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pagani 04-08-2008 03:17 PM

Rat rod cool or shit
 
Wo hear like rat rod's here?
You those old cars that have very rough finish to them and only have the things in the car that you need for drving and to go fast(form follows fuction to the extreme).
Some examples of rat rods

Example of a hot rod whit nice finish
I want to kown why you voted for choice 1 or 2.

HeilSvenska 04-08-2008 04:06 PM

Ow, my ears. The first vid makes you wonder why not all cars come with big American V8s. :-)

pagani 04-09-2008 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeilSvenska (Post 825563)
Ow, my ears. The first vid makes you wonder why not all cars come with big American V8s. :-)

Not everyone likes cars or american v8's
:-)

toffytofik 04-09-2008 12:19 PM

I'll take the smaller rev-happy DOHC V8 anyday. Preferrably italian. Prefferably from F1 car :D

And in terms of sound... mmm, i'm afraid this time i really have to go by Clarkson:



As for Rat Rodding: voted "Hell yeah rat rods rock". I'm not really interested in hot rodding in general, but these cars are really something. And that sound is sick!

madpony 04-09-2008 12:27 PM

I like the no frills look and loping is cool. :thumbup: Of course these kinds of rods look great with some slick paint on them as well.

RC45 04-09-2008 12:35 PM

Euo V8's just sound like twin inline 4's.. thats the sound you guys are in love with.. 4 cylinders. If you set up an LS7 with a flat plane crank and changed the timing you will get that odd 4 cycliner sound - then just up the revs for the wail.

I prefer my V6's V8's, V10's and V12's to be beefy sounding thanks :)

And as for "rat rods" - only if they are the real deal and are survivors from the 40's and 50's - these modern clones are crap.

toffytofik 04-09-2008 01:10 PM

^
And what type of crank exactly do you need to put in LS7 in order for it to sound like a proper scandinavian V8?


There's so much torque! Oh, and that sound! RAWRRRR!!! :twisted:

[/sarcasm]

RC45 04-09-2008 01:47 PM

^^ You better like that - when Ferrari goes diesel, thats what you guys are in for ;)

CarlZ 04-09-2008 01:56 PM

no way ferrari is going diesel :ohmy:

tony 04-10-2008 05:10 AM

I quite like the Rat Rods.

The rat look over here is a completely different kettle of fish though. It's normally done with old Dubs etc.

http://www.maxpower.co.uk/images/2beetles1.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gMeet_2007.jpg
http://www.maxpower.co.uk/images/brownrustybeetle.gif
http://www.maxpower.co.uk/images/fro...thfunnyman.gif

HeilSvenska 04-10-2008 11:48 AM

^Those aren't Rat Rods. They're just old cars.

pagani 04-10-2008 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tony (Post 825827)
I quite like the Rat Rods.

The rat look over here is a completely different kettle of fish though. It's normally done with old Dubs etc.

http://www.maxpower.co.uk/images/2beetles1.gifhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...gMeet_2007.jpg
http://www.maxpower.co.uk/images/brownrustybeetle.gif
http://www.maxpower.co.uk/images/fro...thfunnyman.gif

The rat looks only works whit old american cars.
Not whit european cars

pagani 04-10-2008 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RC45 (Post 825718)
Euo V8's just sound like twin inline 4's.. thats the sound you guys are in love with.. 4 cylinders. If you set up an LS7 with a flat plane crank and changed the timing you will get that odd 4 cycliner sound - then just up the revs for the wail.

I prefer my V6's V8's, V10's and V12's to be beefy sounding thanks :)

And as for "rat rods" - only if they are the real deal and are survivors from the 40's and 50's - these modern clones are crap.

I agree whit your real deal comment.
Here some rat rods on ebay
http://motors.shop.ebay.com/Cars-Tru..._nkwZratQ20rod

Bebopper 04-22-2008 04:54 AM

It is more about the look, than the sound. Rat rods are personal expressions. These are rat rods...
http://images20.fotki.com/v372/photo...arty040-vi.jpg

http://images14.fotki.com/v370/photo...arty015-vi.jpg


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