Welderup Vegas Rat Rods

[thorshammer]

Anybody else see this show on the Velocity Channel over the weekend? They built a sweet rat rod. I've been kickin' the idea around to build me up something old and ratty for a while. Here's a few pics and the link. http://www.welderup.com/news/mack-rod

[perow]

They had a show on discovery-I really like some of their builds

[systemnt]

not a huge fan of the fad...but some of the enginuity is cool... i like the gauge bracket made from a small filter wrench...

[thorshammer]

They had a show on discovery-I really like some of their builds

What was that show called?

[TX_H-F]

I absolutly love rat rods and bikes. I think there way more artistic than anything with chrome or shiny paint.

[perow]

What was that show called?

Vegas Rat Rods

[TexMax]

Those aren't rat rods. Rat rods were about building the best you could with what you had. The look was a result not the goal. That thing is horrendous looking. Hot Rod ricers.

[thorshammer]

Those aren't rat rods. Rat rods were about building the best you could with what you had. The look was a result not the goal. That thing is horrendous looking. Hot Rod ricers.

I agree that is the true definition. But I can also appreciate the time, effort, planning, and execution it takes to bring one of these together.

Kinda like saying "it's not bowhunting unless you're out there with a long bow and hickory arrows, crawling around in a loincloth"

[perow]

Kinda hard to call a diesel a ricer

I love em

[dclifton]

I like them alot. I plan to build one, one of these days. The neat thing is they are unique to the person that built them.

[TXhoghunter94]

Very cool.

[Ironman]

I agree that is the true definition. But I can also appreciate the time, effort, planning, and execution it takes to bring one of these together.

Kinda like saying "it's not bowhunting unless you're out there with a long bow and hickory arrows, crawling around in a loincloth"

Finally!! Someone knows what bowhunting REALLY is!

[JP Weld]

Super cool, but unsure of the bullet being installed where your face could be planted..

[perow]

I believe the story about the truck pictured was that it had been in the owners family for 3 generations.