"Hot August Nights" Photos
 

I spent the day last Thurs/Fri in Reno at Hot August Nights and Sat/Sun in Lake Tahoe at the Wood Boat Regatta. I thought you guys would like seeing pic's of (mostly) Chevy trucks I took. And of course a FEW of other cars/trucks too. This is just a sample; there were hundreds of cars and trucks. SO MANY awesome rods I took a couple hundred photos and could have taken hundreds more. Even picked up a couple very neat ideas.

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This guy had a sign describing the history of his truck and claimed to have spent $265,000 dollars on it. If I'd spent that, I wouldn't admit it!!
Nice enough truck alright, but c'mon $265K? Uh...no. It doesn't reflect THAT kind of money.
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One of the neat little ideas I DID pick up was this guy's hood locks. Simple, effective and cheap too!
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But for the $265K I'd have put a small chrome or polished stainless piece over the slotted hole to prevent chipped paint; oh well
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Oh, and just for the hell of it here's a pic of my somewhat newer Chevy truck working like only Chevy's can! Yes, that's a LOT of weight. Handles it like a champ.
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Live in reno..turned out to be a pretty good year for H.N. Great Pics!

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Oh cool. I'd never been before. Always wanted to go and finally got the time off. Had a lot of fun; VERY worthwhile for car guys.

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Good pics and report Dan. That's my biggest fear, I'll look at my truck and then do the math 265K!!!
You're right the stance on that first truck is perfect.

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Sounds like a real nice time.
Thanks for posting the pics.
Kim

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Thanks for the pic's. That's an awesome way to lock the hood. I'd never seen anything like that.

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Agreed, such a simple idea. I think I'll use the same kind of lock but the one that uses the "barrel" type key....if I can find them! Just another way of making it tough for anyone to break in.

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I replaced a bunch of tubular cam locks on our filing cabinet a few years back. I bought a lot of 40-50 them on ebay for around 3 bucks (shipping was about $20 though). I think there the locks your talking about. I'd like to do this mod, however, I'd try and go with a stainless set due to rust. I doubt the chrome on these locks are very good. I'll have to find them and see what there made of. All my locks are keyed a like. I'll send you a pair, that way "we" can both have an easy way to your engine:metal:

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Im a fan of that hood lock idea, definetly alot cleaner than the chain and pad lock I used to have in my Chevelle lol.

I also went to the show in Reno on Thursday and it was great. There were tons of cars, trucks, and hot rods at all the casinos.

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This little Ford was a trip. Twin supercharged engines. The best part about it was the engine driven blender for margaritas lol.

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Aw, Sarge....that's EXTREMELY generous of you to offer!

I thought about the rust aspect too but figured sine it would be under the ldeading edge of the hood and since I live in SoCal, how bad could it get before I'd hit it with a touch of AAA steel wool and WD? I'll defintely use stainless sheet metal crews though. Make sure to post a picture thread when you do the mod so I can add pix of my install too.