There Will Be Casualties...

Read through the rules, seems easy enough. I don't shy away from challenges and don't think this will even be one. The majority of the casualties will be from the "fringe". Tim

 

I have a feeling Dogfight will get a boost in membership. I have to admit I have only been on there a few times.

 

What about air bags or bagged cars ( mine included ) there seem too be quite the following with low stance and laying it on the ground. Will they be excluded from the forums ?

 

As Metal Man said, I too am cautiously optimistic. I can see where this can make an already great place to hang out even better. My heart truly is in Traditional cars to a very large extent, but it is hard to ignore certain elements of modernity that do nothing but improve the car's use IF properly hidden. I'm hoping there is still gonna be room here for that sort of thought process. Either way, I'm still "IN"...

 

Aw shnizzit. My VW-powered Mustang on an S10 frame build thread was going to be epic.

 

I'm hoping that doesn't mean you raised it.

 

The sneak peak looks great. Looking forward to it!


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It's still low. How it got there is a secret. (Wink wink)

 

You are right! It's your house and you can burn it down if you want. Does this mean Zibo's low buck '40 build is gone? Filled with modern tech applied with junkyard tradition. About the most blurred line I can think of. As traditional as it gets but not period correct. That would be sad. I hope you can make a few of the lines warm and fuzzy.

 

Maybe the deleted posts could be stuck in an archive?

 

Honestly not many, My collection is pretty small. I'd have to wear gloves every time I looked at them to keep grease marks off the pages, so it's never been a big item for me. Honestly most of my data on trucks being shunned comes from this very site and a few comments I've gotten from old timers when out and about.

I await the actual update so this makes more sense.

thanks again. I'm looking forward to the new sleeker hamb...without all the dead weight.

 

Man, the tissues are flying and nothings been shown yet. WAIT for it!

 

I'll be interested to see how this changes things-as well as who stays and who goes. I think there'll be ongoing discussions or revaluations about what is traditional.

Is a steel body with 'glas fenders traditional? 12 volts,alternators, 2 stage paint or even OneShot? Radial tires, electronic ignition, nylon carpeting? Seems there will be lots of grey areas and Ryan will need to delete a lot of posts until we all figure out what's-well I was going to say Kosher, but...-okay.

 

I look forward to the change. It's getting harder to filter through the "other" stuff and read the high quality threads the HAMB was all about years ago.

 

Wow...hardcore. Love it!! My trad buddies and I have discussed that this place was starting to slip. Heck, I was pulled over to the flyers hot rod board (now defunct) for awhile cause those guys were freakin die hards. JohnnyA

 

Just for posterity:

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Ryan - Coincidentally, this past weekend went and got my father's old (c. 1950) Royal typewriter out of where it had been stored for several years and brought it into the house. Dusted it off and now have it on the top of a low bookshelf. What a wonderful piece of equipment, with everything so well engineered and built. It needs a new ribbon, and then we will see how it works.

(o{}o)

 

Just my 2 cents, but there is alot of good tech innold threads on here. Non-traditional stuff like bags, t5 swaps, etc. It would be a shame for that info to be lost. I personally think closing the threads but not deleting them is the way to go. No reason to destroy knowledge. Being closed they wont come to the top, but they will still be searchable. I love slammed kustoms, but they are imposible to own where I live without bags. And i have found alot of info here.

So my plead is Ryan, please don't "burn the books" so to speak.

 

Personally, I'm stoked!!!!!!

Now pay no attention to the T-5 behind the curtain.....nothing to see here.....oh look a butterfly!

Damn, guess the 283 gets built sooner than later.....

 

Kinda curious what direction the drag racing and Bonneville threads will go.
Street Freaks (aka Street Gassers) were a post 65 deal too.

 

Will you keep what is already here in archive? There is some amazing threads here that deal with non-traditional subjects that are the best on the net over that subject.

For example: I think it was Lux Blue who did a thread on camaro clips in 55-59 Chevy PU's.. also all the T-5 Tech...

It's your baby, do as you see fit, but there is a lot of great not-so-traditional information here, it would be a shame if it would be gone.

 

Larry T...I was feeling the same way. I'm slightly nervous about my ladder bars now! However, I'm not going anywhere, I love it here.

 

Ryan -

I applaud your updates to the Read This First! post ... it does a better job of clarifying what the H.A.M.B. is supposed to be about ... Obviously the term "TRADITIONAL" means something different to just about everyone ... but now folks should have no problem understanding what you & the H.A.M.B. staff define as a "Traditional Hot Rod or Custom" ... and if they don't like it, they can certainly start their own website.

While I'm not resistant to change, I sure hope you are not adding the "User Reputation", "Like", or "Mention" features that so many of the other vBulletin based forums have added ... A couple of the other Automotive discussion forums that I frequent (much smaller than the H.A.M.B.) added these features ... and at first, I thought they were kinda cool and useful tools ... but within a few months of implementation, both of these forums became so "drama-laden" that I lost interest in contributing to any of the discussions (i.e., today I only lurk and/or exchange PMs on those forums).

 

Ryan it has been said that some will be leaving here due to their rides not fitting the form, does this mean they will leave on their own?

Will people still be able to belong even though their ride does not fit the mold?
Love the site, and enjoy all the posts, tech articles, Henry.

 

Do you think Ryan will be checking ID or looking in your garage or something?