Thread: Rat Rodding

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Just a little some thing I thought I would share.

Back in the day you did what was needed to get your car running. I am not that old (44) but I remember having to rig up my leakly exhaust with a soup can and band clamps to get by. That is old school rat rodding!!!

Tool box essentials: duck tape, a pair of screwdrivers, pliers, crescent wrench and a hammer and we are all set for emergency repairs!

RJ,

So right. My first "Rod" was a 35 ford 4 door with a souped up flat head (in 1961). I cobbed it up with what I had and my tool box was as you described.

Jack.

Im older than you so my tool kit had bailing wire (duct tape had not been invented yet) but the rest of the tools were as yours were.

there is a difference between getting by how you can and taking something whole and un building. it. as long as they are safe, then I think they are a lefitimit rod but some of them are basically for shock value and not really drivable

Duct tape is like the Force it has a light side , a dark side, and holds the universe together.

The more modern version of your bailing wire was the good old metal coat hanger

And if I ever meet the guy who invented Vice Grips I am going to buy that man a drink!

Don

No, No, No. The metal coat hanger was for welding up your exhaust pipe, or the pinhole in the valve cover that seemed to leak whenever it wanted to.