Anybody going to BilletProof in Ocala, FL, on Saturday ??
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Anybody going to BilletProof in Ocala, FL, on Saturday ??
Posted: March 18 2008 07:34 PM
 
Frank Carey (aka fordorfrank) [ View ] [ carey@well.com ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
Melbourne, Florida
 
This Saturday is BilletProof at the Don Garlits Museum in Ocala, FL. No billet anything allowed. Especially wheels. No digital gauges, no IFS on fenderless cars. It's for rods and customs built the old way. You get the idea. This is the first annual. Should be good. Look for my '37 Police car. (I have no connection with the production of this event)
 
 
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Posted by dixie  -  03/18/2008 07:57 PM
FRANK I WOULD BUT I'D HAVE TO WELD THE HOOD CLOSED I GUESS. NICE PLACE FOR A SHOW ALL GRASS,HAVE FUN.


DIXIE------SWEATING IT OUT IN BEATIFUL DOWNTOWN DADE CITY FL. O SO GOOD.
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Posted by bigdude  -  03/18/2008 08:02 PM
No thanks--I like billet and shiney paint.
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Posted by tlp1968  -  03/18/2008 08:41 PM
Sounds like an interesting show, are you going? If you do can you send us some shots and we will post them. I have never been to the museum but I sure want to go someday.
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Posted by orphans2  -  03/18/2008 09:16 PM
Big HAMB event. Would love to go, but would have to ditch my wheels. I guess I could get some water based paint and paint the wheels black. If it rains, I'd be escorted to the exit gate. LOL


Dixie, lock the hood down and go. Other than your engine your 32 would fit in pretty well. Only a one day event, you could probably dodge the traditionalists and the ratrodders for 6 or 8 hours. LOL
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Posted by 41 Kustom  -  03/19/2008 08:39 AM
I would like to go but it's a long drive from Vermont for a one day event. I'm going to have one of each. My Ply. is the shiny one and the Buick is going to be in suead. No billet any thing. not even one the engine. I like both., and now I can go to any kind of show. Build-em at home, it's more fun that way.
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Posted by jimmothershead  -  03/19/2008 10:45 AM
........leaves me out. Sold the '32 5w, 3w, sedan delivery and pheaton 10 years ago. Wires & steelies on all of them. Might still check it out.
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Posted by Tudorford  -  03/19/2008 10:51 AM
What do they consider billet?
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Posted by orphans2  -  03/19/2008 10:57 AM
What do they consider billet?


Anything shiny and not chrome. Chrome is good, polished aluminum is not.
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Posted by fordorfrank  -  03/19/2008 11:10 AM
Billet means the part is machined out of a solid block of metal - in our case, usually aluminum. I expect that this is the criteria to be used at the event. Cal Custom and others made cast aluminum valve covers and oter parts back in the fifties and I expect they will be allowed. They are cast in a mold from molten metal. They are not machined from a solid block. I'm running cast aluminum valve covers so I hope they are OK. I may just throw my old cruddy chrome covers in the trunk just in case. :-)
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Posted by tlp1968  -  03/19/2008 11:59 AM
I will say shows like this are becoming more popular as the price of gas gets higher you may have to choose between shiny and a 4 cylinder- LOL
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Posted by Tudorford  -  03/19/2008 12:27 PM
I'm going to run a stroked Cleveland and 4 link with Halibrands. They probably wouldn't care for it.

OWell
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Posted by ol bear  -  03/19/2008 12:58 PM
HEY DIXIE ,JUST TAKE SOME ROOFING PAPER AND MASKING TAPE TO COVER UP THE SHINEY STUFF,,, THEY WONT NOTICE ,,SUNS TO BRIGHT DOWN THERE ANYWAY ,,,,,, OL BEAR
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Posted by DaveHughes  -  03/19/2008 03:38 PM
If I have to worry about what valve covers or other small details of my ride has to gain entrance or acceptance in any show- I aint interested in going anyhow. Thats like saying only painted cars allowed- or only black cars allowed- I like old school rods but not enough to look at just them.
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Posted by bigdude  -  03/19/2008 05:31 PM
Amen!
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Posted by 41 Kustom  -  03/20/2008 07:36 AM
I don,t see any differance in this show to any other. Most shows some how find a speacial parking space for the best car, or give out trophys. This show might do that also, but i'll bet it,s not for the car with the most money thown at it. Don't get me wrong, I like shiny to. My car is in my shop now to get polished up for the summer. Shows like this make the home builder feel like they have a car that is as nice as any other. There is a place for all in our hobby, be it rich or poor.
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Posted by orphans2  -  03/20/2008 01:03 PM
41Custom, save your gas and wait until September and you can run over to Lancaster MA for the Ty-Rods Old Timer Reunion. It's also a one day event with a lot of traditional styled rods. Plenty of color too, not all black primer. Same flair, just a bigger and more gracious group. But if you want to go, register early because they do get full and they lock down registration.
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Posted by hotrodgene  -  03/21/2008 10:22 AM
Dons place is large enough to accept all and place all Billet cars in one section and non-Billet in another.My self I am not into rat rods but some are and that is fine.All is well since Daytona is very soon and we will attend that.
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Posted by scruffybeast  -  03/21/2008 11:16 AM
Sounds like my kind of show. Wish I could go. Scruffybeast
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Posted by dixie  -  03/21/2008 04:10 PM
HEY ERIC WHERE DID MY POST GO. ALSO S0MEONE NOT ME HAD THERE POST UNDER MINE,I DELEATED IT
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Posted by DavyJ  -  03/21/2008 09:03 PM
Just for the sake of touring the Garlit's museum would be worth the trip to the show.
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Posted by dixie  -  03/22/2008 04:44 PM
WELL ITS RAINED ALL DAY SO I GUESS EVERYONE GOT TO ENJOY ALL THE COOL STUFF IN THE MUSEUM,ITS ONE GREAT PLACE TO VISIT.
jim grace [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] dade city, Florida Charter Member since January 2006
 
Posted by blade58  -  03/22/2008 05:03 PM
i got a application at the Turkey Rod Run for the show ,it specify they would deny you entry of your vehicleif you had billet on it and no refunds, its not raining in Orlando its overcast with a few sprinkles
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Posted by BigAlBre  -  03/22/2008 07:56 PM
We have coverage of the show that will be up as soon as Eriq has a chance (probably Monday or Tuesday)
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Posted by fordorfrank  -  03/24/2008 06:15 PM
Great show !!! Wonderful slelction of cars. I don't think there was a car on the field that could have been built from a catalog and that is, I suspect, what they were looking for. Some of us thought that they probably hit their max of 500 cars. I was there from 8:30 until about three and we had no rain. But after a few miles on I-75 we hit rain so it was probably raining by then at the show field. I took a zillion pictures and will let everybody know when I get them up somewhere.
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Posted by dixie  -  03/23/2008 11:27 PM
HEY FRANK IT WAS BILLED AS BILLETPROOF WHY DO I SEE BILLET ON SO MANY CARS ,CHECK OUT UNDER THE HOOD OF A BUNCH OF THEM. NICE PICTURES SRC.
jim grace [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] dade city, Florida Charter Member since January 2006
 
Posted by DaveHughes  -  03/24/2008 08:30 AM
I think they should rename it the primer nationals- Great pics and alot of cars look good in satin.I agree dixie I seen alot of billet too.
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Posted by fordorfrank  -  03/24/2008 05:06 PM
The billet police were not especially agressive. We did not have to open our hoods when registering and some cars never opened their hoods. I don't know if they were hiding billet or they just don't display their cars with open hoods. I saw lots of cast aluminum - mostly valve covers - but that's not billet. I did notice one set of billet valve covers and several billet dash inserts for gauges. And it was not a rat rod show as some thought it would be . The rat rods were cetainly there but there were many show quality rods and customs built the old way and that's what they were seeking. We spotterd a few trailers on the grounds but don't know if the were for entrant's cars or were part of the Garlits Museum. All in all, a very good day. Everybody there seemed pleased with the day. I'll post here when my pictures are available.
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Posted by tlp1968  -  03/24/2008 05:55 PM
Great coverage of this show is on the main page!!! Let us know Frank and we will add your pictures with our full coverage of the event.


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Posted by BigAlBre  -  03/24/2008 06:59 PM
I got this email from a participant....


Subject: Billetproof and trailer queens.

Message: Hey all, Like to thank Sandra for taking pic,s of our rod. I thought it was a real good show but i got to say i seen more then one car there with billet wheels, One of the car clubs backing the show had a car there with cardboard on the billet wheels to hide them but what was really sad to me was all the rods i seen that were being taken on and off trailers behind gas stations and such. What happened to no trailer queens? I can,t believe how many of what i thought were hardcore rodders putting their cars on trailers. We drove our rod up from Ft Myers and back down in the rain and we seen only one rod. They can,t all live up north LOL. Like i said i thought the show was a good one but they shouldn,t biil it as something it's not. And we are still looking for hardcore guys that drive their cars. If you see any let us know LOL. Later Jerry, Rollin Sixes.
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Posted by dixie  -  03/24/2008 11:05 PM
WHAT GETS ME IS WHY DO GUYS GO WITH A CAR THEY NO HAS BILLET ON IT?
jim grace [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] dade city, Florida Charter Member since January 2006
 
Posted by jimmothershead  -  03/25/2008 01:38 PM
That orange '39 Chevy 2 dr on the first page is an old friend Joe Dooley from right here in Southern Maryland. That '39 has been from coast to coast, Canada and all points in between over 30 years. 12 years ago, Joe did the yellow scallops....covered the 200,128 miles of road rash.
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