I Need to take More Pictures......

I need to remember to take more pictures... I usually get caught up in socializing...So anyways here are some pix from the 100% Kulture show and some randoms from the past few weeks

New/Old Project

My dad has been storing this van since I was a kid. It was my Grandfather's van and my dad drove it all through high school. My grandfather died before I was born and at a fairly young age in April of 1976. It hit my dad particularly hard. This van means a lot to my Dad. It's a physical connection to his father that is unchanged or altered by time...I would say it means a lot to me too..

For years the van has sat with the occasional shuffle from one garage to another. Over the past few years my dad has talked more and more about getting the van on the road. A loss of current storage has been the catalyst to get it back on the road.

My dad has always talked about mildly hot rodding it. In fact in high school he ran bigs and littles on it and could chirp the tires on it in 2nd gear. Last year I picked up another 66 A100 van with a 360 dropped in it. The plan was to originally to drop the 360 into this van but after some consideration we have decided to stick with the 225 Slant Six. The paint and body will remain largely unmodified. We are going to keep the color scheme. The only big change beyond the hopped Slant 6 will be stance/tire and wheel combo. My dad is leaning towards a little rake with mopar police rims and am leaning toward a lowered stance with astro supremes and skinny whites.

RIP Nick Matranga

Rick Matranga passed away this week.He will be greatly missed by the hot rod and kustom community. Rest in Peace Nick

Sweet & Low Down

Finally got the front bumper back on the F100%. Also powder coated some stealies. Not sure if I'm gonna go bullets or baby moons for centers. I'll be dropping the front end another 2" by the end of summer and adding some disc brakes for additional stopping power. Overall I am pleased with my slow yet forward moving progress

Mr. Hudson

This is a pic of me an the old man circa 1979 at the Belltown Car Meet.

Firestone Racing

Blue Beast to Snow Beast

What do you do when you loaner car has shit ass tires in a snow storm???? Drive your 71 Dodge D200 of course!