old-school, hot rodded car. Greased Lightning, Cadzzila, T-buckets, 20s-50s stuff that was modified for speed for drag racing, street racing, moonshine running, etc.
A Hot Rodded vehicle can apply to anything that has been modified to be faster. One is a category of vehicles, the other is a process or action that you do TO a vehicle.
So I agree... I can hot rod a van, but I wouldn't take it to a hot rod show because that implies it is for hot rods, not vehicles that have been hot rodded. Kinda like a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle isn't necessarily a square.
Or to beat a dead metaphor: If you hot rodded a 1949 Dodge in the traditional style, it is a hot rod by the classical definition. If you hot rodded a 1982 C10, it's a hot rodded C10, not a hot rod.
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You made you point, So I'll be moving on. I'll find my community one day.. thx for all your positive comments.
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Adios...
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