6 months and 1 week to the DAY exactly...and i just drove this old jalopy up the driveway December 12th i drug in the 32 frame and started pulling out the front and rear crossmembers BenD met me at 4:00pm with the body and a T rear crossmember on that same day 6 months and one week later....I JUST DROVE IT UP THE DRIVEWAY!!!! i dont have top radiator hoses yet....so it was a quick spirt and then coast back down...but WOW!! i have never driven an old car before...and have only ridden in 1 stock model A and a stock 54 chevy....so this is my first trip in a hot rod and a roadster...and ITS MINE!!! all these longs nights just became ever so worth while and i have learned a ton theres still an awful lot to do to get the car on the road and somewhat legal....but i think this is the happiest i have ever been in my 23 year old life! thanks very much to every one on here who has helped me or given inspiration Zach
i doubt i'll drive it to syracuse....we'll see though...im just gona be happy to trailer it to the jalopy showdown saturday... no windsheild or ***le at the moment...so its just a race car for now zach
holy **** that is RAD!!! I bet that was a thrill of your life driving something you built for the 1st time.. awesome..
Bring it to York first !!!!!! Take it from me, your first ride in your first hotrod ( and a roadster besides ) is something you won't forget !!!!! I was 54 before I got my virgin ride !!! Cool car.
Congrats buddy!!! You deserve it, you've worked hard! You're post sounds like what mine should in a few more months!.......never ridden in an old car (cept when I was young, stupid and didn't care)...... good job! you owe me a ride, punk!
Excellent. But shouldn't you change your name to GOW JOB instead of kustomkoupe? Nice ride my young friend.
thanks everyone....im trying to keep working but i'm all excited...i keep coming up here to sit down for a few minites the C is the engine cl*** for my "hot" motor from around 46-48... that motor is a 274 full race merc....in a while that will be in it...i gotta check the motor over before i fire that one...plus work the bugs out of the car ok...time to try to get back to work zach
ooooooooo, look at that thing peaking out from behind the curtian......looks quite mean! Hey, give us your specs again; rear end, front axle drop, Z, ******, rear, etc.
no windsheild or ***le at the moment...so its just a race car for now zach[/QUOTE] Yo Zach, cool beans. I bought that Model A stuff I told you about. There are a couple old time defrosters, piece of gl*** suction cups and nichrome wire, in the pile. You can have one if you need. Think I remember having to have defrosters for inspection. Are you bringing it to the Jerk Sat. night?
That is friggen cool. Being a FNG I may be wrong but, I think that that's about one of the best posts I've seen in a while. It's kind of a window on what I first saw on this board when I found it a couple of months ago. Guy buys old car. Gets pieces and parts. Gets ideas and help. Works *** off. Has really cool car. Good stuff! Hopefully I can post on my project truck when I find it. Mark
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