Thread: lets see some ratrods

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Yup, it's that kind of construction that give Rat Rods a bad name.

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Hey Barnsey, if you see the owner someday might want to pass on some tips on hardware selection--Only takes one broken bolt in the suspension or steering to ruin his whole day!!!!!!


Not going to go on a rat rod rant, but with all the fabricating (such as it is), wouldn't a bit of primer and paint to preserve the metal be in order??? I guess there's just some things I'll never understand..... I just don't recall anyone prior to this rat rod craze build something to look bad intentionally...

I doubt that i will ever see the owner, I live in Australia, and looking at the steering wheel position i think that you guys will see him before me besides that, I am not likley to ever board an aroplane, i am scared of hieghts
barnsey

Lots of nice rides ...
Here's my RPU..

before and after pic.
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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Not going to go on a rat rod rant, but with all the fabricating (such as it is), wouldn't a bit of primer and paint to preserve the metal be in order??? I guess there's just some things I'll never understand..... I just don't recall anyone prior to this rat rod craze build something to look bad intentionally...

i have to agree
if it's rusty.
you arent finished.

Here's a '35 International I built. 250 Chevy 6 with a 4 speed.

I built this tub out of a 1927 Chrysler 4 door sedan. 327/350.

Tribute to the 5/42 FA, My old Viet Nam unit, 1970-1971

Chevy powered '25 Dodge coupe I built a couple years ago.

I messed around makin' metal flames, but most people seem to like em so maybe it time well spent,

spent 6 hours makin' flames, but everyone seems to like em.got some corvette yellow for free.

'38 Dodge, 327/350, I built about 5 years ago.

Originally Posted by Bobw

'38 Dodge, 327/350, I built about 5 years ago.

That looks way too nice to be a Rat........... Nice proportions............

Thanks for the kind remarks about my Dodge pictured above. Just like anything else, there's a range of hot rods that can fall under the Rat Rod label. The Dodge is finished off a bit more than some.
Here's the '38 GMC my grandson and I built while he was in high school. As you can see, he wanted it a bit rougher. It was for him so he dictated the style and the quality of work. I assured it was built safe. He learned a lot about fabricaton on this project. Now he is working on wind farms and cell phone towers. Yikes! I can't go 10 feet above the ground.

Here is a few from our local show a couple weekends ago

48 2.jpg48 3.jpgMight as well make my intro here. I most likely will not post in other sections here, because I don't have the moey to build a $50k hot rod, but love to look at em . Thgis is my 48 F1 I built a while back and just sold it this year. I made the front grill using two full size chevy truck door window frames. hahaha.It was a fun truck to drive. I'm building a low T bucket right now that has a 289 Ford power plant. Looking forward to looking at your rides and shiowing mine.