CRAWDAD Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 I like it! Looks like fun too. I would Rock this BISH!!!! Watch the video to see the FUN. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAOOuNQriVI http://www.killbillet.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=54269&d=1274996038 Tranny in the cab, WOW! Check out the Drive Shaft Loop/Cage - image if that let loose. http://www.killbillet.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=54270&d=1274996038 http://www.killbillet.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=54268&d=1274996038 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 says its for sale...buy it and bring to track day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 needs more low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAWDAD Posted June 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 says its for sale...buy it and bring to track day! Buy my bike and I will! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAWDAD Posted June 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 needs more low. Did some one say more LOW? OK http://www.vipfusion.net/storage/pics-max-7803-306293-golf-mk1-ph-1.jpg.jpeg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1264197588386 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAWDAD Posted June 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Triple - cause these are cool and for sale. http://www.killbillet.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=53811&d=1273965004 This is a daily driver down in the Florida Keys. 20" steelies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Triple - cause these are cool and for sale. http://www.killbillet.com/attchment.php?attachmentid=53811&d=1273965004 This is a daily driver down in the Florida Keys. 20" steelies i wonder what that would look like with a shiney paint job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAWDAD Posted June 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 i wonder what that would look like with a shiney paint job. http://www.killbillet.com/showthread.php?t=23489 probably look pretty good. looks like he built if right. That is a new paint job on it. this one is half shiney http://image.automotive.com/f/featuredvehicles/chevy/9299068+pheader/0710st_01_z+1965_chevrolet_truck+front_drivers_side_view.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewhop Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 I have a rat rod sitting about 10 feet from me being built that has that same cab and bed. I will post some pics and videos when its all done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fubar231 Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 I can already has fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Beard Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 dude with that tranny not having a shield that bitch would get hottt!!!!!!! it would be like a rolling sana in there. id still rock it though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimTaylor751647545500 Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 FYI...the Rat Rod term refers to a poorly tossed together hunk of shit. Feel free to use it, but the car above is move of a "traditional" hot rod as is Bobby Lee's...minus the LSx motor in his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Drum brakes..gross. does this thing even have a suspension? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 Is it part of the "style" to have rust/primer/shit spots all over the thing? yea, its supposed to look like it rotted out in a field for 60 years....hence that being a new paintjob, that ones actually painted to look like that...some people actually just sand down the actual body and let it rot out for awhile and then slap it the chassis to get the look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted June 16, 2010 Report Share Posted June 16, 2010 The traditional rods are all rusty because that's often how they were. Guys without any $$ would scrounge whatever they could and slap it together to make a 'rod. A lot of these "rat" rods are put together these days for less than $5K. Some even as low as $1500. Scrounging and innovative use of oddball stuff is the name of the game (drawer pull knobs for grills, linkages made of old tools, etc.) You get big respect for using odd and rare engines. Old engines from generators and tractors go over well. The more obscure the better. FOr these guys, climbing through an old junkyard or mining a swap meet for parts is an art form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 As a member of several rat rod forums I can tell you the term "rat rod" means something different to almost everyone. I will own one someday, although the one at the top is a little rougher than I like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 one for farkas: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamonds Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 <--------- Digs it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 (edited) I like the Beetle Rods... Edited June 17, 2010 by wnaplay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted June 17, 2010 Report Share Posted June 17, 2010 If you bag it right, the suspension won't be as bad and you can still drop it. The only reason I would want to drop it is to give that flat in a field rotting away look. I've never wanted a bagged auto for anything other than this. This means, it'd have to have all the parts so as to hide the beautifully contrasting engine and drivetrain that's looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Is there anything from later than the 50's that you could rat rod and it not look stupid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Lee Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Is there anything from later than the 50's that you could rat rod and it not look stupid? Per the classic image of a rat rod... I don't think so. The '60s and '70s were the big body era. Those cars are more worthy of being built into muscle cars/etc than ratting out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh8sti Posted June 18, 2010 Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 gosh i want a rat rob so bad. I think they look uber badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAWDAD Posted June 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2010 Is there anything from later than the 50's that you could rat rod and it not look stupid? The Black Pickup that I post earlier in this thread is a 61 c-10. I think it looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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