WTF...Rat Rodzzzzzzzz?

Why not call them English hot rods or Swedish hot rods???...Those are the guys who made the idea popular...The cars in the US are just copys.

 

I drive a Jalopy. Let's bring that word back.
TZ

 

Rat Rod covers a lot of territory these days. Everything from junk rods to someones high zoot fautina job.

I think that what "we" call a Rat Rod would be better termed Jalopy. That's what my ol man called them when I was little. Never quite finished, but well on the way.

Primer is a good medium to work in, but by my way of thinking it's just not a finished ride. Not that it can't be if that's the look you're after.

My goal has always been to own one that had perfect body panels and paint a mile deep. Unfortunatly my rides very seldom get past the primer 'n' blankets stage while I own them. Too impatient, and going faster has always been my first priority. So I guess I'm destined to drive jalopies, or beaters as we called them when I was comming up.

I try to avoid the term Rat Rod just because it really doesn't mean anything anymore.

Oh, one other thing, I don't care if you grease or don't grease. If I see your britches legs rolled up I'll just figure that your pants don't fit. The way I remember it that's why we rolled ours. But I was real little and memory is selective.

 

According to my calendar this conversation is two weeks and three days late...

Let's see..this means the Von Dutch complaint, should have been after this and right before the "I can't believe they are asking for this much $$ on E-gay' Thread.

Hmmmm, we need to get this stuff in order fellas.

 

To me I don't care what they are called.
I'm just glad that for now we can build these cars and drive these cars on the road. We as a group should remember that, because everyday there are people out there that want to take that away from us. We should focus on that PERIOD! But, we do need a good discussion like this once and awhile to get what bugs us out. Kind of a tension breaker so to say. I don't know....later plmczy

 

Who gives a ****! Its like gay marriage....what a divisive non issue.

 

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Maybe you all have a huge problem with crazed "Rat Rodders" out there in Cali.....If so, then I apologize for poking a little fun at the situation.

I just find all the hair splitting funny. I mean SamIyam is making fun of gaping rust holes when the Roach Rod (correct me if I am wrong) has a nice shotgun blast pattern in the side of it.

So rust holes= BAD ...... Real bullet holes= Cool and "in the Know"

Fellas, SLOPPINESS ****S. That is universal.
STRONG powerful and fast are good. Thats about as far as one should take it.


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It's called a double standard!

About your first point... yes, I think we do have it bad out here in California. Although their numbers are dwindling, you go to Billetproof or Paso, or VLV or any other "Rat Rod" show and you will always see an example of the ****ty. And then it is these cars that get a lot of the attention... they are also the cars that everyone talks about and remembers.

About the rust holes vs. bullet holes comment... I know it looks like I typed a lot on the subject of ****tilly built rat rods... but the gaping rust holes and torched out holes are just a couple examples... I wouldn't be caught dead with big rust holes in any of my cars... to me, that **** ain't cool. $400 of the total cost of $2800 to build the RR went towards having the body acid dipped. As far as the bullet holes go, yes... I did leave them in there for a little shock value... but some day when you actually get to see the car in person, you'll be able to tell the difference between what I built and what some of the rat rodders out here in Cali. build... the difference is what I was attempting to point out... no offense, but the people that throw the term "rat rod" at every primered car in existence typically are the people who also "can't tell the difference" between a well built and thought out car and one that isn't.

FWIW, the Roach Rod is also slowly evolving... I have plans for a perimter roll "belly" pans... dropped nose, new hood and sides, exhaust, interior... and yes, when I find a nice door, I'm going to replace the one with the bullet holes.

Sam!

 

WHY THE HELL is this always such a pissy topic?

What is the subject matter here, a vehicle for rapid propulsion, or a *******ed fashion statement?

Its an old car. build it/fix it, drive it, keep driving it.

 

I hate to break the news to you people...but the term "Rat Rod" actually goes back MANY years.

When I first started building models, I had this little gumball machine trinket rubber rat that I would stick inside of them for fun. Any hot rod model that he happened to be 'driving' was knowns as "Rat's Rod".

Bunch o' damn copycats ridin' my creative coat-tails!!

 

Hahahahaha, that's some funny ****!

You should tell Alex from the shifters that story.

Sam!

 

wussies...i just tell people my **** is "puNk Rawk" or "OL'skQQl".i only show the ladies the "DEATHROD"

 

I wish everyone in the HAMB would pick up the Marh 2004 Hot ROd magazine and read the "Starting Line" editorial by David Freiburger. It's ***led "How the interent is ruining Hot Rodding". Now normally I go past the editorials and go straight to the cars and tech article but for some reason this cought my eye and I read. It's all about MESSAGE BOARDS...........This guy really hit the nail on the head!

 

Not this again, lets see

Hot Rod = any nicely built older hopped up vehicle

Rat Rod = any nicely built older hopped up vehicle with a chevy big block

The term I think you guys are looking for is what I call a
Junk Rod = Any piece of **** car that, when is going down the road, things are falling off, batteries are falling out, fuel lines are JB weld into the tank and so forth. It can be a potentially cool 32 ford coupe or a 84 olds, either way its an unsafe piece-o-****!

 

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Rat Rod = any nicely built older hopped up vehicle with a chevy big block

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I guess I do have a rat rod..

oh wait, you said "nicely built"

I don't do "nice"



Paul

 

I havent heard of anything falling off your rod, Yuk! Did I just say that! LOL

 

I guess I do have a rat rod..

oh wait, you said "nicely built"

I don't do "nice"

I'll remember that quote for a long time.


Rat Rodders on the other hand are guys who actually LIKE to see big gaping holes of rust on their car... the butchery found on pieces of **** rat rods are things like torched holes in sheet metal instead of neatly cut holes and "monkey ****ing a football" channeled cars where the rails of the car are 2" off the ground while the car still has stock suspension... and don't get me started on the guys who keep their radiators and grill shells at stock height on these piles of ****.
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I really dont know how to respond to this, but I have to considering my screen name, and what i have been called by Hot rodders around the country...
I Use my name cause it sounds good, plus it gives the stranger a idea of who I am. You might say, that i cut around the corners, miss a weld or too, or not use that trusty ruler all the time, but its still my ride, which i take pride for...
People might have no idea what the hell it is, but going down the street it looks mean and hell, its better taking the bus, or riding in a rice burner....

I think Rat Rods have ALOT more character than a normal billet car, or the next primered sled. They have 7/8s less cash in the car than a normal Hot Rod and to me, they look 7-8 times cooler .
I know you guys give me **** cause my name, and basicly the "rat rod" trend but to me, its a different style, and i couldnt care less what some Billet Yuppies say at the show... "Livin' High, Ridin' Free"

 

Rat Rod's just easier to say than explaining what traditional means to me. Could be worse, could be something like...Man Rod or something.

 

I'm not suggesting that we all drive around without brakes, but all the comments like "these unsafe cars are going to ruin for all of us" confuse me.

Are people really suggesting that if the front end falls off a "rat rod" and ends up killing a busload of orphaned kids we won't be allowed to have hotrods any more?

Damn, there have been fast (seen as "unsafe" by the cops and public) for decades. What is different now?

Yeah, there's stuff on my truck that is going to look bad at first, and when I have more cash, the ugly things will go away. However, it'll be on the road before it's 100% "done". I guess I could wait till the paint is perfect, the seats are perfect, the engine isn't a SBC and my cuffs are just right - but I'd rather drive the damn thing than let it sit in my driveway forever trying to get "perfect".

Tackett

 

sorry,my intentions of this post werent for it to go this way. im just so sick of hearing the term .

cabin fever i guess,,,ill go back to the gargage now...

 

HI!
"***GOTS"

ITS BEEN A WHILE........
But
I been busy making dreams after I **** the *** out of Cole every weekend morning in his shop........

LISTEN
can one of you ****s do me a favor?
Its not much, but I was thinking that maybe after your DONE dogging out JESSIE JAMES for WELDING better then you or getting HOTTER *****ES,,,
,or after you have reached the HAMB point of when you think you have finally ADDED a political AGENDA to justify your GUILT of "DESTROYING the TRUE SPIRIT of BUILDING HOT RODS..........with your ****ING BANTER of FUTILE VEXING ********.......

JUST MAYBE you will HAVE THE ENERGY

TO DO THIS ONE THING FOR ME??????
I'll even get NESS to sign a sticker for you...

Can you make the RAT ROD DIP**** dudes in OLDDDDDD SKOOLZZ RODZ. MAGAZINE hire a MOTHER ****ER who can TAKE PICTURES of the ****BOXES(tm) that you JERK off to in the ****TER........

I would be STOKED!!!!!!

SKRATCH is GETTING FAT.
AXLE is BALD.
and SETZER is GAY

I got RAT RODS...

I have some HAMBER WIT to add.........

"The downfall of a 4 day COCAINE BINGE is when you have to TRY and **** out thet PETRIFIED log the size of MIKE TYSONS FOREARM that has decided to call your *** "the exit door to the LOCKER ROOM""......

HELLFIRE is the ****** produced from the thought that TRUE HEROS BUILD THINGS in the FREEDOM of PURE P***ION...

SHOVE YOUR POLITICS,
and **** your scene.......

Bye,

GERM

 

I want some of what he's on...

 

germs back!

 

on a side note,i have a friend with a friend who says he "gets off" every time he takes a ****

 

I kinda feel that way when I pee.

 

I think we should all pray for Germ.

 

My nose makes its own bubblegum.

 

Poor workmanship, poor welding, poor reliability, poor design and so on. An old term for that was Shot Rod.
And that was a bad word as well. I never used the term Rat Rod and never will, I prefer to call the worst examples Shot Rods...

 

Sorry to veer off-topic here, but I really dig this coupe:

 

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My nose makes its own bubblegum

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Oh Yea????


Well, I don't own a jacuzzi, but I can turn my bathtub into one after I eat generous portions of refried beans and boiled eggs

 

Christ, you guys are getting almost as bad as ***us! Call 'em whatever you want....i been reserving the name "death rod" for the rods I've seen driving around with no floor, seat, bad steering, etc. My model A's got rust in the bottoms of the doors, cowl, rear quarters....I've been working on the thing for 2 1/2 years and I just wanna drive it a little....It'll get patched, as I've got the patch panels, but maybea not before it takes it maiden voyage around the block....until it gets patched, the thing quailifies as a rat in my book....oh well, you can't please everybody all of the time....I don't know, if you don't like having your car called a "rat rod", ask the next person who calls it that why they feel it is a "rat rod". Then, maybea you can give them some perspective on your car as to change their way of thinking....if everybody on here changes the thinking of just one goldchainer....that's a lot of goldchainers......