Projects our newest project "LET THE BEATINGS BEGIN!"

ITs the owners car to do what he wants....
You will not believe how badly I would love to have a car like that..
My dream car!
My anger is just about out of control here........
Even if i had my own business I would not or could not street riod that thing..
This ruined my day....

 

first off.brookville doesn't make a 33-34 body,thats steve's auto restoration.second.how is a car more traditional,starting with a new metal body?

-danny

 

Now that is a waste of a very nice car, about the only time you will ever hear me say, 'this would be better in fiberglass'.
F'o shame.

 

Some of you guys are being alittle mellow-dramatic

Danny, thanks for sharing your customers project. Keep us posted with updates as she progresses.

 

Thats a great car to start with,who ever owns it is very lucky,and you'll make a pissah hotrod out of it,cant wait to see when done.

 

if I make 1% of the impact that he made on OUR HOBBY,I would gladly be compared to BOYD CODDINGTON.

i guess i'll have to dust off my flower print shirts and grow a beard.

the way i look at it is.this car will be a hot rod.taking a car from a slow,poor driving stocker,to a wolf in sheeps clothing,is what hot rods are about.

this thread has gotten the EXACT responce that i expected.even if this was my car i would do the same thing we are planning for my customer.

stay tuned.even the haters will like it when we are done.

-danny

 

There is nothing you can do to that car, short of returning it to stock, that will make like what it is when you are done as long as I see what you started with.

That car is too nice and far too valuable to do what you are doing even under the guise of 'it's what the customer wants'. In my opinion, you're customer is an ass hat and has more money than he knows what to do with.

Yes it's his car and yes he can do with it as he pleases. And yes I think he's a douche bag for doing this to that car. I'd say you are like a Nazi sympathizer in this, but that would be too harsh. What he is doing is just wrong and you're helping him do it.

 

I'm the first guy to cringe when these hackers talk about cutting up their new A sedan to chop and channel it, but I will give YOU a very big thumbs up! I know YOU have the skills to make this car all that it deserves to be. Starting with a nice car, but ending with an even nicer car.

Guess nobody noticed what that red roadster looked like when you started that project.

 

In the famous words of Ken "Posies" Fenical....."anyone can restore a car; it takes a real man to cut one up".

 

I'm jealous I wish I could start with something that nice. You never said your going destroy anything. Sounds like its going to be a cool hot rod when your done. We have all seen your work on here before and people should have no doubts of the finished product. I say go for it. BTW 600 horse small block I say hell yeah. Hot rods should be fast.

 

Sounds like a bad ass plan.Im glad you have such a jewel to start with.I just got a call from a guy last night whos taking a ribbin about chopping a nice 51 Merc coupe.What the hell has this world come to?

 

cool.thanks for your support.

-danny

 

Ya Fuc*ed up there, ya did!

I can see rodding a car that is not complete, or needs work anyway. But to take a car like that and do what you're doing...you're right...let the beatings begin!

 

I hope you realize I mean you no disrespect. I just extremly disagree with what is being done to that car given what it is and the condition it started in.

 

Danny- How much did this car sell for in the first place? Mikey

 

stick that pig.
I have paid careful attention to Your work, Danny...it's freakishly nice.

If this thing were in the hands of some of the guys here, I would shudder and shed a tear, but this has the potential to really, really put You on the nation wide Map. document the hell out of it!

 

I completely agree with you LUX.

I can't wait to see what Danny does with this car - It will, no doubt, be killer.

Malcolm

 

i bet that thing will haul azz with a 427 in it!

 

Should fly with a 427 mated to a Tremec. Build it to your liking and don't worry about what others think. My first car was a '48 Ford with a warmed-over 8BA out of a '49 (everything else was pretty much stock). Built it in '87 and back then everyone told me to ditch the flathead, install a small-block, slap mags on it, go with modern bucket seats, digital dash it, etc, etc.....20 years later and now traditional is in. My point is go with what you like and let the trends come and go as they may.

-Lee
Atomic Radio
www.atomicpinup.com

 

Sounds like a great build plan Danny. It's funny how so many on here bitch that their starting material is so rough and how they wish they had started with a better car but when it's "too nice" they think you're an idiot for cutting it up. I say it's a great start but will be even a better finish based on your plans for it. And you're right, the naysayers will jump on the bandwagon once the progress pics start showing up.

Steve

PS, glad you're losing the doodads

 

I know you've gotten enough of this...but.... consider yourself flogged!

 

it was pricey,but the buyer and seller were happy.

that's all that needs to be said.

-danny

 

First off I'm shocked that there are so many restorers on this board. This is about traditional hot rods folks. For those who don't understand (and again I'm amazed at how many there are) "back in the day" a hot rodder bought the "best" car he could afford (reread that) to build a hot rod out of. Then he used whatever resourses available to him to build a faster, safer, better looking vehicle that suited his needs/desires. Some went strictly for speed (usually a little rougher end product) and put all of his resourses into going fast. Some were the show off crowd and painted, chromed and upolstered to the nines in order to impress show judges. Then there were the those of "means" (read big bucks) that went the extra mile and had a fast AND good looking car. Some of the most memorable cars from the past were above average in both catagories...........that's what made them memorable.
I'm wondering how many that have dissed this build and had the resourses of say a George Poteet would purposely go out and drag a rusted POS out of a ditch just so they could keep from cutting up a stocker.
It's also apparent that a lot of folks here haven't followed one of your builds. There is no place I can think of (even the high profile shops) where this car would be better off. You guys do phenominal work. Tell the naysayers to stuff it Danny, and get to work making this car a stunning example of hot rodding that most on this board could only dream of.
Whew!! Glad I got that out this morning. The rest of the day is sure to go better.

Frank

 

Right on Frank...good advise...

 

Regardless of what type of rod you built "back in day", at a minimum you always wanted to go a little faster. And as Frank suggested, some wanted to go a lot faster.....in this case, I think Danny is set to do the latter.

Good luck and keep us posted.

-Lee
Atomic Radio
www.atomicpinup.com

 

Haha, look at all the TRUE COLORS showing through here. If I'm understanding half of these replies, these guys are saying they would rather own a really nice, original stocker than a hot rod?!

I've always thought a handful of each example of our old cars should be preserved for, well, preservation sake, historical importance and what not. But as long as some are sealed up in protective ZIPLOC baggies, the rest of 'em? Cut 'em.

Danny, keep the rest of us posted, you guys do exceptional work and I love seeing the HOT RODS you fellers turn out.

 

I agree, I'm ALL FOR cutting up nice cars......however, the parts list for this car doesn't sound all that traditional....
This thread should be over at Hotrodders.com or StreetRodder.

 

Damn, I can't wait to see it done!

 

Do the 350/350 cars have to move there too? That combination isn't exactly traditional.

-Lee
Atomic Radio
www.atomicpinup.com

 

I have to say it takes a lot of guts to rip into such a nice car. but its your car and i am sure it will turn out very cool