I don't know why,but I like those shows where the fix up old cars.

[Swede]

I have never been a car kind of guy. But they get a rusted out bucket,fix it up and paint it all in one episode,and I like watching.

[Mopar151]

1. It's good to see something done well!

Even if you're not a "car guy". I'm a certifiable car lunatic, but enjoy other shows in this vein, like "Holmes on Homes" and "This Old House / New Yankee Workshop"

I'm especially fond of "Truck U" (Bruno is very much the real deal - winning racer who grew up in a transmission shop) and "2 guys Gararge" (Brian Fuller is an amazing fabricator!)

[Swede]

8. The more beat up and rusted the car,the more interesting the build.

Mopar,do you have links to more sites that show them rebuilding these old cars?

[Mopar151]

13. If you don't mind the Google

Pimp My Ride, Chop Cut Rebuild, Overhaulin', some Monster Gararge episodes. Hot Rod TV, 2 Guys Gararge and My Classic Car sometimes.

Truck U and Gearz show some interesting stuff now 'n then.

[old mark]

2. I recently found a show called American Hot Rods, which is kind of a history

on building hot cars...something I have been interested in but have not the ability...It's very interesting to watch these guys who are even older than me and are stillk having a great time with old cars made different to go really fast and look cool.

Link: http://turbo.discovery.com/american-hot-rod/american-hot-rod.html


It's really fun to watch and lust over these great cars.


mark

[Mopar151]

4. FWIW - The late Boyd Coddington was not a nice guy.....

You can't fault his vision - but his business dealings left him with a lot of enemies in the car world.
If you have a chance, check out the 2 "Monster Gararge" episodes with the old school customizers - Gene Winfield, Dean Jeffries, Bill (Lead Man) Hine, Darryl Starbird - or the "East Coast" episode with some of my homies - Marc Rowe and Dave Simard.

My Pal Sarah is in the "Pikes Peak Racer" episode - spent some weekends here with the "Home Invasion Crew" backalong! (She's an engineer for DeWalt now)

[old mark]

5. I saw one about rebuilding the old dry lake drop tank speed cars

and another on older street rods. I was gled to see that there is still interest in these old things...I had thought they were almost forgotten except by some of us old farts.

mark

[Mopar151]

7. Hotter than ever these days!

Especially with new technology under the old school look

www.hotrod.com/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1102_jim_seafuse_1957_ford_custom_300_sedan

http://image.hotrod.com/f/featuredvehicles/hrdp_1102_jim_seafuse_1957_ford_custom_300_sedan/35627640+pheader_460x1000/hrdp_1102_01_o+jim_seafuse_1957_ford_custom_300_sedan+front_left.jpg

60 years, stronger than ever So-Cal Speed Shop



http://so-calspeedshop.com/

[Swede]

9. Chip Foose seemed like the opposite of Boyd.

Everyone seems to like working for Chip.

[Mopar151]

11. I agree

Chip is 2nd generation - his dad built really nice street rods.

[EnviroBat]

18. I never liked Boyd Cottington.

I used to work for grumpy old bastards like him. Here's a guy that's got everything going for him, and yet chooses to go through life like his ass is chronically hurting him, and it's you fault. Assholes who would squeeze a nickle until the broke their own fingers. I finally had enough of working for guys like him, and I told them to go hug a root.

[david13]

3. I like Holmes also, Holmes Inspection, and Holmes on Homes.

But I also like the British guys, Mike and Edd.
I am a car guy, and motorcycle, and have worked on many many.
I have done all the things that Mike and Edd do, and I like to do it right, not cheap and half baked.
They are rescuing an old car, and giving it a second life, and giving someone the opportunity to have a nice car in good condition.
They accomplish something.
So why not like it.
dc

[NuclearDem]

6. I'm a bit of a gearhead, so I know exactly how you feel

Love watching those old cars get brought back to glorious hot rod life. :)

[guitar man]

10. I do too

Im an old car and truck nut. This is what I'm currently working on. I've been puttering along pretty slowly at it lately, but hope to pick up the pace when warm weather returns.

[Mopar151]

12. When we first started out racin

Budd's Dad had brought one of these back from Idaho. Have some great memories of towing with it - but for Crissakes, put some brakes on it! Those little stock drums are more like a suggestion...
PM me for particulars on brake/spindle/chassis upgrades. FWIW, this rear suspension design is still in use in NASCAR Cup & similar cars.

[guitar man]

14. You're not kidding about the brakes

The stock non power drums are woefully inadequeate.

The front crossmember from the '73-87 chevy and gmc trucks will bolt in with a minimum of mods so if I find a good front end setup in the junkyard I should be able to pretty much roll it under there and have the front end set up for disc brakes and power steering.

I've been looking at and measuring the rear frame against the rear suspension setup on my Lincoln mark viii. If I could figure out how to fabricate all the mounts for the ford mn-12 rear suspension it would be badass. Independent rear suspension, rear disc brakes and a 8.8" ford pumpkin in the middle sounds like a win to me :)

[Mopar151]

15. The crossmember swap is a definite winner! (or the whole frame)

If you use the 5-lug hubs, NASCAR- spec wheels bolt right on - and the teams sell them off cheap! (15 x 9.5 width - CNC spun rims - ~$30 ea.)
Does the Lincoln rear drop out on a crossmember? I think the Explorer one does... Also, FWIW, the Linclon Versailles live axle has Disc brakes, and all the brackets and hardware to bolt it up to your truck arms are avaialable from the usual NASCAR suspects. If I get back to this later, I'll get some "free catalog" links for you.

[Mopar151]

16. Rear suspension pic, links for catalogs

Without center section - fabrication to mount the subframe to the Chevy rails looks pretty do-able. I would look at replacing the airbags with coil-over shocks, and installing Jack-bolts in the front suspension - allowing you to fine-tune ride height and corner weighting.

Speedway Motors http://www.speedwaymotors.com/

Stock Car Products http://www.stockcarproductsinc.com/

Legos for car nuts http://www.aa-mfg.com/pdshop/shop/

Leavitt Chassis http://leavitt-racing.com/

[guitar man]

17. Cool, thanks!

Yeah, I'm sold on getting rid of the airbags and going to coilovers. I did that mod to the Lincoln shortly after I bought it (used with 100k miles on it) and never had to worry about a leaky air suspension again
;)