[neophyte]

billy: Sir, pictures videos are nice too Document the voyage

[swedesrus]

Quote:       Originally Posted by billy

it is my saturday. so i am taking it to durango this am. this will be the longest run it has gone on yet. these reliability runs are a bit nerve wracking.

Ah hell you will be fine, its a FORD...........

[Cyrano]

Quote:       Originally Posted by billy

it is a 27 chevy. but every moving part is ford (302) actually it is a 27/30/60 chevy and a 61/64/81 ford with the roof from a 63 willys jeep

"It's a '49, '50, '51, '52, '53, '54, '55, '56, '57, '58, '59 automobile ... "

-- Johnny Cash, "One Piece At A Time"

And is that one of the old-timey thermometer temperature gauges I see on top of the radiator in lieu of a radiator cap?

[billy]

i broke down twice.
but they were both easy fixes.
THATS why i go on all these reliability runs.

i also found a red lettered CRAMPS sticker for the back of the hotrod.
i have wanted one for this car and planned on putting one on almost as soon as i started the build.
this sounds totally juvenile but.
they are my fave band! (swoon)

[billy]

on both ends of the trip i have buddies with trailers.
if i had a serious breakdown they would save my hash

[PAPA G]

CRAMPS, a female condition that i have had to endure over the married course of life.

[PAPA G]

Quote:       Originally Posted by billy

so if a guy was a welder and had the equipment. and was willing to search everywhere for deals on new /used parts he could make a handbuilt car for about $5000

plus knows what he is doing, or has a good friend that does!!!!

[billy]

Quote:       Originally Posted by PAPA G

plus knows what he is doing, or has a good friend that does!!!!

i have $3500 in parts
and i paid my buddy $6000 to do **** near all the work.
i dont know how OR own the tools.
i forgot stuff like the heater.

[PAPA G]

Quote:       Originally Posted by billy

i have $3500 in parts and i paid my buddy $6000 to do **** near all the work. i dont know how OR own the tools. i forgot stuff like the heater.

which is why i never made a cool ride, no garage, no tools, no welder, no money and no clue.

[billy]

i did the easy stuff
wire it
install heater
bondo
paint
rebuild carb
drain and replace tranny filter/fluid
install glass
etc

[PSLMAN]

Really enjoyed the video and pics, the Rat is looking good! Can't wait to see the Buick's transformation.

[billy]

i have only had one negative comment.
some dingleberry walked up to me in a parking lot
him-(sneering) what do you call THAT?
me- i call it a 27 chevy hotrod. why, what did YOU build?
that shut him up.....

[Huey Rider]

Nice come back.

[billy]

[.22hustler]

Quote:       Originally Posted by PAPA G

CRAMPS, a female condition that i have had to endure over the married course of life.

It's a well-known fact that this condition is caused by wedding cake. Also, a decrease in sexual activity is attributed to wedding cake.

[PSLMAN]

Like that bed cover that is sweet!

[billy]

Quote:       Originally Posted by PSLMAN

Like that bed cover that is sweet!

hardwood floor scraps

[billy]

i just drove it from farmington to belen nm
about 230 miles.
it ran great but hitting a dip or pothole at 80 mph does spooky things to a suicide front end....

[Cyrano]

You need to watch out for those chuckholes! That's a good way to break an axle!

[Seabeescotty]

That's quite a trip for any kind of homebuilt hotrod, so you're doin' good! Them potholes are put there for that very reason, to keep hotrodders from having too much fun.