im watching rides right now , is it just me or is this jason priestly dude fucking painful to listen to everyone, what a dork!
still better than another fucking mindless episode of Friends (or insert other mindless cookie cutter show here).
yeah, I'm watching it too. So far I think it's the best "Rides" so far. Sure wish I was born into the Edelbrock family I've met Camee a few times, she really is a nice person, seemed to be down to earth.
nobody can be worse than the bumbling idiots on American Chopper...priestly is music to my ears compared to those guys
[ QUOTE ] nobody can be worse than the bumbling idiots on American Chopper...priestly is music to my ears compared to those guys [/ QUOTE ] can you imagine priestly sayin "size 12 up your ass"?? any way it maybe bolt together but they do some amazing work down at brizios, a lot of stuff that it over kill as far as im concerned, but for being the owner of such a high profile shop roy is a really down to earth nice guy he loves the low brow shit to he was asking about my coupe at billet proof
Roy is real, and so are the guys that work for him. I'm with you Denise, I think this is the best episode yet.
This was first time I watched Rides, thought it was a good show. Agree on Jason, loosen up. Good to see a builder show where a bunch of people are building something without generally acting like a bunch of idiots. Watched a couple of the shows done @ Boyds, if those shop guys are really like the come off on TV don't see how they ever get anything built.
Did I hear right?? during the engine assembly, " install the cam into the crank"?? I don't watch much TV, ( takes away from shop time) but I have been watching rides, this hase been the best one so far.
On some of the other episodes, he was much looser. Not sure what the deal was on this one. He didn't move around much compared to the other shows. That was a killer episode otherwise.
He's a local boy but I've got to slag him. My wife was saying the same thing, she found his tone condescending. The show itself was ok.
I thought this after the first show too....someone said he crashed into a wall hard and got pretty messed up....is that why he reads slooooow??? I really don't listen that closely anyway.
Best thing about the Brizio episode: No yelling. No stupid contrived deadlines. And although it was mainly bolt together, I still had the impression that I was watching professional craftsmen at work rather than a bunch of hacks whom I would be afraid to let anywhere near my car with a tool in their hands. Now if they would just ditch Priestly, it would be thoroughly watchable.
I just find the way Jason Priestly talks annoying, otherwise, it was a good show. I just wish they would show more of the cars going together then they seem to. Why did it take 7 months from the intital building till when they did the final "put together"? Did it really take that long for paint and chrome? Or were they too busy with other cars, I don't recall them saying why it took so long. It looks like it should have been pretty qiuck, everything seemed to go together well.
I got nothing bad to say about Roy and the boys. I didn't have a welder back in 93 so I had Roy weld me up a frame with all the crossmembers and brackets. Roy welded up the frame & crossmembers on my 32 himself. I had planned on molding all the welds like an old school chopper, but after seeing those welds, I left them showing. The paint, chrome, polishing and interiors get farmed out, but they have some of the best people in the country to farm out to. What they do, they do right. And if you want to do something different, they're happy to jump on it. Back in 93/94 just about every street rod shop in the country had the same formula. TCI chassis, 4 bar or Mustang 2, automatic tranny, disk front brakes. You got to choose the color. When I wanted a clutch, they looked at the Champion Speedshop dragster and made me up a bellcrank clutch linkage & pedals. Everyone else said just use an automatic. When I wanted hairpins, they got with Pete&Jakes and made the slick looking hairpins that go right to the frame instead of looking like an afterthought hanging from a bracket below the frame. When I wanted Buick front drums, they hunted up how to do the machine work and got it done after they told me exactly what parts I needed to find. Everyone else said buy a disk kit. They used my chassis for a prototype for the new parts and welded it up exactly like I wanted then built another deuce with the parts (The magazine car) while I was saving up to afford all those chromed and stainless parts myself. A year later when I could finally afford those new hairpins, ladder bars, etc. they fit perfectly. Everyhing fit like it should, and it was done on time. Today those hairpin/ladder bar roadsters are running all over the country ready to run coast to coast if the owner wants. The Edelbrock car is just the latest one in a long line leading back to the chassis he built for me over 10 years ago. Roy builds good shit! Here's what he did for me the day I picked it up.
I aggree Camee is cool I used to vintage race with her. Did you hear the lifers rattling on the motor when Brizio fired it up. They forgot to prime the motor before they started it, that was more painful then listening to Preistly's heavily scripted inaccurate narration. It was definately the best Rides so far one of the few Fooseless episode.
[ QUOTE ] I aggree Camee is cool I used to vintage race with her. Did you hear the lifers rattling on the motor when Brizio fired it up. They forgot to prime the motor before they started it, that was more painful then listening to Preistly's heavily scripted inaccurate narration. It was definately the best Rides so far one of the few Fooseless episode. [/ QUOTE ] I heard that but thought it was just my TV when they didn't say anything about it.
Definately the coolest episode, I also want to declare my love for either of the Edelbrock girls. Joking aside, I have spoken with Vic, he is a Real person, and didnt seem to mind taking time for a good round of BS-ing. I have heard great things about Roy Brizio, but I have never had the chance to meet him.
Yea, I didnt mind that eposode at all. Brizio seems like a pretty good guy. Not like that jackoff Boyd!
In the beginning of the show, they introduced the employees, one of them was Bill Ganahl...Pat's son?
I take a break every Tuesday to watch it, and every week I sit there before it starts-gritting my teeth dreading the start of Priestly's awful narration. It sure would be better if they could find someone else.
Never met him, but in the unlikely event I would have someone build a rod for me, based on his attitude, it would be Brizio. Just seemed like a genuine nice guy. Got no time for the inflated egos of some of the other "pro" builders.
. Got no time for the inflated egos of some of the other "pro" builders. [/ QUOTE ] Yep,Lobeck should take a cue from Roy.
my boss knows roy pretty well so i always wondered if he was nice to me because of who i was associated with, but i have watched him interact with others and im pretty sure he is that way with everyone, i met steve moal before and he was the same its really kinda funny we seem to be amazed when talented people are actually humble, isnt that the way it should be ?? ive met some others in the car world that were total a-holes ,the fact they can build some nice stuff should not give them anykind of excuse tho have major additudes in the end its just a car ,theese people solve no world problems and arnt gods right hand man, it always has bugged me to see people sucking up to someone cause of who they are.......just my opinion anyway eventhough roy runs a highend streetrod shop, i think he speaks the language of hotrod very fluently, maybe thats the differance?, his cars are show perfect, but are definatly made to be driven
i really enjoyed the tv show.. it was very cool , i wish more of the tv shows were like that..and i have a much greater respect for roy brizio, , i used to see his cars in street rodder and TRJ and thought he was a hi-sNoot rodder,,it was cool to find out he's just a normal car guy.... ..all though i must amdit,,i dont know why ,but i always thought his name was prounounced "BRIZ-ZO" for some crazy reason.... anyways,cool show
Well, ANY show that shows bulding something is inspiring. I like the lack of drama but the narrators voice was getting to me a bit. Like someone said earlier: Sure beat some sit-com with a laugh-track!
[ QUOTE ] i really enjoyed the tv show.. it was very cool , i wish more of the tv shows were like that..and i have a much greater respect for roy brizio, , i used to see his cars in street rodder and TRJ and thought he was a hi-sNoot rodder,,it was cool to find out he's just a normal car guy.... ..all though i must amdit,,i dont know why ,but i always thought his name was prounounced "BRIZ-ZO" for some crazy reason.... anyways,cool show [/ QUOTE ]we used to call it bozos back home ,probely just jelous, but going there and meeting roy was an eyeopener, if i remember right he has been in the biz since he was in his early twentys,and he still get exited about cars??? i think he has earned what ever success he has his personal project is a 3-w 32 with early driveline/39 box sbc with an old roots 4-71 and strombergs!! he could probely get lots of free stuff from vendors but hes choosing to use the old crap!!
Chris-- You're right about Bill Ganahl--he is Pat's son and one of the most talented guys at the shop. I know the Brizio crew pretty well from just stopping in all the time and every one of 'em is as genuine as you'd want them to be. Another guy you didn't see on the show is Rolfe Brittain. He's responsible for all the shiney paint on the frames and other parts that make every Brizio car worth its weight in gold. I saw him working on the frame for Edelbrock's car and I have to say that Rolfe laid down paint that will be hidden from view, but at the same time is better quality than anything off the showroom floor. He also painted an amazing "American Graffiti" Milner clone. And he's one of the most genuine guys I know. Also, when the section with Art Himsl came on, you saw a guy with no hair for a brief moment--that's Darryl Hollenbeck. Another paint master and a guy who most of you won't know and I wish they had mentioned on the show. As always, you can't get everyone into a work like that (believe me, I know). But I thought y'all might like to know some stuff that you wouldn't otherwise find out about the Briz shop without being there. Oh, one more thing and Rolfe will hate me for this: We were all down at Paso a few years ago, hanging out with Cole Foster at the bowling alley on Saturday nite. Well, we'd been drinking pretty good by the time James Hetfield comes walking up to say hi to Cole. So, I'm shittin' my pants and I'm trying just real hard to keep it all together and act as cool (sorry, Kool) as possible. When James is ready to walk away, he looks at me to give me the obligatory "Hey, how ya doin'" and shook my hand as he asked me how I knew Cole. I said something stupid about GARAGE magazine and out of the corner of my eye, I see Rolfe teetering back and forth. I take a quick look at him as Hetfield lets go of my hand and notice that Rolfe's eyes are kinda closed, too. I can tell Rolfe's in trouble. He's startin' to fade at the absolute moment he needs to be "on" in order to shake Hetfield's hand, which, by the way, is extending out toward him. So, Mr. Weeble Wobble kinda opens one of his now-closed eyes as he leans forward with that "I just realized I drank too much to be standing up straight" rake and takes Hetfield's hand as he's asked how he knows Cole, too. So, Rolfe, I'm sure, wants to say something like, "Hi, I'm Rolfe Brittain. I'm a friend of Cole's and work with Stoner and on the magazine. We're having a dandy time here in Paso. Pardon me, but I just drank three bottles Southern Comfort by myself and by the way, I also work for the prestigious Roy Brizio at Brizio Street Rods in South San Francisco. You may have heard of him." But all Rolfe could get out, as he teetered there shaking Hetfield's hand was, "Brizzizhio..." Good times. Stoner
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