GASSER OR RODDER? That is the question----????
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Hey, thought I would ask you very knowledgeable folks what you thought. I always wanted a Rod, so I bought this 38 Plymouth business coupe. I have all the pieces, fenders, ect and they are near perfect.
However lately, I have been really enjoying the gassers I have been seeing. It made me wonder if I should do a gasser instead.
I actually like the old school stuff but I want something I can drive long distances and have some comfort in. I dont know how gassers handle, drive, ect.
I am going to do more down the road, so do you think I am better off doing a Rod or a gasser if its something I am going to drive longer distances or a lot? I know little of either, so I have to learn both.
Dave
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Re: GASSER OR RODDER? That is the question----????
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I built a '52 Plymouth Business Coupe gasser, fun around town car, but handled and rode like my solid axle '57 Chevy truck (go figure! ). Wanna drive it? Rod! Wanna race it? Gasser!
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Re: GASSER OR RODDER? That is the question----????
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Dave, as much as I love the gasser style cars(and I plan to build one with the willys sedan that I have) getting the chassis just right so it drives and handles good is a challenge. if you already had a good driver streetrod and you wanted a cool gasser I would say go for it. but if this is going to be your nice riding long distance driver I would say go with the streetrod style car. now if you get another rod that you want as a driver friendly car then I would build the coupe as a gasser. to make a axel car work good I would go with a cross steer set up like they do with all the ford rods out there. these cars look cool but I bet they would not be so fun on a cross country trip, a cool trip, Yes but not so fun all the time..... Ron.... this is about as "GASSER" as you can get willys sedan my willys project that will be a GASSER I think this would be a better choice for you
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Ron, nice looking car. I have no idea on how to chop this machine and would only destroy it I am sure, so it will have to stay stock, but WOW THAT chop looks nice on that rig. DAVE I think this would be a better choice for you
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Ron, nice looking car. I have no idea on how to chop this machine and would only destroy it I am sure, so it will have to stay stock, but WOW THAT chop looks nice on that rig.
DAVE
and that car is on a dakota chassis. it's owned by a moparts member Ron....
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Yeah, Dave. I'm a gasser fan...building one as we speak, but I gotta say that for driveability...rods have it down. If a Friday night cruiser/light-to-lighter was all you were going for, it'd be a gasser all the way, but I see you wanting to drive this cross country if the urge hit you, based on some of your other thrreads.
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Here are his 57 Chevy and his HAND BUILT hot rod. ( He made the body from 3 donors.)
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Gasser or Rodder would be a tough choice for me, I love them BOTH! You sure started with a nice car! I'm sure rodding the car would lend itself more to long distance driving, I wonder if anybody has come up with a way to make a long distance haul in a gasser style car more comfortable? I'm sure SOMEBODY must have some pretty good ideas? Maybe the HAMB? Whichever way you decide
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No, seriously, after me and a buddy built the solid axle '52, we drove it over 400 hundred miles round trip to the Paso Robles Memorial Day show. Even with cross steering, it was still a bumpy, rough ride that liked to chase ruts in the freeway. Paso Robles 2005 show You can "man up" and deal with it, because it's certainly not impossible to drive, I have 12,000 miles under my daily driver, stock solid front axle '57 Chevy truck. If you want a cushy, enjoyable car to drive a lot? You don't want a solid axle.
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