Another Hot Rod....

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 69c4x11

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

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.

Originally Posted by E.rodz

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!

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

Originally Posted by RECOVERY ROOM

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

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

Originally Posted by n77nxc

Awesome car Greg!

Thank you!!!

Originally Posted by Boss 5.0

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!

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

[96z28ss]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

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.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by 96z28ss

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.

[dontlifttoshift]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

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....

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.

[Boss 5.0]

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

[GregWeld]

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.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by dontlifttoshift

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.

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!

[kwhizz]

Originally Posted by dontlifttoshift

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.

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!!!!!

[redsand]

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

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by redsand

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.