cratedigger

5.28.2006

gasser

gasser, originally uploaded by tinsoldier.

Its a gasser gasser gasser world, baby!

f150 burning out

f150 burning out, originally uploaded by tinsoldier.

This FOMOCO tank was quick. I believe that it was a 10 sec ride. Coolness.

dyno don getting ready to stage

dyno don getting ready to stage, originally uploaded by tinsoldier.

This pass didn't turn out so great before the rain came down on the sandwich session, and necessitated a hasty retreat to IL in the 66 Stang. What a sweet ride. It even has two buckets!

willys gasser

willys gasser, originally uploaded by tinsoldier.

My favorite gasser, the mighty Willys coupe. There were at least three at Great Lakes Dragaway from the Midwest Gasser Association.

smokin!

smokin!, originally uploaded by tinsoldier.

Check out this Yenko Nova SS doing the smoky burnout.

5.13.2006

A friend of a friend just bought this...

My buddy says that this is the nicest 60s style survivor that he has ever seen. Viva 1966!!!

WheelStand?

This is what I am talking about. I need to see this:

Byron Dragstrip- Rockford IL area

I want to make it to Byron Dragstrip soon. They have Outlaw racing there, where the object is to do wheelstands.

Look at this Willys pic:

5.08.2006

With gas prices where they are, Bio Diesel seems to make more sense each day. Maybe I could finally get that pick em truck that I have been dreaming about.

Here is a cool link to Greasecar Vegetable Fuel Systems. When I first heard of Bio Diesel, I thought that it was a joke.

The most recent Patagonia catalog had a surfer/traveler dude in that is using a full size Dodge pick up powered by Bio Diesel.

Apparently it burns clean as well. I would love to drive and have the emissions smell like french fries or Chinese food. restaurants and their used cooking grease are prime sources for fuel with these systems.

Very interesting.

5.01.2006

'41 Willys Gasser

This '41 Willys below captures the look and feel pretty well of a 60s Gasser.

Check out the recent Rodders Journal for more Gasser Fun- especially the feature on the John Mazimanian Willys Coupes.

Dad and I had a great time last year at the Vintage Drags at Great Lakes Dragaway- There was at least 6 old Willys burning out and taking names!

Gassers- another type of car that I dig

Check out the '41 Willys to the left... After reading the article in the latest Hot Rod magazine- about 8 times, I might add- I realized how much I dig these 60s straight line killers.

I prefer the '41 Willys when it is sporting a straight axle with the nose in the air- to shift the weight bias to the rear- enhancing traction in the process.

I built a little metal Willys model over the winter... it didn't really capture the Willys Gasser look.

4.30.2006

Back From the Depths..

It has been a while since I posted.

I have gotten the 66 Mustang out, most recently in honor of Earth Day. I had to make sure that I burned plenty of dinosaur juice for the occasion.

I went to a record show last week. Before I entered, I suspiciously inquired whether there was any vinyl inside the show. The answer was that there was only cds... What kind of record show is that?

I Raleigh 3 speeded to a garage sale yesterday that had tons of cool old stuff. I picked up a Kingsmen single on East West "Weekend" b/w "Better Believe It." Not sure if this is the Kingsmen that you would think of... Calling this 45 R&B would be a stretch in my book.

I saw a mid 60s ladies Hercules 3 speed in pretty good shape that I had to restrain myself fomr buying... It had stainless steel fenders that would have looked really cool on a future Raleigh build.

I have been keeping my ears filled with cdrs containing ripe 45 sides, like "Looking At You" by The MC5 and a fresh transfer of "Baby Show The World"by The Sons of Adam. My song of the day is definitely "ESP" by The Beaver Patrol done to the tune of "LSD" by The Pretty Things.

4.16.2006

1932 Ford Coupe

Here is a 3/4 profile shot. It is crazy what this original tin now costs, but this was the most original, un messed with Deuce that I have ever seen.

It needs a new floor, trunk and door skins, but the original 1932 frame seemed pretty solid.

One could spend a lot of money chopping this coupe, dropping a motor in and cleaning up the body, but I think the end result would out weigh any of the interim costs.

The fact that this car has had nothing done to it (save a filled roof in the 1950's perhaps), lends a huge amount of value to the car in my opinion. View this Deuce as a blank canvas.

Chop and Hop Up!

yesterday's adventure with Iowa Hawk

I received a couple of voice mails yesterday morning from IowaHawk.

He mentioned that he had something in mind for us to go look at in the afternoon. The picture at right should give the student of classic American hot rods an idea about what he was talking about.

We left el Rancho Norte del Hawk at around 2 PM. We had a bit of a drive ahead of us...

No help to google maps, with its lack of detail in either including street names or exits from 90, it made our expedition more difficult. After overshooting our exit and using advanced math and cartographic deciphering skills, we were able to find our destination in the hilly environs of Northern Illinois.

As you can probably determine, the object of the quest was a 1932 Ford.

4.13.2006

Tidal Waves-find of the week

The Tidal Waves "She Left Me All Alone" HBR 482
Here is a moody downbeat number that I have heard on various comp cdrs. I came across it at The Loyola Record Swap. I believe that they later became The Unrelated Segments.

The flip is actually a pretty rockin' take on "Farmer John," not one of my favorite compositions.

To counter a recent conversation on garagepunk.com, the Garage Punk Forum CDs did nothing for me other than make me want the original vinyl discs even more than I did before. Reissues generally suck sound wise, esp. if they are on CD. The forum CDs have better sound as they are "mastered" from original discs.

But to hear a garage punker in its glory requires the original disc in either good or scratchy shape-- hence more digging for discs!