Rat Rod---------?????

[cosmic12]

i got some ratrod thing going on here in germany too

it was a 29 citroen C4 delivery, i shrtend the body, chopped and chaneld it.
i think is a bit different. i called that thing "old Ugh"
see more details @ www.bruemmel.com

stefan

Very cool, I like it alot!!!!! Never knew Citroen made anything that looked like that.

[cosmic12]

OK!!! its been awhile and I haven't had time to work on the Puzzle but I got to it on friday and it is finally CHANNELED!!!!! made so much difference in how it looks.
From the ground to the roof 54" I love it when a plan come togeather

[cosmic12]

Here is a quick before and after, what difference

[Ratickle]

Sweet. Can't wait to see that running around.....

[cosmic12]

Sweet. Can't wait to see that running around.....

It'll be a while yet but now its just finish up the last few bits of welding and fit'n more odd parts togeather

[MattBMiller]

Project is looking great!!

[pullmytrigger]

It'll be a while yet but now its just finish up the last few bits of welding and fit'n more odd parts togeather

Looks good!

but you need to slow down....your making me look bad......

[imco offshore]

yea me too!!!

[cosmic12]

yea me too!!!

Come on that Hudson should be on the road by now

We need an update on it soon

[Buoy]

Looks great Mark!!
Keep us posted!

Have you chosen finish colors? What do you have in mind?
I would like to see a candy blue, and white. I just think it's befitting of the car.
Nice work, can't wait to see the next progress.

[imco offshore]

Come on that Hudson should be on the road by now

We need an update on it soon

i,m trying to get the guts to drop the top like you did ,,what a big differance looks great...i just don,t know where to start..I did finish the 65 ss chevelle.

[cosmic12]

There are a bunch of mags out there with articals on wack'n 49-51 Merc's and there isn't alot of difference. Its not that big of a deal I have done a 49 and a 50 Merc also did a 47 Ford and found out that a 49/50 Merc roof fit perfectly without even haveing to strech or widen it. Just have to study it and measure what is needed to comensate for the angle in the posts.
It would look soooooooooo good chopped, wish I had the time I would come down and help ya, it would be great fun.




Just found one in my piles of mags.....Rod & Custom July 2009 artical and pics with Bill Hines the king of chops.
Its not as hard as you think if you have a good Mig, hell I used to do it with a torch and coat hangers way back when.
Thank the lord for the Mig
If you want that mag I will send it to ya, CHOP IT!!!!!

[imco offshore]

thanks i,ll look for some " info for dummies" books,,, I found a book on frenching the headlights,after buying it reading it , some kid walked up and said why don,t you just use 78 cordova lights ,their allready frenched...so that is what scares me..

[cosmic12]

Looks great Mark!!
Keep us posted!

Have you chosen finish colors? What do you have in mind?
I would like to see a candy blue, and white. I just think it's befitting of the car.
Nice work, can't wait to see the next progress.

Tim, the plan was to leave the rust (IE; Rat) but now it looks like it will be Black as in FLAT black with red/white 50's style pin strips and red smoothie wheels/baby moon centers.
The plan has also changed for the grill and hood, after I channeled it the grill is about a foot to tall so now it will be layed on its side with some added sheet metal work so I can put canted quad headlites frenched into it with just side panels and the top (no hood) open, will be kinda like some thing that was done by Ed Roth/ Dean Jefferies back in the day.

Here is a very quick sketch I just did to give ya an idea

[cosmic12]

thanks i,ll look for some " info for dummies" books,,, I found a book on frenching the headlights,after buying it reading it , some kid walked up and said why don,t you just use 78 cordova lights ,their allready frenched...so that is what scares me..

The worst part about frenching the lights is mounting the buckets from the rear so you can pull them off to change a bad bulb. And that is a pain in itself
There are kits out now that make it so easy.

[Dude! Sweet!]

Looking good Mark! Man, the internet is going to bankrupt me yet... Everytime I see a cool project I want to build one too!

I've actually been digging on an old school '70s style T bucket lately... Totally over the top way to get around town!

Keep up the good work man!

[cosmic12]

Looking good Mark! Man, the internet is going to bankrupt me yet... Everytime I see a cool project I want to build one too!

I've actually been digging on an old school '70s style T bucket lately... Totally over the top way to get around town!

Keep up the good work man!

Thanks, now you see why I'm not in a big hurry for the project boat

T-Buckets are cool....But someone and it might be me needs to take them a step further.............
As in... take a 50s or early 60s car like a 59 caddy/ 59 chev cut it at the door jamb (rear) move the cowel back to that point with a chopped windshield remove front 2/3s of the deck lid make that the cockpit and leave all the trim, sides and rear and narrow the nose and you got a very different cool bucket. I have found a 1960 Desoto that just might be next.
Its the begining of a new style that could be called.....ODD RODS

[cosmic12]

Sean, something like this???? 59 Chev
please forgive the art work as it is very quick but earier to make my point.
And being in Ca. you got alot of talent out there to pull something like this off.

ODD RODS.....start something new!

[Dude! Sweet!]

Odd Rods... I dig the name. Picture kind of reminds me of Roth's Orbitron or the twin motor car that looks like the Orbitron (did a quick internet search - Mysterion). Not something entirely new, but still super cool.

I really dig the big "F/U" that a straight up, metalflake '70's freakout painted T-bucket hands out when you see it roll by. It's not original. It's not really "cool" in the modern Rat or Pro Touring scenes...

It's like a '70's blow and wife swapping party on wheels. Totally socially unacceptable.

[cosmic12]

LMAO!! 70's blow and swing party!!!!!!!! WOW! I haven't heard that in age's
I am getting old

But yes very Roth like stuff, he is one of my child hood hero's

So get build'n