shortened Rat rod 64

runslikeapenguin · Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 8:50 pm Post subject:

well its almost done, that should be a warning to all of you drivers that think the road is safe.

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the only thing left to do is get the steering linkage right, lower the front end, and extend the hood. were not sure how were going to do that front hood but hey its a rat rod why the hell would he worry about something like that. Very Happy

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runslikeapenguin · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:45 pm Post subject:

steering set up. it looks pretty ghetto but it works and it saved us alot of trouble with u joints and all that crap

the shift linkage is set up to and guess what we dont have 1st. Rolling Eyes

ohh welll we dont need it anyway. Twisted Evil

were going to wire it up soon so it should be on its way in a few days.
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HighTone110 · Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject:

cant wait to see it done!!!! Very Happy

keep up the good work Very Happy

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submachinegun · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 9:26 am Post subject:

there should be laws against things like that, haha.
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UncleBob · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:33 am Post subject:

Glad you beefed up that front extension. It looks much safer now.
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Steve22 · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:21 pm Post subject:

To tell ya the truth, I think the first time you take it on the road the front end will be self lowering... from the looks of it, you just welded 4 tubes to the old front beam... not gonna hold up, it'll twist either the frame head or the old beam will fold.

just my $.02

Other than that, I'd like to see it rollin'!
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67bugnut · Samba Member Joined: October 04, 2005 Posts: 95

There's a guy near Chattanooga TN that makes thos sawed off bugs. He had a bus at Bugapalooza for sale. I've seen a few with a wind up key sticking out of the rear deck,they hook it up to turn when driving.
Anyways looks cool.

EBSTEVE · Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 7:56 am Post subject:

crd · Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 8:15 pm Post subject:

Fun to see what he's done. Keep up w/ the pix.

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UncleBob · Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:02 am Post subject:

pennies earned · Posted: Tue May 02, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject:

I need an update.

crazyman_stanley · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject:

so did you ever finish this damn thing or no?
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brody · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 5:14 pm Post subject:

the bug is fine, (i might think its actually pretty cool. im not sure.)but anybody with a shortened bus should be shot. please. if you dont want it, give it to me. saw one of those freakshows at kelly park. its just not cool.
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Keisatsu · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 5:39 pm Post subject:

this thing is sooo cool, I hope you're still working on it, any updates would be much appreciated!!!

TinCanFab · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 12:26 am Post subject:

yup...like said previously. it will end up in the scrap heap by 2010 as long as it's kept in ratrod state.
1. it's unsafe you'll get hounded by po-po's everywhere

2. it's not pretty and the novelty of it will eventually get old

3. it's not going to be comfortable or reliable enough to drive very often

4. this stuff is hard to re-sell, just look how proud the P.O. was to just give it away.

i support you for finishing the project though, you just have a lot of things working against you. Kinda like a high school auto shop car. You fix it up, you learn how it works, but you never actually intend to drive that piece of sh*t anywhere

synapticburn · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 4:27 pm Post subject:

I have to say that I was with this guy until I saw the "finished" project. I think he just took shortcuts everywhere, and because of that he'll have so many problems with it and it will be so uncomfortable that it will end up scrapped before long.

I also thing that front beam will snap. If it didn't already and that's why he stopped posting because he doesn't want to hear a bunch of "I told you so's" .But I have to say I admire him for sorta finishing the project and for at least trying.
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runslikeapenguin · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 9:51 pm Post subject:

hey sorry i havent posted in a while, we havent done any more work on it because or other projects, but i actually sold it. i built a 1600 for it and we found a new trans.

we let it go for $1500 it was kind of a loan thing from a friend of ours, hes funding our other projects and haveing a hell of a time with the car at the same time Very Happy

i dont have pics but we welded a huge piece of plate steel from the beam that we welded the extension to back to the tunnel. and then we braced the extension to the plate. its hard to describe but it will work.

its far from completion but the guys been driveing it, not as a daily but to random car shows and crap.

so eventually it will end back up in out hands but for the time being it funded some other projects.
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Man your friend got ripped... Laughing

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DAMN, $1500?!?!?!?! HOLY SHIT I wish I could sell the trash in my yard for that kind of cash. I could probably build 3 of those things. hah


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