where to start

[aaron04]

im planning to build my own rat rod after dreaming my whole life.
i need some help on where to start.
i want it to be reliable enough to be driven without having to fix it every other stop and i dont want it to be expensive to build.
i want it to go fast and be able to stop haha.

my personal thought would be to buy a 28-31 frame kit with solid front axle and front discs, find a model A body of some sort (needs to be hardtop cuz of my location), caddy 500, or a big block of some sort, 9 inch and some midrange gears.

help me please!
what would this cost!?

[FMXhellraiser]

I won't go into great detail here but....
First off a big block IMO is too huge for something like that. Sure a lot of people do it but for a small 30's car? Disk brakes wouldn't be needed either but are nice to have. I also do not think the so called "rat rod" guys approve of having disk brakes on their ride.
Speedway Motor's sells the whole frame kit. www.speedwaymotors.com
For the body, for a Model A it will be pretty expensive. Those are hard to find and are a lot of money. So that will be the hard thing to get unless you go with a glass body.
Maybe someone else will chime in here and help some more. Look around some more for better understanding and idea's on building a Model A. Great place for pics.... www.carnut.com
Good luck!

[shawnlee28]

http://www.prostreetrats.com/galleri...mageindex.html

[FMXhellraiser]

Oh man, did you HAVE to post that? I didn't see but probably ONE car on there that would have been done like they did them in the 60s... oh wait they said 50s... The one I saw is the black with flames but then again it looked flat black I think so nevermind. aaron04, just ignore that site, everyone on that film are idiots and don't know what they are talking about.

[shawnlee28]

http://www.ahrf.com/steves_takes.php?id=19

[aaron04]

yeah it didnt work anyways lol,
im looking for more of the channeled and chopped look than a highboy. i love the slant grills with no hood and low low low


thanks for the replys

[shawnlee28]

n/m

[shawnlee28]

n/m

[aaron04]

that black deuce looks like it might be a little fast...just maybe

[Aster]

The "rat rod" build on the sedan is awesome. I wouldn't call that a rr, compared to others that we have seen. That looks like a build from the 60s-70s. Clean, simple and looks good to boot. And yeah....I'll bet that coupe will blow our toupe' off if you aren't careful.

[urotu]

Originally posted by aaron04
that black deuce looks like it might be a little fast...just maybe

That is does, that it does, not a duece though, it has a straight A pillar, it appears to be a 30/31 A coupe. Cool car though.

[aaron04]

how bout a shoebox project? expensive??

[FMXhellraiser]

No, that is a easier way to go. Cheaper of course. Something like a late 40's-50's. 51 Chevy with a chop top or such would not look too bad. Should be able to find something like this in FAIR condition from anywhere from 1800-6000.

[essexrodder]

I got a 47 Chevy Fleetline 2 door sedan sitting beside my house. Was going to street rod it, but got to many projects going. My ol' lady would love to see it go. Got $1500 bucks in her. Just want to get my money back if your interested. A good starting place for you.

[chromegirl]

this is going to be "rat rodded".....



got a 318 to go in
go the trans - full manual reverse pattern auto
no wheels yet..need ole rims...
got an interior we gunna cut up..and put blankets on
flat black....(im painting it)

any good suggestions......???