Just wanted to finally introduce myself after lurking here for over a year...Anyhow, my name is Reed and I live in Birmingham. Got introduced to hot rodding the way some of you might have, through the pages of many magazines...but in my case it was the pages of CARTOONS...Trosley might be responsible for all my madness...just maybe. I started off my hot rodding adventures by hangin out at my dads shop, slowly getting a little responsibility around the place. I was into mini trucks at the time, and my dad and friends helped me drop a mild SBC into my S-10 Blazer...oh the taste of speed! Fast forward a year and I am now driving a car I always wanted, an 87 Buick GN. I met some really cool people with my Buick, and loved the car BUT there was only so much I was going to do with that car...I still needed a creative outlet. My dad and I juggled around a few muscle cars, and a couple of odd ball projects, never finding what we wanted. Well, one of my dads good customers-turned-friend was a guy named Brian Logan...Kustm52 over here in HAMB land. Lets just say his suede ride was giving me some ideas. I was also very lucky to have some influences in the fabrication world...the past few years had been spent becoming friends with John Myers and Mickey Cox, who happend to challage me on what seemed like a routine basis...tig welding, basic lathe and mill work as well as a well versed education on going fast! Well, the years p***ed and I have found myself finally with a hotrod project...my buddy Matt, a.k.a. coupe on the board, found a '36 FoMoCo Pick em up hiding in a barn...finally got something to work with! Sorry for the long intro...how about some progress pics!
Anyway, the truck currently is channeled 4", new crossmembers fabbed front and rear, we pushed the rear out about 2", and the front about an inch to give us a little more wheel base...I like the look of it long and low... Currently will be running a small Ford I-6 with a C-4...tossed in an old Rajay turbo for good measure. It has Juice brakes, 15" steelies with radials for now...got a long way to go, though.
Shot of the engine...we still have to build some real engine mounts, and I am going to move the firewall back a little and put the butchered up pieces back in. Left the original X member in it...did not want to chop up the frame too much, makes for a cozy interior with the auto trans.
What part of bham? pratt city or wylam? Welcome from Huntsville. a few hamb members from Alabama.Sam from Rocco and Cheaters speed shop is Pinstriper on the board. Just had a nice lady move from Bham to vegas her name is gracie. several from north al. If you come to the saninaw decatur show {Sat 09 july 2005} look for a poor boys banner you will meet several HAMB members come by and introduce your self.. Bobby..
I live Right in the Intersection of Pelham and Hoover...Just a litte south of B'ham. I know Sam just by his name...I remember going in Rocco and Cheaters as a kid, tagging along with pops. I already have some plans for the coming weekend, but will keep an eye out for you guys this summer. Thanks, Reed.
Welcome to the HAMB,Reed! I will be at the decatur show this SAT. Looking forward to meeting you. Nice project truck. Sparky
Sounds like you live near where I used to... I wonder if I know you? Did you ever come into Karen's Cafe down on 150 in Pelham? I was the girl that worked there that always talked cars and had a green 49 ford parked out front...
Went to Karen's every now and then...usually hanging out with my co-workers or employees...best home cookin' in Pelham for sure...just kinda hard to get back to work with a stuffed tummy! I do not think I ever met you, but probably would recognize the Ford, though. I am sure that we know many of the same people!
About the only guy I know left in the Pelham area now is ol Clay Holland... and I haven't seen him in 2-3 years...
clay the mustang guy ?,, i use to own a hotrod shop in leeds ,, well was half owmer,, if told ya who ,.,, you might not talked to me again,,, but that the p*** now i have found jesus turned my life around,, ( but i am not chris demelo ,, ) my name is tex,,, new to hamb,,
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