'37 rat progress (lots o' pics)

Here are a few progress pics of my '37 rat rod. The doors have 30ga metal, painted B-B-Q black, skull for radiator cap. Will be complete soon. FEEDBACK IS WELCOME
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like the rod cant wait to see it done. r u gonna shortin the bed?

Sweet!! We rarely see cool stuff like this. Can't wait to see this thing done, with all the tricks you have up your sleeve for it.

looks awesome

bad ass!! where did you get the little skull?

nice, nice, nice! good to see someone keeping the American V8 alive here while I laze about saving for a can of paint. keep it up!

:smokin: :smokin: :sunglasse :sunglasse :smokin:

You bringing it to ACME next Sunday?

like the rod cant wait to see it done. r u gonna shortin the bed?
yes the bed will be shorten, just have not figured out how yet, the bed floor is molded in to the fenders and side boards. maybe i'll get some diamond plate and make my own. thanks for the reply

:smokin: :smokin: :sunglasse :sunglasse :smokin:

You bringing it to ACME next Sunday?
yes i will bring it to the meeting next sunday, hopefully it will be finished. i am in the process of gluing the metal headliner in and scratchbuilding some dice knobs???

This is going to look very cool once completed. My only suggestion is to black wash the grill.

This is going to look very cool once completed. My only suggestion is to black wash the grill.
yes the grill will be wash out, but i am also thinking of adding the maltese cross on the grill. thanks for the reply

Cool rod! I have the panel car version of this model, and would be interesting if I did something of a similar style.

Little late in the build, but ever thought about a chop top?
Anyway, looking great.

Little late in the build, but ever thought about a chop top?
Anyway, looking great.
are you serious???? the top is slammed, look out the picture from the rear view?????? you have to pipe in daylight.

are you serious???? the top is slammed, look out the picture from the rear view?????? you have to pipe in daylight.
:loser: :grinno: :grinno: :lol: :banghead:

You're now the victim of blind readers too! :evillol:

I feel your pain. I swear I can post pictures, explain everything very meticulously, and sure enough-someone will ask a question or make a comment on something that's right there for them to see. :rolleyes:

Can't tell you how many times this happens.

"I painted it in blah blah blah and I got it from blah blah blah".

"What color is that and where can I get it?"

"I used blah blah blah rims".

"What rims did you use?".

"I got the rims at blah blah blah.com".

"Where can you get those rims?".

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :banghead: :banghead:

I thought sometimes people only look at the pictures, but in this case... :grinno:

I ain't teaching these guys braille. They're on their own! :evillol: :cwm27:

:loser: :grinno: :grinno: :lol: :banghead:

You're now the victim of blind readers too! :evillol:

I feel your pain. I swear I can post pictures, explain everything very meticulously, and sure enough-someone will ask a question or make a comment on something that's right there for them to see. :rolleyes:

Can't tell you how many times this happens.

"I painted it in blah blah blah and I got it from blah blah blah".

"What color is that and where can I get it?"

"I used blah blah blah rims".

"What rims did you use?".

"I got the rims at blah blah blah.com".

"Where can you get those rims?".

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :banghead: :banghead:

I thought sometimes people only look at the pictures, but in this case... :grinno:

I ain't teaching these guys braille. They're on their own! :evillol: :cwm27:
no joke, theres a picture, the first picture to be frank, shows the truck that a normal person would build, then a picture showing the chop and sectioning in the roof before i smoothed it, hey, heres your sign!!!!

Sweet chopped top RAT!!
I don't think mail would fit through the rear window slot. :)

Nice touch with the real metal door panels and floor boards.

Sweet chopped top RAT!!
I don't think mail would fit through the rear window slot. :)

Nice touch with the real metal door panels and floor boards.
thanks cadguy, the metal was hard to work with, i could not get it to stay. but with some of my wifes hair thing-a majigies, it worked. thanks for the replies.

are you serious???? the top is slammed, look out the picture from the rear view?????? you have to pipe in daylight.

Ahhhhh...Sorry about that. I didnt look close enough, I was in a rush at school to see what progress you had made.

:sorry:

Ahhhhh...Sorry about that. I didnt look close enough, I was in a rush at school to see what progress you had made.

:sorry:
i wasn' t being smart, i understand you in a hurry, this forum makes it hard to even build! I just finished the dashboard, i made some dice for the knobs. i will post some pics tomorrow night. thanks for the reply,

:smokin: here are some progress pics of the interior: the seat is from the parts box(thanks Tonioseven), the mexican blanket is from the '29 rat kit, the dash is from the '37 kit but i made some dice from 60x60mm styrene and used a 0.1 tech pen for the dotted numbers.FEEDBACK WELCOME!!!
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Dude, I like that blanket!! Is it real? Doesn't look like a decal to me. Nice job with the grille too. Cool die.

Ultimate coolness:sunglasse:sunglasse

i say keep in all flat black and red.

its comin along nicely. how the bed comin along it looks kick ass so far

Cool stuff, where did you get the seat and that blanket? LOL!!!!!! Just kidding buddy, nice work

Cool stuff, where did you get the seat and that blanket? LOL!!!!!! Just kidding buddy, nice work

well lets see, hmmm, oh yeah i can't remember where the seat come from and uhh, the blanket i think was just laying around!!!!LOL!!!!!!! but thanks for the reply.

great rod

Uhhh.....I know you're sensitive to people asking questions that are "already answered" in your threads, but is the mexican blanket real cloth-like material or not? I have no idea what a " '29 rat kit " contains.

Uhhh.....I know you're sensitive to people asking questions that are "already answered" in your threads, but is the mexican blanket real cloth-like material or not? I have no idea what a " '29 rat kit " contains.

no its not real, its a decal. i think detail master or model car garage has the real deal. no i'm not sensitive, just a inside joke with me and zoom-zoom. thanks for the reply.