Couldnt help myself

[rainman]

This thing is awesome love the frame and the chop, I'm just curious what kind of reaction you're getting from the traditional crowd? My guess is their gonna freak.

 

[BUSTEDKNUCKLE]

Crowd

This thing is awesome love the frame and the chop, I'm just curious what kind of reaction you're getting from the traditional crowd? My guess is their gonna freak.

I dont really know???? Never thought of it that way, just figured I was being creative on my frame and suspention----- definitley not your normal build traditional or rat. I really dont know where this pig fits. LOL

 

[Barber]

As cool as it is, It'll fit in where ever you want it to... awesome work!!!

 

[rainman]

It's not often someone comes up with something that changes the way people think, but I believe you've done it. Great Job!

 

[BUSTEDKNUCKLE]

New front shoes

I got my front tires today. I am thinking I should have went 650 instead of 550---18 looks a little too small........

 

[rainman]

I think they look perfect. Of course I'm looking at a two by two picture.

 

[rockb1]

I got my front tires today. I am thinking I should have went 650 instead of 550---18 looks a little too small........

Nah I think they fit very well with the overall look of the truck.

 

[Gastrick]

I think you did well with the 5.50 front tires. It looks really good to me.

 

[Thunder1]

You did good choosing those.

T1

 

[rainman]

Hey Busted it was not a very good trip over to the H___ was it ? Thats what I was talking about when I said the trad. guy's would freak. Nothing but a bunch of judgemental idiots over there. Never doubt you're skills or you're vision do it you're way.

 

[TBARA Wildchild]

Along long time ago, There use to be a group of people who thought that if you chopped it, or channeled it, or left off the fenders. GOD FOR BID!!
Your a damn Hot Rodder! Son we don't do that ,YOU CAN ONLY RESTORE THAT CAR THE WAY HENRY BUILT IT FROM THE FACTORY!!!!!!!Any way else is BLASPHEMY!!!! And if you were of the age of a teenager,well then you were one of THEM!!! You didn't know what was TRADITIONAL!!! Gee now who do I SOUND LIKE???? ("My ass is known as my ham bone")

Doug(wildchild)

 

[BUSTEDKNUCKLE]

Hey Busted it was not a very good trip over to the H___ was it ? Thats what I was talking about when I said the trad. guy's would freak. Nothing but a bunch of judgemental idiots over there. Never doubt you're skills or you're vision do it you're way.

WOW! I REALLY STARTED A S***T STORM OVER THERE. Thanks for your support, I got out of it what I was hoping, which was some kind of reaction to my build as a whole (good or bad) It seemed that the guys who were most negative about it were the ones who have a fabrication or rod shop. You can tell you hit a nerve when they resort to name calling. I think I held my own thoe. I am going to do it again when I reach the next level on my build.

 

[BigIrish]

Good for you! It's your damn truck, do whatever you want. If it wasn't for you building it up, it would still be sitting in a field somewhere rusting away.

Thats the way I look at it anyway - either its rotting away or someone is giving it a second life, even if heavily modified.

 

[rainman]

As you can tell I visit that site regularly there are a lot of good guys there, but a bunch of jerks too. My thoughts are if you don't like something you see don't look. I get the point that they consider their's to be a traditional site but how do you define traditional. You could have the most trad. car ever built call it a rat rod and they would cucify you. In all honesty I've tried to get them to kick me off the site but they haven't yet. Bustedknuckle you held you're own very well, but don't let me or anyone else tell you what you should build. Good Luck

 

[TBARA Wildchild]

Bustedknuckle,I get a kick out of people who forget how the older generation grew up. Old cars were restored, Hot Rods were build from what ever could be found,and or fabricated to make work. Seems to me that your truck fits. My dad had hot rods and mild customs in up state N.Y. and was a motor genius be it gas 2 stroke ,4 stroke or diesel, He could make them fly!
Because of this I got to see restored cars, hot rods, motorcycles, and big trucks and got to hear from all of them about their style of vehicle and how they felt about each others vehicles. Most of them just figured if it had a motor it was cool! The restorers were different, they just could not see why the rest had to chop, channel, lower, stretch ,and or change anything. I guess I'll stop rambling.

Doug(wildchild)

 

[BUSTEDKNUCKLE]

Gas tank

I want to say thanks to everyone who supported me on the H*** deal. There is no place like home ...There is no place like home.... LOL All right lets get back to the build, built my gas tank today and got the cross member in also. Keeped the same frame theam with both item. Going to get bags next week for the rear and make my panard bars. Still not happy with placement of the tank, going to play around with for a while. Well here are some pics


Curt

 

[BUSTEDKNUCKLE]

Getting close

I know I havent posted in latley, but here are some pics of my progress I have made. The rear bags are in and I am starting to work on my bed and tail gate idea. I ground the frame and all the trailing arms I made. I hope this weekend I will have my bed finished.

Curt

 

[BUSTEDKNUCKLE]

PICS

More pics............

 

[bob w]

You, you, artist, you!!! It sure is looking great! What is your abrasives bill so far?

 

[Old Gold]

That looks wicked Knuckle, you got some MAD fab skills!