We will award $20.00 to the member that has contributed the most meaningful post/s to our site each month.  Posts such as rebuild information, technical information, picture of parts and parts numbers, locations of parts and educational resources are of the main scope for this award. Original images of aircraft parts and setups, not posted elsewhere are the Internet are also desired. A copy and paste from other web sites is not eligible for a first place award, but would be considered for a $5.00 award.. So if you post something/anything, you just may win some cash.

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Tony Castillo
www.squaredump .com

To the people, the Lowriders and to hydraulics before it all became too commercialized.

You may say you understand why aircraft hydraulic parts are related to the sites name, but may be asking what does an aircraft hydraulic part have to do with early Lowriding.  You see, the square dump was the one of the early most dependable valves used in the early Lowriders.  You don't see them around these days, and if you knew what you were looking at, you'd know that it was original old school. Old school, this site is devoted to early old school, Lowriders with hydraulics, car shows, the people that made it happen, posters, ads and early magazines.

There was a time when you had to really work at getting your car lifted. There were no nationwide parts stores that sold you hydraulics. You had to take a long drive to get what you wanted. There were no shops to do cuts outs, a lot of us even made our cups and donuts.

The middle 70's is considered to be a time Lowriding was getting big. Aircraft hydraulics were being replaced with industrial hydraulics and shops began selling ready-made parts were starting to open. Then came Lowrider Magazine.  In some ways it was another beginning, hopping contest were starting, shops with budgets were entering contests.  New and improved parts were being made to work on industrial hydraulic parts. Then in the late 80s it appears a new generation was cropping up. Different attitudes of what a Lowrider was or could be or should be. New and improved hydraulics, worldwide attention, mega shows, coast-to-coast hydraulic shops. Things changed, now if you want to Lowride, you pull out your wallet, throw down some cash, pick your car up in a day or two and your riding and never need to get a bit of grease under your nails. Then we have cars easily standing and flipping over. Lowriders were never meant to be disposable. Where’s the love. We used to stand out as it took work to get there. Now anyone can do what we did, cheaper, faster and easier. Seems like something is missing or just gone away.

You are welcome to add your input, pictures, wants ads, setups, stories, events, or just about anything related to Lowriders and the pioneers all before 1990.

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