Author Topic: Rat rod project (Read 1348 times)

55starchief · « **on:** October 03, 2007, 03:04:54 pm »

How sweet is this

http://stlouis.craigslist.org/car/438559236.html

Sammy Lou · « **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2007, 03:24:17 pm »

I want, I want, I want, me, me, me

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2007, 04:05:15 pm »

Quoting: Sammy Lou

I want, I want, I want, me, me, me

So with you there.. That is F'kin A!!!!!!!

Roadkill · « **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2007, 04:38:16 pm »

Yup, that's cool.

Need to lose the front bumper, though.

55starchief · « **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2007, 04:39:51 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Yup, that's cool.

shame about the timing really, i would so get in a week early to fit a motor and trans to that

Roadkill · « **Reply #5 on:** October 03, 2007, 04:53:54 pm »

Seating / luggage storage would be a problem . . . .

55starchief · « **Reply #6 on:** October 03, 2007, 04:55:53 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Seating / luggage storage would be a problem . . . .

well it would seat 2 as for the rest time to get creative

Jo · « **Reply #7 on:** October 03, 2007, 05:50:07 pm »

VERY nice

F Body · « **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2007, 05:58:22 pm »

Well I hate to be different but it just looks like a rusty old pick up with a rather naff windscreen visor

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #9 on:** October 03, 2007, 06:06:23 pm »

Quoting: F Body

Well I hate to be different but it just looks like a rusty pick up with a rather naff windscreen visor

I was expecting PO to say that...

I figure because theres nothing there for you to clean

F Body · « **Reply #10 on:** October 03, 2007, 06:08:24 pm »

Quoting: Cunning Plan

I figure because theres nothing there for you to clean

It's a collectors car !

Waiting to be collected by the Scrap yard

Roadkill · « **Reply #11 on:** October 03, 2007, 10:33:24 pm »

Shoe-horn in a 454, quick coat of WD40 and you're good to go !

F Body · « **Reply #12 on:** October 04, 2007, 06:08:38 am »

Quoting: Roadkill

Shoe-horn in a 454, quick coat of WD40 and you're good to go !

With a decent set of wheels/tyres ( rusty if you like ) and yes it'd be ok.

Gator · « **Reply #13 on:** October 04, 2007, 06:52:41 am »

thats ace like dean says loose the bumper but what id like to know is once youve got your rat rod just right with the right level of rust ect how do you preseve it and stop it getting worse

it needs a shotgun hung in the back window

55starchief · « **Reply #14 on:** October 04, 2007, 07:34:13 am »

Quoting: Gator

how do you preseve it and stop it getting worse

As dean said WD-40 or simply matt clear coat over it

Roadkill · « **Reply #15 on:** October 04, 2007, 08:01:46 am »

Quoting: Gator

how do you preseve it and stop it getting worse

The guys over on Modified Cadillac use an old diesel oil/kerosene mix on their chassis'.

Supposed to be great for protecting the metal.

Albeit a tad smelly.

EDGE · « **Reply #16 on:** October 04, 2007, 09:21:08 am »

there's a amgazine that gets imported thats all about rat rods, i used to buy it every now and than. In there I read that one dude used around 3 gallons of wd40 coating the whole thing every year. like he said, surface rust on those looks cool... structural rust isnt

Cunning Plan · « **Reply #17 on:** October 04, 2007, 12:12:52 pm »

Quoting: F Body

With a decent set of wheels/tyres ( rusty if you like ) and yes it'd be ok.

that would be such a good project

EH EH... See i used the smiley... and in context

Incursus · « **Reply #18 on:** October 04, 2007, 02:17:43 pm »

I like an old rusty pickup as much as the next guy/gal but for some reason that one doesn't blow my whistle