new ride

[Heel n Toe]

Originally Posted by yellowperil

It's got proper motor mounts and runs perfectly smooth. I've been in the type you spoke of and they are no fun. That is the kind of rod I was avoiding and this
one is a good runner, no rattles or clunks. Looks rough, but runs real nice. Tks for looking.

I didn't mean that I suspected in any way that yours was built that way.

I was just curious about the ones built without proper motor mounts.

Why would anyone build a rod that way?

For less torque twist of the engine and drivetrain?

Was it a tradition from the old, old, early days of hot rodding that some prefer to just keep doing for sentimental reasons?

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Very, very cool. I vote no paint, too, but think you should add some crazy pinstriping.

[yellowperil]

Well I guess traditionally it was done on the fun & cheap with what you had
near-by for parts. And kinda anti establishment. All well and good with me. I think mine's OK too though. Somewhere between radical rat and those extra nice
street rods that the highly skilled guys can turn out.