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RATA VERDE ; 29 FORD PICKUP RATROD
Topic Started: Jun 11 2009, 06:25 PM (2,156 Views)
Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 06:25 PM Post #1
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	OK, i think i found a new project.. You guys remember the local ratrod i took pics of? I`m gonna do one based on it, im not gonna try to duplicate the real one.....chipped green paint, and the fenders will be chipped and rusted black....flathead ford, all the hot rod goodies... heres a pic of the real one....... heres where i am at now..... and i got some nasty paint on it! i wanted it to be chipped up alot....i think i got it! LOL......the fenders will be black, but mostly surface rust.....im gonna get the cab complete before i start on the fenders and frame.........just in case it doesnt hold my interest, i think it will tho... lemme know what you think, stay tuned more to come Bryan M



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 07:20 PM Post #2
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	I got the doors hung on the hinges!.........the hinge pieces are so damn tiny! more to come! bryan



kingme	Jun 11 2009, 07:33 PM Post #3
Supreme Member!!! Posts: 1,019 Group: Members Member #645 Joined: March 7, 2007	Looks like a great start Bryan. The paint looks perfect!



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 07:40 PM Post #4
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	kingme Jun 11 2009, 07:33 PM Looks like a great start Bryan. The paint looks perfect! thanks wayne!! i havent done any washes or anything else to the paint yet....... stay tuned! bryan



DamnCranky666	Jun 11 2009, 07:59 PM Post #5
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,859 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Salsa verde rats!!! Go, B, go!!! It's looking great.



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 08:07 PM Post #6
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	DamnCranky666 Jun 11 2009, 07:59 PM Salsa verde rats!!! Go, B, go!!! It's looking great. that sounds nasty virgil!!...................green rat sauce!!!!!!! oh my! more pics coming in a few minutes! bryan



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 08:17 PM Post #7
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	ok, ive made some more progress, im on a roll tonight! i got the dash painted, and added this cap made from watch parts to the cowl panel... the fenders HAD to be beat up, and dented a bit!..........so i got out the lighter, and made some dents pushin the plastic in with various other car parts so they would have a recognizable shape to the dent...(sorta) now the fenders will get some salt, and liquid masker and then will be sanded when they dry to give it that sun faded look....the fender pics look a little blurry.....sorry guys! thanks for lookin bryan



chester	Jun 11 2009, 08:18 PM Post #8
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,790 Group: Members Member #526 Joined: December 13, 2006	Inspirational Bryan, look forward to seeing this one. Great start.



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 08:21 PM Post #9
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	chester Jun 11 2009, 08:18 PM Inspirational Bryan, look forward to seeing this one. Great start. thanks chester!! im glad i finally found a project, i was in one of those "between build ruts"........i hate when that happens! Bryan



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 08:24 PM Post #10
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	does anyone have a 37 ford grille in their parts boxes??? i really need one for this project, I have one but i cant take it from the kit, i could make a mold, but i dont think it would look as nice....... lemme know guys, ill trade something for it! bryan



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 09:00 PM Post #11
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	this thing is really moving along this evening! i got the dash detailed and installed.......im gonna add some wood to the inside of the cab where its supposed to be.....around the roof, and at the back of the doors. plus im gonna put the roof bows in.... this is something different for me...........its going to have fenders! i dont have one ratrod/streetrod/hotrod in my collection that has fenders! im also gonna cut the bedfloor out, and replace it with some rotten wood..the plastic just doesnt look good, and wood will be alot nicer! more to come bryan



Hollywood Jim	Jun 11 2009, 09:10 PM Post #12
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,878 Group: Members Member #527 Joined: December 13, 2006	SUPER.!! Bring on the rust.......



DamnCranky666	Jun 11 2009, 09:26 PM Post #13
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,859 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Looking good, buddy, and the paint is peeling really nice in all the right places.



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 09:31 PM Post #14
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	thanks guys!! im working on the visor now.......stay tuned! bryan



DamnCranky666	Jun 11 2009, 09:33 PM Post #15
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,859 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Rat Stew--that'd be a good name for this one!



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 09:35 PM Post #16
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	DamnCranky666 Jun 11 2009, 09:33 PM Rat Stew--that'd be a good name for this one! nah, its already RATA VERDE...........rat stew would be a cool name for one tho! maybe a brown colored ratrod, like the color of stew...... bryan



DamnCranky666	Jun 11 2009, 09:36 PM Post #17
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,859 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Yeah, I like RATA VERDE. The Green Rat! Has a nice ring to it.



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 09:42 PM Post #18
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	DamnCranky666 Jun 11 2009, 09:36 PM Yeah, I like RATA VERDE. The Green Rat! Has a nice ring to it. remember the blue 32 ford pickup rat rod i did a while back? it was called "rattus ceruleous" or blue rat......... i dont know if i spelled that right...........but you get the idea. bryan



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 09:54 PM Post #19
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	heres the visor on the original truck....... and heres what i have done so far, it looks funny cause its white! once i get it all together ill thin it out a bit very lightly with the dremel... all i have to do is add a couple braces, and some bolts on the ends that hold it to the body... bryan



DamnCranky666	Jun 11 2009, 09:57 PM Post #20
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,859 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Again, it's little details like that which will make this sucker stand out!!! Cool.



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 10:00 PM Post #21
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	thanks cranky! i got the center braces on it now, i just have to sand everything a little bit, and then rust it all! more to come bryan



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 10:10 PM Post #22
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	cross braces added to the visor........now its onto the wood for the interior! once i get the wood across the top it will even out those braces.... more to come bryan



59 Chevy Impala	Jun 11 2009, 10:12 PM Post #23
Senior Member Posts: 680 Group: Members Member #173 Joined: February 22, 2006	Nice build you got goin here Bryan. Looks great. Dan



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 10:13 PM Post #24
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	thanks dan!! bryan



Bryan_M	Jun 11 2009, 10:54 PM Post #25
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,394 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	i added the wood to the body shell, and capped off the front of the roof with a piece of angle, now its time to rust all that raw white plastic!! this thing is just falling together tonight!!.........more to come bryan



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