Wow, great photo. I've known Roy since he was a teen. He's sure come a long way, couldn't have happen to a nicer guy. I used to paint frames for his dad way back when. Andy's instant T days!
And Dick Deluna..has quite a collection himself. Been to his house and seen his cars, great guy! His best friend Travis (RIP) was a mentor to me.
Thanks for sharing. Great car too.

Greg ,,, And to think there were doubters about the LS !! IT'S SICK !! Love it ! How can anyone top this ???:trophy-1302:

Greg the car turned out amazing ! now that you have the trophy remember why you wanted to build it. Now get out and drive this thing! we want burnout picts. and some drifting.lol I guess just cruising will do too!:whenitsdone:

Nice to see everyone here giving a Street Rood love, take it to Indy and go for Goodguys Hot rod of Year. You get to beat on it

Dad had to work it off by walking around alot. Thankfully, I'm a skinny little prick and can eat whatever I want and will never gain a single pound :relax:

Awesome car Greg!

Did you win anything at GNRS?? I know it's not about the awards, but I am curious how the car did. It looks awesome!

Yeah -- it's going to be tough to get people to realize that an LS in a hot rod is a far better option than another hot rod with the standard 350.... And I would have put a SBF with 8 stacks in it if it was going to be my car... rather than Gwens.








The only trophy I ever care about is owning the car. Trophies are landfill.










I feel the same way buddy! It's really nice to see all these guys loving some old iron!!







Thank you!!!










I got a "Participation" plaque.... GNRS judges apparently aren't keen on LS motors in old Fords..... You should have seen the butt Fugly car that won the class.... It looked like something Steve Frisbee would have designed.


What was KILLER was that the designer that works for Steve Frisbee made it a point to come over and tell me that he LOVED my car.... Steve on the other hand just paced around his little booth... and I loved it that all these people would gather around the car and then we'd stand there and discuss all the details. So there was not chance he didn't know it was my car. HAHAHAHAHA

Dave is a super nice guy, I liked working with him.

Me too Bob... and Tim as well.... it's the little prick with his name on the door that's the problem over there. As well as Chuck --- whom I was glad to see was not in the booth at GNRS so maybe he finally got fired or moved on.

LS3 is the new 350. It's not a hard sell. The Speed33 we are working on is for a guy that bleeds Ford Blue. Here is the pitch, "lighter, faster, cheaper, doesn't leak, and do you want to look at it or drive it?" Done deal.

The car looks _really_ good, I hope you and your better half enjoy it.

In all seriousness, do you really think the judges didn't like the engine that much? From what I have seen here I think your car is stellar. I obviously wasn't there and didn't judge, but based on what I see in your car I would be curious to see what beat you. Of course we all know politics are at play.

To me just being a part of that event would be awesome enough. Plaques and trophies don;t matter much. But it can be frustrating for sure to see a lesser car win of another better build.

Glenn

I don't know Glenn --- I just threw that out there since there was so much "to do" about the motor choice.


Here's my real take on it.... It's a very simple unassuming ordinary hot rod. I didn't build it for shows... so there's no trick fab... nothing that says "look at me" in a show car kind of way. So I think there's just nothing there that the judges thought was class winner material.

The '34 that won the class was super swoop -- big carbs busting out the hood - no hood sides... wild paint - big wheels.... a "show car". I thought it was hideous --- but hot rods are hot rods and as long as the owner loves it (as did the judges apparently) so be it.

Thanks Donny!



If anyone has ever driven an LS ---- they'll fall in love with it. They're just ugly motors -- but that can be fixed. Ya just don't open the hood!

I wish Donny would start a build thread on the car he is building for Jesse. Freak'in awsum build going on at Frame-Up. Hint!!!!!! Hint!!!!!

Happy with it....
 

Honestly all that matters in anything you do or attempt to do is that you are happy and satisfied. Everything else is noise that does not matter....spoken from someone who is crushed that nobody commented on my Camaro update...:)

Yeah it is great to have people give you kudos but in the end you did exactly what YOU wanted to do with it the and it turned out great...99% of us would give our left nut to drive that machine home

Thank you! I was thrilled with seeing it completed. It's way better in person than the pictures show. Brizio quality of fit and finish and detail is just superb.

I never win trophies.... have never cared about them. My favorite saying when people ask about trophies is --- Yeah - I got a trophy.... and I'm going to drive it home.


Sorry about your updated Camaro post. It's hard to gain any traction on these forums... and especially when you're relatively new (I see 81 posts). Many of us on here are long time friends -- none of us started out that way.... it happens over time -- and meeting up at various events... and grows... So just hang around - get to know people - leave good constructive comments on other folks threads - and eventually you'll get comments back as people recognize your name etc.

Trophy or not, that is a classy looking Rod. I went through a pro-touring elitist phase after I discovered the hobby, but after getting out and meeting some folks that build and enjoy their cars, I can appreciate anything with some effort put into it. The show cars look dated by the time they hit their second show. This car is classic, clean and would look great if it was built this way tomorrow, next year or thirty years from now. Well done.:trophy-1302:

Thanks I will keep it in mind. You guys have been a lot of help on giving knowledge(even on the financial side) I appreciate it. I actually got beat at a show by a 77 4 door bonneville in Michigan. it hurt at the time but when I look back on it it was pretty cute, it was an older couple that had matching sweatshirts with their bonne on the front....I assumed they had lots of friends show up and vote.

Thanks again for the thread I really enjoyed it

Thanks Stephen! In your eyes at least == I hit the goal! Timeless classic hot rod... I appreciate your comments!











The only thing I've ever gotten with my '32 Ford is the bill.... I could seriously care less. Although I do always wonder why nobody even turns their head to see the details... apparently they don't care. It's okay. Ya can't get everything right every time. I was happy my old '56 Nomad was the third highest bidding '56 Nomad BJ ever sold --- so that was a "trophy" right there. People paid up for my work. So life is good!

GW

I'm bummed I didn't make it back in time to see the 33. Win some, lose some, I guess.:shakehead: Missed it by a clutch swap.

How was the shop tour and Orange hill this year?

Greg, thanks for the reply to my questions. I certainly wasn't trying to put any importance on the win or loss of an award. I have never competed on any level like that was just really curious on your take away after being a part of such a major event.

The real trophy is the car, so you have already won the best award there is. Congrats on a spectacular car.

Thanks,
Glenn

Back when my car was pretty much restored but still pretty stock looking, I went to a large once a year cruise in with a friend in his highly modified Monte Carlo SS...not a stock part left on it.

We were parked side by side and it was very interesting to me to watch as half of the people would walk right past my car to look at his, and the other half would walk right past his to look at mine.

I think I was kind of taken aback that after all of the hours I spent restoring my car it wasn't getting more attention. That might have been about the time that I decided to start driving the car more and be done with the looking at it in a parking lot scene. So glad I made that move and I haven't looked back since.

Having fun driving what you built is by far the best trophy one can get for participating in this hobby of ours.

It's okay -- the road trip was an epic event -- this was just a car show. There's 5 of 'em every weekend.


Saturday our first usual shop tour is a So Cal Speed... it was locked up like Fort Knox... No biggie - we'll just swing over to Bobby Walden's. He was just locking his door and headed over to the show.. Strike Two. I looked at Rudy and said WTF -- First two shops that are ALWAYS open on Saturday are closed.... Let's just go back to the show and we'll do the outside show (They allow all these cars to come in on Saturday morning that aren't there Friday)... and Lenie was at the show... so back we went.

3:30 rolls around... we high tail it all the way to our favorite Starbucks at Newport Beach. Ah........ Life is good! Then off to Orange Hill. The night was spectacularly clear! Sparkling! The Disneyland fireworks in our honor! Lenie - his buddy Jim - My niece and BF - Rudy - Alex and his GF... a couple bottles of wine... The only thing that was missing was you. Next year!



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If the owner was around -- it wasn't for sale -- I'd have laid $100 bills on him until this was mine. The PERFECT Sun Valley 'rig'!!







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Lance -- I can't even remember how many cars I've owned - restored - hot rodded... etc. This includes NCRS Top Flight - Bloomington Gold winners... I've driven every one of them... including driving to Springfield, Ill to be judged for Bloomington. When I got home from that trip. The car came completely apart and was restored for the third time by me.

Driving 'em is the only way a guy will truly ever enjoy what he's built. I've always said - if you want a trophy - go to the store and buy one.

I've never been a "show car" guy - and I've never been a "show" guy. I like to drive to the show - get out - walk around - talk to my buddies - and leave and go on a drive to somewhere else. Sitting in a chair and listening to people - and talking to people that ask silly questions - and make silly comments... is not how I choose to spend my life. I have friends that go to two shows a weekend. For the life of me I can't figure out how they can do it. I can't sit still that long... and I can't retell the story of every detail of how I built the car over and over and over. Just shoot me!

I like your taste there GW.... very cool.


Jeff-

Sun Valley heck! That's a Tucker Toter right there! :D

awesome :ups:

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Yeah.......it looks OK. :D

Sure does. :cool:

That's nice of GW to test it out first ... for Gwen. ;)

And the 'extra' finger is a classy touch too.

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lol

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That thing is insane!

Now, that's one mean pic right there. The perfect angle too. :flashie:

Car looks awesome.
To bad you won't be around for the Portland Roadster Show.

Greg,
I just read thru a bunch of this thread. You have a awesome hot rod there, it is amazing looking car. Over the last few years after hitting some great car shows and going to the Street Rod Nationals in Louisville I have really developed a new love for these type of cars and the trial fives and those era of cars.

Great job hope to see it some day in person maybe! Congrats on a project well done.

I love the way it looks driving down the road. It looks Sweet Greg.
Sieg Nice job on the pictures too!

Thanks.........but I "borrowed" them :sieg: :unibrow:

Good to see it out on the road... looks so nice :thumbsup:

Thanks for all the Hot Rod love guys!


Now I just hope Gwen likes it as much as you guys do....

If she doesn't my birthday isn't too far off. :whistling:

Don't you just Love it when a Plan comes together!!!!......Great Job!!!!:trophy-1302: