BIG RIG RAT

[Junkie]

Thanks guys. \m/ \m/

A bit of work on the interior. I have the floor worked out, firewall etc... Just in the process of adding some detail.

Here we see PE mesh, Pie Plate Tin and Aluminum Tape embossed before assembly with the tool from The Small Shop Nutter.

Now to make some bomber seats.

 

[Chris S]

Oh Come on !! yer just showing off ;D ;D Thats some tasty work in there Scott ,bring on Da Bombers ;D ;D

Chris.

 

[adampolo13]

Looking good.

 

[Junkie]

Bomber seat MKI

Through the process of building this I see how I can refine my plan and improve it. I'll tweak the drawings tomorrow and try, try again.

 

[adampolo13]

I gotta say, that is pretty freaking cool! What material did you use to make that?

 

[Junkie]

Thanks Adam. MKII will be tighter.

That's the tin from a cookie sheet.

 

[adampolo13]

Looking forward to it.

 

[TRM]

Thanks Adam. MKII will be tighter.

That's the tin from a cookie sheet.

LOL...before he asked I was thinking you were drinking a bunch of Diet Coke....completely the other direction!! "no honey, I need to finish these cookies...I need to make a radiator shoud for the Rat"!! :

 

[Junkie]

LOL. Cookie Sheet tin is a great medium....and easier to use than pop cans since it's already flat.

 

[Chris S]

Improvise & adapt ...Love it !

Chris.

 

[Captainugly]

Love it! This is looking awesome! Here are a couple of pics of one we saw two summers ago...

 

[Junkie]

Blastolene...or something like that. Yeah, it's amazing.

Thanks for the comment. I appreciate that.

 

[Chris S]

That is cool Is there any suspension on the front of it ? ...doesnt look like it !

Chris.

 

[Junkie]

Don't look like much, maybe 1/2 leaf things off the frame.

 

[TRM]

Looks to be just the torsion bar

Might be deceiving but it looks like it would drive like a brick!! 8)

 

[Junkie]

Yeah...that's crazy.

 

[TRM]

LOL...just noticed on the bigger pic I posted, which is bigger if you click on it, the front spokes in the wheel...they look like white styrene with a tiny aluminum cap!! ;D ;D ;D

 

[Junkie]

LOL. You can see the truck well in this:

Blastolene's Piss'd Off Pete - Jay Leno's Garage

 

[Papermodder]

All I can say is "COOL". ;D

Jim

 

[Junkie]

Hey guys... can anyone think of some product (grocery store product, beauty product, whatever) that is thin tin with perforated holes...

I made that...drilled 340 odd holes, but it's really wonky. Maybe perfect for this ratrod... but my OCD says too wonky...