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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Tom on June 12, 2007 8:07 pm

Title: Seen at Buggies N Blues 2007
Post by: Tom on June 12, 2007 8:07 pm

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Title: RE: Seen at Buggies N Blues 2007
Post by: Eyeball on June 12, 2007 8:43 pm

I forgot they had a swap meet.

If that guy is able to hammer out that nice cover on the cowl for the steering you think he could do a little work on the roof too.

Title: RE: Seen at Buggies N Blues 2007
Post by: Tom on June 12, 2007 9:21 pm

I never step over the tape to look inside. There is a roll cage, you can see it in one of the pics.  I'm guessin' that's what held the body together. Heard he was cruising main in Mandan Sat. night!!

Title: RE: Seen at Buggies N Blues 2007
Post by: Eyeball on June 12, 2007 9:59 pm

It would have looked better if it was left as an old stock car. I bet he could still get good money for that body.

Title: RE: Seen at Buggies N Blues 2007
Post by: 31Rodder on June 13, 2007 12:13 am

is that one of those rat rods

Title: RE: Seen at Buggies N Blues 2007
Post by: AntiBling on June 13, 2007 1:51 am

I got a couple of those tires on my '49 I'd sell.  I hear through someone in the NDSRA this Rat Rod craze is here to stay so you might want to invest in them before they really become collectors items.  I've also got some 2wd chevy pickup stock aluminum rims to throw on your rat rod as well.  I give him originality points for using an afghan and what appears to be a moving blanket instead of mexican blankets for upholstery.  But then again I'm drunk right now so just about everything seems like a good idear to me.  Fer sure fer sure.

Title: RE: Seen at Buggies N Blues 2007
Post by: racerjohnson on June 14, 2007 12:32 am

so what is the definition of a rat rod, may I ask?

Title: Re: RE: Seen at Buggies N Blues 2007
Post by: 31Rodder on June 14, 2007 2:04 am

Quote from: "racerjohnson"

so what is the definition of a rat rod, may I ask?

RAT ROD: A retro-styled, traditional, low-budget hot rod that eschews high dollar paint, modern components, or billet aluminum parts in favor of primer, junkyard/ swapmeet scrounged vintage parts and raw or unfinished bodywork.  Rat Rods are so named for their "ratty" unrefined appearance.  The term was likely inspired by the slang term 'rat bike', which is used in the custom motor cycle world to describe a bike intentionally built to look grungy and dilapidated as a reaction to and subversive protest of expensive, overy finished "trailer queen" bikes.

This definition comes from the HOT ROD CHRONICLE, copyright 2003

Title: RE: Re: RE: Seen at Buggies N Blues 2007
Post by: racerjohnson on June 14, 2007 3:53 pm

amen.

Thanks rodder.

Title: RE: Re: RE: Seen at Buggies N Blues 2007
Post by: prettyboyhats on June 14, 2007 5:13 pm

Did you notice his front spring setup?

I think some day we'll be buying these "ratrods" for cheap after the craze is over and using them as donors for what little good tradition parts they might have left.

Title: Re: RE: Re: RE: Seen at Buggies N Blues 2007
Post by: Tom on June 14, 2007 6:08 pm

Quote from: "prettyboyhats"

Did you notice his front spring setup?.

Yeah.....I studied that. Back yard engineering at it's best.

Title: RE: Re: RE: Re: RE: Seen at Buggies N Blues 2007
Post by: 31Rodder on June 14, 2007 6:30 pm

yes that front spring set up is redneck at its best.