what to do what to do!?!?!?!

So does it have to be a pre 32 henry ford with all bolt on speedway parts to be trad? Duece rails? Hemi? Lasalle trans? Doin the same shit everyone else does? Customizers got names for themselves by taking risks. Not doin what everyone else was.

 

its assholes like you that keeps me from posting on here more! you have no idea what i want to build! and fuck your traditional closed minded shit! fucking old men stuck in there ways! its called progression! im not into rat rods but i dont want the same car every other guy has just cuz its "traditional" i mean if i go to a car show and see same car after car its just boering!!!! i like to see people doing new things but CLEAN! not ratty shit.... so i say if you dont have somthing positive to say in my thread then... FUCK OFF!

thanx have a nice day

 

sounds awsome! yea man i have descided to do the 53 for sure now!

 

I will second what Rocky said- the 4 doors on the '52-54 Fords just seem to "work". I haven't seen many other models from those years that can pull it off (again, I'm biased). When I see a '52-'54 in a 2dr post it almost looks out of proportion now.

Can't wait to see build pics!

 

i agree the factory 2 doors arnt proportioned at all!!! but with the more door to 2 door swap looks MUCH better... i have allso been flerting with the idea of doing a 4 door chop..... not sure how it would look tho lol
this is a factory 2 door

and 4 door to 2 door

 

i think there was a 6" gain in the rear window

 

btw that bike is sick looking!!! i allmost traded my truck for a 1980 ironhead bobber... but just needed to much work... so about 2 weeks later i got the 53's... think the wife is much happyer about it lol!

 

about 3 in the glass. But doin it that way widened the pillar on the door. Looks better IMO. But then again, I am biased!

 

Awwww, I upset poopsie. Just a reminder but this is a TRADITIONAL HOTROD message board!
Build your shitbox anyway you want, it just don’t have a place here, now in the words of my favourite falidimide victim.........................

FUCK OFF!

thanx have a nice day


Doc.

 

Wow Doc, it's a good thing you came along when you did. You helped out a ton. Ataboy!





On a side note, Choptvan, I think I've been to your place in the Springs. My buddy Drew took me there about three years back. I remember a chopped passenger van with like a hundred baby seats in it. Would that be you?

 

Glad I could help, I like the 53 I just cant stand the modern style he wants to build his street rod-rat rod hybred. Thats why I come here so I dont have to put up with them.
Doc.

 

Your first pic is of a business coupe. Ford made those, but they also made a 2 door sedan, which shares the roof length with the 4 door sedans. The converted car below is now basically identical to a 2 door sedan. My '53 was originally a 2 door sedan. The doors are the same as the coupe, but the rear quarter windows are longer.

Not that it matters, I guess, just wanted to point that out. A 2 door sedan donor car would probably make the 4 door conversion easier since the rear quarter window length would match up to the 4 door roof, you wouldn't have to cut up the old back door.

 

Give him some time before you get all Soup Nazi on him. I have seen more than a few atypical roadsters done on here lately, and haven't seen you there to bust their balls over it. It could turn out pretty cool.

 

w0w real though guy... E thuging must be easy when your in a shit hole country far away from here! You dont impress me so go ahead and laugh becuase im different... i laugh at you cuz your all the same!

have a good day horse guzzler

 

btw lets see what your building? cuz all i have seen are some half ass model cars in your profile? have you done any fab work? or are you that guy that just buys shit and bolts it on?

 

Oh, there's "shit hole" countries out there for sure, but Australia isn't one of them. Pretty embarrassing way to refer to one of our closest allies.

And it's "you're" not "your."

furyus

 

Oh shit! YOu know drew!? He was just here a few days ago. Yeah that would be me. I grew out of that POS. Moved on to better shit.

 

I actually used a donor 2 door car. I had to change more than one thing that isn't so odvious to make it work. I wanted it all in proportion. I even moved the rear hump to keep it looking long in the rear.

 

Streetrod? Rat rod? What is your definition of those? I hardly think it will fit into either one of those catagories when done. But what do I know. Probably not much compared to a great guy like yourself. Always showing inspiration to others. Helping people along. Giving REAL insight. I think I like you. I want to be just like you.

 

Just like most people, you want to be just like me.

"btw lets see what your building? cuz all i have seen are some half ass model cars in your profile? have you done any fab work? or are you that guy that just buys shit and bolts it on?"

Fab work? Yes that I have done. What am I building right now?
No car right now, not even a bike. What I am building is my own future. I gave away my past an much of the present in a truly shitbox country saving the arses of US soldiers.
Running into you just makes me regert that a little.

When I do start another car, I will most certainly let you know. I bolt 'shit' on my cars yes as most do, stops the parts from falling off, I can only assume you just zip tie parts on?
Traditional does not mean carbon copy of another car, though your vast and mountanous knowledge of such is obviously your lifes mental tumult!
Just build the 53, let yourself mature a little before embarking on the Hot Rod project.

Doc.

 

fuck you and your blackwater privet army bs! i meet some of you guys in kandahar and not impressed! i have seen my fair share of that shithole countrys and i can say i have NEVER had anyone have to save my ass besides my fellow soilders! agian... Fuck off and just ignore my thread please

 

Ok, for questioning my service I have taken this to e-mail for the health of the board.

Doc.

 

What to do? Easy.....do what ever mama
wants. If mama ain't happy, then nobody
gonna' be happy"!!!

Mart3406
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PS, The only electronic pic I have of one of my builds, Yes I did the fab work and believe me there is a hell of a lot more in it than most US cars due to our road rules.


Doc.

 

I really like your 53 choptvan.... from the pics it looks like you started with a pretty solid car. Every one that I find here in the midwest has a "salt channel" job (lower 6" rusted away and missing completely). I really like how it turned out....are you taking it "all the way" or is it finished?

Hooligan: just build it. You have a good starting point, and plenty of guys willing to help. Your club sounds cool, and you'll get good ideas on the HAMB and other sites.

 

Wow, quite a lot of drama here......i dont like what is referred as Rat rods, but i dont see anything resembling one in this thread. The little pick up rodster he posted onb page 1 is pretty kool imo, w/ the "slanted" I6 and uber low stance. Paint would improve alright but all cars must go trough the primer phase, its only natural.
As for the 4door that Rocky mentioned i think i have a few pics of that one, if i find'em i'll make sure i'll post'em here, but they might be on a HD that is actually off the pc right now, so it might be a while.
Funny thing is that you and your wife talk through the forum instead of face to face
Keep us posted!
Choptvan, i think your van was kool, just not Hamb friendly, but that aint the obnly criteria it has to meet is it?

 

Yeah, me and Drew go way back. Do you know Rio?

 

it is actually a 54. And it was mostly solid but a badly wrecked 4 door. Had to replace the right rear quarter and the whole front clip. here is the thread if you are interested....

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=466595&highlight=choptvan

And I am tryingto finish it. Just need more money to get the kast it to do it. Oh yeah, and time. I have to many customer cars to have the time to even touch it right now.

 

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dude, that van was a pile. It disgusts me that I even built it most times. IT was fun. It was cool, at times. But still a POS.

 

I have heard his name a lot from drew but not met him as of yet.