Sorry guys... the end is near!!!

[Tripper]

1st there were crate motors (I have 1), then crate rear ends (I have 1)... now in the new Street Rodder they have an article on a crate deuce (never gonna have 1). They crate that sucker right up & ship it to u're house! I can only imagine what will be next... a crate rat rod! Now I can avoid nearly cuttin' my foot off, leavin' a huge gash in my thumb from a cutoff wheel, sunburnin' myself welding, weldin' & grindin' burn spots on my skin & clothes & a myriad of other hazards associated with building a ratty old rusted up piece of junk I had to drag home from regions unknown & try to explain to my better half why i NEEDED it. Soon... I can just sit back & order all those things done on my computer & it will come straight to my house ready to booggie! Wow... I feel SO much better now... ain't technology grand! YES, the end is near... I can feel it! Anyone need some slightly used tools!?!?!

BoB

 

[hotrodron]

LOL Tripper. Thats a shame. Hey look at it this way, at least they won't be payin some guy to hunt through all the junkyards and swap meets grabbin up all the old good stuff to build them one when they can just double click and find it in the mailbox.

 

[joehalford01]

the worst part....what if it has "MADE IN CHINA" stamped somewhere?????

 

[Tripper]

Rat Rods... MADE IN CHINA!!! Sweet!!!

the worst part....what if it has "MADE IN CHINA" stamped somewhere?????

B sure to ck out Harbor Freight's new crate rat rod... MADE IN CHINA!!! ; - >

BoB

 

[shizzy]

whats the price though? I have an eaiser time explaining to my OL why I just dragged home a 35 year old hearse for $500 or explaining what is on the trailer and that there is no "rest of it" then explaining why I just wrote a check for 45k.....

 

[Tripper]

Good one!

and that there is no "rest of it"

Shizzy,
Now that is funny... where's the *rest* of it!!! ; - >

BoB

 

[chopper tom]

Alright trip ,ya shouldnt get so bent outa shape over the crate a crap stuff.
How else are them yuppies or lawyers gonna get a cool old car to go with thier cool chopper that they didnt build either ,so they can park next to gastric or some one else who worked their butts off for years to own their dream car or chopper at a show or cruise in ,and throw off on how he has a run in the paint or primer or rust every where ?
see what ya started ,''durnit''. I love when rich people walk up and say where did i get my truck built?or how much do i want for it [like i would ever sell it]
And i love turnin those people down when they try to explain how every one has a price and every thing is for sail.some people really have some nerve.
Anyways, sorry ! i guess i needed to vent?
Crate a rat rod ,that is funny! But i would'nt laugh too hard.

 

[FlatBroke]

Tom,
I think that would bug me too.......I also think I would give them an off the wall price, if they fork it over, then it might be time to build a new project.

That is only "MY" outlook on the matter.

 

[Bonehead]

Thats what I did. 2nd carshow I drove up to. A guy asked how much I would need to build him one. I told him 3 months of his salary, plus materials. I have not heard back.

 

[Tripper]

Holdin'!!!

Thats what I did. 2nd carshow I drove up to. A guy asked how much I would need to build him one. I told him 3 months of his salary, plus materials. I have not heard back.

I'm really hopin' u haven't been holdin' your breath either!!!

 

[chopper tom]

This truck was my papows truck and my 52 was my dads.they will never be for sell but some people just want take no for an answer.
almost got into a fight with one guy over it onced ,had to run him off my property .[i'm not trying to brag ,its just that aggravating some times]
What kills me though is if i desided to sell them i would'nt be able to give them away.
Well i was always told to not price anything unless i was ready to see it go,and with the crazy prices i see given for rods now days ,i would'nt try that big price stuff on any one cause someone may call your bluff!
I know that big money is nice but it really sux to see some goober drive off in all your hard work! i wont make that mistake any more if i can help it.
Money isnt everything ,when your gettin older and can't build em as easy as you could when you were younger.

 

[FlatBroke]

Hey Bonehead,
I would give 3 months of my salary for you to build me one, I think you might just be real dissapointed though...

 

[maddog]

Dear Sirs or Maddam,

I would like to order one of them there Rat Rods from your catalog.
The one in the crate.
What colors do they come in or is it only rusty?
My credit card # is 746388473625

Thank you

PS will it get rusty on the boat from China?

 

[eyesore]

Sweet!

Sweet, a crate rat rod, just what I've always wanted. Maybe Ford & Chevy should start making them, they sure need some help these days! Could you imagine the whole freeway filled up with rats!

ISore

 

[chopper tom]

do you want that with the 100 mile warranty ,it only cast 2000 extra?
with factory muffler system and dvdsystem installed in the head rests andback up alarm installed in the rusty roll pan!!!
limmited time only free can of wd-40and white wall paint!
act now before the world comes to an end!?><+

 

[donsrods]

People who knock rat rods are missing a few very important facts. Building cars again from cast off pieces got guys and gals THINKING again, and doing things with their own two hands. America has become very NON- MECHANICAL in recent years. We don't understand anything about what's under the hood of our brand new cars, computers are a mystery as well, and every car that comes off of the assembly line looks just like every other make and model.

Rat rodders changed all that, they started rolling up their sleeves and actually learning skills like welding and fabrication. They started using their brains again to engineer suspensions, drivetrains, and steering systems that not only worked, but looked cool. If you want to see "tradition", that is what you see when some American (and other rodders around the world) put on their thinking caps and end up with a car they designed and built with their own two hands and whatever tools were available to them.

We don't see a lot of that any more in this world. What pulled our butts through two world wars was our ability to build things, and sadly, we don't build much in this country any more..........we let other countries do that for us. So people can knock rat rodders all they want, but at least when someone poses that inevitable question "did you build it yourself?", they can proudly say "YES!!

Don

 

[shizzy]

I hear ya Don. I was chatting with a couple of guys at work who are in to Hondas on Friday about my ideas for a PU Im going to start in the spring and when I told them the details they had this look of amazement on their faces at all the work I was going to put in to it wich to me isnt really hard, just lots of it.

They did ask me about the radio and paint though.... lol