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RE: Rat Rods - THE_Liam - 15-05-2014
Not quite the same but I know where there's a fairly solid Rover P5 3 litre with a ruined engine, got so many evil ideas about buying it and lobbing a big diesel out of a van in it. Also got pretty easy access to a 2.8TD Iveco...
RE: Rat Rods - THE_Liam - 15-05-2014
Ok, I've just asked about it and its mine for 300 quid, someone talk me out of it.
RE: Rat Rods - bashbarnard - 16-05-2014
Do it
RE: Rat Rods - Grant - 16-05-2014
Get it done already!!!
Or let me do it!!! Lol
RE: Rat Rods - cjm_harris - 19-05-2014
Ive never been a fan of "rat" cars, but I watched that "Sin City motors" (I think). The garage was called "Welderup" if thats the same show.
They did a car for the salt flats and looked the tits! Quite keen on these now, but as said, would never be able to build a decent one in this country
RE: Rat Rods - Slam Wagon - 19-05-2014
Sin city motors was pretty good. 25k for that build though.
RE: Rat Rods - Slam Wagon - 20-05-2014
Pretty cool before and after:
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Also, sin city motors was just on if anyone missed it. This time a work horse of a truck with an old school can swap. All in the detail, and a shifter grant would be jealous of.
RE: Rat Rods - ozonehostile - 21-05-2014
I'd love to build one, but not in the UK
Too many mot rules in the way to build something truly mental (What's the point of a ratrod that isn't road legal) and American parts are too hard to come by/expensive.
RE: Rat Rods - Dum-Dum - 21-05-2014
(21-05-2014, 01:28 PM)ozonehostile Wrote: I'd love to build one, but not in the UK
Too many mot rules in the way to build something truly mental (What's the point of a ratrod that isn't road legal) and American parts are too hard to come by/expensive.
See I totally disagree with that. I think building one with a UK twist would be mental. Theres some really cool bases around with separate chassis's and plenty of cheap V8s in the scrap yards. Everything in between is just ingenuity.
RE: Rat Rods - ozonehostile - 21-05-2014
I guess something like an old jag could be pretty cool
RE: Rat Rods - Dum-Dum - 21-05-2014
(21-05-2014, 02:20 PM)ozonehostile Wrote: I guess something like an old jag could be pretty cool
Mmmmmm V12
but stuff like reliant scimatr with its ford V6 and running gear and other old british stuff thats cheap when the body is made of rust.
I still reckon a Transit or london taxi chassis could be a good base with a reproduction body.
RE: Rat Rods - Seb_Ryan - 21-05-2014
London taxi is half way there tbh.. and has a derv engine do bring on the coal and turbo sticking above bonnet.. have to make some sort of Pyrex bonnet to put up with head and keep it legal though?
RE: Rat Rods - Dum-Dum - 22-05-2014
(21-05-2014, 09:02 PM)Seb_Ryan Wrote: London taxi is half way there tbh.. and has a derv engine do bring on the coal and turbo sticking above bonnet.. have to make some sort of Pyrex bonnet to put up with head and keep it legal though?
I seem to remember them being 12mm pumps too. THe old ones even have a separate rad cowling. Nice skinny front wheels with shiny hub caps too.