Me Likey Has a through back feel to it. Very cool!

I hope that's THROW BACK ???


I was going for "a traditional WITH attitude"…. We'll see if I can pull it off.


Not sure we're going to post up many more pics -- I think Roy is going for another AMBR award...

Not if he can't open the hood!! :lmao: :lmao: :underchair:


Jeff-

Totally….


They'd drop the hood and run for the exits with their hair on fire!!!


HAHAHAHAHAHA

I Love that color. Especially with the interior color.:wow:

Keep the hood closed; the port of Las Vegas stays open and nobody gets hurt :guns:

:cheers:

Thanks Rob!


HAHAHAHAHA I tossed a little bit of dirt on everybody I could think of at the moment…

:ohsnap: The VA thinks so too... well 70% walking disaster anyway! LOL

LOVE the color! Can't wait to see you rocking this thing up and down the left coast! :thumbsup:

Geez...That was fast! Looks great! Color combo is going to look stunning! Congrats!

That'll buff out better than the paint on a 10 year old BBQ smoker.


:D

And before I had my first cup of coffee this AM -- he's sprayed a first coat of clear!




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Man, this build has really picked up steam of late. It's looking amazing. Paint looks like glass already.

thats very nice Greg if I had hair I sure could comb it in there for sure,now the fun part starts

Actually -- getting a hot rod built by Brizio Streetrods is a very fast and timely process. HE just doesn't post or even share much info with the owner. His customers are very hot rod savvy and don't really need a lot of hand holding and updates. There is a TRUST there that they are getting EXACTLY the hot rod they spec'd out from the get go.

His customers are also extremely capable of funding the builds. That's a major difference, I think, of his customer base versus a more "normal" customer base where there are stumbles - stops and starts. He knows he can just work the process from start to finish and there's no question about being paid. If he thought a customer wasn't capable and willing - then he just wouldn't take you as a customer. He has a waiting list - you get in line to get a car built. :>)

His business is based around a work flow. The project doesn't even start until it's ready to go - and then once that process starts - it just moves thru the system. Remember too -- that most of these cars are pretty simple. So other than some minor body mods - or a chopped top - or louvers etc - these are more a fit and finish - or patch panels - floors etc.

Now - that's not saying that every car is the same or that they all flow perfectly because there are many very custom builds that are complicated -- but many are not - and they just "get done". Mine being one of those.

Sweet, florescent light muro's in the paint!:stirthepot: This is going to be a good one Greg, can't wait to see it in person.

Darryl and Roy both take pics about as well as Rob does…. you just grab a phone and snap the pic without any consideration for the result. HAHAHAHAHAHA


The colors in these pics is HORRIBLE…. because they don't represent the color --- but when I tried to take pics of the sample panel -- I really struggled capturing the color. I'd far prefer to have Darryl laying down mils of paint than I would having him trying to take adequate pics. Ditto with Roy.

Having said that --- I'd love nothing better than to see the actual color… so a drop by after SEMA is a "must". Driving "the rig" thru San Francisco is worth the effort.

It looks Sweet Greg. With that color and the clear it should look miles deep when its buffed.

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The Briz keeps good company ... FTW!

:D

I have to add to my --- why this is moving fast post….


There have been ZERO changes to the build from start to finish. I've done other builds where it's a moving target… my buddies say "hey! you know what would be kool!"…. and off you go… or you make a motor change…. or the wheels you want aren't available… There's just so many obstacles to doing these builds.


This project was plotted out to be a very simple little hot rod driver from the get go. A purchased body that needs no "repairs" - the only change was the frenched taillights and license plate (okay that's not even half a days work)… and the pinching of the nose -- which this shop has done 10,000 times. So it's really nothing more than a body drop. Motor install (nothing special being done there either)… get it painted - wire it - and zoom off into the sunset. The motor is bone stock as is the trans -- so no dyno wait -- no waiting for custom motor etc. It's just a crate motor. A crate body. Off the shelf suspension… and the custom one off wheels are the second pair so even those are been there done that.

I've made three payments. A deposit to get started -- which bought the body - the motor/trans - and chassis side rails and rear end. When all that stuff got there and the frame rails were in the jig…. I gave them almost half of what the "quote/guesstimate" was…. and when it went to paint - I was finally out of money (credit balance) and gave them another big chunk. I'm now at the low end of said guesstimate… and I'm 100% positive I'll have to write another check. That will put me at the high end of the guesstimate/range and should finish it up.

So what I'm saying is -- you know what you're going to spend going in -- it's not been double or triple what we started out with… it's just an upfront knowledge and it's been right on course. That's because the variables haven't changed. The labor is simple and straight forward. The parts and pieces were all known up front.

Having said that -- there is no 'cheap/beginner/affordable' Brizio built car. So simple doesn't really equate to "affordable". If you're looking for affordable you're not going to end up at this shop. LOL. I should certainly be able to sell the car for at least $35K if I needed to.

I'll give you $35k for it; Without the motor.:D

:cheers:

Hmmm.........that makes that LS worth $130k + Who'd a thunk it. :sieg:

GW love his LS motors:lmao:

:cheers:

You're short…



I'm going to have them scrape the paint off and ship it to Rob. That is what he was paying for right??

Are you typing messages to yourself while you look in the mirror?:lmao:


You threw the $$ amount out there I just accepted the offer:mock:

:cheers:

By at least a bill I am gonna guess. This is truly how every car should get built, where both sides are more than capable of doing their part and everyone is happy and sleeps well at night.

True enough Rob!


People always try to BS themselves with what they think they're car is worth. I'm not in that camp. I go the other way… I figure they're not worth diddly - 'cause that's more accurate when you actually go to sell them - so why kid yourself.

You're spot on Mike.


I'm the first one to understand that a perfect world it isn't -- and that there aren't that many people walking around that do things "the easy way". While we all wish everyone could - it doesn't work that way and I get it.

I was just trying to say why this build seemed to go so quickly. It's not the only reason - but it certainly helps that the builder can just put their head down and push on full tilt boogie.

Back in the day -- I used to hunt around for bargains on this part or that - and I've done the whole custom built motor thing more times than I care to count. And I've caused more than my fair share of delays and hiccups building my own cars. I get it.

Frankly - I'm one of those guys that likes the process as much as the end result… and delays and hiccups don't bother me one iota. It's just part of the process.

Having said all of it twenty times -- this build actually started on June 15th 2012… and should be ready for debut at the Grand National Roadster Show January 2014… so while it seems fast - it really isn't all that fast. I can certainly understand how these totally custom one off everything builds run 2 and 3 and 4 years!

I don't know if this is the way every car should be built. But there is no denying that Brizio is a finely run machine of a shop.

Sometime you want to decide everything, or close to it.

What you say above, that is part of it right there isn't it. This car isn't supposed to be one where you touched every piece and made every little decision. That because you've been there done that.

This is your x0? build? Now if it was your first rodeo, or even first at this level, then you probably would still be the guy causing the delays. But this time around that isn't your goal.

I'd say this car is more analogous to special ordering a Lambo or Ferrari or some other high end factory built car. The builder already has the formula you are just asking for a couple custom touches on your high end driver.

Anyway I can't wait to see the final product in Pomona. :D

:cheers:

Siegymondo…..


I just thought of the perfect analogy! :lol:


There's 1911 Kimbers -- and then there's 1911 Wilson's… both similar but not in the same league. Nobody can quite put their finger on "why"… but they're vastly different while being the same.

There's '32 Fords... and then there's Brizio's…

Biggest mistake in my whole life (other than taking LSD at the Three Dog Night concert - got stoned and "missed" the whole thing)? Not having the '32 built at Brizio's like I had planned to. And when the '33 is done… it just may go the way of the Nomad and I'll start a Dearborn Deuce.. but then there's this little sawed off '40 Ford p/u kinda rat rodded running around SV… and Stella would love one of those.

I agree with everything you said.

I knew exactly what I wanted. He and Dave knew exactly what I explained to them… and it's NOTHING they haven't built a gazillion times.

When he said he'd send me a paint panel for my approval - I said - don't bother… if it's good enough for you then it's good enough for me.

All that is saying is that -- you're right -- I'm not having my first kid. Close enough is fine. I'm not laying awake at night stewing over the car of my dreams and whether or not it will turn out EXACTLY the way I dreamt it would/could.

Oh hell yeah - I'm excited about it… We all love our cars! But I'm a bit more "MEH" about - as you rightly point out - the gazillionth version. I'm actually more excited about starting to think about the next one…

I need a project for the new shed in SV… and that's where the rat rodded (kinda sorta rat rodded) '40 might just come in. Or maybe a Radical… or maybe build from scratch a track car… So much time and so little to do.

YEEEEEEEHHHHHHHAAAAAAAA

Do it.

Then Stella can brag to her friends she won it in a poker game...

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Man I'm posting a lot today! Had to sit and wait for the furnace repairman… he finally came and fixed the POS - I was freezing…



I've always thought how much fun it would be to find some old car in a field and drag the thing home and make a project out of it… EYE DEE HO might just be the perfect place to find such a thing! But first I have a fairly large amount of time I'm going to have to devote to building a house project… then moving - then getting the new shed all squared away -- and I seem to have picked up another track car that needs some seat time as well as getting the Mustang back to a reliable state…. But a rat rod would be the perfect first project once things settle down a bit.

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Wrong tires.:badidea:




Wrong tires and wrong color.

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:lol:

Both of those make me puke….



I'll get a shot of the '40 I'm thinking of next time I see it.



I'd probably rather actually do a '37 -- but after seeing the way this guy did the '40 -- it's pretty right on. Ordinarily I wouldn't look twice at a '40 Ford - but there's something about the way this pick up looks that's just Sun Valley perfect.

It's not rat rodded as much as it is -- "worn" like a good old pair of jeans… so it looks solid and the body is perfect - but he did the patina paint - and the faded door advertising.. and it sits low with poverty caps but then you look and it has some tire under it.

BTW -- Some nasty ass gold colored hot rods might be coming to market from the rumors I'm hearing. Will be interesting to see what they'd bring - and my guess is - not much. But what do I know.

Greg,

That will be interesting on how those gold(en) oldie$ do if sold.

Wrong tires...good patina.

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Take this color -- mat it out… ditch the wheels for steelies and dog dish… Give the wheels some color… Maybe cut the lid just a little…. Faded brushed out signage -- Stella in the passenger side … Mountain bike in the back

We're gonna have to share Three Dog Night concert stories one day, I've got one that was a doozy!

Here's what I'd like to build someday just for ****zzz, giggles and grins!

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........and Hemi under the hood......might as make another confrontational (Oops, meant conversation) piece out of it. The lines on those trucks are some of the best IMO. :D

That's the bomb in my book. Like it Love it and want to build it also.

$$$GW$$$

I know I'm late to the paint party, but that painter can spray. Looks great and I like the color... getting the Vibe now. I can't wait to see the finish product.