This is Flatrat. I'm a career college student (the easy life if you don't mind not having much money all the time) studying Mechanical Engineering (senior now). I've lived in the boonies of Virginia for most of my life (did spend almost a year living down in Norfolk). Here in the Valley rods are pretty scars unless it is early fall when all the lawn parties happen, but most of those are muscle cars with shiny paint. I have always liked hot rods, but never could afford one till now (but still nothing fancy). My preference is 50s style rat rods, hence the username Flatrat (Flathead + Rat Rod). It's swell to finally find a forum for such rods.
There's that word again. Rat. The only rats I've seen have been the two dead ones I scooped up with a shovel out of my garage when I fired the heater up in November. Am I missing something?
Oh no you've going and got Butt Reynolds started. I've got some "Pretty Scars" and I didn't have to go to college to get them.
rat rods, rat rodz, rodent skooters, vermin bicycles, call it what you want "a rose by any other name would still smell as sweat" this catagory shit has gotton outa hand. I fuck'n hate labels I even tear them off all me soup, and veggie cans (adds to the excitement never know if its refried beans or cambels chicken noodle), anyway like what you like and welcome to the hamb.
i thought there was nuttin else but rat rods! [till moma let me out of the basement] but now all my shit is ratty, [or is it my rat shit] anybody wanna buy ratshit stock?
hey flatrat, pay no attention to these ogres, some people ain't happy unless their mad! welcome to the board man and good luck with whatever you decide to build, glad to have you here. oh yeah, they ain't mad, they just love to bust nuts... mike
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