Thread: My definition of a ratrod

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Hi am i guess at best an extreem novice at cars etc was wondering what paint i would need for a rat rod look as have been advised by this paint guy that a epoxy primer would be best as i could do each piece at my own pace as this paint is a sealed primer.Would this paint give me that matt rat rod look?[/COLOR] for the mean while as i will get it painted eventually it so need it has dents from gravel roads and humidity damage on the paint front bonnet looks crackle glazed so needs it???

a rat rod is self expression.....as long as u put your heart sould blood sweat and tears into it it can be classified as a rat. that goes for all the shiny nice built ones as well, if u built it i classify it as rat cuz chances are you ate peanut butter sandwhiches for lunch and lived paycheck to paycheck dumping every dime you had into something you've always wanted. as long as some1 didnt build it for you and its not a trailor queen its a rat

This is what I call a Zombie thread. Risen from the dead after five months in the grave . . .

That'll do donkey, that'll do

Originally Posted by NoTrailorQueens

a rat rod is self expression.....as long as u put your heart sould blood sweat and tears into it it can be classified as a rat. that goes for all the shiny nice built ones as well, if u built it i classify it as rat cuz chances are you ate peanut butter sandwhiches for lunch and lived paycheck to paycheck dumping every dime you had into something you've always wanted. as long as some1 didnt build it for you and its not a trailor queen its a rat

lol, you would probably be very unpleasantly surprised at how many rats showed up at Back to the 50's (in Minneapolis) this summer and came in on a trailer!!!! I happen to like my trailer queens, matter of fact one of my goals this winter will be to acquire a 40 foot trailer for the race cars and hot rods..... Rat rods don't have the market cornered as a form of self expression, my cars have always been a form of self expression and none of them are rats.

Personally, I'll just be really glad when this rat rodder fad dies and we can all go back to being hot rodders.....

Originally Posted by 50 chevy

150mph. straight axel drum brakes 4spd. ps blk.primer welds smooth and filled and can drive on the road no tlr. needed

lol, 150 mph with a straight axle and drum brakes is hopefully only attempted at Bonneville or other such wide open area where the lives of others is not endangered.... hmmmmm. what would the stopping distance be @ 150 with drum brakes when Mom and the kids in the mini van pull on the highway from a sideroad about 30 yards ahead of you????

im guessing the reaction time on that would not even allow your foot to hit the pedal

yup, much the same calculations I came up with.... Big ugly T-bone, few survivors.....

as long as some1 didnt build it for you and its not a trailor queen its a rat

I only have one comment on that definition: WRONG! Wrong on every count.

Part (1) Someone COULD build a rat for you.
Part (2) A nicely finished, driven car isn't a rat.

Care to try again?

hmmm.. I build my own and they're often transported in a trailer.... What a relief, it's not a rat rod!!!! Sure am glad you helped clarify that, Jack!!!!!

Dave,

Nobody knows what a rat rod is. Horsepower TV is building a "rat," but the only thing on it that's even mildly ratty is the body. They used a complete P&J frame with a Super Bell axle, chrome coil overs, chrome hairpins, disk brakes, P&J ladder bars and panhard bars, Vega box, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Standard street rod so far.

After the week we've had I'm enjoying a good laugh!! Thanks!!

I figured it out ,...R A T,its not a word its an abbreviation...Recycled Automotive Transportation,......except they forgot to recycle this 1.

Originally Posted by shawnlee28

I figured it out ,...R A T,its not a word its an abbreviation...Recycled Automotive Transportation,......except they forgot to recycle this 1.

thats just a piece of "Junk."

Originally Posted by lt1s10

thats just a piece of "Junk."

Lol that thing is in a car show,was drove there and if you look real close it looks to be for sale