hi, new to this forum but not weirdo car-making. not sure if you'd call it a rat rod exactly but i think i'm in the right place? my current project -- been driving it hard for over a year -- is a roadster (roofless, doorless, bare bones but meant to be driven at speed) made from a 1961 Rambler American. powered by the (un)venerable Nash-Rambler 195.6 OHV six, reasonably warmed-over (EDIS ignition with MegaJolt Lite Jr, Weber 32/36, balanced, ported, closed-loop software cooling system, ...) in front of the truly horrible T96 with overdrive trans.
it's a unibody roadster, i haven't seen another example. DOM tube mini-frame tying the A, B pillars, etc. air spring suspension, rear rigid wishbone.
Rambler folk hate me cuz i chopped up a rambler. hot rod folk disdain me because it's a rambler. got a thread on the H.A.M.B. deleted when i tried to talk about problems i was having with my homemade electronic cooling system ("computer stuff doesn't belong on HAMB" even though i wrote the code and made the electronics -- but it's their board, i respect their rules). the inliners.org crowd welcomes me, but they're off doing Chevy inliner stuff (pretty neat) but a bit specialized for me.
so! i hope i'm welcome here? lol. i tend to solve problems from First Principles since i have to make literally everything that's not dead stock (this engine has never had EVER EVEN ONE SINGLE PERFORMANCE PART EVER made for it) (that's because the motor actually does suck, but that's just a challenge to me
but i'm not argumentative, i try to be brand-agnostic, try to be helpful, and not pee in the pool. i've been making things (cars and otherwise) a long time.
my project and other work can be seen at sensitiveresearch.com/1961-Rambler-Roadster/index.html nope, no ads there, i'm not selling anything.
it's a unibody roadster, i haven't seen another example. DOM tube mini-frame tying the A, B pillars, etc. air spring suspension, rear rigid wishbone.
Rambler folk hate me cuz i chopped up a rambler. hot rod folk disdain me because it's a rambler. got a thread on the H.A.M.B. deleted when i tried to talk about problems i was having with my homemade electronic cooling system ("computer stuff doesn't belong on HAMB" even though i wrote the code and made the electronics -- but it's their board, i respect their rules). the inliners.org crowd welcomes me, but they're off doing Chevy inliner stuff (pretty neat) but a bit specialized for me.
so! i hope i'm welcome here? lol. i tend to solve problems from First Principles since i have to make literally everything that's not dead stock (this engine has never had EVER EVEN ONE SINGLE PERFORMANCE PART EVER made for it) (that's because the motor actually does suck, but that's just a challenge to me
but i'm not argumentative, i try to be brand-agnostic, try to be helpful, and not pee in the pool. i've been making things (cars and otherwise) a long time.
my project and other work can be seen at sensitiveresearch.com/1961-Rambler-Roadster/index.html nope, no ads there, i'm not selling anything.