Author Topic: Rat Rod a Mustang? (Read 2409 times)

tarafied1 · « **Reply #25 on:** September, 13, 2010, 07:25:53 PM »

Kat,
A rat rod Stang might not be the ticket but a "modified" Mustang would be pretty cool. And you just need to cut all the rust out and your there!

Kats66Pny · « **Reply #26 on:** September, 14, 2010, 01:41:55 AM »

Quote from: tarafied1 on September, 13, 2010, 07:25:53 PM

Kat,
A rat rod Stang might not be the ticket but a "modified" Mustang would be pretty cool. And you just need to cut all the rust out and your there!

:lol :lol

hivewax · « **Reply #27 on:** September, 14, 2010, 03:00:07 AM »

Can the cowl be prepared from underneath the dash?

I'm not afraid of painting my '66 flat black when the time comes. I wouldn't put those rat rod chrome dish hubcaps though! Or, any rat art paraphernalia.

BobV · « **Reply #28 on:** September, 14, 2010, 04:10:06 AM »

http://www.bangshift.com/blog/Craigslist-Find-A-1966-Mustang-Rat-Rod-Even-Barris-Would-Not-Admit-To.html

:dumas

Kats66Pny · « **Reply #29 on:** September, 14, 2010, 04:17:13 AM »

Ok that is going too far.

buckeyedemon · « **Reply #30 on:** September, 15, 2010, 04:14:49 PM »

90% of the time these "rat rods" are just unfinished cars. annoying.

Kats66Pny · « **Reply #31 on:** September, 15, 2010, 04:21:58 PM »

Quote from: buckeyedemon on September, 15, 2010, 04:14:49 PM

90% of the time these "rat rods" are just unfinished cars. annoying.

Most of the ones I've seen at shows are just that, unfinished projects. I've seen some finished rat rods that still keep that unfinished look but you can still tell it's finished.

I think I just confused myself. :lol

buckeyedemon · « **Reply #32 on:** September, 15, 2010, 04:35:33 PM »

my uncle "rat rodded" a 40 ford. it was media blasted and repainted. they made the paint job look 40 years old. that was cool.

tarafied1 · « **Reply #33 on:** September, 15, 2010, 06:13:01 PM »

I like the creativity that goes into some rat rods, J's is a great example. The fact that the body is rough is cool because it represents the days when "going" was more important than "showin"
I don't think a flawless car is necessarily better but I do agree, the rat rod thing is "kinda" period thing for hot rods in the 50's. Mustangs don't make good rat rods but that doesn't mean they have to be flawless to be cool. Back in my day, when street racing, we had sleepers, which were rough and often jucky looking just to keep people from thinking we had more under the hood. Of course word eventually gets out but my point is your car is still cool. It's got that old school street racer vibe going for it!

70_Fastback · « **Reply #34 on:** September, 16, 2010, 05:41:20 AM »

Quote from: tarafied1 on September, 15, 2010, 06:13:01 PM

I like the creativity that goes into some rat rods, J's is a great example. The fact that the body is rough is cool because it represents the days when "going" was more important than "showin"
I don't think a flawless car is necessarily better but I do agree, the rat rod thing is "kinda" period thing for hot rods in the 50's. Mustangs don't make good rat rods but that doesn't mean they have to be flawless to be cool. Back in my day, when street racing, we had sleepers, which were rough and often jucky looking just to keep people from thinking we had more under the hood. Of course word eventually gets out but my point is your car is still cool. It's got that old school street racer vibe going for it!

Thanks for the nod Craig. And rat rods are definetly "period" specific. Anything after the mid 50's era, IMO, is not eligible for rat rod status.

And to me, Rat Rods are all about the creativity & originallity - as where in our Mustang community it's all very similiar, there is a "standard" to be followed - how do these bolts go together, etc, etc, etc.. We buy parts, massage them and bolt on (for the most part)... following how Ford did it.

Quote from: buckeyedemon on September, 15, 2010, 06:13:01 PM

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90% of the time these "rat rods" are just unfinished cars. annoying.

I don't think that is a very fair statement. Is any car ever really finished...? There are a lot of upgrades that I would like to make to my "finished" mustang.

tarafied1 · « **Reply #35 on:** September, 16, 2010, 08:16:31 AM »

I agree with the finished statement for sure. Also with the limits to creativity. With muscle cars in general, if you venture too far from what's accepted your car becomes a freak show, as for rat rods, I've seen 'em with tractor grilles and machine guns mounted on 'em! and they look good that way... try getting away with that on a Mustang!

M-train · « **Reply #36 on:** September, 16, 2010, 01:37:32 PM »

Sounds like a good idea.

buckeyedemon · « **Reply #37 on:** September, 16, 2010, 03:00:51 PM »

Quote from: 70_Fastback on September, 16, 2010, 05:41:20 AM

I don't think that is a very fair statement. Is any car ever really finished...? There are a lot of upgrades that I would like to make to my "finished" mustang.

thanks for clarifying the true intent of my post.

i'm cool with someone putting forth the effort to purposely create a car with the intentions of a rat rod. i respect that.

not being finished, or not having time or money is perfectly acceptable and i respect that too. just don't call it a Rat Rod and expect me to think it's cool.

BobV · « **Reply #38 on:** September, 16, 2010, 03:53:34 PM »

ACTUALLY.......

I've been envisioning a "Rat Stang" for a few months now... :eek (Jeremy's a bad influence.....)

Think rat rod meets a well-worn, used & abused, competition car...

Start with a 65-70 coupe, cut the top completely off, and chop the windshield frame down to about 6" tall. Maybe a NASCAR-style cage?... Slam that sucker to the GROUND, late-model 18-20" rubber on flat black wheels, cut the wheel lips clear up to the body lines so they'll "fit".
A nice big 429/460 with a tunnel ram, sitting up high enough that even the valvecovers are above the hoodline. Car would be so low that you'd run side-exits where the rear 1/4 vents used to be... Big lightening holes in the front valance and rear taillight panel, competition fuel filler thru the trunklid...

I'd even paint it a DIRTY, flat, faded Wimbledon white with lots of primer and rust, then add faded remnants of blue stripes just to :fbomb with the Mustang purists. :scar

Am I scaring anyone yet??

:pop :naug :headac :roulette

tarafied1 · « **Reply #39 on:** September, 16, 2010, 04:31:58 PM »

actually that sounds kinda cool :ecit

70_Fastback · « **Reply #40 on:** September, 17, 2010, 03:56:54 AM »

Quote from: tarafied1 on September, 16, 2010, 04:31:58 PM

actually that sounds kinda cool :ecit

:wstup

It does sound cool Bob! Bring it over and we'll lop it off!

AzPete · « **Reply #41 on:** September, 17, 2010, 04:48:57 AM »

Quote from: BobV on September, 16, 2010, 03:53:34 PM

Think rat rod meets a well-worn, used & abused, competition car...

I heard of a fastback, it is light blue.........abused......somewhere in the central part of the country....might be cheap.

AtlantaSteve · « **Reply #42 on:** September, 17, 2010, 05:24:48 AM »

Quote from: AzPete on September, 17, 2010, 04:48:57 AM

I heard of a fastback, it is light blue.........abused......somewhere in the central part of the country....might be cheap.

And bring a tow-truck!!!

Fast68back · « **Reply #43 on:** September, 17, 2010, 06:23:52 AM »

Quote from: AtlantaSteve on September, 17, 2010, 05:24:48 AM

And bring a tow-truck!!!

Owner will help load (You guys know Mark will never realize we are talking about his car, he still thinks its orange)

blue65coupe · « **Reply #44 on:** September, 17, 2010, 06:56:14 AM »

I think it's worthy of a 350.

guruatbol · « **Reply #45 on:** September, 20, 2010, 08:19:30 AM »

You gotta through a Buick engine in it and some huge drum brakes with fins. don't forget the rear tires have to stick out the fenders and be very wide!

Mel