Projects Turning a "Rat Rod" :( into a Hot Rod :)

That's the conditions I used to work in. After 25 years of saving to build an new house and shop those days are over. How nice it is to just turn up the thermostat to 65-70 and work in your shirt sleves when it's 0-+5 outside.

Frank

 

YIKES! what a menagerie!!

 

What's all the white stuff?

 

cool thread, I'll keep watching

 

Is that a bicycle pedal being used as a brake pedal or is that what you used as go power for the rat?

 

My admiration for your tenacity is immeasurable!

 

Project "Snow Bird"

 

Wow nice project. Atleast the snow isn't keeping you down. Keep at it.

 

Good on ya, another one to see the light.
Don't go dropping any gear, you won't find it till spring.

 

I'd just like to know how you got the perch bolts out so easy....

Off to a great start...keep the updates coming!!!

 

Dang now that's determination to get the job done

 

I need to follow this one. Being up north working in the barn without heat has been a bear. I am too old to be outside in the snow but a few decades back I would have handed you the cardboard and worked with you.

 

Don't know how you can make a hot rod out of an orange crate, but good luck with it.And that was not a rat rod, there is nothing wrong with a real rat rod, something like that is just crap,there is no name for it other than that. Some people like the old patina look, same as in antiques and other collectables. Not everyone gets excited about chrome and shiny paint, and neither is that hard to achieve to make such a big deal over it.

 

wow...keep going dont look back now

 

The demise of a ratrod .Snowy death ,I love it Keep us posted .What kind of body are you gonna build .

 

i was wondering the same thing. looks like laundry detergent.

 

Damn, I though my shop was cold! At least there's not a foot of snow in it! Pretty "
cool" pics!

Cheers,

Brian

 

That's some determination. Tearing a car down in a snow storm.

 

You are one tuff guy. I love cars but not enough to disassemble in a snow bank. Tell us about the other steps in your 12 step program.

 

Go Columbus...Go Dog...Go Dog Go!

 

Good on ya man, keep it up.... at least you'll have a lot more firewood for the winter

 

Sweet Rat Rod.... ....... Good luck with your recovery!

 

I hope you start a trend. You can make a nice ice shanty out of the left overs.

 

the first step is admitting you have a problem. nice job. keep it up.

 

Dirty Woodie, did I see that car at the Pork Chop's Blacktop Bash a couple years ago?

 

Maybe you should in corporate a plow frame

 

Dirty Woodie, great job. I'm rootin for ya buddie. Just remeber eat. your elephant one bite at a time.

 

wow your are one crazy mo fo, not only in the snow, but with no aid of the sun? man have to dub this one frost bite.

 

so are you going to do a different body or undo some of that chop. that chop and super low stance scream rat rod. even raised up, with a chop that hard and on an angle like you did might be hard to overcome the rat rod catagory (my opinion....) unless the rest of the build is good quality