I am exhausted...

Cool more Tech I like it ....

 

Clap, Clap, Clap.

 

Whoa!

 

Your house, your party...your rules!

I think we can all respect that...and another Tech Week will be a good way to draw the focus back onto planning, designing, building and enjoying hot rods and customs. It was GREAT last time around, and should be equally refreshing this time as well!

Yes, we tend to stray from the topic from time to time, and I apologize for any undue foolery I may have participated in...I try to avoid those situations for the most part, but human nature is a tough burden to live with sometimes!

I hope I haven't been one of the thorns in your side...talk of V6 powered Chevys and such!

And...to add possible fuel to the fire...I think it is absoloutely ESSENTIAL to have rules and guidelines in effect. Yes, people SHOULD be able to regulate themselves with little supervision and act responsibly...but if there are no clear cut boundaries, things will inevitably go astray...sooner or later.

You gotta do what YOU think is right to maintain this place to YOUR satisfaction, and that may lead to some hurt feelings and unrest a****st some...as you stated...but as a WHOLE, I think the HAMB will be a better place for it.

I know it's been suggested before, and it may or may not be worth looking into...but perhaps a dedicated "off topic lounge" may be workable? Sort of like the Cl***ifieds, Tech-O-Matic, and the Questions and Suggestions forums on the Main Index? It's something that I've seen at a few other message forums, and it helps to keep the main board on-topic by providing a place for members to get other topics out of their system a****st like-minded folks they see as friends? I dunno...just a possibility???

(To that end, I think we can take advantage of the internal messaging system, or "PMs" as we call them, to shoot greetings, jabs and what-not at each other. It'd help keep such goofiness off of the topic page at least. (Even though I'm just NATURALLY goofy at times!))

In closing, Thank You once again for creating and moderating this place. It's been like Therapy for me over the past year, and I've made many new and wonderfull friendships and aquaintences as a direct result of my being here...of us ALL being here.

I will try my best to do MY part to keep things as you'd like them, while still keeping in touch with HAMB friends! I think we ALL owe you at least THAT much in return for the unique opprutinity you've given us to get to know and help each other!

Carry on, we're behind you on this...whatever you decide.

 

Good for you. Lets talk hot rods!....OLDBEET

 

WTF!!? you think you OWN this F--n place or somethin?? LOL. just teasin ya bro. i usually breeze right on by the drama. i don't even have time to read all the posts i think i might actually find interesting. the wife is'nt gonna be happy though. the drama is her favorite part ...


p.s. TECH WEEK ROCKS!!!

 

this is the best place in the world for old world hotrodding,period. please keep it this way.. meaning

(no disrespect to the newbies cuz i was one too,but damn,), i dont even really bother to post what im doing cuz it seems like a waste of time for me lately,,too many at***udes,to much ******** about things that dont evenmatter,,, anyways,im a dumb ***,and i know my opinion may not mean much, but for what its worth, i think it would be cool to cut out abunch of the BS here...

later,
sam

 

Moderation is for pussies.

 

what did you say *****?? ...maybe i'll see ya in Austin????

 

NO!!!!!!! You cant do this! Im not done with my TECH (if you wanna call it that) Yet! Im still in the building/take picture stages of my tech post. O well, ill TRY and get it done by the end of the week.

Ill also try to keep my unecesarry posts to a minimum.

Thank you for this place Ryan. It is great.

nick

 

Ok Ryan, it's your house

Can I make a couple of requests for tech week, from you in the know cats?

How to Box a Frame (model t especially )
and the ever elusive mopar box side steer conversion...

Thanks Ryan, and all of you people who build cars... I will be one soon!

Jay

 

You know how I feel Ryan...

 

Why you bein' such a puss for?..........gonna see ya in Austin?.......

 

Cool, Thanx Ryan!
I certainly don't pay as much attention to the Hamb as I did in the past, for this very reason.

 

Another TECH week sounds great.

To all you guys reading this....I would like to suggest a TECH post on 235 Chevy sixes! I could really use that one.

 

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I hope you get downright mean. The HAMB would be better as a result.

I look foirward to tech week #2. I'll second the motion for the Mopar box (or any other box), side steer how-to. I can't believe no one did it last time.

Thanks for all you do Ryan. My RPU wouldn't be where it is currently without he friendships, guidance, advice, and parts I've picked up here.

JH

 

Do what you need to do...Like someone said, it's your house...your rules...

Yes, the social aspect of the HAMB is important, a lot of folks have made som great friends here...myself included, but drama is not needed.

Put your foot down anytime you want. Tech week is great, how about Tech Month?

Thanks for your work!

 

i'm still for tech forever....i know,i like to get silly too

 

DAMN! I thought this post was about exhaust systems.


FONZI

 

I'm relativly new here, so I don't know what the HAMB was like before... More tech stuff sounds great. And just general old car stuff. I've learned so much from all you guys. Thanks Ryan for an awesome place to hang out. I also thought this was about some *****in exhaust setup too.

Derrick

 

Very cool! I've been on for a wile now. I've been learing alot. I am installing fast bags on my 48 and have been putting together a source list and pics for a wile now.
I hope this will help others as much as the HAMB helps me!

 

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greatness...

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Ryan,
find a new job already...
i can live with banner ads...
i speak for myself here but i don't think anybody (sans maybe Dr. J) will disagree with me.
make a buck, why don't you?
ease your strain!
pimp the *******s out!

 

you know, me and a couple other hambers were just talking about how little hotrod/kustom stuff has been going on here lately... There is still some, but man we could use more gereral hot rod stuff. I dont know if that makes sense, but the way it sounds in my head it does

I'm with ya ryan. -J.

 

I'm down......

 

Hey Warpig....."Somebody Set Us Up The Bomb"

 

Uh....Did I miss something?

And as far as tech week goes, I recall the last time it being the BEST HAMB reading ever. It should also set an example of how things should be around here without Ryan having to insist apon it.

I'm sure everyone here is guily of an off topic post or two, and we need to be aware of how too much of that could drasticly affect this place.

 

I can relate having been a chair person for a commitee that puts on a major event once a year and trying to direct 10 sub commitees. That was a major job!! Trying to direct 4000 to ones ideals is imposible no matter what!!! There will always be ones that impose self will even if its only in the forms of slips.This sounds like a begining to a end ??? I hope not and agree that surendering is better than going down with the ship. All things must change with growth finding the right path is the question

 

Ryan, I can only imagine how hard it is to keep a quickly growing website/chat forum focussed on yer original and/or present plan. I've been telling a co-worker a lot about the site, today I was explaining how much the members pitch in, money-wise, to help keep it going with auctions and offering a share of sales from parts or cars to the moderator. He was pretty astonished that that happens voluntarily on a website.
I can totally understand your frustration, and just wanted to highlight some positives even seen by some outsiders, fer what it's worth.
Thanks for providing such a useful site!

 

Ryan,
I hope you get mean as a junk yard dog!I'm here for the traditional cars and the folks who build them.I've learned a geat deal in the last year or so and thank you. for aplace to exchange info with those of similar interest.
As for tatoos, rock bands ,ect. there are other places on web for that.Well, maybe I've p--- off some people too.
Ted H