nhmikel Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) Anyone know when Jalopy journal hamb will be back up? Edited May 10, 2014 by MCHinson (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trulyvintage Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 The HAMB is one of the top internet car sites worldwide ...Ryan is upgrading the site and the transfer of data is mind boggling ....It has been going on for a few days now ....Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 It's one of those "unsolved mysteries" that we will never know the answer to until it comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I'm having withdrawal symptoms as we speak. Oh! the pain! How much longer can it last? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenie Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Great site, great guys, well run. Great place to buy or sell vintage parts w/o the huge fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binger Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I just checked and the forums are still down but I was able to log on. Hopefully it will be back soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhmikel Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Anyone with info? Sure do miss that site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I will say one thing about the H.A.M.B. site....do NOT download where it says something about viewing the page. It will mess up your computer settings. Ask me how I know if you dare....ARGGGGGGGGG!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 It's UP!,... No, wait, it's down, but it was up, but it may be back tonight, or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I tried to get on and no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Walling Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Its up and running now. It's different, I hate change. I still can't get used to adjusting valves without removing the intake manifold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lahti35 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 It is different, again. The Hamb sure has gone through alot of changes in recent years. This one seems to have tried to "pretty it up"... wish they'd just leave it alone visual-wise but they must have felt it was time for a legit upgrade, I can feature that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caddyshack Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Last time I looked for a "HAMB", I got a fries and a coke with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I'm sure it was a lot of work so I hate to say anything but I liked it better before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphicar BUYER Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I've been kicked off there 4x. Ryan just is not a personable guy. As much as I think the management are immature folk, the site is full of great people. It's hard to really eliminate an I.T. guy! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lahti35 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I'm sure it was a lot of work so I hate to say anything but I liked it better before.Me too, for some reason it really bothers my eyes. This just means i'll be spending more time here now and using this more traditional forum format. I don't really feel compelled to get my user info back up to snuff after this upgrade and will probably just use it for buy'n/sell'n from this point. I wish the Hamb the best of luck though and continued success! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Magoo Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 It is different, again. The Hamb sure has gone through alot of changes in recent years. This one seems to have tried to "pretty it up"... wish they'd just leave it alone visual-wise but they must have felt it was time for a legit upgrade, I can feature that too.That's generally my reaction, too. I like my software and websites not messed with... I like being able to find and use stuff easily. Sometimes it seems like change for the sake of change. But it's funny, once you get used to a new setup it seems normal and you can no longer remember what was different about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest prs519 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Come on guys, give it a legitimate chance. My first impression is that it will be better, once one gets used to it. I have found nothing so profoundly changed that it makes one want to pull ones hair out. Thanks Hamb guys! It is arranged cleaner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Well it is like this forum. It use to be with a yellow background and was easier on me old eye's. Change turned it white and it is harder on me old eyes but I live with it. Better if it was back to yellow. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dosmo Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 To me, the new site is similar to viewing a non-HD image on a huge flat panel HDTV. Some of the images look a little distorted, either too wide or too short. That is especially true of the members avatars.Maybe that will change in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhmikel Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 The new version is not good.....especially for my "smart" phone even the desktopyou have to spend more time scrolling to view and cant find my favorite threads anymoreThis site here is a lot easier to navigate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsancle Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 (edited) Ryan will have the statistics and know for sure but I personally have gone from checking once a day to once a week. Edited June 9, 2014 by alsancle spelling (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BillP Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 I've gotten sort of sour on what that site represents and promotes. I'm 65 y.o. and lived through, participated in and remember hot rods and customs of the times. And yes, I like a chopped 34 Ford sedan as much as anyone. As a result of HAMB, a lot of stuff gets butchered up, never driven and probably discarded that never would have been hot rod or custom material in those "traditional" times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I don't like change in anything, but I'm using the HAMB as much as I did before the change. There is so much enjoyable stuff there you have to find a way to use it, it isn't that big of a deal. There is one road trip with some great photos of the landscape out West, something you'll never see on this site. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 The HAMB is one of the premier websites devoted to customs and hot rods. To blame them for the destruction of old cars is a bit unfair. I have seen many instances of people being advised not to cut up a car due to its rarety. Granted, it is not a site that advocates restoration, but I think with or without the HAMB, a guy is going to do as he pleases with his car. I am a bit conflicted about their definition of "traditional". A traditional hot rod is a Ford......period. I am aware that there were guys like Bob Rufi, Wayne Horning and many other who championed other makes. Still, the backbone and the vast majority of rods were early Fords. So, when I see these threads, on the HAMB about building hot rod Nashes, Kaisers, DeSotos and the like, I have to wonder how these contraptions fall into the definition of "traditional". All they have is a year cutoff. So, if a guy wanted to build a 55 Chevy with a hot Rajo "T" engine in it, I guess they would have to allow it as it has all pre 64 parts even though it would be as stupid a car as anyone has ever seen. I know my analogy is absurd, but so is a Hemi Packard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lahti35 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) Granted, it is not a site that advocates restoration, but I think with or without the HAMB, a guy is going to do as he pleases with his car....But with the HAMB its now on the net for everyone to see and cringe or applaud. Sometimes its just too much fun having true horror brought into your view you would have otherwise missed... had you not personally known the guy with the plasma cutter and the old car. Edited June 9, 2014 by Lahti35 Bad spelling... whooked on fonics werked for mee! (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersix Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 The HAMB is one of the premier websites devoted to customs and hot rods. To blame them for the destruction of old cars is a bit unfair. I have seen many instances of people being advised not to cut up a car due to its rarety. Granted, it is not a site that advocates restoration, but I think with or without the HAMB, a guy is going to do as he pleases with his car. I am a bit conflicted about their definition of "traditional". A traditional hot rod is a Ford......period. I am aware that there were guys like Bob Rufi, Wayne Horning and many other who championed other makes. Still, the backbone and the vast majority of rods were early Fords. So, when I see these threads, on the HAMB about building hot rod Nashes, Kaisers, DeSotos and the like, I have to wonder how these contraptions fall into the definition of "traditional". All they have is a year cutoff. So, if a guy wanted to build a 55 Chevy with a hot Rajo "T" engine in it, I guess they would have to allow it as it has all pre 64 parts even though it would be as stupid a car as anyone has ever seen. I know my analogy is absurd, but so is a Hemi PackardI've seen threads get deleted that were hot rods built from foreign cars before the year cut-off. Also anything that's a (or called a) ratrod will get deleted. It seems that C.O.E.'s, pedal cars, and Divco milk trucks fit in as traditional hot rods though. I'm with you. I'm confused on their term "traditional". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleach Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I've seen quite a few good threads there dedicated to non hot rods. There's one in particular "History - We ALL Love a DARE! PIX of TRULY Extinct Makes?"I follow it along with many others that I fail to recall at the moment. I also subscribe to a couple of social groups that get much more attention than any topics elsewhere. The hot rods, MEH.[h=2][/h] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 For the Historical Record: RAJO did make a head for the Chevy 6, and a HAMB member has one in a 53or54 Chevy she drives around. Bob The HAMB is one of the premier websites devoted to customs and hot rods. To blame them for the destruction of old cars is a bit unfair. I have seen many instances of people being advised not to cut up a car due to its rarety. Granted, it is not a site that advocates restoration, but I think with or without the HAMB, a guy is going to do as he pleases with his car. I am a bit conflicted about their definition of "traditional". A traditional hot rod is a Ford......period. I am aware that there were guys like Bob Rufi, Wayne Horning and many other who championed other makes. Still, the backbone and the vast majority of rods were early Fords. So, when I see these threads, on the HAMB about building hot rod Nashes, Kaisers, DeSotos and the like, I have to wonder how these contraptions fall into the definition of "traditional". All they have is a year cutoff. So, if a guy wanted to build a 55 Chevy with a hot Rajo "T" engine in it, I guess they would have to allow it as it has all pre 64 parts even though it would be as stupid a car as anyone has ever seen. I know my analogy is absurd, but so is a Hemi Packard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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