Ace-Garageguy Posted April 21, 2018 Posted April 21, 2018 6 minutes ago, Oldcarfan27 said: Now, if someone would do this with a Prius, I'd be all over it!! Not exactly, but closer, anyway...
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 21, 2018 Posted April 21, 2018 Just now, SfanGoch said: Would the windup key be relocated for aesthetic purposes? No, for aerodynamics. ?
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 21, 2018 Posted April 21, 2018 Anyone think Chip Foose would still be in business if he was building stuff like this?
slusher Posted April 21, 2018 Posted April 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: No talent, no skill, no taste, not much effort. Just another lookit-me-too hacked up mess. Totally agree!
Joe Handley Posted April 21, 2018 Posted April 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Oldcarfan27 said: Anyone think Chip Foose would still be in business if he was building stuff like this? With thr success of places like Welder-Up Garage, yes.
Joe Handley Posted April 21, 2018 Posted April 21, 2018 1 hour ago, rel14 said: to each, his own. beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In many cases, beer holder is far more accurate......likely here in particular.
Atmobil Posted April 21, 2018 Posted April 21, 2018 We live in a free world, we can all do what we want. This guy wanted to hack up is 57 Chevy, so all I can say to that is: Ok, not my car, not my problem.
Pat Minarick Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said: Edited April 22, 2018 by Pat Minarick
Pat Minarick Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) Q Edited April 22, 2018 by Pat Minarick
geewhiz Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 13 hours ago, Muncie said: a swing and a miss -- on the other hand, there have been a couple of similar cars built here on the forum with better proportions and better craftsmanship that looked good - they were home runs Yeah, three strikes and he's out!!!
geewhiz Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 13 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Well, whoever built it didn't seem to feel it was necessary to actually learn to weld before sticking stuff together. That's a pretty good indicator of "no effort". 'Course, the world's full of people who can't tell this from this ...or just don't care to do anything right if they can slap some (can't use the word here) together and get all attaboy-ed from it. And to think that the American citizens were stupid enough to believe Ralph Nader and his crusade against the Corvair which unlike this "thing" was not unsafe at anyspeed...I would be too ashamed to let anyone see the uncraftsmanship in this deathtrap...?????
Pat Minarick Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Edited April 22, 2018 by Pat Minarick
Day 2 Muscle Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 At least he's working on something REAL....not sitting in some foul smelling room building PLASTIC .......
Jon Cole Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 I think someone- maybe Jimmy Flintstone- casts this as a resin body. Yes?
Deano Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Jon Cole said: I think someone- maybe Jimmy Flintstone- casts this as a resin body. Yes? Yep! http://jimmyflintstonestudios.com/?product=nb309-1957-chevy-nomad-wagon-rat-rod
Joe Handley Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 11 hours ago, geewhiz said: And to think that the American citizens were stupid enough to believe Ralph Nader and his crusade against the Corvair which unlike this "thing" was not unsafe at anyspeed...I would be too ashamed to let anyone see the uncraftsmanship in this deathtrap...????? Reminds me of this Chopped early Ford I saw at a local cruise night several years ago, badly boogered weld, gaps between welded panels were there should have been welds holding the roof on, and then there is the rust...........to quote Marty Pascel (Rob Schnieder in Down Periscope) "I feel I need a tetnus shot just from looking at it. The only thing holding her together, are the bird droppings sir."
Psychographic Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Deano said: Yep! http://jimmyflintstonestudios.com/?product=nb309-1957-chevy-nomad-wagon-rat-rod It's Pat's model he used as a master. Edited April 22, 2018 by Psychographic
geewhiz Posted April 22, 2018 Posted April 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Joe Handley said: Reminds me of this Chopped early Ford I saw at a local cruise night several years ago, badly boogered weld, gaps between welded panels were there should have been welds holding the roof on, and then there is the rust...........to quote Marty Pascel (Rob Schnieder in Down Periscope) "I feel I need a tetnus shot just from looking at it. The only thing holding her together, are the bird droppings sir." Yeah, that says it all...to each their own, I'm not a fan of such horrible craftsmanship. Nothing there to be proud of. I can appreciate a well done rat rod even if they're not my thing but really bad craftsmanship, no excuse for it...??⚰
BeakDoc Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 The methamphetamine problem has gotten out of hand.
mini trucker Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 I like it. I think it makes good use of any otherwise useless 4 door wagon. I like to see people being creative and building their skills.
OldTrucker Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 On 4/21/2018 at 9:16 AM, Ace-Garageguy said: Well, whoever built it didn't seem to feel it was necessary to actually learn to weld before sticking stuff together. That's a pretty good indicator of "no effort". 'Course, the world's full of people who can't tell this from this ...or just don't care to do anything right if they can slap some (can't use the word here) together and get all attaboy-ed from it. Ace, there was a local guy that built his "rat rod" as they like to refer to these monstrosities. His weld job on it were comparable to what you see in that picture. Thing is he is a certified welder. Welded in the Canadian pipeline back in the day as well as on others and was a welding instructor in the military and at a community college for a time! Guess it is part of the trying to replicate what they think hot rodders did back in the day which is really not the same as what they are doing today.
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 30 minutes ago, OldTrucker said: Guess it is part of the trying to replicate what they think hot rodders did back in the day which is really not the same as what they are doing today. Sorry, I don't buy it. I've been welding for more than 50 years, and that bubble-gum-looking mess was no more acceptable back then than it is now. And cars and aircraft that are older than I am don't have anything like that nasty mess either...unless they've been worked on by ignorant hacker morons. Even a correct stick-weld looks like this after the slag is broken off:
wku88 Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 Nice stick weld. Bet it wasn't done with a Tombstone Lincoln!
Ace-Garageguy Posted April 23, 2018 Posted April 23, 2018 (edited) 25 minutes ago, wku88 said: Nice stick weld. Bet it wasn't done with a Tombstone Lincoln! You're probably right, but even those old guys will make fine looking welds if the base metal is properly prepared, you use the right rod, and you actually know how to weld. And...I believe the old machines are vastly superior to the new versions of the "tombstone". For anyone who's interested, here's a cool old video on the history of electric welding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTzYKTMcmJo Edited April 23, 2018 by Ace-Garageguy
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