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  • Tom Heath

    Feb. 27, 2010 11:16 p.m. Tom Heath Marketing / Club Coordinator

    So GRM Super Associate Publisher guy Steve Chryssos and I went to the Billetproof Florida show today. It was a little cold and a whole lot wet, but we had a good time regardless. Forgive the photos; my iPhone is waterproof, my Canon is not.

    The wheels are made from paper.

    Steve really liked this truck.

    Sweet Judson supercharged MG-T

    Predictably, this was my favorite. I especially liked that they retained 4-wheel drive, locking hubs and all.

    The Billetproof shows are put on by the same folks who run Concours d'LeMons, so I'm really excited to see who shows up for the Concours d'LeMons "Mitty Gritty" event.

  • Luke

    Feb. 28, 2010 7:22 a.m. Luke SuperDork

    Cool photos! That supercharged MG is my favourite. It reminds me of the ratty TC that frequents our local hillclimb.

    The dainty looking cream-coloured hot rod 6 photos down is also awesome.

  • 4cylndrfury

    Feb. 28, 2010 7:42 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork

    I hart vintage tin, Oak plank floors, welded chain steering wheels and jeep-rods. Thanks for making my working sunday just a little more pleasant!

  • Jensenman

    Feb. 28, 2010 7:56 a.m. Jensenman MegaDork

    That supercharged TC is the schnizzit. I like the wrenches welded to the Jeep's exhaust and the connecting rod used to hold the steering column in the one with the oak floor and chain steering wheel.

    BTW, when my dad had the speed shops here in SC, we used to sell a bunch of those chain steering wheels to the custom van crowd. I swear I don't think there was a '70's or early '80's van in SC that didn't have one.

  • dyintorace

    Feb. 28, 2010 8:26 a.m. dyintorace Dork

    What's up with the stealth trip to Gainesville? I would have loved to go to the show with you guys.

    Glad you had fun though! Cool cars.

  • 4cylndrfury

    Feb. 28, 2010 8:42 a.m. 4cylndrfury SuperDork

    Jensenman wrote:

    I like the connecting rod used to hold the steering column in the one with the oak floor

    I didnt notice that one Jman, nice catch, I hart it too

    Althoough, a cast iron connecting rod? heavy, corrodable and flexy...mmm mmm just the way i like my internals

  • aussiesmg

    Feb. 28, 2010 9:56 a.m. aussiesmg UltraDork

    I love the back seat on the Jeep, "no scarf, I don't care how cold it is"

  • DeadSkunk

    Feb. 28, 2010 9:56 a.m. DeadSkunk Reader

    My son, his prospective father-in-law and I went to the Detroit Autorama show yesterday. Lots of really,really nice cars. But, we all agreed the traditional hot rods in the basement of Cobo Hall were a lot more fun. Much more creativity in recycling stuff into the cars.It reminds me of the 20XX mentality seen here all the time and the cars were things I could build at home without having to be a custom painter or exquisite welder. Several of them were being shown with the rain and slush markings on them, because they were driven to the show. Some of it's just junk, but there were several cars that I would absolutely love to have in my garage.

  • ignorant

    Feb. 28, 2010 1:29 p.m. ignorant UltimaDork

    the jeep is kinda cool, but I sure as hell hope its a repro body..

    If not, he should be shot.

    btw... the shaft to the front axle is a dummy. It's not a 4x4 anymore.

  • Tom Heath

    Feb. 28, 2010 3:22 p.m. Tom Heath Marketing / Club Coordinator

    ignorant wrote:

    the jeep is kinda cool, but I sure as hell hope its a repro body..

    If not, he should be shot.

    btw... the shaft to the front axle is a dummy. It's not a 4x4 anymore.

    Doh! I saw the pumpkin and the hubs and got all excited. Didn't even look at the knuckles until I saw your post. Dang...

    I'd consider doing this to a postal service jeep. They're still cheap, right?

  • ignorant

    Feb. 28, 2010 3:27 p.m. ignorant UltimaDork

    Tom Heath wrote:

    ignorant wrote:

    the jeep is kinda cool, but I sure as hell hope its a repro body..

    If not, he should be shot.

    btw... the shaft to the front axle is a dummy. It's not a 4x4 anymore.

    Doh! I saw the pumpkin and the hubs and got all excited. Didn't even look at the knuckles until I saw your post. Dang...

    I'd consider doing this to a postal service jeep. They're still cheap, right?

    The knuckles are fine. It's the bent axles. Those are the closed knuckles typically used on pre 72-73 4x4's... (rovers and yotas used them much later)

  • Tom Heath

    Feb. 28, 2010 4:31 p.m. Tom Heath Marketing / Club Coordinator

    But it's when I looked at the knuckle that I determined that a dropped axle like this- is awfully hard to put a halfshaft through.

  • ansonivan

    Feb. 28, 2010 5:13 p.m. ansonivan Reader

    Tom Heath wrote: is awfully hard to put a halfshaft through.

    Flexible cable drive just like a weed-eater

  • Appleseed

    Feb. 28, 2010 5:59 p.m. Appleseed Dork

    Lottsa cool with a little WTF?

  • Will

    Feb. 28, 2010 6:46 p.m. Will Reader

    That 33/34 3W is sweet, but some of the "traditional" hot rods are a little too far out there for me.

  • iceracer

    Feb. 28, 2010 6:58 p.m. iceracer HalfDork

    Jeep used the closed knuckles from '41 to sometime in the late '70's early '80's.

  • ignorant

    Feb. 28, 2010 7:01 p.m. ignorant UltimaDork

    iceracer wrote:

    Jeep used the closed knuckles from '41 to sometime in the late '70's early '80's.

    Nein..

    72 was the first year for open knuckles on cj's.. Closed knuckles were used later on FSJ's but not that much later.

  • DeadSkunk

    March 1, 2010 8:55 a.m. DeadSkunk Reader

    For those of us in Michigan and northern Ohio, there will be a Billetproof meet in Ypsilanti, Mi. on May 15, IIRC. I'm going. I love this kind of stuff.

  • 96DXCivic

    March 1, 2010 9:51 a.m. 96DXCivic HalfDork

    I love that dropped Ford truck and the MG. So much tasty goodness.

  • kreb

    March 1, 2010 10:02 a.m. kreb Dork

    To me, the fundamental allure of this sort of car is how ingenuity and the inherent coolness of the machinery being featured has trumped $20,000 paint jobs.

    What’s unfortunate is that the Billetproof crowd has become snobs in their own right. A friend has a ’58 Alfa with Oldsmobile drivetrain and a fair helping of funkiness. It’ would be perfect for Billetproof except that they don’t want any part of the Italian body.

    Of course the Alfa crowd wants no part of it because of the Olds drivetrain, so all that’s left are deviates like us.

  • Marjorie Suddard

    March 1, 2010 10:50 a.m. Marjorie Suddard General Manager

    Ha! Tim and Tommy were there, too... surprised you guys didn't run into them. They came back somewhat popsicle-y.

    Margie

 

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