Recent content by Rat_Coon

Couldn't you fold the edges over, use twine in a large needle and just do a simple chain stitch by hand around the perimeter?

Great looking build! I too love the back window grill!

Now you're using thinking with your dipstick! ;) Thanks for the pics cmcdanl--a great step by step tutorial. :) Very good work on the top.

Sawwweeeeeet bed fins! Are you channeling the box? If so, how much?

Looks good man! I'm like how a "hard top" can look with some fabric up top. :) I agree that it was the best way to make a snug fit by attaching the snaps one by one to the fabric... By the time you could have made a template that was a sure fit, I'm sure you would have been half done actually...

This should be a sticky!

Love where you're going with this. Are you going to run NDT (Non Directional Tires) or something else on this?

Thanks guys! :)

This is a great build! I love the wood work on the inside! I can't wait to see how you blend the channel in the back into the floor. Way to go on making your own grill--it's always best to do it yourself. :) What did you put on the metal for an overnight rusting? I've heard hydrogen...

Thanks everyone. Rockb...that's what I'm trying to do right now, find out who the "right people" in WNY are... :)

maybe try a nice coat of PB blaster...it stays where you put it...just don't try to lean on the metal. ;)

It's fascinating to me, I'd give it a try fuzz, do something a little different. I wonder how a leaded up rat would look once the steel around it started to rust. :confused:

Thanks for the welcomes! Bonehead: haha yeah you're right. Ideally I'd find something before 1967 or so since after that the trucks tended to get too boxy for my taste. In other words, the older the better but 67 is my personal cut off. ;)

lead? That's a dying art that I'm hoping to learn.

dude43, I'm in nearly the same boat as you. I have very limited welding experience yet am anxious to get into building a rat. I'm a few years older than you, but am in the same basic problem. I have just had my dad teach me the basics of MIG on his 110V. My uncle has a good 220V MIG that I can...