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I like that intake, how well is that working for you? I have been thinking about trying to make one like that.

some kind of contest to see who could build the most absurd intake or something????

PS, what color are you going to paint it?

I think I need a tetnus shot! :-)~

I like the before shot with the primer on the car better.... South Dakota is not fussy at all about what you drive on the street, but that much restricted view would get ya parked and ticketed in a big hurry even out here in the sticks!!!!

Originally Posted by hotrodbettie

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We tried making an intake much like this one shown above.
We made the plenum and then we made then plenum 1/3 smaller,then the intake runners where made.
What we noticed the most was fuel would try and "puddle" in the plenum and it had very poor throttle response.
We never could really read the plugs.
When he installed a smaller cam by about 20 degree's at .050 it did get much better as far as throttle response.

No contest dave, i have just been toying with the idea of an intake like that, not that tall though, but that is not much different than a tunnel ram intake.

Could never understand why I would want to waste the time and $$$$ to build something I know would cost me at least 20 horse!!!! Tunnel rams only work good in high rpm's, not sure if this thing would ever work good at any rpm.... By the time the air/fuel mix makes all that length and those plenums it's not going to be mixed at all. A unique setup is kewl, but it should at least be functional....

it was something for the guys to have fun with. the owner of theshop wants the guys to have fun so he buys them car to play with so thats what they did with this one...

I like it, if you removed the monstrosity off the engine and changed out that front cattle guard (didn't they put those on trains?) thingy before painting it then it would come out slick. I like the color of the engine block, would be cool with a black and matching green paint scheme.

How did he get the rust, was that natural after removing the primer and letting it stay exposed or did he use something to accelerate the process? You hear all the time about patinas and "antiqued" finishes but rarely how they are actually achieved. thanks.

Red

All you do is mix vinegar and water in a spray bottle and just start spraying. it took them 3 hours for it to look like this hahahaha

Dang shame to intentionally rust up vintage tin!!!!

I am speechless - almost. Why anyone would want a rolling junkyard is beyond me.

i will say one thing, the rat rod at the good guys car show got more stops and stares then the other cars we had....

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Buddy of mine has a rat rod that he built for the fun of it. Bill is an old time hotrodder and has made lots of 250+MPH passes down the quarter mile in funny cars and is comfortable enough to build any car he wants, but he absolutely loves this car that he named "Skanky."

When I ran into him at Daytona last year he had just completed a 3700 mile trip in it, and just a week or so ago I saw a picture of it at the Chicago Goodguys show. He drives the wheels off of it, and wherever he goes there is a deep crowd around the car. For some reason it is just fun to look at.

He's added some real custom touches like the dead bird on the front axle and a mailbox for an airscoop, complete with door that opens and closes with a choke cable.

Don