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Tis one's pretty nice.

Let's try the quickie again.

2 more.

55 gasser.

Last one. 40 Ford gasser.

here's a shot of my 53 Studebaker of mine.It became mine back in the 70's when my dad removed the 305 2x4 400ph motor to put in his 55 Stude vintage racer.I helped him rebuild the car and due to my efforts as a 10-12 yr old I was granted the car.It then recieved a 289 Stude 62 or 63 r-1 motor.1st level factory performance option motor package(cam and carb).I plan on giving it some headers and maybe a 3x2 set-up for looks or maybe a paxton supercharger (R-2 package) (R-3=2x4) and (R-4 was a 2 paxtons 2x4 set-up that really showed out on "The Lake" in Utah under the hood of an Avanti,records still stand I do beleive).Anyway, my cars got the R-1, 3sp column, fins from a 58 Stude Hawk, www tires red rims may go with Spiders later on. Lake sides will go on,and after that I will probably go with the red oxide primer with gloss black flames http://www.picturevillage.com/photo/...55_p270892.jpg

Here's what it's gonna look like after I spray on the primer and flames.http://www.picturevillage.com/photo/...55_p273400.jpg Jus' a li'l somethin' I threw together.

Im like alot of other rodders here as well I dont like the term Rat Rod, but sorry to say it try looking up stuff for a period correct hot rod, then look up Rat Rod. Rat Rod comes up with a ton more finds.

I am building a 1923 Dodge roadster with a 24 Red Ram Hemi in it. I think it will be pretty cool. I by no means have a ton of money - Im in the Army. But its cool to me and thats all that matters. Hell Im only 30 years old. So I have no clue if anyone even used early hemis in old hot rods. But you know what I think it will be kool. I also have a 1950 Pontiac Im building to, and Im keeping the inline 8.

http://home.covad.net/~jmaechtlen/


I stumbled by the Moon shop a few months back when they were having a sale/event/gathering. Lots of rats, some nice customs, assorted.

cheers
Jay

Painted mine this weekend. Does this count as a rat rod? It is flat black, and it has a skull grille. . . .

Originally posted by 72gtojudge
......... It's the lack of creativity (off the shelf unmodified fiberglass bodies, 350 engines, boring paint jobs) that rat rodders don't like,.........................

I dont hink mine is boring or un-creative. I was going to paint it primer black. But then "Everybody" is doing it now.
Kind of like when I was in High School. Everybody was a wanna be hippie. So I decided I was going to go against the grain and cut my hair. I just don't like doing what everybody else does. And now everybody is going primer, so . . . . . .

There's always John Deere Blitz Black too heh. If I buy this 53 chevy truck then it will be chopped, lowered on a budget, orig. inline 235, and painted with flat John Deere BB. Only reason I am doing this is because all the money I put into it will be put into putting a new brake system in it and getting the engine running like new and the rust gone. With the little money I have left over I will paint it with the 22 dollars a gallon John Deere Blitz Black and then whatever else and just get it on the road. After that I will work on getting the 48 done and the 48 won't have nothing like a rat rod look. I agree though, if you know me you would know I like to be different, I hate doing what everyone else does and rat rodding is the same thing but I like it and liked it before I saw it all over tv and all (well I first started seeing it in mags a while back and kind of got idea's from there a bit) but I thought who cares, it's not big in NC at all and everyone here won't like it most likely but I will because it get's me from point A to point B.

...1923 Dodge roadster with a 24 Red Ram Hemi in it. ...

sounds good to me!
A guy at my church is building a small hemi (I forget if it is a Dodge or DeSoto )
for his next proect... is building a blower manifold for it. He does nice work!

Originally posted by rocknrod
I dont hink mine is boring or un-creative. I was going to paint it primer black. But then "Everybody" is doing it now.
Kind of like when I was in High School. Everybody was a wanna be hippie. So I decided I was going to go against the grain and cut my hair. I just don't like doing what everybody else does. And now everybody is going primer, so . . . . . .

I hear you Rocknrod. When I was growing up, if you painted your rod it meant you was going to sell it. Just a part of the early 60's.

Heck my lead sled 51 Chevy Bel Air Hardtop was blue and white with three different colors of primer where I had filled in the door handles, trunk handle, leaded in where the bullnosing went down the hood. etc, etc. Owned in 62/63 until my younger brother (1 year younger) conned me into trading it off for a 57 ford 312 Custom 300 with 2/4's. Biggest mistake I ever made.

FMX, I just did my ride in JD BB. Email me if you've never used it before; the learning curve was fierce.