Hot Rods
11-12-02, 03:51 AM
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Hot Rods
Is my brother’s V8 FC a “Hot Rod” – yes. Is my brother’s souped up FD auto a “Hot Rod” – no. Is my brother’s “66 Dodge Hemi a “Hot Rod” – no. Is my souped up FD single turbo a “Hot Rod” – no. Is JIMLAB V8 monster a “Hot Rod” – yes.
Are “Hot Rods” a good thing – yes. My favorite film is “American Graffitee”. Falfa got beat in his souped up “57 Chev by a “30s Ford coupe with a Chev V8. Hot rodding at it’s best. I know of two “Hot Rodders” on the forum (Twint78” and “Jimlab”).
Are there more?
Ken
Are “Hot Rods” a good thing – yes. My favorite film is “American Graffitee”. Falfa got beat in his souped up “57 Chev by a “30s Ford coupe with a Chev V8. Hot rodding at it’s best. I know of two “Hot Rodders” on the forum (Twint78” and “Jimlab”).
Are there more?
Ken
11-12-02, 04:41 AM
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Super Snuggles
Actually, Falfa (Harrison Ford) was winning when he lost control of the car and rolled it off the road into a field with Laurie (Cindy Williams) in the car. 
Trivia: Falfa's black 1955 Chevy was one of three 1955 Chevy 150 sedans built for the 1971 movie Two-Lane Blacktop. One car was refurbished and painted black to be Falfa's "driver", while the stunt car (which was never used as intended in Two-Lane) was also painted black and used in the final roll-over scene of American Graffiti. That car had a full roll cage and independent right and left braking systems to induce a roll. Both cars were equipped with 1970 Chevrolet 454 big block crate engines.
Trivia: John Milner's (Paul Le Mat) "**** yellow" '32 Ford Deuce coupe was powered by a small block Chevy, which can be identified by the valve cover bolt pattern in the second picture below. The strange looking intake manifold is a Man-A-Fre "four twos" (four two-barrel carburetors) with Rochester 2g carburetors. The third picture shows a cleaner version (in a different car) with better detail.
Trivia: Falfa's black 1955 Chevy was one of three 1955 Chevy 150 sedans built for the 1971 movie Two-Lane Blacktop. One car was refurbished and painted black to be Falfa's "driver", while the stunt car (which was never used as intended in Two-Lane) was also painted black and used in the final roll-over scene of American Graffiti. That car had a full roll cage and independent right and left braking systems to induce a roll. Both cars were equipped with 1970 Chevrolet 454 big block crate engines.
Trivia: John Milner's (Paul Le Mat) "**** yellow" '32 Ford Deuce coupe was powered by a small block Chevy, which can be identified by the valve cover bolt pattern in the second picture below. The strange looking intake manifold is a Man-A-Fre "four twos" (four two-barrel carburetors) with Rochester 2g carburetors. The third picture shows a cleaner version (in a different car) with better detail.
11-12-02, 06:09 AM
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Re: Hot Rods
Originally posted by LUV94RX7
Are there more?
Are there more?
My dad has a '33 ford pickup (chopped, channeled, Z'd and rolls on a modified Model A frame with 12 bolt posi rear and I-beam front axle) built basically from a cab he bought for $30.00 way back when with a 307 sbc, and a '34 ford 5 window coupe project car in the garage so I guess he might be considered a "hot rodder" but no he's not on the forum...
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