10-21-2007
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Re: rat rod evo
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Originally Posted by Goat Blower
Gay. This fad will be over as quick as the cheap bodykits. Oh, scratch that, some people still like that stuff.
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Rat Rod's have been around longer than all of us on this site have been alive. Not going anywhere either.
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10-11-2007
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Where is my custom title?
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Re: rat rod evo
Now shit like that is cool. If you can say nothing else it is pretty original!
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10-11-2007
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aka Goodbye
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Re: rat rod evo
Original? Apparently you haven't read Hot Rod lately.
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10-11-2007
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: rat rod evo
rat rods have been around for a long time.Some are nice looking that have alot of custom parts made for them.
If any one wants to build a ratrod I have one for sale 1931 chevy 2 door country sedan
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10-12-2007
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Who's this guy?
Join Date: Apr 2006
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Re: rat rod evo
Yeah, arn't rat rods supose to be an old beater someone sunk money into to go fast but not spend the time to always make it look nice, or reliable?
In that case, wouldn't a DSM be a rat rod?
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10-12-2007
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Re: rat rod evo
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Originally Posted by Gravy
Yeah, arn't rat rods supose to be an old beater someone sunk money into to go fast but not spend the time to always make it look nice, or reliable?
In that case, wouldn't a DSM be a rat rod?
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Yes!!!
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10-11-2007
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Re: rat rod evo
Ok, maybe it has a little to do with the color. Still, they aren't very interesting to me.
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10-11-2007
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The most ricest dsm
Join Date: Mar 2006
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Re: rat rod evo
i think thats pretty hot. i just dont like the shifter
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10-11-2007
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Blaine, MN
Drives: '91 Automagic
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Re: rat rod evo
I love flat black, next car might get it, i am a fan of it since i went to RFR 2 weeks ago and seen a 70 challenger in flat black professionally done its pimpin.
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10-11-2007
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Join Date: Oct 2003
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Re: rat rod evo
I would not even consider that a rat rod.
Never seen a rat rod with: 4 doors, comfortable space for 4 adults, 6 gears, reliability, turbocharger, is brand new, all wheel drive, and fuel injection.
Just does not seem right to me.
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10-12-2007
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Re: rat rod evo
yeah I thought rat rods are stuff you kind of just put together with spare parts that you have in your garage...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_rod
Or here is the wiki term for it.
I think the Evo is a rat rod wantabe but I think what is a better deffinition is a 1G DSM with a dirty engine bay but big turbo, interior stripped out, loud exhaust probably from an exhaust pipe out the side, clear coat faded off, some sort of wire and zipties holding it together...and this could go on...
I kind of wanted to put together a photo book of cars like that with imports and domestics.
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10-12-2007
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Re: rat rod evo
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Originally Posted by Andrew7dg
I think what is a better deffinition is a 1G DSM with a dirty engine bay but big turbo, interior stripped out, loud exhaust probably from an exhaust pipe out the side, clear coat faded off, some sort of wire and zipties holding it together...and this could go on...
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Hey, isn't that old man Hill's car!?!?!?!?!? 
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10-12-2007
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: edward lake
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Re: rat rod evo
It is in rat rod style that the evo was done.
If I had time and less projects I would put together my 1931 chevy. make it a nicer looking rat rod in a velvet blue or purple paint
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10-12-2007
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Minnesota
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Re: rat rod evo
that shifter is just horribly ugly..not cool..
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10-20-2007
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
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Re: rat rod evo
Someone was a little confused. The idea behind a Rat Rod was to take a low buck piece of shit antique beater and make it into a cool cruiser by scraping parts together and trying to build a piece before you tried to buy it, just like they would do back before aftermarket parts were readily available. This process involves many hours of cutting/grinding/welding, tons of used (very used) parts and very little cash. Rat Rods are more about personal accomplishments between man and car, not cubic dollars spent.
A new car covered in flat black paint doesn't make it a Rat Rod.
Fast Eddie smoked a big fat dick on this one.
*thumbs down*
Last edited by Outlaw1; 10-20-2007 at 08:44 AM..
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10-20-2007
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Re: rat rod evo
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Originally Posted by Outlaw1
Someone was a little confused. The idea behind a Rat Rod was to take a low buck piece of shit antique beater and make it into a cool cruiser by scraping parts together and trying to build a piece before you tried to buy it, just like they would do back before aftermarket parts were readily available. This process involves many hours of cutting/grinding/welding, tons of used (very used) parts and very little cash. Rat Rods are more about personal accomplishments between man and car, not cubic dollars spent.
A new car covered in flat black paint doesn't make it a Rat Rod.
Fast Eddie smoked a big fat dick on this one.
*thumbs down*
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Again Sounds a lot like a DSM...
My 1990 is almost a classic.... 
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10-22-2007
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Kevin
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Re: rat rod evo
I don't know about this one. First pic looked cool, but then the after shots made me kinda want to puke. I have seen well executed rat-rods, but I dunno about this. I agree with the idea that maybe some people look at these imports as our generation's "hot rods"
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10-22-2007
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3.1L v6 power...
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Re: rat rod evo
Every thing looks nice besides for that shifter. I hate to see how they shift into reverse. Unless they dropped the 5spd in there. But still that high up wow.
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