Thread: Rodding Pet Peeves

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I miss my 78 firebird. It was bought as a basket case. Ended up with motr 77 parts than 78. (Hence the moniker). It was maroon with grey other parts. Had a formula hood which I traded for a shaker cause I liked the look better. Just a Chevy 305 under the hood but it was all balls, .060 over, three angle valves, headers and massive Flowmasters with scrub plates I welded on from 16GA sheet. It had spoilers and foilers, T tops which leaked, and cragar SS wheels, fatter in the back. I once got profiled and detained by a DEA, only AFTER I blew his doors off on a Sunday morning driving home from work.

I'll bet that car made more than a few people's pet peeves top ten, but I sure miss it. The late wife wrapped it around a telephone pole. (It wasn't her demise).

Just waxing sentimental here.

Just because I hate it, doesn't mean another can't love it.


Does anybody know what I'm saying, cause I might be just rambling on.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

I miss my 78 firebird.
Just waxing sentimental here.
Just because I hate it, doesn't mean another can't love it.
Does anybody know what I'm saying, cause I might be just rambling on.

All Good! We all know what you're saying, and you are right, one's man treasure is another mans trash right? We will never all like the same things... sometimes shallow folks like me feel a need to vent! rotflmao!!!

And then there was the guy who said, "Why did you put a Chrysler engine in a Chevy?" after I had told him it was a 383..... sigh....

I'd like to try this one! Now who had that Impala???

Slant 6--------My partner John Keeling had a 1969 Ford F150 with FE390 and 3 dueces-------He put one of my engines in it that was a Holmon-Moody Marine 427 that we stroked with a 428 crank-after the Nixon era gas crunch, he removed it because driving distance to LAX where he worked for TWA was exessive for commuting so he put a Mopar slant six in it for better milage-------after he passed from cancer, his wife sold the 427 and lots of other stuff for $200 for everything in the garage-----

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

-------after he passed from cancer, his wife sold the 427 and lots of other stuff for $200 for everything in the garage-----

Ouch!!

Many years ago, my sister-in-law and her ex bought the old lumber yard in Coquille, Oregon. It was a huge old building that was built with massive timbers to support the weight of not only the lumber and building materials but a forklift. There was a massive basement with 10' ceiling and the ex envisioned himself as a real car guy. He was a bit of a jerk, but he did know his engines and collected several nice ones - 348 with tri-power, several 390s and 427 Fords and multiple Chevy big blocks. Well they got into a bit of a snit and sold an old lumberyard (where they had been living) as a part of the divorce settlement. I know for sure the engines as well as a 58 and a 62 Chevy pickup and a 65 SS396 Impala were in the basement - probably still are. An middle eastern gentleman bought the place and was going to open it as a flea market but then the economy went south and last time I saw the place it looked untouched - all closed up with a big chain and padlock on the basement doors.

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

He put one of my engines in it that was a Holmon-Moody Marine 427 that we stroked with a 428 crank-after the Nixon era gas crunch, he removed it because driving distance to LAX where he worked for TWA was exessive for commuting so he put a Mopar slant six in it for better milage-------after he passed from cancer, his wife sold the 427 and lots of other stuff for $200 for everything in the garage-----

OUCH! 200.. oh well.. someone got a heck of a deal.

Wannabe types.
Living in a small rural area everybody knows everybody.
I was in the local bar one evening having a quiet beer with my mates and one of the locals (not a friend,) came bursting in, headed straight for me and said: "I'm one of you fellas now!"
What?
"Yep. I've got an American car. I'm now a hot-rodder!"
Oh. What is it?
"I dunno. It's blue."

Bloody drongo.

I shook my head and turned my back on him.

Just to clarify, my response to 40FordDeluxe's Peeve about "traditionalists" (Post 11 above) was aimed at those "Under 30's" on The HAMB and other forums who preach about what can and cannot be done on a "Real Hot Rod". Ryan, you're an old guy over 50 now, so Preach It Brother, Preach It!

I really like the H.A.M.B. but it’s pretty funny how some people get so stuck on exactly how things were done “back in the day”. Obviously it varied some from state to state and even town to town. On that that topic, does anyone else remember differential covers being painted Chevy orange back in the 1980’s? It seems that every other hot rod in my hometown (St. Johns, Michigan) had the back end jacked up with long shackles and the diff cover painted orange. I don’t recall ever seeing that anywhere else. Many of them also had Mag wheels in the back and stock steelies in the front because it was too expensive to buy 4 mag wheels.

I had joined the HAMB, was a member for about 3 days before I had a row with someone who knew it all about back in the day..
But wouldn't share his birth date. Made up my mind right then they were a bunch of phonies. And the majority who know better stay quiet and cow toe to the minority. Like a bunch of de....... nope - I AIN'T saying it! 8-)

The HAMB seems to have more wannabe's than the stolen valor clowns. If they have the HAMB drags this year at Mo-Kan Ian And I just might wander down and have a look. They are anal about "old school" though and most of us that know what "old school" really is are getting up in age. And "old School", IMHO, varies somewhat from person to person and region.

Like Mike, I got crosswise with some "back in the day" youngster in just a day or two, I believe when I mentioned that I was thinking about running Cragars on the coupe. He jumped me with some "...anything running Cragars isn't a real hot rod...", I replied and a moderator emailed me to stop being argumentative. I guess it's pretty funny, but it rubbed me wrong and I didn't see the value.

Those 4 AM Power Parkers.......

Power Braking, just seems fake to me.