yes i do get a bit aggitated when people bash early rods, saying things such as "early brakes with a single master are un-safe and will kill innocent people" if these brakes are that un-safe, then i guess we should get down on all the restorers out ther putting all these old cars back to stock, they must be un-safe to,and how about all the deisel trucks that run with no front brakes, thats legal ( at least in calif) how 'bout them ? or choppers with a spool front wheel & no brake?

now ya got to understand, i myself would never build a car or drive on the hiway a rod with no front brakes, (there is a limit to nostlgia) there is no excuse for this, but all early rods cant be slamed for a small fraction of derelics who do this crap

my "a", my daughters "t", my girlfreind "a"coupe all have front brakes, i may be stubborn, but not stupid

im just stating you cant say this type of rod is going to cause an accident and kill someone when in fact that a pro-built rod with all the safty in the world, and a blown chevy will kill just as fast as any thing else on the road if you drive like an idiot..so dont try and blame early rods for a bad name on the hobby as i'v seen many billet rod drivers out there acting the fool, with less than perfect craftsmanship

$8000.00 paint jobs,$5000.00 wheel & tire combos and some tweed interior dont make your street rod any better than a well built hot rod

and as for your 30/70 brake ratio, that sh!t goes right out the window when you put them small tires on the front and them big'uns on the back...think about it

oh wait..i forgot..the new hot rod look is 17's on the front & 20's on the back....yuuuuuuk!!!! notice how they look like a hot wheels car???


o.k. now maybe we should bag on street rods with no fenders...thats un-safe...or those 1/4 inch thin taillights you can hardly see in the daylight, or no outside mirrors, or,or,or