View Full Version : Curious -- Wheelie Bar and Chute, and a photo.
TDSapp
11-07-2017, 02:17 PM
I am just curious if anyone has put wheelie bars or a chute on their Hot Rod. Not thinking about them really being used but more to complete a look.
Also, does someone have a picture of their Hot Rod from a higher elevation? Something like this...
http://hotrod.sapp-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/HigherUp.jpg
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Wheelie bars and if you look close you will see a chute mounting point (looks a little like a trailer hitch maybe). More photos in the album gallery under 33 Hot Rod Roll Cage.
GoDadGo
11-07-2017, 04:26 PM
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Wheelie bars and if you look close you will see a chute mounting point (looks a little like a trailer hitch maybe). More photos in the album gallery under 33 Hot Rod Roll Cage.
Naz,
I was waiting for your reply on this post!
What is it that you said on my thread?
If More Is Good, Much More Has Got To Be Better!
Steve
RoadRacer
11-07-2017, 07:06 PM
Also, does someone have a picture of their Hot Rod from a higher elevation? Something like this...
http://hotrod.sapp-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/HigherUp.jpg
I could create one from that software I used for my avatar if you needed it.. won't be 'real' but I assume would be very close.
erlihemi
11-07-2017, 10:15 PM
I am just curious if anyone has put wheelie bars or a chute on their Hot Rod. Not thinking about them really being used but more to complete a look.
Also, does someone have a picture of their Hot Rod from a higher elevation? Something like this...
http://hotrod.sapp-family.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/HigherUp.jpg
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I can get one from my second floor window or pull the rope on a drone. Are you looking for roof ideas? or did you want a picture from behind doing a wheel stand??
I haven't found enough traction for wheelie bars yet and my brakes have been adequate thru third gear. ;) Otherwise I try not to lift. If the front end comes up I move the engine forward. Unless its just the Glass coming up and the wheels are still on the ground. Then I use fatter bungies to keep the hood on...
mikeinatlanta
11-08-2017, 08:42 AM
IMO wheelie bars and chutes on a street car look ridiculous. That is unless you go all in like NAZ. His car crosses from ridiculous to awesome, badass, cool as they come. Kind of like the difference between guys who put road course tow hooks on a car that will never see a track and guys who don't bother removing them for the occasional ride on the street. Same thing but one is ridiculous and one is awesome.
GoDadGo
11-08-2017, 08:50 AM
IMO wheelie bars and chutes on a street car look ridiculous. That is unless you go all in like NAZ. His car crosses from ridiculous to awesome, badass, cool as they come. Kind of like the difference between guys who put road course tow hooks on a car that will never see a track and guys who don't bother removing them for the occasional ride on the street. Same thing but one is ridiculous and one is awesome.
I Couldn't Agree More Because Of His Philosophy Regarding Our Hobby:
If More Is Good, Much More Has Got To Be Better!
I grew up with my Dad and his friends who's philosophy was "if it has wheels it can be blown". That philosophy obviously has a trickle-down effect. Hot rodding is all about doing what YOU think is cool, not what other people think is cool. I agree much more is always better.
TDSapp
11-08-2017, 12:55 PM
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I can get one from my second floor window or pull the rope on a drone. Are you looking for roof ideas? or did you want a picture from behind doing a wheel stand??
I haven't found enough traction for wheelie bars yet and my brakes have been adequate thru third gear. Otherwise I try not to lift. If the front end comes up I move the engine forward. Unless its just the Glass coming up and the wheels are still on the ground. Then I use fatter bungies to keep the hood on...
Well I was just wanting a photo from high up and centered on the car. More to just get the shape of the car not really thinking wheel stands or anything.
As for the Wheelie bar and chute I was thinking more for the looks than anything else. Now that I have seen some photos with the chutes I think I will pass on it. But I still don't know about the wheelie bars.
IMO wheelie bars and chutes on a street car look ridiculous. That is unless you go all in like NAZ. His car crosses from ridiculous to awesome, badass, cool as they come. Kind of like the difference between guys who put road course tow hooks on a car that will never see a track and guys who don't bother removing them for the occasional ride on the street. Same thing but one is ridiculous and one is awesome.
Well Mike if I had a Roadster like you I would say the same thing when it came to wheelie bars and chutes. The roadster does not have the body for it. But at times depending on the stance of the Hot Rod it could look awesome. I am also not talking about a wheelie bar that is sticking 6 feet behind the car. I want it for the looks but not for the functionality.
Hot rodding is all about doing what YOU think is cool, not what other people think is cool.
There ya go! One of the number one reasons I love hot rods.
I think that we have a idea of the car we want, before and at build. It makes the car- are's- and does not need to be liked by others!