The Ford Barn

NHBandit · 07-22-2013, 10:33 AM

Recent transplant from NH to the tri-cities area of Tennessee. Old time hotrodder, HAMB & Garage Journal member. Poking around on here to see what goes on. Just finished a muscle car project and might be looking for a Model A to chop up. Don't shoot !

I wouldn't think of hotrodding a clean original but might be tempted with a body that's already been modded previously. Thanks for having me.

Oldnuts · 07-22-2013, 10:59 AM

Welcome. I'm a new model A guy from nebraska. I'm into vintage tin from stock to hot rodded. I just love vintage American automobiles.

Roadster62 · 07-22-2013, 07:33 PM

Welcome to the Ford Barn, It will take a while to meet everyone, lot different than the HAMB, but still has helpful people. Bob

montanafordman · 07-22-2013, 07:40 PM

Welcome! Like roadster62 said, the forum is a bit different, but so is a stock Model A! If you spend some time in a stock model A that has been properly restored mechanically you might be surprised how fun it is! I'm younger than most on here and I like customs, muscle cars, loud horsepower etc. but this is a whole different brand of fun. They certainly attract their own unique brand of attention from the public too.

NHBandit · 07-22-2013, 09:28 PM

Thanks for the welcome guys. I will try to keep the Sawzall in the toolbox around you guys.. Lol

hotrodA · 07-22-2013, 09:37 PM

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Welcome to the 'Barn. I'm in Rogersville and also on the HAMB.

Bill

NHBandit · 07-22-2013, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by hotrodA

Welcome to the 'Barn. I'm in Rogersville and also on the HAMB.

Bill

Nice to make your aquaintance Bill. I'm not far at all over in Limestone. Name is Mark

panhead_pete · 07-22-2013, 09:51 PM

Hey Bill thanks for your honesty. Im a JJ, HAMB and member here and its three very different groups. Here things are a lot more polite and friendly with a real focus on restored old fords. Talk of chopping one up will always be a tough sell here. Having said that there are some of us that apprecaite both restored and rodded cars just as I love my very original 58 pan and my 65 pan which is going a long way from stock. Seems you'd save a good one which is great!

NHBandit · 07-22-2013, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by panhead_pete

Hey Bill thanks for your honesty. Im a JJ, HAMB and member here and its three very different groups. Here things are a lot more polite and friendly with a real focus on restored old fords. Talk of chopping one up will always be a tough sell here. Having said that there are some of us that apprecaite both restored and rodded cars just as I love my very original 58 pan and my 65 pan which is going a long way from stock. Seems you'd save a good one which is great!

Pete here are my thoughts on the subject. We'll use bikes since I also love old Harleys and used to have a shop building vintage Triumphs as well. If I had a 50s panhead that was mostly stock and had a matching frame & engine I would feel obligated to restore it and that's what I would do. But.. if I had a frame that had already been previously chopped and was missing major components including the engine I wouldn't hesitate to install an aftermarket engine & trans and build a nice custom. Making something nice out of nothing is better than having it end up as a pile of random parts in my book. Hopefully other guys here will agree. If not I understand.

68HILLBILLY · 07-22-2013, 11:02 PM

good to have you here. I also am on the HAMB and sometimes the garage journal. I like bone stock classics, muscle cars , and hot rodded stuff . THE TRI CITIES area is a great car place. lots of cool old stuff ldown there. Back in the nineties I bought a 66 cyclone down in Bristol and drove it home. I still wish I had kept that car.

john in illinois · 07-23-2013, 12:35 PM

Welcome to FB. I used to build Pre Unit Triumphs. I like all kinds of old Fords.
I am presently building a 31 AV8 roadster.Have fun whatever you build.

John

BRENT in 10-uh-C · 07-24-2013, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by NHBandit

Nice to make your aquaintance Bill. I'm not far at all over in Limestone. Name is Mark

Granny Clampett from the Beverly Hillbillies stated on the show she was from Limestone, TN.

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QGolden · 07-24-2013, 06:18 AM

Hello, and Welcome.
I agree, it would be a travesty to cut up any vintage vehicle to rod it. There are so many failed projects out there available that can be built. I love classic Rods as well and have built a few bikes. Where were you from in NH? I am still stuck here

You might he interested in building a Speedster. Fun to build on a budget, fun to drive, can be mildly rodded without permanently destroying parts, and are always attention getters at cruise nights.

Ross/Kzoo · 07-24-2013, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by QGolden

You might he interested in building a Speedster. Fun to build on a budget, fun to drive, can be mildly rodded without permanently destroying parts, and are alway attention getters at cruise nights.

Welcome and I QGolden makes a good point.
I've relayed this before but I took my 28 speedster to a Wed night cruise-in and parked next to a $60,000 'vette. I didn't realize it til someone mentioned all the activity around "that car". To my surprise they were walking around and looking at the speedster and not the "vette.
I didn't chop anything up but used a combination of various "cast offs" and new parts. No complete A was used in the creation of this speedster.

07-22-2013, 10:33 AM	#1
NHBandit Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 10	FNG from East TN checkin in Recent transplant from NH to the tri-cities area of Tennessee. Old time hotrodder, HAMB & Garage Journal member. Poking around on here to see what goes on. Just finished a muscle car project and might be looking for a Model A to chop up. Don't shoot ! I wouldn't think of hotrodding a clean original but might be tempted with a body that's already been modded previously. Thanks for having me.

07-22-2013, 10:59 AM	#2
Oldnuts Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 38	Re: FNG from East TN checkin in Welcome. I'm a new model A guy from nebraska. I'm into vintage tin from stock to hot rodded. I just love vintage American automobiles.

07-22-2013, 07:33 PM	#3
Roadster62 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ridgefield, Ct Posts: 3,443	Re: FNG from East TN checkin in Welcome to the Ford Barn, It will take a while to meet everyone, lot different than the HAMB, but still has helpful people. Bob __________________ They don't have to run to be enjoyed. I'm here to enjoy the hobby, and enjoy the cars no matter what they look like. Most of the worlds problems are electrical.

07-22-2013, 07:40 PM	#4
montanafordman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Meridian, ID Posts: 568	Re: FNG from East TN checkin in Welcome! Like roadster62 said, the forum is a bit different, but so is a stock Model A! If you spend some time in a stock model A that has been properly restored mechanically you might be surprised how fun it is! I'm younger than most on here and I like customs, muscle cars, loud horsepower etc. but this is a whole different brand of fun. They certainly attract their own unique brand of attention from the public too. __________________ Aaron in Tacoma (although still a Montana hillbilly at heart )

07-22-2013, 09:28 PM	#5
NHBandit Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 10	Re: FNG from East TN checkin in Thanks for the welcome guys. I will try to keep the Sawzall in the toolbox around you guys.. Lol

07-22-2013, 09:37 PM	#6
hotrodA Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rogersville, TN Posts: 803	Re: FNG from East TN checkin in Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Welcome to the 'Barn. I'm in Rogersville and also on the HAMB. Bill

07-22-2013, 09:51 PM	#8
panhead_pete Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hakuba Nagano Japan Posts: 210	Re: FNG from East TN checkin in Hey Bill thanks for your honesty. Im a JJ, HAMB and member here and its three very different groups. Here things are a lot more polite and friendly with a real focus on restored old fords. Talk of chopping one up will always be a tough sell here. Having said that there are some of us that apprecaite both restored and rodded cars just as I love my very original 58 pan and my 65 pan which is going a long way from stock. Seems you'd save a good one which is great! __________________ Looking for an unrestored 33 34 3W or 5W coupe. Thanks

07-22-2013, 11:02 PM	#10
68HILLBILLY Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: kingston ky Posts: 99	Re: FNG from East TN checkin in good to have you here. I also am on the HAMB and sometimes the garage journal. I like bone stock classics, muscle cars , and hot rodded stuff . THE TRI CITIES area is a great car place. lots of cool old stuff ldown there. Back in the nineties I bought a 66 cyclone down in Bristol and drove it home. I still wish I had kept that car.

07-23-2013, 12:35 PM	#11
john in illinois Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Illinois Posts: 2,193	Re: FNG from East TN checkin in Welcome to FB. I used to build Pre Unit Triumphs. I like all kinds of old Fords. I am presently building a 31 AV8 roadster.Have fun whatever you build. John

07-24-2013, 06:18 AM	#13
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: FNG from East TN checkin in Hello, and Welcome. I agree, it would be a travesty to cut up any vintage vehicle to rod it. There are so many failed projects out there available that can be built. I love classic Rods as well and have built a few bikes. Where were you from in NH? I am still stuck here You might he interested in building a Speedster. Fun to build on a budget, fun to drive, can be mildly rodded without permanently destroying parts, and are always attention getters at cruise nights. __________________ It's not what people think they know that will hurt them, it is what they think they know that aint so! -Mark Twain. It is the very things that we think we know, that keep us from learning what we should know.- Unknown Last edited by QGolden; 07-26-2013 at 03:42 PM.