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    question about a 30's rat rod

     



    i was thinking about slapping a rat rod togather... trying to keep a real low budget. ive been looking at a 28-32 style ford or chevy sedan like this one here http://www.miklm.com/img/tmp/cars/sema/09.jpg how much would it cost to build something like this? note im not going to buy brand new best of everything parts... a rat rod is ment to be old and barley legal. i live on long island in new york and ive seen some rat rods that are pretty sweet. i would love to have one to drive to shows and whatnot. so how much would it be for a decent one... mabe with an old motor and everything.
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    Well, don't make it barely legal, make it 100% safe and drivable and able to stop, think about the minivan full of kids ahead of you that slams on the brakes. also, don't take pic links off of a site that dosn't allow hotlinking, save them then upload. I was able to get the pic for ya.
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    That Hotlinking, Ahoy thing is neat...............never seen that before.

    This "Rat Rod" ...."Barely Legal" ........CRAP is what is going to ruin hotrodding for all of us.........................

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    a rat rod is ment to be old and barley legal.
    Cutting corners to make a rod barely legal is not something I am willing to contribute to. That's what gave rodders a bad name in the first place. Sorry.
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    to each his own... but i like the crappy rod style... sorry if it makes you guys want to go out and put more polish on your cars.
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    Somebody just doesn't get it....................It's not the crappiness.............it's the safety. I drive a crappy old Blazer everyday...............it's rusty and looks bad, but it's safe...........Brakes work good, mechaniclly, everything works.

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    It's not about shinny, It's about safety. I don't mind rat rods if they are built safe. Some are I am sure. Barely legal is not a real good build plan.
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    Just to save everybody a LOT of time.

    http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/sea...searchid=28940

    20 pages of rat rod stuff all the way from a mere mention to all out ..... drag out discussions about rat rods. You'll find just about any pro OR con argument about the subject here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by noissesboyobyal
    i was thinking about slapping a rat rod togather... trying to keep a real low budget. ive been looking at a 28-32 style ford or chevy sedan like this one here http://www.miklm.com/img/tmp/cars/sema/09.jpg how much would it cost to build something like this? note im not going to buy brand new best of everything parts... a rat rod is ment to be old and barley legal. i live on long island in new york and ive seen some rat rods that are pretty sweet. i would love to have one to drive to shows and whatnot. so how much would it be for a decent one... mabe with an old motor and everything.
    you should no better to come into a rat rod thread and ask about rat rods

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