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11-13-2018, 08:30 PM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
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|  Ratrod winter project
I bought this project of a fella local here, and it was setup as a direct drive off the motor. I didnt have alot of room so I went with the Rc4wd R3 single speed trans setup, worked out perfect! It couldnt climb over a dead ant before and now it climbs and crawls great! I am in the process of tuning the suspension and will probably replace the tired, overworked 35t that is in there with a HH 27t torque master...should be a fun project and is my first leaf spring crawler  |
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11-14-2018, 08:19 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
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| Re: Ratrod winter project
I got a 27t HH TM coming for the Rat and am still deciding on what tires to put on it... I like the looks of the rok lox, but am still looking for options. Anyone have a thought on what would look good on the Rat?
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11-15-2018, 06:50 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Land of burning couches
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| Re: Ratrod winter project
thing is so apocalyptic, Its screaming for some nasty boggers I think, although I hate them. Maybe some of the TTC Mickeys?
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11-15-2018, 09:50 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
Posts: 3,196
| Re: Ratrod winter project
yea, a few have suggested boggers but I just dont like the look of them... might look at the TTC Mickeys.... I made the body mounts on the bottom of the interior but the initial location was just a tad off to the rear, I have since moved the body forward about 3/16 of an inch to center the rear tires in the fenders...
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11-16-2018, 06:24 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: West Central Indiana
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| Re: Ratrod winter project
Ha! Couldn't climb over a dead ant! That's hilarious. Looks good man!
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11-20-2018, 12:30 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
Posts: 3,196
| Re: Ratrod winter project
I got a Holmes Hobbies 27t TM expert here off the classidieds, now it works like I think it should for a leafed crawler....I am going to try the original size of Flat Irons on this rig, I think that will give it the look I am going for
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11-27-2018, 08:01 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
Posts: 3,196
| Re: Ratrod winter project
I am putting headlights in the rat this week, using the warm white LED's for that old time headlight look...
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12-11-2018, 07:09 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
Posts: 3,196
| Re: Ratrod winter project
ok, I have a bit of an update, got a lot of progress done on the Rat, the headlights turned out great! I weathered/rusted them as well as a new set of steel bead locks with flat irons..also made front and rear bumpers as well as a trailer hitch.. for some reason pics are refusing to load..will try again in a few minutes.
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12-15-2018, 10:22 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
Posts: 3,196
| Re: Ratrod winter project
here we go again lol... I got the headlights rusted in and they look great I think..The flat irons are exactly what this rig needs..they work great and look the part perfectly with the rusted rims
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12-16-2018, 09:42 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
Posts: 3,196
| Re: Ratrod winter project
I made a latch for the battery compartment from the bull horns included in the axial 10.2 parts trees...worked out well, slides back and forth.
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12-16-2018, 03:52 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Deep South
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| Ratrod winter project
Haven’t noticed the targa top until now.  Last edited by Brake Weight; 12-16-2018 at 07:10 PM. |
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12-16-2018, 07:07 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
Posts: 3,196
| Re: Ratrod winter project
Yup, the previous owner did that when he built it...it really is a great rig. I am jumping into the leafed crawler pool with this rig. It performs very different from my linked rigs but it does much better than I thought it would. |
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12-29-2018, 07:06 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NW Indiana
Posts: 3,196
| Re: Ratrod winter project
I got a warn winch mounted up but didnt like the look...I had ordered a different one and liked how it looked...so I rusted it to blend in..
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