04-07-2009, 04:33 PM | #1 |
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| Rat Rod
So i had an idea after looking at some pictures. Ive never really seen any r/c rat rods. so i went searchin on ebay and found some cheap older tonka trucks. picked this one up for $15 started marking out where to cut and dis-assembling it |
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04-07-2009, 04:35 PM | #2 |
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Chopped the top |
04-07-2009, 04:38 PM | #3 |
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started on the frame, i was thinking of making it a wrecker, but for now im using the stock bed for spacing. |
04-07-2009, 05:12 PM | #4 |
~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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nice!
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04-07-2009, 07:15 PM | #5 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Fenton, MO
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Very interesting!
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04-07-2009, 07:39 PM | #6 |
Quarry Creeper Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hilo
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Cool would be 1 crazy scaler too with all the rust already there!!!
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04-08-2009, 01:11 AM | #7 |
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chop da top, put on some wide whites, shoot some black primer & drop in a hemi
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04-08-2009, 01:19 AM | #8 |
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04-08-2009, 07:55 AM | #9 |
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You got me interested. Should be a cool build.
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04-08-2009, 08:29 PM | #10 |
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04-08-2009, 09:00 PM | #11 |
I wanna be Dave Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Deep in Swing Town
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way cool... keep this one going |
04-11-2009, 06:23 PM | #12 |
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ok so after toying around with the frame today, im going to need to custom make a rear axle. dose anybody have shots of some home-made rears? or know where i can get one that would fit on a 3 1/4" wide frame?
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04-12-2009, 09:49 AM | #13 |
RCC Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Moncton, NB, Canada
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MRC axle is a pretty narrow one.
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04-12-2009, 02:36 PM | #14 |
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didnt even think of that, about how wide is it?
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04-13-2009, 05:44 PM | #15 |
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got a delivery today not so sure about the scale, looks a bit too small to me |
04-13-2009, 06:49 PM | #16 |
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That frame is sitting way too high... |
04-13-2009, 07:35 PM | #17 |
~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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check out the vegas rockabilly car show pics in the chit chat section for some ideas, tires are too small.
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04-13-2009, 07:37 PM | #18 |
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well its still just mocked up right now. its sitting on a 3/4" piece of plywood. once i get the rear im going to use, ill "Z" the rear of the frame and the main frame will sit about 1/4" or less off the ground. i dont know about those wheels, i think i might go a bit bigger.
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10-08-2013, 12:32 PM | #19 |
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| Re: Rat Rod
I noticed this as a "something else you might like" link at the bottom of another build, and I clicked on it. I know it was started in April of 09, but does anyone know what happened to this build?
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