I <3 rat rods

Went to the rod run yesterday. This was prolly my favorite ride there, as well as the caddy. I have a ton more pics but no space left on my file host lol.

facebook will be my friend for other photos i dont care about so much for hosting.

I have always been partial to rat rods, especially ones that are only a few inches taller than the tires, so the first one rocks my socks.

I just wish "fabricators" would shop hacking up vintage tin just so they can be part of a trend.

purely hydraulic steering is illegal in nearly every state. Wait till a savy trooper sees that car...

Appleseed wrote: I just wish "fabricators" would shop hacking up vintage tin just so they can be part of a trend.

For those that are in exceptional or original condition, I agree.

I wonder how effective those front shocks are.

Mounted at 45 degrees on the short end of the lever arm, must work great!

At least it's not flat black with red wheels and spiderwebs everywhere.

Shawn

For the most part I don't care for them...they started out as sort of an homage to traditional rods, but then they took a hard left somewhere.

That rat looks like new construction to me, I would have loved to see it in person. I like the caddy too, but not as much as SKRaP MeTaL.

ignorant wrote: purely hydraulic steering is illegal in nearly every state. Wait till a savy trooper sees that car...

I think that car is pushing the road legality in most every state in a lot of ways.

ignorant wrote: purely hydraulic steering is illegal in nearly every state. Wait till a savy trooper sees that car...

But drive by wire is OK.

I'm going to get clobbered here, but ratrods just don't do anything for me at all. (ducks rocks bottles cans and bullets) I do like the home brew TC 3800 in this one, though.

the first few I saw I liked... the one Stacy David built on [u]gearz[/u] I liked... but since then.... especially that on this one.... I'm with Jensenman

I'll agree with Jensenman on all three comments while hiding behind him.

To each his own. I can't stand Miata's, so I constantly have to avoid the rocks, bottles, and bullets on this site. Needless to say I didn't read all that much of this past months issue due to the massive amounts of Miata content, but I do give it credit for what it has done in this sport. Just not my cup of tea.

However, I'm not a huge fan of all rat rods but with ones like this I drool over. It's not black, it's not rusted, and it doesn't have a v8....

Jensenman wrote:

ignorant wrote: purely hydraulic steering is illegal in nearly every state. Wait till a savy trooper sees that car...

But drive by wire is OK. I'm going to get clobbered here, but ratrods just don't do anything for me at all. (ducks rocks bottles cans and bullets) I do like the home brew TC 3800 in this one, though.

I'm neutral on the rat rod love/hate issue, but I think the ones that I like are more along the lines of "traditional hot rod" with honest patina and without scary fabrication done only for the sake of scariness, weather they started with vintage or late model equipment is irrelevant.

As for the hydraulic steering, as a person who repairs industrial vehicles that mostly use hydraulic only steering systems, I would never take that out on the road.

Are there any drive by wire systems (steering) in use on US market cars or trucks? Automatic parking doesn't count because there is still a mechanical steering column.

I can understand how rods don't do it for you guys... most of us here are about bang-for-buck performance mods.

But I am all about this stuff. It is absolute art. Gorgeous stuff, man... thanks for posting.

what about the 1600hp mustang? you guys opposed to that? or the 59 coupe de ville?

Appleseed wrote: I just wish "fabricators" would shop hacking up vintage tin just so they can be part of a trend.

Not all cut up good bodies for these rods. I know a guy here local that pulled a 30's Chevy out of the rock quarry that had somewhere over 100 bullet holes in it. was a 4 door sedan and he cut it down to a 2 door coupe and filled in most of the remaining bullet holes. There are however still about 5 or 6 bullet holes in the various body panels.

stuart in mn wrote: ...they started out as sort of an homage to traditional rods, but then they took a hard left somewhere.

I appreciate Street Rods, rather not own one, happy for the owners.

I Love Hot Rods - today and traditional - nothing more fun to race or drive.

I appreciate Rockabilly Rods when they don't use good original steel. However, I am quick to defend the builders and recognize that many of the pieces are being incorporated that would not be used in any other builds. Rockabilly Rods(z) - the hard left you mentioned - I love the creativity and croud - just don't need to own one. We go to the Jalopy Show Down every year and I don't go racing that weekend because the Show Down is one of those great car culture events. Ironically, the boy wants to make one out of a pile of parts sitting at the house. He keeps eyeing up the flathead 6, 1952 Chevy frame, the 29 Ford radiator, and tells me "This would be soooo coooool....!" I've been known to be flexible on these issues

DirtyBird222 wrote: To each his own. I can't stand Miata's, so I constantly have to avoid the rocks, bottles, and bullets on this site. Needless to say I didn't read all that much of this past months issue due to the massive amounts of Miata content, but I do give it credit for what it has done in this sport. Just not my cup of tea. However, I'm not a huge fan of all rat rods but with ones like this I drool over. It's not black, it's not rusted, and it doesn't have a v8....

+eleventy gazillion on all counts.

That '59 Cadillac excites me in inexplicable ways.

<3 in the subject looks like a penis. I am constantly reminded this is a family forum. Although some of those rods are pretty hot.

In reply to Giant Purple Snorklewacker:

I will now direct you to the "Ghey trailer" thread where we can all be offended at <3 together.

(|) ~3

Shawn

(|)~3

Is this code for PIITB?

(.)~3

Nevermind.

EastCoastMojo wrote: (|)~3 Is this code for PIITB? (.)~3 Nevermind.

The Tilde looks a little "limp". Maybe something more like (0) o=3