Been here awhile- not much of a poster- but I seem to get caught up lurking for hours on end sometimes!! Man there are some talented people building some amazing rides on here! Anywho- I live in the little town of Jackson in SW Mn- some dirt track people on here will reconize that name right away- we've had a track here FOREVER. I grew up around winged sprints as well as a fair amount of hot rods. My grandpa was a big fan of the races as well as my dad, I on the other hand am not all that big of a fan- I guess I would prefer to build one as opposed to watching them. I'm a agronomist by trade-specializing in precision farming, I farm a little on the side and run a tractor restoration shop as well. I do a little antique tractor pulling as well. The tractor scene is getting a little old for me and I've always wanted to build a rod-as well as my dad, and now my 5 year old son thinks its cool. The wife thinks its a cool scene as well- and should give us something more to do together, especially since she really dosent like bikes. I'm ford blue to the bone and got a pretty good parts pile going for my first build. I got a 46 ford grain truck (FREE- ha ha ha). Being a farm boy a pickup was the only way for me to go anyway and I love the looks of a chopped and low fenderless traditional rod so thats the route I'm headed. I'll be going with a 351W stroked to 393 for the mill the way it looks backed with a 5 speed out of a mustang more then likely (as my dad always says- "you cant have a slush box in a rod") I'm saving the flatty outa the truck for the next build. My dad raced 1/4 midgets back in the 50's so the plan is for shows to have his car in the bed once that gets done hopefully this winter. MAN- if thats not a introduction I dont know what is- theres my life and heres a couple pics of some of the tractors I've done and my dads 1/4 midget to get it going.
Welcome to HAMB!! I've been to Jackson Speedway a few times. I'm just down the road in Sioux Falls. Jeff
One hell of an intro, and welcome to the H.A.M.B. from Silver Spring, MD! Always nice to meet another of the Blue Oval faithful! Look forward to seeing pictures of your 46 Ford in the near future!
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