Is traditional the new billet?

So, to play devil's advocate...if you put repop Chinese parts in your hot rod....
Does that make it a Rice Burner???

 

The pioneers of hot rodding were machining parts from billet since before there were Model T Fords. That makes it traditional. Read the definition.

Billet refers to a cast semi finished product. It is also referred to as ingot, particularly for smaller sizes. A billet is typically cast to a rectangular, hexagonal or round cross section compatible with secondary processing, e.g. forging or milling. It can be produced either as coil or cut lengths. Ingots and billets are collectively known as bar stock.

Bob

 

That's rediculous.....I just pooped some chinese food out

 

It's a metaphor bob......relax

 

before I built my hot rod.. I went to alot of shows to ideas about how to and NOT do things. Like I built my own frame from tubing.. I've never built one before ,I saw what I thought looked good and safe,so I did it that way. I knew even though I'm an all Chevrolet kinna guy that I didn't want to run the cookie cutter SBC and 350 Transmission. I wanted something else, heres where the first nailhead came to be . I won it on E-Gad and drove to Kentucky to pick it up. So build what YOU want ( try not to make it dorky) and enjoy it, I don't like every car at every show. In fact I don't like most the cars at every show. I don't tell that person that his car looks like ass, or that I can tell his engine is everything on page 147 out of the Speedway book. He's haveing fun. I'm haveing fun , so don't worry about what we like build what you like. And if its ugly we'll post about it on here. You guys are fun to hang out with. B

 

this threads so fuckin awesome, i wish it would die!! thats just how awesome it is!

 

I always dug those "Molly Hatchet" murals!

On the other hand I'd like to hope that the pastel color codes were destroyed so that we might never again have to endure "Lavender" or "Peach" cars.

 

I know, just having a little fun. The pioneers of hot rodding had billet parts. It's the gold chains they lacked.

Bob

 

I may have to have another look at Street Rodder. Its been a few years, i dumped them just for that reason, Not enough Traditions Rods!

 

Traditional cars have always been there if you paid any attention. I can remember seeing them at car shows with my dad when I was a kid.
The only thing that changes is what the magazines focus on.

The smart squirrel builds what he likes to please himself and doesn’t worry about trophy’s or what the magazines are reporting on and or what trend they think there promoting.

 

I agree. Magazines (most) follow trends. That's what they do...

 

Two things I have never liked:

1. Ball milled ANYTHING
2. 50s 'rods' painted pastel colors with the bumpers painted body color
3. (OK, here is another.) Those awful 90s Edelbrock valve covers - square and billet with seemingly removable tops.

'Traditional' - not easy to define. Maybe the best way is to remember what some judge said about pornography: "It is not easy to define pornography but I know it when I see it".

 

What, like it has in the past few years anyway? Traditional parts were way cheaper in the late '80s/early '90s when NO-ONE wanted them but for a very small number of people building traditional cars. People were almost (and in some cases were) giving that stuff away when they built their street rods. And I'm sure people who have always built this style of car will say they were even cheaper in the '70s or '60s, though I can only comment on my experience, having built a traditional A roadster in the late '80s. I'll tell you something too - I couldn't build it today for four times what I had in it then, and couldn't afford to now either.

 

After watching a heated debate and verbal ping pong match, I overheard a guy watching this display with me say, "They're all queer for Ford parts."

Kirk, maybe you're right.

 

After every page this is what stuck out to me and i couldn't agree more.

 

I'm a 60's drag car guy but I thought I'd bump so I could break out the popcorn again. =)

 

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