You say that like its a bad thing!
You say that like its a bad thing!
Actually there's a "custom" e9 near me that, although the guy did a decent job on it, makes me crazy. Kind of like drawing a moustache on Mona Lisa. I can only hope that it was a rotten hulk when he began.
Swank Force One wrote: Similar treatment.
Well now. That I like.
kreb wrote: One of the things that holds me back IRT rods like this are what I assume to be really heavy rotating mass and the effect it must have on handling and breaking. Any guess what those wheel/tire combos weigh?
Once you go rat rod you throw performance (other than maybe straight-line) out the window, because of this problem and the tidy-looking but awful and archaic types of suspension (typically) used.
Doesn't help that most of them are slammed...
GameboyRMH wrote: Doesn't help that most of them are slammed...
I always thought a low CG was a good thing. OK, dually 911 aside..... 
Javelin wrote:
You could only build this in a state without a mandatory vehicle inspection. In VA you'd get buried under the DMV jail trying to register it.
Xceler8x wrote:Javelin wrote:You could only build this in a state without a mandatory vehicle inspection. In VA you'd get buried under the DMV jail trying to register it.
Whadya mean? It's just a slightly modified Chevy delivery truck.
914Driver wrote: I always thought a low CG was a good thing. OK, dually 911 aside.....
It's good until you scrape the ground or bottom the suspension too much (or screw up your camber curves too badly, for the few rat rods not using live axles). Most rat rods have less ground clearance than an F1 car, I bet they aren't running F1-like spring rates...
Swank Force One wrote: Similar treatment.
Oh I kinda like that one. The front end is sweet.
Javelin wrote:
I am shocked an dismayed at how much I like that.
In reply to Xceler8x:
There are a lot of states that don't have that. Like Ohio...
nepa03focus wrote:Swank Force One wrote: Similar treatment.Oh I kinda like that one. The front end is sweet.
That is awesome@! I would rock the E36 M3 out of that!
Liking everything pictured so far. Shrug.
The way I see it is you resist the urge to slam it, run those crazy big wheels around town, then put them away for the small diameter track wheels with minimal ground clearance. As for suspension, anything goes on a rat, right? Even.......double wishbone!
I have an old crew cab dually with a rusty body, good frame and drivetrain. I'm thinking....
The BMW has the same issue as the VW. The rear wheels looked rather tacked on. A cool way to use up a rusty old beater though.
bravenrace wrote: In reply to Xceler8x: There are a lot of states that don't have that. Like Ohio...
Bingo, there are more states that have zero gestapo inspections than states that do......
ArthurDent wrote: The BMW has the same issue as the VW. The rear wheels looked rather tacked on. A cool way to use up a rusty old beater though.
That's kind of how a channeled "traditional" hot rod looks, though.
In reply to Chris_V:
Glad to see you put "traditional" in quotes. There is very little traditional about most current rat rods. They've become caricatures of what their owners think hot rods used to look like.
I have a rusty omni and a dakota. Someone talk me down, I don't want a divorce.
I hate how much I like these.
Will wrote: In reply to Chris_V: Glad to see you put "traditional" in quotes. There is very little traditional about most current rat rods. They've become caricatures of what their owners think hot rods used to look like.
I think that it's more (and less) than that. Rat rods are to traditional rodding the way Punk Rock was to American Bandstand. The hot rod magazines have long been addicted to throwing cubic dollars at builds. Rat Rodders embrace a more down-and dirty approach. When it's done well, it's imaginative, stylish and fun. When it's done poorly, it's ugly, slipshod and unsafe.
kreb wrote: One of the things that holds me back IRT rods like this are what I assume to be really heavy rotating mass and the effect it must have on handling and breaking. Any guess what those wheel/tire combos weigh?
Total guess, but I'm figuring that styles comes a little before performance.
So, who's going to be the first one to do a Challenge car like this?
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