Hot Rod Hoarder

09/27/2025

Good times at the Pikeville, TN Cruise In. One of my favorite places to be on a Saturday evening.

09/27/2025

This old Chevy street gasser has been around for lots of years and Jimmy Jones recently posted a photo of it from the ‘87 Shades of the Past show. I always remember it being one of the first hot rods I’d see as we turned onto the Parkway from Wears Valley Road. Several years went by that I didn’t see the car but I was so happy to spot it at the fall Rod Run in 2023. Neat old car.

09/23/2025

This week marks the beginning of Fall, which means we're getting close to our annual SWAP MEET, always held on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Same venue (Rhea County Fairgrounds) and same layout as last year...but let's hope for a few degrees warmer. Help us spread the word and keep this thing growing!

09/22/2025

Don't let Monday get you down. It's a new day, a new week and a new season...make it count!

09/21/2025

Wheels up action from the Southeast Gassers Association race yesterday. Video coming to YouTube soon.

09/19/2025

The “Casper” ‘55 Chevy sedan delivery is a fixture at the Pigeon Forge Rod Run. I love that Pro Street cars and trucks are still commonplace at the Rod Run.

09/18/2025

I’m fortunate to live in a part of the country where I can see an old car pretty much every day. Sometimes they’re driving and sometimes they’re on a trailer but we have a lot of car guys in East Tennessee. I spotted this ‘55 Chevy on a trailer earlier this week, likely headed to a new home.

09/17/2025

We’re making good progress on the Henry J build and this 468ci big block should run great with its new setup. Thanks to COMP Cams for the assistance on the hydraulic roller setup. We’re running an Xtreme Energy cam with 242/247 duration at .050 and .540/.560 lift on a 110 degree lobe separation angle. I used the K11-443-8 kit, which comes with cam, lifters, pushrods, timing set and valve springs. We have a truckload of parts from Comp Cams, Summit Racing and Holley that should give the big block plenty of power and the old school look.

09/16/2025

We're chipping away at the Henry J project...check out the latest installment to see Isaac tackle the roller cam and valve train upgrades from COMP Cams.

We yanked the big block back out of the Henry J so we could upgrade the valve train and install a Comp Cams hydraulic roller camshaft. You'll see that proces...