Here's the difference - to me - of home build vs ebay'd....
I build and do everything I can myself... I agree with you - that is the spirit of the hobby of hot rodding...
My buddy bought a 32 Ford recently... it's been to my house several times since for minor add ons or fixes. He called and said his brake lights weren't working - to which I said - you have the memory of a peanut, because I fixed that a couple of weeks ago by unplugging and plugging back in the brake lead on the master cylinder. He says "where's that"? I said "under the chassis at the end of the brake pedal".... Oh, he says... will you look at it for me? NO! Was my response...
I posted somewhere on this thread early on, but here's a few of the latest pics. Progress has been slow, but at least she's now a roller with the drivetrain in it finally!
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Here's the difference - to me - of home build vs ebay'd....
I build and do everything I can myself... I agree with you - that is the spirit of the hobby of hot rodding...
My buddy bought a 32 Ford recently... it's been to my house several times since for minor add ons or fixes. He called and said his brake lights weren't working - to which I said - you have the memory of a peanut, because I fixed that a couple of weeks ago by unplugging and plugging back in the brake lead on the master cylinder. He says "where's that"? I said "under the chassis at the end of the brake pedal".... Oh, he says... will you look at it for me? NO! Was my response...
I really like looking at all of the high dollar builds on here and pro-touring. But, I find myself just skimming the pages and looking at the pictures. When I see a car being built at home with the owners blood,sweat, and tears I will pretty much read the whole build. I like seeing the messy garages, cramped quarters, and tools all over the ground. Makes me feel right at home.
I restored my car not once but twice in my garage. Started out as a numbers matching RS 327 and pretty much did everything except body and paint. The first go around it was restored to original and stayed til last December when I decided to give it a strictly bolt on pro touring feel and dropped in a new engine. You can check here https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=25268
Started with this!
and ended up with this!
Now after a long cold winter I ended up with this!
Heres my diamond in the rough.5 years and counting but getting close.Alot of help from everyone on here and tons of late nights.Worked 8 hours straight last weekend till 230 in the morning getting the new driveline in.I love this stuff!!!!
I really like looking at all of the high dollar builds on here and pro-touring. But, I find myself just skimming the pages and looking at the pictures. When I see a car being built at home with the owners blood,sweat, and tears I will pretty much read the whole build. I like seeing the messy garages, cramped quarters, and tools all over the ground. Makes me feel right at home.
Well here you go.
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