A hood named shorty

Cool project. What color/style of wheels are you considering. I like the straight 6 idea too.

Glad you have some thick skin. Low dollar or riddler, folks tend to share theyre opinion, some encouraging, some ... Sometimes everyone can jump to conclusions. Heck, hot rodding would not exist unless someone said, "what would it look like/do if ....".

Cant wait to see where you head. Thanks for sharing.

 

I like fenderless trucks. Does that mean I cann't like trucks with fenders too?

Just a thought about what we call things. I went to a truck show a couple of years ago with my '29 Chivvy. A guy wheeled in with a 10 wheeler tractor-trailer rigged up to haul livestock. He looked around and said. "Most of these ain't trucks! It ain't a truck if you can't haul cows in it!

I got a prediction. That's gonna be one bad *** truck.

 

The rear wheel is a good year white letter. I just slowly turned out the whitewall with a sander.

 

Thanks buddy, these guys have a lot of *****...

 

Thanks for helping me out here. I am a little out gunned.

The wheels are painted on the inside and chrome on the outside. I plan on painting the insides black and spinning out some nice aluminum cones out for centers on that BAD mama jamma lathe in the background. That thing is the prize of the shop.

-Ronnie

 

This grill isn't perfect, but it is too nice to cut up. I plan on finding one more deserving of being modified. I may not be able to afford the greatest ****, but I know not to cut up something this nice. I try to p*** stuff on to someone that can use it before it goes under the saw.

 

i miss the old HAMB. that thing ****s. you should really read some tech stuff on here and re-think the whole thing.

 

I appreciate your criticism. I will go dig a hole in the yard and bury it with all the cash I am saving by not being another guy building a model a.

Please drive thru...

-Ronnie

 

what he said

 

I wish I could be narrow minded and criticize things before they are completed.

 

Thr French called, they siad they would like that piece of the Eiffel Tower back by tonight.

 

we are all her because we like traditional hotrods and customs. your truck is not traditional. you ever see a guy driving something like that on the lakes in the late 40s? we al know where your going with this. i just think you should research this place a little more.

 

Actually I just thought we were all a bunch of fabricators. I am sorry my truck does not conform to your standards..

 

To be totally honest I love the traditional rods just as much as the next guy, but if you think I am going to sit on my *** until my children are all grown up to the point that I can afford to build one you are mistaken. I have a garage full of tools and tools are meant to be used.

-Ronnie

 

Please keep the updates coming. I also have a 46 on the back burner and need some inspiration. If I get to the point that I don't like your build then I will just head off in another direction and / or stop watching the progress. Whatever the case may be but I will certainly not criticize something that is that early in the build process.

Good work so far.

Scott...

 

uuu yaah

 

Hey TMAN two rips on this guy in 6 hours, little bored are you. I see that you do alot of trash talkin on here, i guess you would have to to get to 20 thousand posts.

I don't cosider anyone guilty by ***ociation, but i see many HAMB members with the vagabond avitar talkin trash or cutting other members down, are there some good vagabonds here?

Everyone who made other than friendly coments here, that is your right. If the posters ride is not HAMB friendly or you don't like it tell him which site to join or don't say anything at all.

My mom once told me if i didn't have anything nice to say, than don't say anything at all, i quess by saying this i am a hypocrit.

How many model A's are out there?

The origonal poster is having a good time with his build and should be commended for his effort, afterall he is building it to what he likes, not you if you don't approve or its not your style than move on, in the upper left corner there is a BACK ****ON.

 

2 in six hours, no, I am off my mark. Should have been more. Yes, you are a hypocrit, I like to speak my mind when I see questionable ****. This guy is building a shock-rod, a rat-rod with a kickup that is ***inine. This board is about traditional rods and customs so yes, some of us will defend the parameters of what Ryan laid out and history has imprinted on paper. If you think there is a Vagabond conspiracy, you are wrong. It just happens that many of us have been here for years and believe in Ryans ideals. Dont like it, go back to the OSR board where questionable **** and styling is condoned.

 

How about some pics of your car Tman? .That will show em!!!.CR

 

So which one are you building the white one or the blue one?

 

Let me see if I understand where this guy dont belong,1. He builds his own frame. it's not a Factory made late model frame he's useing. He is in the right era of vehicle,63 or older.
He's expressing his idea of what HE wants to build. He obviously has talent to be here. Someone needs to see the definition of customs. I believe it's something like
<TABLE id=wn><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>1.</TD><TD>custom - made according to the specifications of an individual</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Opinions are great when YOU are respectfull. good or bad.
This kind of **** will keep the younger kids discouraged in trying to build their ideas. Ideas are very traditional and improved on by our younger/older generation.
This **** telling the OP he dont belong here!
Maybe there is a group for *****ers/posers that dont understand what this site is really for! Hot Rods! Not plain jane originals
I think his idea is BAD *** and I would like to see what it is when he finishes it!
And just for some of you....I hope he puts a big RAT FINK right on the tailgate and I am not into r*t r*ds and thats my opinion. my 2c

 

why dont you go piss up a rope?

Good Vagabond? We are all good, some better than others.

Yeah we like to tear into folks that dont read the rules and post up this type ****, so what?

That truck is off topic here. Its not a question of like or dont like. Its a matter of it not being traditional.

I like AMC Gremlins. I dont post up Gremlin pictures on the Hamb because its not relavent to the discussion at hand.

If you think its cool, gruvy. That does not mean its on topic here.

 

Well...I myself, don't like so-called bobber trucks.
I dislike them due to the proportions, more than anything, and that, well...it's just a matter of taste...I don't tend to like anything after '34 without fenders...
But, as always...an exception: FlynBrian's car.
It looks good.
Nothing is ironclad.
Seems like some of you confuse the very broad, open to interpretation term "traditional" with the very definitive, NOT open to interpretation, "period correct" ( which still allows for the loop-hole of regional practices, as well as transition periods.)

It also, as ever, seems that some of you just wake up in the morning looking for new and exciting reasons to be a ****.



"Spreading the gospel of traditional hot rods and customs...."
If it changes to gospel of "Period correct" etc, etc... as well as defines exactly, in no uncertain terms, WHAT era the board is specifically for...well...I suppose that would narrow things down a bit...of course, it also narrows down the number of hits to the site, too, doesn't it?...
as of now, it IS fairly wide open...



Wikapedia: ( The non "traditional" encyclopedia )




the word tradition comes from the Latin traditionem, acc. of traditio which means "handing over, p***ing on", and is used in a number of ways in the English language:

1. Beliefs or customs taught by one generation to the next, often orally. For example, we can speak of the tradition of sending birth announcements.
2. A set of customs or practices. For example, we can speak of Christmas traditions.
3. A broad religious movement made up of religious denominations or church bodies that have a common history, customs, culture, and, to some extent, body of teachings. For example, one can speak of Islam's Sufi tradition or Christianity's Lutheran tradition.

However, on a more basic theoretical level, tradition(s) can be seen as information or composed of information. For that which is brought into the present from the past, in a particular societal context, is information. This is even more fundamental than particular acts or practices even if repeated over a long sequence of time.



A tradition is a practice, custom, or story that is memorized and p***ed down from generation to generation, originally without the need for a writing system. Tools to aid this process include poetic devices such as rhyme and alliteration. The stories thus preserved are also referred to as tradition, or as part of an oral tradition.<sup cl***="noprint Inline-Template" ***le="The material in the vicinity of this tag may be based upon unreliable original research from May 2008" style="white-space: nowrap;">[original research?]</sup>
Traditions are often presumed to be ancient, unalterable, and deeply important, though they may sometimes be much less "natural" than is presumed. Some traditions were deliberately invented for one reason or another, often to highlight or enhance the importance of a certain ins***ution.Traditions may also be changed to suit the needs of the day, and the changes can become accepted as a part of the ancient tradition. A book on the subject is The Invention of Tradition, edited by Eric Hobsbawm and Terence Ranger.<sup cl***="noprint Inline-Template" ***le="The material in the vicinity of this tag may be based upon unreliable original research from May 2008" style="white-space: nowrap;">[original research?]</sup>
Some examples include "the invention of tradition" in Africa and other colonial holdings by the occupying forces. Requiring legitimacy, the colonial power would often invent a "tradition" which they could use to legitimize their own position. For example, a certain succession to a chiefdom might be recognized by a colonial power as traditional in order to favour their own candidates for the job. Often these inventions were based in some form of tradition, but were grossly exaggerated, distorted, or biased toward a particular interpretation.

 

There have been plenty of pictures of my 54 and my Touring on here over the years. I have nothing to prove. And, I will make sure you get to see the Tudor as it goes together.

 

There's some more trash, go piss up a rope, how about your en***led to your opinion or something similar. I don' know any of the vagabonds, but i'm sure your good guys, but why cap on the guy twice? Say what you want and move on. How about i think that rear crossmember may be a bit too high, or that style of truck wouold fit in better on a different site.

I the OP's truck doesn't fit the guidelines of the site, shouldn't it be the job of the moderator to let him know? I sent a pm to Ryan awhile back and let him know that severall HAMBers have left or don't post because of all the flaming. I have also seen Ryan make a post where he said he kicked some members off and gave a few *** chewins.

Hey vagabonds sorry if i offended any of you.

Sorry OP for postin drama on your thread, i still like what your doin 117Harv.

 

lol... thank you sir...

It's easy enough to tell it's O/T...

We've for the most part been here since the boards inception, hell that's pretty much how we came to be. We've been through this a million times. It was a knock 'em down drag 'em out time to figure it all out. I miss it.

OSR.com or whatever it is.

I speak my mind, this is after all an almost free country.

x2

It's for TRADITIONAL Hot Rods and Customs. It's easy enough to figure out what is meant by that by doing a little reading and a little research. Instead of running your mouth. Some stuff is just not welcomed with open arms, deal with it, **** all the kumbaya ****.

Actually it's not really that open, we hammered this all out over the course of a few years about 10 years ago. It's easy enough to figure out if you go look at some of the threads on here and actually read stuff in the archives. And yes we love period correct as well.

LOL, flaming, this is really really lightweight compared to what used to go. We're a kinder gentler HAMB at this point... But sometimes I do miss it. And there are just as many that have left or don't post because of that.

 

Nothing wrong with period correct, either...I think it's a HELL of an accomplishment, to build something like that...
and, most folks can't accomplish it. Some...a very select few, can just go buy it, but, by and large, not most hot rodders, and by most, I mean even old guys with years upon years in...guys who have paid their dues. The board would be about 50 to 100 members, then...but, I guess that's what everyone misses, huh?

Hell if I know...10 years ago, I was building pre-64 cars, too...I just had no interest in the internet, so...never I heard of the HAMB.
I'm beginning to remember why I had no interest in the internet...



Hard to advertise products to only the same 100 guys, forever, though, I imagine.
Perhaps a screening process then, for new members?
A "permit" to post pix, maybe after a few posts? A certain length of time? A content filter?
It seems a bit ridiculous to say "we've been through this a million times before" and then contribute to it.

If you are not deriving a certain joy out of it, wouldn't ya just ignore it?
I think we're all a little full of ****, around here...
Hell...I like a debate...I admit it.
But, being outright rude, just for the sake of being rude, to someone, may indeed be a HAMB tradition...

But, it's still gay.

No one acts like that in person, upon initially meeting someone they don't know, at least I hope they don't...so why does anyone do it from the comfort and safety of their computer chair?

Oh...right....

But...in the end, who really cares...we all think we're right...

 

Thats a meaningless statement ,,,you have teh tools and the parts,,you could easily redesign your truck to be different,,also the frame...

What you are showing is what you have 'decided to build" also what you can afford does'nt a traditional make ( not keen on that word,,just saying you don't have to be rich to do it ) the time you spend on that will be just as much if not more on something without as many mods.

it's yours so,,

just saying ,,you seem to have time invested in that,,,and with that time and skill you could build whatever you want...

If your happy with what you are making thats all you need


I myself have no idea why any body builds cars/trucks like that,,I don't see the point ,,crawling on teh ground to get in and out,,sitting at go cart level on teh road,,but for some I guess that what they like...

 

Gotta love the keyboard commandos...

 

Honestly, you could cut a foot out of that rear kick by just lowering the mounts on the rear end. Maybe the truck wouldn't look like such a drama queen. Hope you take this as a little constructive critisism, maybe the only helpful info presented to you in this thread.