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Old 03-08-2008, 07:53 PM
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lookin to buy or build a rat rod

I wanna build or buy a rat rod. I would like to build a rat out of a '54 Chevy 2 door. A slead, if ya know what I mean. I live in Phoenix...need to know where to start either buying or building a rat.
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Old 03-08-2008, 08:08 PM
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A 54 chevy lead slead should be awesome. Can you weld?

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Old 03-08-2008, 08:27 PM
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I CAN WELD A LITTLE, BUT MY FATHER CAN. IM NOT WORRIED ABOUT CUTTING AND WELDING AS MUCH AS I AM TRIPPIN ABOUT FIDNING A GOOD VEHICLE TO START OFF WITH. THIS KAT HERE IN PX JUST SOLD AN AZ CAR...1954 CHEVY 2 DOOR, 17K ORIG MILES, ORIG MOTOR AND TRANY. MOTOR NEEDED A LITTLE WORK TO RUN, ALL GLASS AND ALL PARTS... HE JUST SOLD IT FOR $1000!!! I JUST MISSED THIS RIDE BY A FEW HOURS. MY LOSS, SO IM IN MOURNING RIGHT NOW
I NEED TO FIND A SLEAD TO BUY, KNOW N E 1 SELLING ONE CHEAP?
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Old 03-08-2008, 09:14 PM
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I dont know of any where you are but I have my eye on a 49-51 merc 2 door that I discovered a couple days ago.
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Old 03-08-2008, 09:41 PM
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If you're just going to build a rat rod, why start with a pristine car? Just get a rusty piece of crap and go with it. Rat-rodders seem to take pride in their rust.
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