Funny car/hotrod sayings.....

[mrvette]

"if it don't go you can always chrome it"


cut/paste from TT on another thread.....

so what are yours?? this should be fun....

:quote:

 

[BigBlockTank]

Chrome don't getcha home, black'll getcha back
(Just meaning that everything doesn't have to be chromed to work)

 

[Douglas Mariani]

An oldie but goodie

Wrap Your Ass In Fiberglass

 

[glen242]

Well, you asked for it:

Ford - Fix Or Repair Daily
Chevy - Shit shaker
Pontiac Bonneville(sp) - Shittin' (sittin) Bull from Utah
Pontiac GTO - Garbage Truck Option
Corvette - Mass of Glass
Thunderbird - Turd Bird
Mercury Comet - Vomit

These were terms that were in regular use 40-50 years ago!

 

[big2bird]

He was sand baggin.

 

[Blackfinn]

If you can't fimd'em Grind'Em.

 

[JPhil]

From the pre-war days, when 4-cylinder Fords ruled the roads:

"8 for show, 4 for go"

 

[big2bird]

I blew his doors off.

 

[JPhil]

All souped up

 

[69427]

I never understood the three quarter (3/4) or Full Race cam descriptions. What was that all about?

 

[BigBlockTank]

I never understood the three quarter (3/4) or Full Race cam descriptions. What was that all about?

AMEN. And WTF is a 3/4 cam? Only operates 6 cylinders?

 

[big2bird]

I never understood the three quarter (3/4) or Full Race cam descriptions. What was that all about?

AMEN. And WTF is a 3/4 cam? Only operates 6 cylinders?

A full race cam is so radical, it's for the track only, and is virtually unusable/impractical for a street driven car.
A 3/4 race cam means, it's not a full race cam, yet is better performing than stock.

 

[BigBlockTank]

I never understood the three quarter (3/4) or Full Race cam descriptions. What was that all about?

AMEN. And WTF is a 3/4 cam? Only operates 6 cylinders?

A full race cam is so radical, it's for the track only, and is virtually unusable/impractical for a street driven car.
A 3/4 race cam means, it's not a full race cam, yet is better performing than stock.

I have understood for years, but why did it get to be so overused, is what I'm asking. I guess. I was the same way about a RV cam, but they make one of those now. Can you walk into a hot rod shop and ask for a 3/4 cam? I've never done it.

 

[mrvette]

Must be the development of literally thousands of grinds over the decades....

50 years ago, lucky to find Isky....

:smash:

 

[big2bird]

Hopped up/souped up

 

[BigBlockTank]

souped up

Chicken noodle, or tomato???

 

[big2bird]

souped up

Chicken noodle, or tomato???

Ask Andy Warhol

 

[js292]

I never understood the three quarter (3/4) or Full Race cam descriptions. What was that all about?

old terminology, used to identify some flathead V8 cams. Some of them are still marketed with those ID's.

I remember growing up and here the term 30/30 cam and never new what that was either.(might have been a crane grind#)

"Street Rods have a sbc under the hood and a can of wax in the trunk, Hot Rods have a Flathead under the hood and tools in the trunk"

 

[big2bird]

I remember growing up and here the term 30/30 cam and never new what that was either.(might have been a crane grind#)

30/30 cam: Gm # 3849346. Sometimes called the Duntov cam. Refers to the .030" intake/.030" exhaust valve clearence required.

 

[mrvette]

I remember growing up and here the term 30/30 cam and never new what that was either.(might have been a crane grind#)

30/30 cam: Gm # 3849346. Sometimes called the Duntov cam. Refers to the .030" intake/.030" exhaust valve clearence required.

Dee Ja Vu all over again....:hi: