Technical You know what I miss....

I miss my 80’s ability to get things done.

 

Being allowed to walk salvage yards freely
Being able to buy decent project cars for $500
Actual auto parts being sold in Parts stores instead of license plate frames and truck nutz

 

I dunno man
Got about $1500 in an A roadster truck cab, 32 rails, open diff banjo rear, front axle, juice brakes, 16 inch wheels, merc flathead and 3soeed OD trans.
Picked most of that up recently

seems like reasonable priced old rides are cycling back around

 

I miss the toilet.

 

^^^^^LOL!!!

 

Same here!!

 

Fat bottom girls make the rockin world go round

 

The exclusive focus is a large part of the HAMB's success. It's a cool niche to poke around in.
One certain thing that will come of "loosening the restrictions" will be the loss of part of the very iden***y of the place.
Just because many are jumping up an down licking the windows and trying to get in doesn't mean it is a good idea to open the door. The place would never be the same. Backing @Ryan all the way.

Here's a wild, out there thought. Maybe, just maybe, the discretion should be exercised before things are posted.

 

That is where everyone went. Smart phones and Instagram. At 75 I'm too old to own one so those guys that were GREAT in the "Old Hamb Days" are lost forever.

Bob

 

I used to post pictures from the Street Rod Nationals which a lot of people apparently enjoyed. I take my camera every year and I snap pictures of "details" as well as whole cars. I expanded and also started taking pictures of vehicles that were not of any particular interest to me, but I thought others on the Hamb would like them. Then I downloaded all the pictures (3 days worth) and stored them in a folder.
Then I sorted thru them trying to pick the best ones and the interesting ones. Then I spent a fair amount of time downloading them onto the Hamb. Several extra hours of my time and effort were expended in going from taking pictures just for my use and taking extra pictures for the benefit of others.

I posted a whole bunch of pictures. In doing so, I failed to remember that a pro-street tire was unacceptable when I posted a beautiful black 55 Chevy. Simply picked the wrong picture of the car because I was looking for the best picture. I had others that were a different angle and couldn't tell it had the really wide rear tires. Simple mistake while tryijng to post the best content.

Had another picture which was of no interest to me, but thought others might like it because it was uncommon. Turns out that it was a 1966 Rambler American Wagon.....NOT a 1965. Its the same body, but they changed the grille and stuff up front. Kinda like the differences between a 52,53,54 Ford changed. Not being an expert on AMC cars, another oversight on my part. How many people even know that AMCs had different grilles. Should I spend more time researching AMCs just to provide that picture? And, I see a lot of other cars that I don't know what they are much less exactly what year they were manufactured

So, because of two minor oversights, ALL of the pictures I posted that were good were deleted along with the two mistakes. Neither were intentional, but Hours of effort were tossed aside..........

So now, as you say, I exercise discretion BEFOREHAND about spending my time trying to provide a thread with lots of cars from the Nationals. I don't spend my time taking pictures of things that aren't of interest to me and I don't post large numbers of the ones I took . I simply don't waste my time doing that when I know that not noticing some small detail in a picture or two may result in the whole thing being deleted. I simply just don't create that kind of thread anymore.

So my discretion beforehand means a lot of people don't get to enjoy seeing what I saw............. I would not be surprised if there are many others besides me, who don't post a lot of interesting, useful, or helpful information for the same reason. Here is some of what you missed because of my discretion...............

 

I get where you are coming from, and I can see that your (and many other's) intentions are well placed.
But..... every coin has two sides. Try to see the dilemma in play here.
What do you think will happen if "some discretion" is shown and borderline images are allowed to remain???
What do you think the HAMB would end up being as a result???
Give us your honest answers. Let's see how well you know the human psyche.
Clue: "Give them an inch and they will take a mile..."

 

Why can't you just delete the bad or non conforming pictures? (unless it is most of them) Is it more work than deleting the whole thread?

 

...... or do they conveniently choose to ignore?

 

You are ***uming that the two offending pictures were "intentionally" placed and that I realized I had made a mistake. I ***ure you that wasn't the case.

Stop and think about it for a moment..........every picture posted has to be scrutinized for some minute detail that might not be acceptable . Not much of a problem when doing a couple of pictures......but when you are trying to provide 40-50 (?) pictures selected from about 200 pictures taken........its easy to miss a detail on one or two of them.

It should be obvious that anyone trying to provide coverage pictures of an event is doing so to enhance the site rather than to create problems. Honestly I can't always tell which wheel is billet and which isn't. I didn't even think about the Rambler not being a 65 because I'm not familiar with their styles from year to year. What you are overlooking is that I had a lot of other pictures that I "selectively" did not post because I recognized a problem or just thought "maybe this isn't acceptable". Those weren't the only 2 pictures out of appx 200 pictures that had an issue. So I was being selective, I just didn't accomplish it "perfectly".

Rather than go through this year after year, I just decided not to do it anymore .

 

When I first joined this site I was building my Austin g***er. I was excited to be building a car I'd dreamed of for many decades, and started a build thread shortly after joining. That went really well for maybe a month, with lots of positive input. Then a person with a jillion posts began cutting down my build, and soon a couple others piled on also! Then the guys who seemed to enjoy it disappeared, or went quiet. Seems once the few bullies began tearing down my build others were afraid to say anything.
I went on with my build, but deleted all my thread and the posts I made. I didn't give up on the car, or the HAMB, but I sure was discouraged by the mentality of a few here then. It's been over 15 years now, and I'm still enjoying my Austin g***er, and have a bunch of miles on it over those years. I'm glad I stuck around and love watching other's builds and seeing what the members here are capable of building!

 

dixie cups

 

I miss being in my early 30s and full of piss and vinegar, instead of my late 50s and scared to go outside when it gets below 40°, but I'll bet Ryan and he other mods don't miss the p&v parts so much. It was a different place in 2001. There's a mind boggling amount of information here, old and new.

 

Cool very cool car To hell with those who have negative at***udes!
Dan

 

Thanks Dan.

 

I like it...a lot!!

 

If people miss good tech and build threads then stop *****ing about it and go build something.

 

First off I miss Germ and Desoto, Groucho, Etc. There was a time when you reared your head around here and weren't in line or added value the flames were intense.

But that's all personal feelings, factually the HAMB is a gift of magnitude.

Tech Week is a thing of beauty, Hell the HAMB was, is , and will be source of sooooooo much good knowledge and tech. To name the guys I have learned, leached, stolen, plagiarized, preached, and benefitted from is longer than this thread already.

I was a full blown devoted retard fresh from the VW/Porsche world. But at that a very fast and low world that created hours and hours of fun. Truth be told I still cross that street every once in a while. But I don't post it here, I also play fairly heavy in the 4x4 game. Again I don't post or anticipate finding it here. LS stuff is much like the ****els I understand and can fix them when needed, but they are god awful ugly and have no place in my current life.

Then one of my best friends in the world (may he rest in peace) gave me a '49 Chevy Truck. I was 21 then, The rest is History.

The HAMB was an invaluable source of knowledge, advice, humor, and ribbing from which that experience forever changed my Internal Combustion Path. Tech Week was merely a showcase of the talents on a World Cl*** scale.

The HAMB has been here for tough times too. Hamb Andy, the Reno Air Race Tragedy, Countless struggles with Disease, and Loss of really Great People and Friends. We just simply can't let that family aspect fade away. It is important. A Tradition if you will, it has grown to be an expectation for many of us.

The HAMB is a site for the Traditional Car. So if you seek advice or want to post on off topic things do so, have at. But if you do it here and you get spanked for it, well that's the way it is. Admirable for trying you're just not in the game set up to play here.

I don't always agree with this place and have been spanked myself. Yet here I am. Not because of a weak cons***ution or FOMO. But because this place tows the line. Consistency is rare in the World, Tradition is born of Consistency. It takes P***ion, Integrity, Conviction, and Understanding to be Consistent.

The Old Breed through these traits brought us what we now know as TRADITIONAL Hot Rods and Customs.

Ryan, please bring back Tech Week.

Ryan, please don't apologize for what the HAMB is, no need. You're stayin' true to the course set a long time ago. This place ain't for everyone, and that's ok.

Ryan, this place may eventually dry up and blow away like a Horse Drawn Wagon, but for now there's enough of us out here still so completely enamored by the Early Iron I think you/we are safe for a lengthy while.

Lastly Ryan and the Moderators in your responses I believe you have shown far more patience and understanding than required. LS Engines, 18" Billet or larger things need to stay right where they belong. That is in the "New Trend" section of life. Plain and simple LS Engines & etc are not traditional. They are newer trending aspects.

Seems simple enough, Tradition implies a returned to or long standing path or course. None of the new **** has earned that time yet. So keep it on the Cover of Teen Beat.

Just some simple thoughts from a very simple man who likes the same ****.

Once again thank you for letting me get them out.

I'll see you on the road!

- Tim