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16th August 2011 - 09:19 AM
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Righto lads, Post up pics of a fav 6 cylinder hot rod/rat rod Im building one ATM,and there isnt many others around Most go V8s, cause the 6s are to long But hey , something different This post has been edited by no more holdens: Aug 16 2011, 09:20 AM |
no more holdens
Post #3
Righto then, |
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DeadSled
Post #4
No such thing as a good Hot Rod with a 6 cylinder either.. |
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no more holdens
Post #6
Your right, aint much room inside them |
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DeadSled
Post #14
I certainly didn't miss the 6 cylinder part. Real hot rods have never been built with straight sixes. They were originally hopped up four bangers in the 30s and into the 40s, while some guys started using the flathead v8 instead and then onto the early chevy v8's and yblocks. |
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eh-buddy
Post #17
heres a pic off a track t style
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nightcrawler
Post #18
FFS really who cares if its got a six or eight , fourbanger or a diesel what matters that you like it , fuck everybody else its your car . we are car enthusiasts remember so stop bagging each other out and learn to appreciate other peoples rides , end rant . |
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no more holdens
Post #19
OK, |
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HSV
Post #20
Lol at real hotrods only having 8's in them. |
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no more holdens
Post #21
Im doin something along the lines of the aussie built |
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harry76
Post #22
Real hotrodders back in the day were doing things to be a little different and to go fast...... and on a very tight budget and mostly their own work. I dont think sitting on EBay for original parts makes you the Hotrod police...... i bet if those original hotrodders could who knows what they would have been putting in them these days.... hell probably even twin turbo v6's. Build what makes you happy cos no matter what you build there will still be haters. May as well make yourself happy and f the rest. I think a 6 hotrod is cool, but that just my opinion |
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spyder6052
Post #23
STFU NICK you spout so much garbage.... and look at all your fantastically built completely finished cars |
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Big_Black_Pontiac
Post #24
theres so many different interpretations of what a hot rod actually is, so theres no point arguing about |
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DeadSled
Post #25
OK, Lets look at Goin the authentic way for a sec What decade would we look at ??? 40s-50s, there were no fukn big blocks,hemis,or ohv v8 (late 50s yeah not early 50s) IF ya want a real dyed in the wool 100 % authentic hot rod, for a better word Youll buy real steel , no fukn fibreglass Ford didnt have juice (hydraulic brakes) till the late 30s Most build and used whatever was avaliable to there disposal at the time Again 40s-50s-60s, 32/34 fords were a dime a dozen, much like commondores nowadays To say that a real hot rod never had a 6 ??? I think youll find authentic models "A" or "T" fords never had V8s either The 32 ford was the first with the V8 So anything pre 32 is not authentic unless its a four banger Nick, I know what your saying, But unless your model "A" is authentic to the letter, itll be just a modified car Wether ill choose to get full rego,or not Itll certainly be different than the normal "Authentic" glass bodied, 350/350/9" combos out there I appreciate you giving me thought out replies. If you ever decide to go the Model A route i can definitely help you. What decade is really up to you, but building a traditional or authentic hot rod is based on what era you decide to go for. I'm going for a late 40s californian car, so mine will be period correct down to the smallest parts. I'm incredibly fussy about this aspect of it. Because my car will be of late 40's era, it will have juice brakes, it will have a hopped up banger, with the original crash box and banjo diff and it will be all steel. Fibreglass is horrible in my opinion, i will have nothing less than the real deal. My old man is going to the states at the end of the year, and i'm kind of thinking of saving and getting him to bring me back some original panels if i can find them, or reproduction steel panels as well as a bunch of other stuff because the dollar is so good. As far as what you said about the banger being the only authentic motor for a Model A, thats sort of right but not quite. If you were to build a 40's styled Model A (keeping in mind that back in the 40s and 50s Coupes were not as popular as Roadsters because of less weight, more aerodynamic for salt flats racing ect) a flathead V8 would be authentic in a Model A with either 32 rails or a Model A chassis. Guys were swapping the V8's into Model A frames in the late 30s and early 40s. The banger would be authentic if you were doing a restoration on a Model A, but not a 40s era Hot Rod. Yes, i'm quite aware of the fact that a 32 had the first V8, although they had four bangers in 33 and 34 also mind you. Im doin something along the lines of the aussie built "Miss Stick shift" Google it (links via ozrodders.com) Except a tray on the rear rather than a turtle deck I do know of this car. I frankly (no offence seeing as its your inspiration) find it to be a bit of an abortion. Holden front ends on a fenderless car are so god damn ugly, especially when you can buy a model a axle spindles and transverse spring for like $200 or something, which is $300 odd cheaper than the holden front! Infact, you could probably buy a complete Model A front end, and restore it with all new bushes and parts cheaper than the Holden front end. Real hotrodders back in the day were doing things to be a little different and to go fast...... and on a very tight budget and mostly their own work. I dont think sitting on EBay for original parts makes you the Hotrod police...... i bet if those original hotrodders could who knows what they would have been putting in them these days.... hell probably even twin turbo v6's. Build what makes you happy cos no matter what you build there will still be haters. May as well make yourself happy and f the rest. I think a 6 hotrod is cool, but that just my opinion For what its worth i traded for most of my parts or sourced them through Hot Rodder mates of mine. I've got almost everything bar the rear quarters to have a completely finished Model A for i think it owes me $2500 at the moment. By the time i'm done it'll be around the 4 - 5 grand mark. Try building a Hot Rod with thrown together parts for that, that actually looks good. |
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74QEE
Post #26
Shutup Nick. |
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74QEE
Post #28
Id drive the shit outta this!!!!! |
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DeadSled
Post #29
Im angry about anything with satin paint and spraycan wheels getting labelled as rat rod.its just an excuse fo an unfinished shitbox. I must agree. Even back in the 40s and 50s guys hated having primered cars and only used primer until they could afford to paint it. Rat Rods are rusty shitboxes with missing floors, rust holes, crap birdshit welds and terrible proportions. |
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74QEE
Post #30
fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes |
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Torrie_Man
Post #31
fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes fuck yes I WANT THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/78-Model-Duel-Cab-Chev-Truck-/320744325549?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item4aadda01ad" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/78-Model-Duel-C...=item4aadda01ad</a> gay. |
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spyder6052
Post #35
I must agree. Even back in the 40s and 50s guys hated having primered cars and only used primer until they could afford to paint it. Rat Rods are rusty shitboxes with missing floors, rust holes, crap birdshit welds and terrible proportions. oh look deadsled discribing his own cars |
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