Thread: Describe your Rat Rod project here.

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Originally Posted by FMXhellraiser

That thing is looking good, I like it! What are your plans for paint? Going to leave the logo on the doors?

Paints done! It's a Rat Rod! Logos stay.
I will touch up the welded areas with a faux patina.

Fibreglass, hmm, probably more fibreglass 41 Willys coupes than tin ones these days, still pretty cool to me. But how much difference is there in a store bought body and a store bought frame, or M2 suspension, or steering column. Where do you draw the line.
Personally I like old tin and building it myself but if I had the money, I would pay someone else. My welds look like crap 'cuz I can't see fer poop anymore.

DMW56,

That truck looks great. I have been thinking aout using an F1 cab for some time and you proved that it will work and look right. Excellent choice of bed too. It's the right width for the cab and lots of them out there. Love the inliner too. Nice loking grille shell. Most tractor grilles look like....well.....tractors. Yours looks good.

Tom

Allthough I dont like the term "ratrod" I know what you mean.

No paint on this bad boy.
454, auto, 9", and a bunch of other cool stuff.
A couple days away from welding up the frame.

Only used on Friday nights and full moons.

Warming the globe, one mile at a time.

A description of my rod project: standstill. I got a 36 chevy master sedan, and have gotten as far as stripping the fenders and beating out the worst of the dents. I gave up on it a while back, and tried to sell it. Turns out most people have more sense than I, and they passed on it. Well, as long as I still have it, there is hope for eventual progress.

Asked a question on a RR site and good friend sent me here to view some of his build pics.Joined up and started to look around and I saw this thread about rats . Will read it all later today .Her are a few pics of my rat-I call it Ratzilla . LFE
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If education is expensive, I must be the most educated (idiot) around!!* Cuz It's sure cost me a lot to learn!* Had 19 thousand in a rod that noone else would look at (I guess) and couldn't sell it, had to swap it for a Chevelle that was cloned and palmed off on me (the sucker) as a true SS car.* Then took a bad loss on the deal by selling it waayyyyyy lower than I had in it.* One would think that a single lesson like that would be sufficient, but I'm the guy P.T. Barnum wrote about, "there's a sucker born every day".* AMENPerley

Originally Posted by oldrodder43

If education is expensive, I must be the most educated (idiot) around!!* Cuz It's sure cost me a lot to learn!* Had 19 thousand in a rod that noone else would look at (I guess) and couldn't sell it, had to swap it for a Chevelle that was cloned and palmed off on me (the sucker) as a true SS car.* Then took a bad loss on the deal by selling it waayyyyyy lower than I had in it.* One would think that a single lesson like that would be sufficient, but I'm the guy P.T. Barnum wrote about, "there's a sucker born every day".* AMENPerley

Wrong again, gasoline breath. The quote is "There's a sucker born every minute".

Heh heh, He said "gasoline breath".

I guess thats why they call you TECHinspector.

Well, when I was in high school my dad brought home a '27 T shell. We also picked up a short box, a long box and a turtle deck. We've aquired a '32 grill shell and frame. Dad also has a '39 Lincoln Zephyr with a Nailhead in it, so I decided to put one of his spares (nailheads) in the '27. I am still looking for some orig fenders. One day I'll get her done. - Oh, I graduated 28 years ago. . . .!

hey im not sure what i am starting on is a rat rod or not..but im dragging out a 35 ford pickup (or whats left of it) from the back of the yard..and want to build something cheap to cruise these old ozark gravel roads i live on with out worrying about the paint job..i havent really pinned down the engine & trans combo but it has to be a flathead..i have the old 8ba ford outta my 51 or the caddy flattie out of my 46 caddy im building...but either way its getting built with what i have already or can afford with my spare pennys..hope to have it started here in the next few weeks..and if a rat rod is a project ya chased the rats out of ..well this is one i guess..ha ha ha ha ha

yea i said it had to be a flattie..well i lied..because i also have several nailheads laying around that if i can figure a way to get a standard behind one i could be persuaded to use one of them

Although it looks a bit ratty ..... it is NOT your average rat build. I've purchased & am in the process of installing:

Chassis Works complete front (tube A-arms, R&P steering, coil overs, large Wilwoods) and rear (4 link, coil overs, FAB9 with detriot locker), extreme lowering, '72 Pantera magnesium wheels (7" & 8"), BBC, 5 speed ...... aluminum interior. Headers that'll exit in the lower rear side of each front fender.

Outside - paint & chrome DONE. Maybe some pins ......









Hopefully it'll be finished this year ......

REGS

i have recently bought my 47 ford four door sedan for $600. The had a seied up flathead in it and the transmmison had the gears stripped out and the cas cracked. I have been trying to get the enclosed driveline disconnected from the tranny but it has been giving me some trouble any advise? the crossmember is cousing me probles for the lover cup bolts are un reachable by a wratchet or rench.

i am trying to make the nicest car i can.
but since i am poor.
by default it will be called a rat rod.
but there will not be one speck of rust on this entire vehicle.