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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 11:58 AM
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This is a car that my dad built from scratch, just a little project, its a "RAT ROD", just about everything is unique. It has a 4.3 v6 i believe, and it will fly down the road and its very low, tagged and registered. Pretty quick for what it is. Gas tank is a red air compressor tank that was modified, on the back.


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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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sure why not? I would need one seat right in the middle though!
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sure why not? I would need one seat right in the middle though!
lmfao

yea, he drives it all the time to car shows and the police always mess with him i guess because they dont think it should be street legal.
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 12:16 PM
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Has he ever driven it to houston? It looks familiar.
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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Hell yeah, I'd put some swamper tires on it and take it off road.
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Bad LS1
Has he ever driven it to houston? It looks familiar.
he's taken it pretty far, he may have taken it on trailer to houston but dont think he's driven it there. He's in tyler
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 01:15 PM
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Hell yeah I would drive it ! That thing is sweet !
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 01:30 PM
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Nice little ride! There is one here in town, an older guy is usually driving it. Last time I saw him he was going down the local highway while it was raining hard... He didn't look to happy either lol.
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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I would drive it. He should be proud that he made it.
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just needs a big block and some mickey thompsons. haha id pimp it
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by badinfluencelsx
just needs a big block and some mickey thompsons. haha id pimp it

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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 02:02 PM
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I'd get rid of the front grill, other than that... I'd drive it. I love rat rods.
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 02:11 PM
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**** YES!!! that bitch is SICK!!!!!!!!!
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 02:36 PM
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Originally Posted by camracingah
I would drive it. He should be proud that he made it.
yea, he does **** like this all the time, and the car looks much better in person, wish I had a shot of the interior. He built the frame and all. On the solid rearend, he used piston rods as LCA's and even made them greasable.
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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Nice ride!

Does it have shocks and springs or is it a stiff ride like a hard tail bike?
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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Hell yeah I would drive it. Me and a few buddies are always talking about building a rat rod!
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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hell yeah, looks sick!
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Old Aug 30, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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i believe it is stiff but I could be wrong.......... it mite have leaf springs in the back, but from the pics doesnt seem like it, its stiff if you ask me but I can find out. Still has a nice ride to it.
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