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donut - 10/10/05 at 05:28 PM

Hi

Anyone into or know about building these cars? It's the sort of thing i was always into when i was younger and i saw a prog on the telly about Hot Rods and Rat Rods and it was great.

This is for a possible future build...maybe... but not for a long time yet.

This is the sort of thing i like.....



[Edited on 10/10/05 by donut]

Triton - 10/10/05 at 05:33 PM

Fella in my village builds them for a living....phalic rods i think he calls him self......mad things with mad engines no wings and as loud as yer like.....luvly

Russ-Turner - 10/10/05 at 07:49 PM

Saw a programme on Sky yesterday called Hot Road build off. Two guys building against each other for a show entry. Some of the paint work was unbelievable! Our U.S. counterparts might be able to shed some light.

donut - 10/10/05 at 08:01 PM

Yeah theres quite a few progs about hot rods and customs like, Overhaulin', American Hot Rod, Hot Rod Build Off and Rides. The episode of Rides i saw today had a small group building a Rat Rod which is a normal rod with no spit and polish. It's all unpainted, unclean and rusty but still looks amazing.

Maybe next build.

iank - 10/10/05 at 08:02 PM

http://www.dooster.co.uk/
I've seen partbuilts come up on ebay occasionally

Not really my cup'o'char but the 33 speedster looks pretty cool in a hotwheels kind of way.

Dale - 10/10/05 at 09:32 PM

Take a locost chassis with bent instead of cut sides and your most of the way there except it would handle better. Add about 8 to 10 inches of side hieght and your almost there.
Dale

donut - 10/10/05 at 09:36 PM

Yeah, good idea. I'll have a play in photoshop.

Glan Noye - 11/10/05 at 07:32 AM

You will probably like this.I love it! http://www.robesky.org/ Getting the rear wheels in the right place seems to be the main issue with a locost chassis though.

iank - 11/10/05 at 07:40 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Glan Noye
You will probably like this.I love it! http://www.robesky.org/ Getting the rear wheels in the right place seems to be the main issue with a locost chassis though.


That and the SVA clipboard jockey when he sees the fuel filler and can't stop laughing

Triton - 11/10/05 at 07:43 AM

They get round SVA by supposedly using an old chassis....

donut - 11/10/05 at 08:07 AM

NICE!! and the chassis looks very 7 esque!! Just need a different body! (i could do with one of them!! )




Rorty - 12/10/05 at 08:13 AM

I regularly used to see an original, but hot-rodded all-steel blue Model B roadster with orange wheels on my way to work. It was supremely evocative, stylish and simple.