Well since I didnt post my intro in the proper place,i'll do so now. My name is James and I live in Mt.Vernon,Ohio. I've loved cars,trucks,bikes since I could hold a Matchbox car.I loved musclecars in high school which didnt sit too well with my State Trooper father...lol.My first car was a 68 Chevelle SS 396 i bought in Cardington,Ohio for 750 bucks and drove it home.Dad HATED that car. Then i fell in love with customs.Mild or Wild,as long as they were chopped,slammed,molded,and cool. Now I seem to be hooked on the old G***er style cars. My last car was a 68 Cougar XR-7 that i worked on for 12 years and it was done except for a trip to the body shop.That car had 713 miles on it after I rebuilt or replaced just about everything on her.Unfortunately,a layoff at work forced me to sell it 8 months ago.Now i'm back to work...until they lay off again lol..and as soon as I get caught up on bills,im gonna get another project. I seem to hate paying money for car stuff that I can make myself cheaper.I wanted Cal Trac traction bars for my Cougar,but didnt want to spend almost 200 bucks for them.So I found plans to make my own off the net.A little s**** bin raiding at work and I had the material to make my own..only out of 316 stainless instead of mild steel.They worked great and cost me 30 bucks...that for the four HD 3/4 inch rod ends. I found this site and the folks here seem pretty damn cool,and always willing to share their knowledge. As well as working at Rolls-Royce,im trying to start my own powder coating buisness.I have been doing my own stuff and friends stuff for about 7 years now,nothing as big as frames yet,but if i build my own oven maybe that will be next.If anyone needs any powder coating done im the cheapest around.I can even do headers and exhaust manifolds now. Well enough of this ****...just wanted to introduce myself,and I love this site. Might soon be looking for a 53-54 chev to build a g***er.Keep me in mind if ya find one.
Welcome, it's always good to get more Ohio HAMBers. Your dragstrip down there is awesome, one of my all time favorites to race at!
Thanks ChevyGirlRox,Pacemakers has been open since the early 50's and use to be a quarter mile strip.I almost bought that big white house right next door to the strip.
Welcome from the Youngstown area. My buddy has a running, driving 53 chevy g***er that he is thinking of selling. Built 327 with 6-2's and a 4spd. Very cool car. Let me know if you're interested. I can't post pics of it now cuz I'm at work.
It might be awhile before I can buy anything,I might be laid off again in a couple months until next year.But as soon as my income is stable ill be back into it.And thanks for the welcome my friends.
Welcome from Parma. I love to see more & more Ohio Hambers. If your not doing anything on July 22nd please come to the show I am promoting out at Dragway 42. Drag racing, car show & cruise, swap/vendors, pinstripers, live bands, etc.. here is a link to the website for the show www.dragway42rockrace.com Check it out. Hope to see you there..
glad to see you, man. there's another HAMBer in mt vernon right now. little_E works for the county doing GIS stuff. good guy... powdercoating sounds good, man. check your PMs, might need the headers on my impala coated. the white header paint i put on them looks like ****...
Hey Deedster,my girlfriend lives in Piqua. Its a 118 mile drive one way.And YES its worth the drive...lol.
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