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Shora
07-29-2006, 11:58 PM
http://biz.yahoo.com/weekend/retromod_1.html
Love the concept hate the price.
dwasson
07-30-2006, 05:57 AM
I'd like to have a 1966 Riviera, shaved and lowered, with modern running gear.
rocknrod
07-30-2006, 12:08 PM
I'm obviously not charging Half Enough...
marauder307
07-30-2006, 02:10 PM
At the risk of being accused of thread-jacking....
...this article does bring up a really good point for those of us in the auto-enthusiast world.
Would you rather have a stone-cold restoration---perfect down to the very last detail, including the original bias-ply tires and seat belts---or would you be willing to have a restoration with modern components (inertial-reel seatbelts, airbags (if possible), 4-wheel disc brakes, hardened valve seats, and so on)?
Now,...the cars in this article are done in the latter style, but they're also built for a HIGHLY exclusive club of blue-blood rich types---a club which I don't ever plan on being a member of. That said...I've got a '66 Ford Ranger sitting back on the family farm that I plan on restoring some day. The original 352 is going to get stripped and replaced with a modern 5.0 mill. The original 3-on-the-tree is going away in favor of a modern 5-speed. There ain't any seatbelts; I'm going to insist on at least 3-point belts at the driver/passenger positions, with a lap belt for the middle passenger. And I plan on having 4-wheel disc brakes, 'cause there's only drums at the corners now....and so on. The idea is that I want to restore this thing with safety in mind.
There's a lot to be said for the Pebble Beach-concours type restos---they're fun to look at, and they do an excellent job of representing the historical aspects of this automotive hobby that we all enjoy. But they don't seem all that practical....'course, if you're at Pebble Beach,....you don't concern yourself with ideas of practicality.
I see Rocknrod has showed up...Master Chief, you sound like you've done a fair number of resto/rod projects. When you're working on one of these, how do you set your benchmark for the project---safe and practical, or all for the horsepower and style?
dwasson
07-30-2006, 04:08 PM
At the risk of being accused of thread-jacking....
...this article does bring up a really good point for those of us in the auto-enthusiast world.
Would you rather have a stone-cold restoration---perfect down to the very last detail, including the original bias-ply tires and seat belts---or would you be willing to have a restoration with modern components (inertial-reel seatbelts, airbags (if possible), 4-wheel disc brakes, hardened valve seats, and so on)?
Now,...the cars in this article are done in the latter style, but they're also built for a HIGHLY exclusive club of blue-blood rich types---a club which I don't ever plan on being a member of. That said...I've got a '66 Ford Ranger sitting back on the family farm that I plan on restoring some day. The original 352 is going to get stripped and replaced with a modern 5.0 mill. The original 3-on-the-tree is going away in favor of a modern 5-speed. There ain't any seatbelts; I'm going to insist on at least 3-point belts at the driver/passenger positions, with a lap belt for the middle passenger. And I plan on having 4-wheel disc brakes, 'cause there's only drums at the corners now....and so on. The idea is that I want to restore this thing with safety in mind.
There's a lot to be said for the Pebble Beach-concours type restos---they're fun to look at, and they do an excellent job of representing the historical aspects of this automotive hobby that we all enjoy. But they don't seem all that practical....'course, if you're at Pebble Beach,....you don't concern yourself with ideas of practicality.
I see Rocknrod has showed up...Master Chief, you sound like you've done a fair number of resto/rod projects. When you're working on one of these, how do you set your benchmark for the project---safe and practical, or all for the horsepower and style?
Are you going to put it on a shelf and look at it, or are you going to drive it?
marauder307
07-31-2006, 11:26 AM
A little of both...I'll keep the Bonneville (or whatever I've got at the time) and hold back the truck for sunny-day driving and the occasional heavy lift.
rocknrod
08-01-2006, 06:37 AM
...I see Rocknrod has showed up...Master Chief, you sound like you've done a fair number of resto/rod projects. When you're working on one of these, how do you set your benchmark for the project---safe and practical, or all for the horsepower and style?
The customer gets what he wants. I have to keep telling myself that.
Me, I like new stuff in old cars. Unless it's billet aluminum:nono:
karmakvisser@ya
08-01-2006, 07:20 AM
Here are some pictures of what I think is one of the coolest retro rods out there. The chassis is a 99 C5 with an awesome Hurst 6 speed. The body is done to look like a 53 vette. It was originally designed for Chevrolet as the 2003 50th Anniversary Commemorative Vette. They declined so the designer took the molds back and offers it to the paying public. The cost is a C5 convertible plus a bunch of money.
There are some who look at the pictures and think its a dog. You have to see it in person. I did bring it the CAM show at Safford Lincoln Mercury here in Maryland so there are a couple of guys who saw it in person.
I've been lucky to have quite a bit of seat time in the car with only 1 ticket. (bloody speed traps) I took it all over Washington DC as you can see by the pictures. Everywhere it went, people were drawn to it.
cheers
Ken Visser
1964 Lincoln Continental Convertible
Automotive Photographer
O's Fan Rich
08-01-2006, 07:35 AM
I like the whole resto-mod" thing. I was gonna really go that route with my 68 Mustang Fastback, but decided to kinda keep more "old school". Reason? Well, I have the MM for that modern touch and I love the MM... and she's getting better. But I want to be scared a bit. I remember doing about a buck thirty in my 69 Mustang Coupe ( manual drum brakes, 4 speed 2:79 gearing, 70 series rubber modified 351 Windsor) This was the kinda car that the term "white knuckles" was made for.
So, I'm doing the big block 4spd, but I've added a Mustang II power rack setup, roll cage and stuff... abit more "modern" but not really there.... kinda lates 70's early 80's modern.... and a carb... gotta have a carb....
and loud.... gotta be loud..... and scary.... gotta be scary..... smooth? nah.....
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