oldracer22
Well-known member
Hello,
I've been lurking here for a while and figured I ought to introduce myself. I built my first hot rod in 1968, a 1929 Ford Pickup. It was a rat rod before the name was even invented. Then I got out of building hot rods and started racing. I drag raced the '29 for a while, then switched to flat track motorcycle racing. Then go kart racing, then went dirt late model racing for about 12 years. Then played owner and crew chief for my son gokart racing for about 9 years, then owner and crewchief for my son's sprint car racing for about 6 years. Then after looking at all the late model dirt car parts laying around the shop, I decided to build a hot rod for myself. I just finished my 1927 model T roadster, using most of the running gear from the old late model, quickchange, 4 wheel disk brakes, wide five hubs all around, aluminum driveshaft and a lot of other parts. 440hp 383, 2075#. It runs pretty good. It was scratch built at home.
I have about 45 years of experience with hot cars. Maybe I can contribute something to this great forum.
Building cars is like a disease, once its in your blood there is no cure.
I've been lurking here for a while and figured I ought to introduce myself. I built my first hot rod in 1968, a 1929 Ford Pickup. It was a rat rod before the name was even invented. Then I got out of building hot rods and started racing. I drag raced the '29 for a while, then switched to flat track motorcycle racing. Then go kart racing, then went dirt late model racing for about 12 years. Then played owner and crew chief for my son gokart racing for about 9 years, then owner and crewchief for my son's sprint car racing for about 6 years. Then after looking at all the late model dirt car parts laying around the shop, I decided to build a hot rod for myself. I just finished my 1927 model T roadster, using most of the running gear from the old late model, quickchange, 4 wheel disk brakes, wide five hubs all around, aluminum driveshaft and a lot of other parts. 440hp 383, 2075#. It runs pretty good. It was scratch built at home.
I have about 45 years of experience with hot cars. Maybe I can contribute something to this great forum.
Building cars is like a disease, once its in your blood there is no cure.