Thread: My Rat Build

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Getting closer to that first drive, got something soft to sit on now. What yall think about these.

Larry

Gee, camoflaged seats!!! What if you set them someplace and then can't find them cuz of the cammy?????

Hah! That's cool; are those boat seats? You should video your first ride so we can all go with you.

nice lookin place to park the keester!.cool crazyrat!yep,get a vid if you can. cool hot rod!!!

fits with the military theme, unless you go with olive drab canvas covers!

nice build. Gives me ideas. I'd say recover those seats with some jungle camo, would fit the 'nam theme better. Thanks for your service. Currently serving my second tour myself. Desert shield, Desert storm, Enduring Freedom.

Take my adivce guys: If you are having a mid-life crisis, buy or build a car. Don't re-enlist to the infantry!

Yes they are cool and I too think every thing goes along with that military theme. I also want to know what the seats are out of.

Thanks guys, Seat came out of an old econoline van, dont remember the year.

Originally Posted by firebird77clone

nice build. Gives me ideas. I'd say recover those seats with some jungle camo, would fit the 'nam theme better. Thanks for your service. Currently serving my second tour myself. Desert shield, Desert storm, Enduring Freedom.

Take my adivce guys: If you are having a mid-life crisis, buy or build a car. Don't re-enlist to the infantry!

First thank you for your service my friend.

I agree but finding jungle camo is like searching for hens teeth, almost impossible these days.

Little update.

The exhaust is done, ran it out the rear, no muffler...

Got the wring started with the help of a good friend. Never could do this without his help. I have a hard time wiring a lamp.....

Anyway I am keeping my fingers crossed and hopefully in a couple more weeks I will be able to take her on her first trip around the block

Larry

im itchin to see this hot rod on the road.looks awsom crazy rat.

It won't be long now! We're all waiting to see the grin on your face...

That exhaust should have a sort of high-pitched rap at highway speed; almost musical. Someday down the road when the other details are finished, it would be cool to split the manifold and put dual pipes with glasspacks on it. Ahh, talk about a sweet sound...

Originally Posted by geezer69

im itchin to see this hot rod on the road.looks awsom crazy rat.

I'm scratching as fast as I can ol'buddy cause I am ready to get her on the road also. Got to figure out all this wiring first...

well heck , for the first time wirin one you mit expect it to take a bit of sypherin .i sure would.hahaha

Finally got the wiring straighten out and everything is working correctly now. Had one wire on the wrong terminal on the light switch which canceled the tail lights when pulled all the way out..

Fired up the engine for the first time in about 4 months and low and behold the trans didnt pump up. Pulled out the trans and found the converter wasnt all the way in the pump. Reinstalled the converter and shimmed it to proper specs and put it all back together again this afternoon. Dont know if what I did fixed the problem but it sure couldnt hurt it.

Still got a few more things to hook up but will know again by the weekend....I hope.