To keep or not to keep?

[Frank M.]

Got to ya,didnt I Don. If it wasnt true I probably wouldnt have

Frank M.

[Don Coatney]

Got to ya,didnt I Don. If it wasnt true I probably wouldnt have

Frank M.

Foolish me. I thought your intent was to offer opposing opinions. I now see that your intent in posting here is to "get" people fired up. To that I say good bye to you.

[Frank M.]

Ive been a member for several years now. I dont post unless i really feel my input should be heard. I do read the posts quite often Don, and And many times your retort to members was far less than courtious,--at times even mean. This is something that Ive been sitting on for a long time. I think youve got a mighty short fuse. Sure--some people aak dumb questions,but thats no reason to jump on them as you have. This is a far stretch for me,but if I get banned for this comment, it will be worth it. Your goodbye is meaningless to me Don. Frank M.

[Al B. Bach]

I haven't been around here long but I thought Iwould add my 2 cents for what it's worth.

I am packrat and tend to keep everything. That said, if you don't want them taking up space in your garage then go ahead and sell or trade them off. Just don't sell them for scrap metal! We had a guy here locally that I know who had a lot of old car parts in his barn that his dad had collected. He wanted to clean it all out and didn't think it would be worth his time and trouble to try to sell it so he just called a scrap metal company to haul it all off.

As for saftey while driving these old cars. I agree that they aren't as safe as newer vehicles but as long as your carefull and alert then I don't see a problem with driving them daily. I am a biker and one of the first things I learned years ago is to watch others like a hawk. I really think riding a motorcycle has made me a better driver.

I am also all for letting people look, touch and sit in my car. Of course I don't have a multi thousand paintjob either. If I did I would probably be a lot more woried about buckles and what not.

Too each his own.

Later,

Carl

[Big_John]

To answer the OP, if you have room for the drums, keep them. Its a nice thing to hand a new owner all the original pieces and let them decide what they want to do.

If you don't have the room, hand them off to someone who can use them. Those parts aren't that hard to come by should the next owner want to change back.

Your car, your parts, your call.....

[Frank M.]

To Al Bach

Nice post Al. Too bad others cant put their feelings down as tactfully as most. I havnt any problems with what people do to their cars. But Im tired of being called TRAILER QUEEN owner. by those who dont like original cars. I DO!

I painted did the body work, engine work and trans and rear axle. From the ground up,on two of them also painted 3 of the four. Interior was done,but installed here and of course chrome plating.I didnt have the money to have it all done by a pro. I dont know where Dons from but the general public doesnt have the respect for cars like the guy that restores his own. course---ive seen some self done that I wouldnt worry about either!

Frank M.

[Frank M.]

Where are you coming from tim? I first commented that the brakes on my cars dont need to be changed. Show me where i dissed modified cars----You cant.

Formerly I said there was room for both. Look it up. If you and others feel I dont have a place on the forum because i dont agree--maybe I should be outta here Frank M.

[RobertKB]

Room for everybody here. I got tired of modified car talk and left the forum for a while but there is not another forum like it. I like my cars as stock as I can make them but appreciate the work in modifieds although I believe it takes away from the "feel" and history of an old car. I agree and disagree with comments made by both sides of this now off topic discussion but all it takes is a bit of courtesy by both sides. If you do not like someone on the forum either skip their posts or use the "ignore" feature.

I like the POC concepts but think they should be more open to mildly modified cars. However, I find the POC forum terrible due to lack of traffic. P15/D24 forum is by far the best.

[greg g]

Seems like a bunch of Seasonal Affected Disorder Sydrome going on here.

as per the brake parts if you can keep em do so, I have seen drums in good condition going for big bucks lately. Seems folks who want to keep the stock system are willing to pay whatever the market bears to keep their systems in order.

And here in lies the conundrum (no pun intended) in that it makes more sense economically to make the conversion to disc system, both initially in cost of the switch being the same or less than keeping the original system working, and then down the road, should you need pieces parts for the next maint cycle. Not to mentio the safety improvement in today's traffic coditions. And since most casual observers won't notice the change (especially with stock type wheels) whats the diference.

Tempest in a teapot.

One of the tenants espoused here many times, has been, your car your money, do what you want. and have fun.

My objection to trailered vehicles is and has been that they should not be judged along side vehicles that are exposed to road wear and weather. While I can enjoy and appreciate the time and work that has gone into these, they are no longer automobiles, and should be judged in a "for display only class" if they only drive from the trailer parking lot to the show field and in an occasional parade.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Come on Tim. I read these posts too. Originals are always getting put down.

Trailer Queens. Old man cars stuff like that. I WOULDNT have a car I cant drive on the streets. I NEVER put chains around my cars!!. Whos kidding who. This forum has more modified than original and Ill bet on that. " I encourage people to touch and sit in my car" I would to if I could go to the nearest Grocery store,or NAPA and get another part for my Hybrid Frank M.

The better question is why you thought the need to post this on a forum topic that started out clearly as a modified car owner who questions the retaining of stock parts. No one and I mean no one here made any comment toward old men, trailer queens etc.. Clearly you have issues with folks that modify..this is evident in your previous posts also which can be easily recalled by clicking all post under your name..furthermore you stated that to aggrivate Don C. was more important than any bonified comment to the thread. Then when responding to a thread I wrote you clearly quoted lines from yet another poster...I am sorry that you feel you have to jump up and defend your cars when a mod post comes up..I feel that not many people care if you are stock or modified..so in reality your choice to defend the stock is a round about attack at those who modify. So while you think you got Don C's goat..I beg to differ...I think it was you who displayed the bit dog syndrome from the get go...and I am laughing my butt off at the fact you cannot even seem to grasp what is going on..

Edited February 16, 2011 by Tim Adams

[Frank M.]

Very well written Tim----er-----what did it mean.You are totally wrong about this . I have tried to contribute to help people when I think it was needed. I am not here to jump in on every little post that someone lists. As I said before --you cant back up what you said about my not liking modified cars. I like them all. I prefer originals, but you like modified. Thats always been okay with me. In the start of this --I said I had NO trouble with Original brakes. Then all hell broke loose--from one thing to another. Having been involved in this hobby for 30some years,theres never been any part of it I havnt enjoyed. Till Now. I feel I know a bit more about the forum now and shall read it for entertainment only. Frank M.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Frank..I have read all your posts since you first come on..and yes you contribute a lot of good info...and lots of people have benefieted from your posts or at least they should have if they took the time to read....it is just your purist attitude and predisposition toward modifieds and car shows that you just can't seem to keep out of some threads..not all threads mind you ..but when you break protocol..you break it all but good. You alone brought up the subject of old men, trailer queens and other articles of dissent, not anyone else..this I am not wrong about and is the gist of this point/counterpoint. There was no finger pointing till your hand hit the air...now I enjoy a good debate as well as the next man..and the comments towards members by name had no benefit to this thread in any nammer and was lacking in taste regardless if or if not your opinion...

[Frank M.]

Well Tim,If thats your story---Stick to it

[Guest bewillie]

Well here goes. I don't understand what's going on with this form lately. If you don't like what someone says, move on. If you don't like someone's grammer, move on. If you don't like my spelling move on, ect. Some want to scrap about any little thing they can or act like we are going to have a test on puncuation tomorrow. This is a car form where we are suppose to be helping others. I don't care if something has been ask 120 times, if someone ask again. If you don't want to answer, move on. Someone just might come up with a different answer # 121.

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED

[Dodgeb4ya]

Just a bunch of old men bickering! Jesus.........BTW- I sure like my OE drum cars!

Bob

[greg g]

[Plymouthy Adams]

our boy Burgess..."Put down that fish" thats classic..gotta love it..

[Reg Evans]

Well here goes. I don't understand what's going on with this form lately. If you don't like what someone says, move on. If you don't like someone's grammer, move on. If you don't like my spelling move on, ect. Some want to scrap about any little thing they can or act like we are going to have a test on puncuation tomorrow. This is a car form where we are suppose to be helping others. I don't care if something has been ask 120 times, if someone ask again. If you don't want to answer, move on. Someone just might come up with a different answer # 121.

ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENTS NEEDED

I'm riding with this guy and call shotgun.

[Adam H P15 D30]

Having driven a 40 Furd with drum brakes and then my 49 Dodge, I will say the Mopar brakes are FAR superior. Even though they are finikey (to say the least). If, and it's a big if, I decide to replace my brakes with disc, I would sell or give the parts to someone who could use them. I have waaaay too much stuff in my basement as it is.

I also don't post here a lot but I am on the site almost every day. One thing that makes it so great here is there are the purists and the modifieds. For the most part we all intermingle. As both my cars are "modified" (49 only slightly) I enjoy the different points of view. I will have to say there is A LOT more tolerance at the streetrod shows for stockers than there is at the concorse for modifieds. The concorse even has a modified class now but the noses are still held up high. Maybe it's a left coast thing only. I took 1 of my cars on the Americruise a few years back from Pamona to Lincoln Ne, I took the streetrod..... Not the stocker. I do enjoy hearing "You drove that here with the Flathead?" every time I drive the Dodge. Each vehicle has it's nitch.

Edited February 17, 2011 by Adam H P15 D30

[Al B. Bach]

Having driven a 40 Furd with drum brakes and then my 49 Dodge, I will say the Mopar brakes are FAR superior. Even though they are finikey (to say the least). If, and it's a big if, I decide to replace my brakes with disc, I would sell or give the parts to someone who could use them. I have waaaay too much stuff in my basement as it is.

I also don't post here a lot but I am on the site almost every day. One thing that makes it so great here is there are the purists and the modifieds. For the most part we all intermingle. As both my cars are "modified" (49 only slightly) I enjoy the different points of view. I will have to say there is A LOT more tolerance at the streetrod shows for stockers than there is at the concorse for modifieds. The concorse even has a modified class now but the noses are still held up high. Maybe it's a left coast thing only. I took 1 of my cars on the Americruise a few years back from Pamona to Lincoln Ne, I took the streetrod..... Not the stocker. I do enjoy hearing "You drove that here with the Flathead?" every time I drive the Dodge. Each vehicle has it's nitch.

I think Adam nailed it here. What drew me to this site was the fact that there is a good mix of both stockers and modifieds. I love my car just the way it is and know I can get plenty of help here from those that know all there is about the stockers. At the same time, if I ever choose to modify something like the breaks, then there are those that have gone before me and can help as well.

It is a great bunch of guys here and, as long as there isn't to much bickering, I plan to be around for a long time to come.

Later,

Carl

[greg g]

Once upon a time there was a decent tolerence for the bit verbal sparing that went on here. It was good natured, the wordy elbow to the rib, punch to the shoulder or slap to the back of the head. There has been of late, a diminshing of the thickness of skin on some folks apparently, where instead of taking the jibe with a nod and a wink, as intended, the recipient takes it as a personal attack, and calls somebody out.

Seems like we can't even get by a shot across the bow without somebody getting their feathers ruffled.

If you reacted that way at your neighborhood sports bar or corner tavern when sports or local politics were being "discussed", you'd be getting a long neck up side your ear.

Guess we all need to take a step back and be willing to take a bit of a ribbing now and again with out engaging the turbo on the personal pride and indignity meter.

Sheeesh. Sombody points out an error in my responses I will stand corrected, if some one doubts the integrity of a statment there's plenty of room for that too. If I make a fool of myself that on me. If you think I'm full of crap, ignore me. If you can't ignore me send me a PM and name a time and a place and I will provide my clock to be cleaned if you are able.

[55 Fargo]

Once upon a time there was a decent tolerence for the bit verbal sparing that went on here. It was good natured, the wordy elbow to the rib, punch to the shoulder or slap to the back of the head. There has been of late, a diminshing of the thickness of skin on some folks apparently, where instead of taking the jibe with a nod and a wink, as intended, the recipient takes it as a personal attack, and calls somebody out.

Seems like we can't even get by a shot across the bow without somebody getting their feathers ruffled.

If you reacted that way at your neighborhood sports bar or corner tavern when sports or local politics were being "discussed", you'd be getting a long neck up side your ear.

Guess we all need to take a step back and be willing to take a bit of a ribbing now and again with out engaging the turbo on the personal pride and indignity meter.

Sheeesh. Sombody points out an error in my responses I will stand corrected, if some one doubts the integrity of a statment there's plenty of room for that too. If I make a fool of myself that on me. If you think I'm full of crap, ignore me. If you can't ignore me send me a PM and name a time and a place and I will provide my clock to be cleaned if you are able.

Greg it was full moon last night, or maybe tonight:eek:, might explain a few things.

BTW, I always enjoy reading your posts, and dialogue with you, I find you to be a very respected member of this community. Some People have a lot of smarts and knowledge, but may not have the same respect and admiration, of those who have developed a good rapport and are respected members as you are Greg....

[james curl]

I have been reading the post with interest. You know things here just have not been the same since Norms Coupe died. He took all of the ribbing that everyone threw his way but he always had the last word no matter what the subject, we miss you Norm.

[55 Fargo]

I have been reading the post with interest. You know things here just have not been the same since Norms Coupe died. He took all of the ribbing that everyone threw his way but he always had the last word no matter what the subject, we miss you Norm.

Norm was a good Man, gone but not forgotten..

[hkestes41]

If you can't ignore me send me a PM and name a time and a place and I will provide my clock to be cleaned if you are able.

And send me a PM too as my clock needs cleaned as well and my speedometer too.