Project RATROD...AKA...LOWRIDER. ...new pics--->11-17-08

[my93rodeo]

Great job I'm trying to get caught up so I can come to the race to tape it. I have a dvd camera so I can burn many copys and pass them out to the planet

[Bansil]

Great job I'm trying to get caught up so I can come to the race to tape it. I have a dvd camera so I can burn many copys and pass them out to the planet

[Bansil]

ok the cage is now self supported!!!!no more jackstands or jacks.Still have more work to do on all the mounts,but it's now mobile again.

Here is the downbar notched and tacked in place


weldedin down bars



shot of top of frame


and a sideshot showing how from the side it looks plain jane.


let's hope the rain holds off and the cage should be done this weekend.

[bigpoppax2]

Looking real good Doug. I can't wait to see that thing in action.

Joe

[Smiley]

Is it too soon for more pix?


* If it rained yesterday in Mt. City anything like it did here, Doug had to stop working on the RatRod to build an Ark


Cheers!
Smiley

[Bansil]

Is it too soon for more pix

nah.......


And yo' look at your rodeo,there is not enough room for a book on the flat part of the door above the window

Hope to get alot done this weekend.............even tho' it was snowing when I left the house this morning...........g-morning spring

[Starchild]

American Wheeler announced last week that they would like everyone to submit a Team Name and a Song (that will be played while your vehicle is staging-up to race)…

For some reason, right now I’m thinking:
Darkside Isuzu! & ‘The Imperial March’ from The Empire Strikes Back

I was thinking more along the lines of Lowrider

The Amigo is looking great. I just wish I was able to come see this race in person.

Andre

[Smiley]

I was thinking more along the lines of Lowrider

Andre, you’re a GENIUS!

Team Name: Team Lowrider
Song: 'Lowrider'

"...take a little trip - take a little trip - take a little trip with me-e"


Whatcha think, Doug -- sound like a winner to you?


Cheers!
Smiley

[bigpoppax2]

What about team Ramrod?

Any Super Trooper fans?

Joe

[Starchild]

Any Super Trooper fans?

Team Shenanigans?

Andre

[Smiley]

Any Super Trooper fans?

Team Shenanigans?

Over the years, as many times as I've heard you guys quoting lines from that movie... I STILL haven't seen it

I like the sound of Team Shenanigans though


Cheers!
Smiley

[Starchild]

What about team Ramrod?

I actuall noticed today that there is already a "Car Ramrod" entered

[RodeoRed]

The Zooicide Bombers

['92 pup]

The Zooicide Bombers

now thats awesome..

[batvette]

For those who cant get there hands on a tube bender but can get a pipe bender, theres still hope.
Its not as perfect as a tube bender but, if you fill your pipe with sand first and then use the pipe bender you will be able to achieve a decent bent

Yes and no... you aren't wrong per se and I've heard people say this before, however actually doing it seems to be another thing altogether. (unless you've a way to work through this then I'm all ears!)

For the sand to accomplish this it's got to be captive AND precompacted. Many pipe/tubing homebrew concoctions like this or what I've tried with mixed results (custom exhaust parts) can have both ends threaded and capped but many cannot. That's the captive part. Maybe you have another way?

Then sand has an amazing amount of possible compaction, just handling the part while you put it in place then putting it under pressure will easily allow 10-15% settling void in what you thought was a full pipe.

I've built subwoofer boxes with silica sand chambers in the bases and it takes quite a bit of tumbling and filling and filling and more filling until the sand all meshes firmly, as much as 30% above what I start with. (if you left a large void it would defeat the purpose of dampening) Just 10% and that pipe gets squashed me thinks.

Mandrel bending takes balls.

Thus they only have to keep the chain the balls are attached to in place.


I'm impressed by the handiwork in this thread. Is it just me or is anyone else expecting to see Mr. T aka B.A. Baracus step out of the corner of the shed with a washing machine -turned-grenade launcher hollering "Hannibal, I ain't gettin' on no plane! I ain't flyin'!"


(and on page two I think I caught a shot with no beer in it- whuzzup?)

[Bansil]

heres some more,had to fix a fuel issue so I mounted the tank a little higher

tank out with all the pcs layed out


hole cut for tank



tank mounted


filler neck mounted


some pics of spare tire mount,just some scrap pcs I had around,took some tube bent it and made a tire holder out of a few nuts washers and allthread




If you notice the washers between the clamp collars,this let me weld everything together and then remove bolts and washers and cut the tube into basically three pcs and then i smoothed tube flush to mounts w/grinder and then i bolted it all together again.This let's me take the gastank in and out.







finished





had to notch tailgate so it would close and keep cats out.





made a rearveiw mirror mount to stay legal


Hello kitty

here it is mounted

[Bansil]

It's still Team Turtle sorry

but this is still Lowrider as she always has been............Lowrider.......goes alittle lower

So lowrider theme it is,I'll post to sean later.

[isuzufool]

COOL! I like the mirror the best

[Starchild]

Looking great Doug! I like the spare mount a lot

Is it just me, or does that gas tank look like it would make a pretty cool BBQ grill?

Andre

[Bansil]

(and on page two I think I caught a shot with no beer in it- whuzzup?)

Bad camera angle

[88SuperTrooper]

What about team Ramrod?

Any Super Trooper fans?

Joe

Littering and.....
Littering and.....
Littering and.....

Smokin the Reefer.

[Bansil]

Looking great Doug! I like the spare mount a lot

Is it just me, or does that gas tank look like it would make a pretty cool BBQ grill?

Thanks

mmmmm i do need to fab up a mount for the grill anyways......

and folding chairs and still gotta get a speakerbox done.......I gotta have some luxuries on the trail

[Smiley]

Impressive as always, Bro!

I can't wait to get down to Rancho de Bansil and see it in person!


Cheers!
Smiley

[Bansil]

I can't wait to get down to Rancho de Bansil and see it in person!

We'll smoke some pork or chicken and toss back a few Adult beverages then I'll be able to laugh at you getting in and out of lowrider

[camozuzu]

lookin pretty sick, man you are doin everything as far as cage that I have been wanting to do.