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Trevor Jessie
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I took that picture at our local car show about 3-4 yrs ago, but I can't find it either.
racingenglishcars
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There's always that one on britishv8.com
Bt I think were getting a little far from rat, or reality.
Bt I think were getting a little far from rat, or reality.
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Trevor Jessie
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Interesting thing about RatRods... it is sort of like punk. There are a lot of posers and wannabes. If you are going to do it, you have to understand that there are no rules, but rather an developed culture. You really can't build a ratrod without understanding the mentality. Simple example: If you clearcoat the rust because it has just the look you are going for... maybe you should not be building a ratrod. Another example: If you throw out a perfectly good door hand because a bent rusty wrench looks cooler...you should not be building a ratrod.
Flat black paint and ripped seats does not equal a ratrod.
...boy... I'm in a strange mood this evening.
Flat black paint and ripped seats does not equal a ratrod.
...boy... I'm in a strange mood this evening.
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Hap Waldrop
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If you get started now, maybe you will get to drive it before you graduate college /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif Haven't we traveled this road before with you, Sprite Spot, email,and a few other places, time to get busy, it won't build itself, talk doesn't finish cars, get out of the mall, put down the video game, and go get dirty, /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif How's that for some hard love /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
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No Cones' dad called me a little while ago, I thought at first he might be a little mad at me about my post, turns out he loved it /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif
Bottom line, being me, I loved to see you put the little car back together with A-series power, but that's just me. The important thing to get your grades up, so your dad will let you get back busy on that car, because you'll never be 16 years old again and you'll never have a first car again, so make it worth while, best times of your life buddy, don't waste them, plus you're real lucky to have a dad who is car crazy too, so there ya go. Merry Christmas.
Bottom line, being me, I loved to see you put the little car back together with A-series power, but that's just me. The important thing to get your grades up, so your dad will let you get back busy on that car, because you'll never be 16 years old again and you'll never have a first car again, so make it worth while, best times of your life buddy, don't waste them, plus you're real lucky to have a dad who is car crazy too, so there ya go. Merry Christmas.
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No Cones, I am about to give you some advice that your folks probably do not want you to hear... Lambo doors, air suspension and a blown 400hp rotary motor will certainly impress other 16 year old guys. In fact, it will probably go a long way to impress almost any guy. At age 16, I would say that impressing other guys should be the very last thing on your priority list. At 16 your one and only concern should be impressing other 16 year old girls.
Good news! Little MGs have almost universal appeal amongst women. And, the odds are that most of the 16 year old women that you know have no idea what the difference is between 20hp and 2000hp. Many of them probably have a vague idea that an engine is an oily, stinky thing that makes a car go. Please bear in mind, I am not saying that all 16 year old girls are like this, many are actually very car savvy, I am merely suggesting you play the law of averages on this one.
So, if you have a running, halfway decent looking MG, well my friend, you are in like Flynn as they say.
My advice: have a few "life experiences" before you turn yourself into a greasy stain on a bridge pylon.
My advice part 2: A 948 under the bonnet is better than a... well anything that isn't in your car and making it go right now.
Good news! Little MGs have almost universal appeal amongst women. And, the odds are that most of the 16 year old women that you know have no idea what the difference is between 20hp and 2000hp. Many of them probably have a vague idea that an engine is an oily, stinky thing that makes a car go. Please bear in mind, I am not saying that all 16 year old girls are like this, many are actually very car savvy, I am merely suggesting you play the law of averages on this one.
So, if you have a running, halfway decent looking MG, well my friend, you are in like Flynn as they say.
My advice: have a few "life experiences" before you turn yourself into a greasy stain on a bridge pylon.
My advice part 2: A 948 under the bonnet is better than a... well anything that isn't in your car and making it go right now.
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Morris is right on the money!
Remember this when you make your plans:
(caution: huge generalities follow!!)
16 year old guys will be more impressed seeing what's in the passenger seat (cute 16 year old girls) than by anything you can put under the bonnet.
16 year old girls generally want something not too loud, something cute, something a bit risky but not risky looking. They want to be safe, but appear to be willing to take risks. Plus you have to remember that if you go to pick one up at their home you would be far better off having the approval of their parents. You want them to see a clean well kept vehicle that doesn't look and sound like something their little girl will perish in. If your little car is more of a clean machine you will likely be seen as something of an anomaly by the parents, someone who can keep an lbc running and who is responsible enough to maintain such a car in good order. I know I would see that as a positive, and FYI I have 3 teen age daughters of my own right now.
It needs to look good so their friends think they are cool.
Sorry, but the paint is way more important in this formula than what's under the bonnet.
Loud pipes and the possibility of breaking down every other time they get in the car are not appealing.
If you have a small, economical engine with plenty of power that's a great selling point - "hey it's fun to drive and I get over 30 mpg!" will go a long way.
If you can hit 35 mpg you will score big points with the kids who have had "we must save the planet" programmed into their souls - isn't that all they teach in High School science now? (that's all the 'science' my High School kids seem to be getting)
Remember this when you make your plans:
(caution: huge generalities follow!!)
16 year old guys will be more impressed seeing what's in the passenger seat (cute 16 year old girls) than by anything you can put under the bonnet.
16 year old girls generally want something not too loud, something cute, something a bit risky but not risky looking. They want to be safe, but appear to be willing to take risks. Plus you have to remember that if you go to pick one up at their home you would be far better off having the approval of their parents. You want them to see a clean well kept vehicle that doesn't look and sound like something their little girl will perish in. If your little car is more of a clean machine you will likely be seen as something of an anomaly by the parents, someone who can keep an lbc running and who is responsible enough to maintain such a car in good order. I know I would see that as a positive, and FYI I have 3 teen age daughters of my own right now.
It needs to look good so their friends think they are cool.
Sorry, but the paint is way more important in this formula than what's under the bonnet.
Loud pipes and the possibility of breaking down every other time they get in the car are not appealing.
If you have a small, economical engine with plenty of power that's a great selling point - "hey it's fun to drive and I get over 30 mpg!" will go a long way.
If you can hit 35 mpg you will score big points with the kids who have had "we must save the planet" programmed into their souls - isn't that all they teach in High School science now? (that's all the 'science' my High School kids seem to be getting)
Morris
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:]If you can hit 35 mpg you will score big points with the kids who have had "we must save the planet" programmed into their souls.[/QUOTE]
Screw the planet... let's talk about saving your wallet.
Ps. When I turned 16 a price war dropped petrol to below $1.00 a gallon. Still, every time I filled up my Pinto I just about had a heart attack.
PPS. I had a real cute girlfriend when I was 16. And she passed over a guy with a real sweet tricked out Dodge Dart swinger to go out with me. Of course, I was pretty back then.
Screw the planet... let's talk about saving your wallet.
Ps. When I turned 16 a price war dropped petrol to below $1.00 a gallon. Still, every time I filled up my Pinto I just about had a heart attack.
PPS. I had a real cute girlfriend when I was 16. And she passed over a guy with a real sweet tricked out Dodge Dart swinger to go out with me. Of course, I was pretty back then.
racingenglishcars
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"many are actually very car savvy"
I've never seen one.
I've never seen one.
mccalebr
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Hey, No Cones...what Morris says is true.
When I go to cruises now the guys often drift on by, 'cause being guys, they're looking at cars and asking each other manly things like "wonder whut it'll do in the quarter" and "whut kinda HP is that thang puttin out at the wheels?".
On the other hand, there's ALWAYS a gang of ladies, young and old, around my car and other LBCs..."Oh, it's just so cute"! I usually have my digital camera, in case they don't, and take a shot or two of them behind the wheel which I then email to them...the 21st century equivalent of "what's your sign?" (ask your Dad). AND, a trick you should remember!
And it was that way 40 years ago, when I was 16 and my FIRST car was a '65 midget!
Ray
When I go to cruises now the guys often drift on by, 'cause being guys, they're looking at cars and asking each other manly things like "wonder whut it'll do in the quarter" and "whut kinda HP is that thang puttin out at the wheels?".
On the other hand, there's ALWAYS a gang of ladies, young and old, around my car and other LBCs..."Oh, it's just so cute"! I usually have my digital camera, in case they don't, and take a shot or two of them behind the wheel which I then email to them...the 21st century equivalent of "what's your sign?" (ask your Dad). AND, a trick you should remember!
And it was that way 40 years ago, when I was 16 and my FIRST car was a '65 midget!
Ray