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Yeah, I mainly wanted to make sure the construction of the steering was done right, and that the brakes weren't done improperly.

Sure did!

Thanks! I just posted the build thread... http://ratrodsrule.com/forum/showthread.php?p=405565&posted=1#post405565

And the "finished" product...

More build pics...

So, the first thing I need to say, is that this is not 100% my build. I bought the body and frame from Jim Hall, and then had BS Industries help me with some stuff I could not do myself. But I did all of the front end, the interior fabrication of the seats, etc, all the engine externals, all the...

So this isn't a photo, but a video... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVg4DE6Ula4&feature=youtu.be I will post a build thread in a couple of days. This was my first drive around the block. Still no title or plates, so can't really do a full shake-down run yet...

If you guys are into Mad Max cars, you need to check out Wasteland Weekend sometime... All kinds of replica cars from the movies... http://wastelandweekend.com/ http://www.ora.tv/dweebcast/cars-from-wasteland-weekend-0_42k21dn2rsii

Well, I only posted photos of the most extreme vehicles. There are a lot of other less-crazy cars out there every year. I actually decided to build my rat rod, after building a wasteland sand rail a couple years ago for the event, and realizing I wanted something that I could also drive on the...

This isn't really a car show, but it has a lot of really cool vehicles, and rat rods fit right in. Coming up at the end of September out in the Mojave... http://wastelandweekend.com/

I think the rust looks great. I think what throws the car off, and makes it not look like a rat rod, or a hot rod, is the fact that the sides are still black, and the roof is rusty. What I would probably do, is strip the paint from the doors, and fenders, etc, and spray it with some muriatic...

Having lived in CA in the 70's, when you could not see across LA, and taking a breath hurt your lungs, I am not totally against emissions controls. But the way they went about it was ass-backwards. Just test cars at the tailpipe. What are they putting out? It doesn't matter if you have a...

It's really cool how so many of us have the same reasons for getting into rat rods. With most car people, what they do, is modify the car they happen to own. So it's mostly modern cars, or imports. And people put a lot of effort into making their cars unique. But in the end, it's still one of a...

Here is the website: http://wastelandweekend.com/ I would guess there will be more info about next year's event in 6 months or so.

Yeah, it's pretty fun. I am hoping it can become even more of a car event as time goes on. And yeah, some of the people with those vehicles say they get pulled over by the police a LOT. One guy said he was in trouble in his hometown, because the police consider his vehicle a "distraction" on the...

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I usually go to this event called "Wasteland Weekend" out in the Mojave desert in CA. It's a Mad Max/Road Warrior themed event, so there are a lot of pretty cool and interesting cars out there. I figured I would post some of the photos...

You hit the nail on the head. The car culture at large has defined rat rods as rusty homebuilt cars, and that's what everyone thinks of. And the more popular they become, the more people are going to build cars that are super rusty, with tons of crap welded onto them. So the growth of the...

Ok, here are a couple cool/weird pics I had laying around...

Here you go! That will **** them off for sure...