great stuff on Rat Rods Rule

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When streamliner is the consuming passion, and all the guy had was a VW bus

found on http://ratrodsrule.tumblr.com/

the rat rod version of a hearse... well, sort of

Dodge truck rat rod, with a footlocker for a trunk, and a standout special rear window ornament

I like the tires and rims, nice touch.

I don't know where they could have found this ornament, but it's superb

Looks just like the footlocker my dad brought back from his time in the army during the Vietnam war

Harley Freeman's '24 Dodge... barbwire, bullet casings and flash supressors

Con rod for a shifter, and a Speed King drum pedal .. right on. Plus, a Blastolene sticker

Above, a speaker cover. I like it

Gerry cans and ammo cans, a new use for cool old military stuff

If you look close at the left hand can, at the top of the photo, you'll see the low pressure air fitting in the filler cap. It didn't work well the first time, but the builder was trying to use the gerry cans for air tanks for the air suspension... that's a good idea! The problem was the fitting, not the can.

The NHRA museum in Pomona has a rat rod out front, I'm not sure what that indicates, but I like it

the Streeet Sweeper made by Slim's Fabrication, this van does effin wheelies!

Advertising your work doesn't get much more permanent than welding onto the bumper... and it's how I could find more info on the builder... so it definitely works

see some better shots on Slim's blog: http://slimsfab.blogspot.com/2010/08/streetsweeper-by-slimsfab.html

Mike Dingillo's riveted rat rod

I didn't get a good shot of the top of the trans, but you can see that "go" and "rev" have been lettered on, reminiscent of Van Dutch's stating the obvious humor... I dig it

Great dash, love the riveted speedometer piece

Stone's Pig Garage rat rod, has some cool stuff to check out

Maybe a tractor grill, but I like it, and great placement of the headlights

Notice the horns on both sides of the firewall by the leading edge of the doors... cool.

Great interior, I was instantly admiring the radio, the antique fire extinguisher, speaker grill by the shifer base and those terrific seats made from 1960's lawn chairs

I admire any rat rod with a bottle opener and catch can

Great spare tool catch all tray

Semaphore! Love it! Check out the Sammy's Hot Rods once you click for full size

Dig the lettering and striping on the brake light, and the safe driving sign... awesome