RodBurNeR

nice and clean!

nice! i would like to see more pics

dayum John! looks like you did a lot of work to it. i really dig it! it's TRaK material all around!

it is a sweet ride!

VERY NICE! it looks all tradtional to me! great photos and a heck of a build!

VERY NICE!

i REALLY dig this! it's nice to see some different wheels that still go with the looks of the car! nice clean build and white pearl looks slick!

nice work Steve!

way to rep the old school man! I enjoyed watching this in progress, nice job! - RodBurNeR

MAN I LIKE THIS! AWESOME APPEAL AND DETAIL!

Paul, you know i love this car already, but STILL nice work! rodburner TRaK

nice color choice!

I CAN'T SEE!!!!! AHHHHH!!!!

great build Paul! i enjoyed watching it progress on the TRaK!

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone! I am glad you liked it.

sleep? never heard of it. yeah sure send em' over! awbcrazy@tconl.com

John, thanks bud! hey , you might not recognize me on here, but you sent me pics for the instructions site , remember? http://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc...2_ford_victori/

sure, send the pics on here! i would like to see it. lol that is alright! it's a Lincoln engine with a Latham supercharge and webber side drafts.

LOL!! thanks for the reply

ummm not really hehe! you opened up a bag of worms on this one lol traditional rod, rat rod, hot rod and street rods are not all the same. i want to give some examples of them here if that is ok. my version of a backyard built hot rod was intended for the feel of a "traditional hot rod" that was built in the back yard so to speak. really, hot rods were built in the driveway, garage, back yard or wherever they could. mine just so happens to be rustier (probably a minnesota car). a lot of people think that a rusty hot rod is a rat rod...we as model builders perceive these things on a different level than a 1:1 enthusiast. you know, we have contests with a section for rat rods and a section for street rods.... everyone puts their rat rods or "backyard built" hot rods on the *rat rods table*....while the people that build a clean looking traditional hot rod on the same table as the *street rods* that have billet wheels, modern suspensions , interiors and paint jobs. maybe one day the people that make categories for contests we go to will actually seperate them? the way they are displayed , gives a lot of people the wrong impression is what it boils down to. a home built hot rod is usually done by a person with less money and the drive to make it run and run fast, loud and look as badass as possible! *fits into traditional hot rod* a rat rod has overly exagerated features and are built by the younger guys that want to immitate what was originally a "hot rod" by being rediculous about how "low buck" they build it , which is not necessary. for example, one might purposely take the original steering wheel out or just give up on finding another one and then scratchbuild one for it made of rod iron and a vice grip to hold onto the shaft and welded to it.....trust me, i saw this done on a 1:1..it's like putting a part on that doesn't fit and MAKING it fit. the guys that fall into this bracket known as "rat rodders" actually make their vehicles rust with solvents , salt grains , sanding to bare metal etc....cuz they want their car to look old and original. *fits into what the meaning retro is* a traditional rod would be something that exactly replicates what was around back in the day. no new modern parts, all parts fit the era and work correctly for that car, built for speed and looks etc...may not have the correct motor, drive train etc... "back in the day" there was no traditional hot rods.....they WERE the hot rods....the originals! today we call hot rods that closely resemble the originals a "traditional"....hence *sticking to tradition* is how they are built. these are dang near carbon copies of "how it was"... *fits into timeless and hard to date* a street rod obviously is a modern and often kit car or an original that is updated to modern tech. these cars have billet parts, glass paint jobs, lowered suspension, chrome or painted tube chassis', i know you have seen the interiors etc.... the wheels too...a lot of street rods have low profile tires with 20" wheels in the rear and 18" fronts.... there is a lot of different styles and such used in today's "street rod". *this is in a class of all it's own* here are some examples from my point of view.... i will use the 1932 Ford for example..... TRADITIONAL Hosted on Fotki ANOTHER TRADITIONAL, WORK IN PROGRESS-ALSO KNOWN AS A HOT ROD Hosted on Fotki HOT ROD Hosted on Fotki STREET ROD Hosted on Fotki RAT ROD OR RETRO ROD Hosted on Fotki Most people would look at this and call it a rat rod.....but any rodder knows this is a HOT ROD.... Hosted on Fotki Well without writing book about it..... those are some very vague opinions on my part by the way, i am 33.....i build all kinds of models....i have worked on 1:1 rods and more.....i also read a LOT and consume various truths and opinions before forming my own "opinion".... thanks for reading!

thank you! so far more people have called this a rat rod than i expected lol....i don't build rat rods, this is a "backyard built hot rod". yours looks great too!

yep the 69 olds has them, but they have a lip on them that sticks out past the tire, so if you can find the rat packer or corvette...there are more kits with them, just can't think of them right now. good luck and thanks again!

what a pain to get pics of this thing let me tell ya! camera would not focus on the chrome parts as evenly as the flat parts..wierd, i will have to play with that later.. anywho....enjoy! i know i did! Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

thank you Rob! The wheels were given to me, because i was on the hunt and asked club members if anyone had any. I guess they come in the "cruisin usa" corvette and the re-issues afterwards of that year from AMT. They are also in the Model King re-issue kit "RAT PACKER" '65 Nova II kit as the rear wheels...would have to bash two kits for a set of 4. The tires are the same white walls that comes in the Customizing kits by Barris. They are not Firestones though...just blank whitewalls.