{"id":24508,"date":"2013-08-02T08:19:17","date_gmt":"2013-08-02T15:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=24508"},"modified":"2013-10-28T08:52:35","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T15:52:35","slug":"3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Hot Rod and Custom Car Projects to Inspire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F07%2Fhot-rod-project.jpg&amp;description=3+Hot+Rod+and+Custom+Car+Projects+to+Inspire\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[24508]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"3 Hot Rod and Custom Car Projects to Inspire\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=3 Hot Rod and Custom Car Projects to Inspire&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire\/\" data-text=\"3 Hot Rod and Custom Car Projects to Inspire\" data-desc=\"Get $2500 from Gumout for your Hot Rod Project \u00a0 Are you working on a hot rod project? Maybe your project is stalled? Is it taking too long (that's me!) or you haven't even started yet? Don't worry! Make it fun, and take advantage of Gumout's offer to help out with $2500! \u00a0 To inspire or\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hot-rod-project.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h2>Get $2500 from Gumout for your Hot Rod Project<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hot-rod-project.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[24508]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-24512\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Model A hot rod project - Friends make it happen\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hot-rod-project.jpg\" alt=\"hot rod, model a hot rod, hot rod coupe\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hot-rod-project.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hot-rod-project-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hot-rod-project-575x381.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Are you working on a hot rod project?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Maybe your project is stalled? Is it taking too long (that&#8217;s me!) or you haven&#8217;t even started yet? Don&#8217;t worry! Make it fun, and take advantage of <a title=\"Get help with your hot rod project from Gumout\" href=\"http:\/\/woobox.com\/h57xjn\" rel=\"no follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Gumout&#8217;s offer to help out with $2500!<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To inspire or maybe just give ya the friendly kick in the pants you need to get started, I wanted to tell a couple stories about successful hot rod projects and one slick Chevy truck getting dropped and bagged in one day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First look above&#8230; you see Victor, closest to his home built Model A hot rod coupe, standing with Jim and Chris. I know Vic&#8217;s a hard worker and talented building just about anything he sets out to make for himself or his Throttle Kings Car Club buddies. I met Vic when his hot rod was just getting started:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24514\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Vic's Model A Hot Rod in the beginning\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hot-rod-project-start.jpg\" alt=\"hot rod model A project, hot rod coupe\" width=\"575\" height=\"372\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hot-rod-project-start.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/hot-rod-project-start-150x97.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vic enjoyed this hot rod coupe as much as anyone could with multiple trips to <a title=\"Stories and Pictures from Viva Las Vegas\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tag\/viva-las-vegas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Viva Las Vegas Car Show<\/a> and <a title=\"Stories and pictures from LA Roadster Show\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tag\/la-roadster-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">LA Roadster Show <\/a>visits. Maybe that&#8217;s the trick to long term project success? Built it as you drive it! It&#8217;s either that, or like the next example, build in a team&#8230; Either way, Vic sold his coupe and, like most of us would, started another project, or was it two?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/raw00189_2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[24508]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-24516\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Jim's hot rod 1936 Ford pickup\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/raw00189_2.jpg\" alt=\"hot rod pickup, hot rods, flat paint hot rod, 1936 ford truck\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/raw00189_2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/raw00189_2-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/raw00189_2-575x431.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start backwards this time&#8230; Fellow Throttle Kings member Jim&#8217;s been building his 1936 Ford Pickup since before I took this picture in Summer of 2008. Like with most successful projects, Jim&#8217;s not afraid to get his hands dirty, but also counts on help from club members and friends from all around Socal. The results speak for themselves! Jim&#8217;s truck transformed to what you see here:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/GNRS-Suede-Palace-Hot-Rod.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[24508]\"><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-24515\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Jim's Hot Rod 1936 Ford Pickup transformed for GNRS\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/GNRS-Suede-Palace-Hot-Rod.jpg\" alt=\"hot rods, hot rod trucks, 1936 ford hot rod pickup\" width=\"575\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/GNRS-Suede-Palace-Hot-Rod.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/GNRS-Suede-Palace-Hot-Rod-99x150.jpg 99w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/GNRS-Suede-Palace-Hot-Rod-575x865.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This was shot inside the <a title=\"Stories and Photos from GNRS\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/tag\/grand-national-roadster-show\/\" target=\"_blank\">Grand National Roadster Show&#8217;s<\/a> &#8220;Suede Palace&#8221;. The Suede Palace features some of the coolest, nostalgia-styled hot rods and custom cars from around SoCal and beyond. It&#8217;s a privilege to get picked and Jim&#8217;s truck, decked out in more chrome, fresh paint and a tuned-up Nailhead looks right at home. Another successful project! With\u00a0<a title=\"$2500 for your car project from Gumout\" href=\"http:\/\/woobox.com\/h57xjn\" rel=\"no follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">$2500 of FREE money from Gumout<\/a>\u00a0for his hot rod pickup, maybe Jim would add a blower? (or maybe he already did!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This next project&#8217;s a total win! This 1959 Chevy Fleetside went from a cool old truck to an attitude filled, frame dragging custom truck thanks to Porterbuilt Street Rods and about 30 volunteers! Here&#8217;s what she looked like in the morning:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24525\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"&quot;One and Done&quot; Chevy Fleetside - in the morning\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/One-and-done-truck-project-1.jpg\" alt=\"1959 Chevy Fleetside, chevy trucks, 1959 chevy truck\" width=\"575\" height=\"328\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/One-and-done-truck-project-1.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/One-and-done-truck-project-1-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then here&#8217;s the look about 8 hour later:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24518\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"1959 Chevy Fleetside Truck - laid out and lookin mean!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/One-and-done-truck-dropped.jpg\" alt=\"chevy trucks, 1959 Chevy Fleetside, air bagged Chevy truck\" width=\"575\" height=\"373\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/One-and-done-truck-dropped.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/One-and-done-truck-dropped-150x97.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Yes! That&#8217;s the same truck!! The Porterbuilt parts dropped the front and the back and fit perfectly! The secret to this project&#8217;s success? Tons of friends and new friends (one guy came down from Alaska to help!), good planning and the right parts. &#8220;One and Done&#8221; was such a cool project, PCK Studios made a great looking poster. <a title=\"One and Done Poster - 1959 Chevy Fleetside\" href=\"https:\/\/www.problemchildkustoms.com\/one-done-poster.html#.UaVWSI4RbHg\" target=\"_blank\">Get it here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So if you&#8217;re thinking hot rod, cool cruiser, or restoring your pop&#8217;s ride from high school back to original&#8230; who couldn&#8217;t use a little extra cash? Cruise over to <a title=\"Get $2500 for your project\" href=\"http:\/\/woobox.com\/h57xjn\" rel=\"no follow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\">Gumout&#8217;s Facebook Page<\/a>\u00a0and let&#8217;m know what you&#8217;ve got left to do on your project for your shot at the cash!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s all get back into the garage!<\/p>\n<p>Or get distracted by one of the <a title=\"Building the Baddest 1964 C10 Custom Truck\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/building-the-baddest-1964-c10-custom-truck\/\" target=\"_blank\">coolest Chevy Truck Projects ever!<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2F3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=3+Hot+Rod+and+Custom+Car+Projects+to+Inspire\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"3 Hot Rod and Custom Car Projects to Inspire\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=3 Hot Rod and Custom Car Projects to Inspire&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/3-hot-rod-and-custom-car-projects-to-inspire\/\" data-text=\"3 Hot Rod and Custom Car Projects to Inspire\" data-desc=\"Get $2500 from Gumout for your Hot Rod Project \u00a0 Are you working on a hot rod project? 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