Completed; Finished Finally

yes the rat is finished, was a very fun build, thanks to cadguy for the pics, tonioseven, and ol' skool rodz mag. no its not a tuner but i will build one in the near future. let me know what you think!
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Wow! Thats awesome rat rod!! where did you get that carpet??

I can fully appreciate that, looks awesome!

Got a few mates into rods! They'd love it! Great attention to detail, love the rust round the roof chop! Well done!!!

Nice work :bigthumb:
Something we don't see often in here.

Wow! Thats awesome rat rod!! where did you get that carpet??
the seat cover is from the '29 3-n-1 rat rod kit. its a decal that has dullcoat on it.

It's a beauty! :eek:

Here are some details of the build- started with the Revell 1937 Ford truck, as soon as I seen the kit, it was on like neck-bone. Chopped the top, channeled the body and shortened the frame(thats why there is no bed) Looking through my kits and mags, I found the engine in the '50 Ford truck, which is a flathead V-8 with Ardun heads,(Tonioseven, the nailhead is going in my '34 Ford phonebooth rat wrecker) I used 30ga roof flashing for the door panels, floorpan, and inside as a headliner. The driveshaft is scratchbuilt and so are the dice on the dash, cut out the glovebox just to add to it. Painted it B-B-Q Stove black and grey primer. the headlights are from another kit and so are the shocks. So if you ever read about a rat-rod and you will see that there are many parts from other cars on them. These things are built to be light and go fast. Thanks!

Sweet ride dude, :smokin: :smokin:
Love the detail on the top/chop :smokin: :smokin: :smokin:

cheers stump :aus:

Thats cool I might wan't to do that with one of my kits.

That is very cool! I like everything from the stance, to the detailed engine, even down to the wheels. Great job, can't wait to see more of your creations.

Very nice work! :smokin:
nive paint and detailing. just impressive.

It's a classic!! I'm glad I could be of any help with the project!! Keep up the awesome work!!:sunglasse

Damn dude, you must have like 4 people working these models you've been showing us. The attention to detail is amazing, it looks way real, just like the others. Keep up the good work

Pretty nice for a rat rod. I like the detail and the parts choices.

Though I'd like to see you do some stuff in the vein of the California Kid.

http://www.srbymichael.com/gallery/perry/images/perry2.jpg

Pretty nice for a rat rod. I like the detail and the parts choices.

Though I'd like to see you do some stuff in the vein of the California Kid.

http://www.srbymichael.com/gallery/perry/images/perry2.jpg
just wait until I turn out this '32 Roadster, that paint scheme is exactly what its going to be! Thanks for the reply

This is a very cool build indeed.
I saw this in person yesterday, and was very impressed.
There is so much to look at..
And so many parts from other kits, only ol' dude could identify em.. :)
Can't wait to see what's next!

This is a very cool build indeed.
I saw this in person yesterday, and was very impressed.
There is so much to look at..
And so many parts from other kits, only ol' dude could identify em.. :)
Can't wait to see what's next!
:smokin: well thank you there cadguy, well guess whats on the bench? (besides putting my bike back together) is the Honda Civic with the SAS kit and the S-10 Extreme. No they will not be rat rods this time!

wow thats sick, you shud try chopping the bed and fitting that. then it would eb AWSOME. still ti si great build.

i had that kit about 3 years ago, cant find it, it was built but it was fixxable. o welll

Nice build! Great attention to detail, nice weathering on the roof too!

CADguy said he saw it in person, so are you in the Atlanta area? I would love to see it at one of the ACME/IPMS meetings. If I can get to one soon, I will bring my Project Roadster. The pictures dont do either of our projects justice!

just wait until I turn out this '32 Roadster, that paint scheme is exactly what its going to be! Thanks for the reply

Sounds cool. I'm just a big fan of shinier stuff. The primer stuff is okay now and again, and it's definitely preferable to billet, but a clean bad-ass raked street rod in a classy paint scheme is too cool.

two words : bad ass

That is so cool. Very nice detailing!

Nice build! Great attention to detail, nice weathering on the roof too!

CADguy said he saw it in person, so are you in the Atlanta area? I would love to see it at one of the ACME/IPMS meetings. If I can get to one soon, I will bring my Project Roadster. The pictures dont do either of our projects justice!
yes I do live in the Atl area, a little town called Rockdale County, famous for the well knwn horse park. Have you been to any of our meetings? We had one today, but we have 6 bikes to build before August! How is your project coming along?

yes I do live in the Atl area, a little town called Rockdale County, famous for the well knwn horse park. Have you been to any of our meetings? We had one today, but we have 6 bikes to build before August! How is your project coming along?

Cool. I havent been to any ACME meetings yet, Im still trying to get some info on joining. I havent been to an IPMS meeting for a few months, it seems like whenever there is a meeting I am busy doing something.

I wanted to go to the one today but Im down here in Florida, so that explains how my project is. As soon as I get back I will be starting the other side. That sounds like fun :banghead:

At night after a long day at the beach I get on AF and online and look for some stuff for the project, so I am doing something for it. I did post a picture of the rims I will probably use, go check it out and tell me what you think of them.

awesome!!
How did you do the rust effects in the paint? chalk?

awesome!!
How did you do the rust effects in the paint? chalk?
No, there is a Rust-All system with 4 bottles, #1 is the red rust, #2 is the black wash, #3 is a white wash, and #4 is a dust. I think the kit cost $14.00, I got it from the hobby store. Thanks for the replie!

thats awesome, the detail is great

Mate,that is one killer rod.Channelled within an inch of its life.Very trick.

wow you do the best rat rod builds, can't wait to see more of em from you!

Thanks for the great replies, I know it's not your everyday subject, but it also brings great challenges to the table. Yes I am going to build a tuner, Honda Civic with the sas transkit. It will be my first!

real cool!
I love the whole car,espcailly the interior!

That is cool as heck, I love the engine and the suicide doors.

That is cool as heck, I love the engine and the suicide doors.
Tes the suicide doors were a challenge, they are made of brass. Thanks for the reply