the ideal ute for hauling around them there old bikes....

[DR]

Mainline, I'd expect you'll show some interest as did I certainly is low..wonder if it runs on gas


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and I'd never even thought of running my 'stractors out there

[STW996]

Wouldn't that sun shade over the screen restrict too much of your vision

[firko]

While rat rods go against all ideals of 'normal' or good engineering, they sure are cool. That FX is too cool.
At a recent Eastern Creek Nostalgia drags there was a ratty old steel Fiat Topolino fitted with a blown 427 rat motor cruising around the pits that got twice the attention the bling stuff got. I intended to keep my DT2MX in it's rat condition as a sort of VMX tribute to rat rods but I've changed direction and it's now for sale.

[oldskool]

i reckon my ratty lookin old pe would look at home in the back of that .i want one.cheers gary

[DR]

  this is all putting half serious thoughts in my head guys (albeit on a slightly smaller scale of course..probably utilizing the twin strommied alloy rocker covered bigblock sideplate with 3 speed straighline impala shifted crashbox )..mmm..maybe the old beast won't cost as much or take as long as I'd initially thought..just needs to pass roadworthy not only do i have a sunvisor but I have the matching rear blinds as well

[mainline]

"aww, you know a p-p-p-piece from here and a p-p-p-piece from there"


I'm thinking you'd turn some heads pulling into the pits in that! Especially when people's hats are getting sucked into the bugcatcher.

[albrid-3]

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this is my friends set up, to get his vintage bike to meetings. very neat

[firko]

Hey Doc...I've got a sweet set of triple 1.25 SUs, an alloy rocker cover and a rare set of Jack Myers cast iron headers..all for a sideplater and all for sale!

 Get your people to call my people and cut the deal.

[DR]

I really do hate hindsight Mark, I'll be in touch about the headers

ya know, I 'had' a pair of genuine cast iron headers for a grey, I had the canadian cast block with the big GMH logo embossed on the side bored to suit Bedford truck pistons, had the balanced crank, triple strommies, big cam, hot head and lightened flywheel..I sold it all as a lot years ago when I decided to go the XU1 styled 202 with an iron case 5 speed...bloody idiot! I have however managed to keep many other parts for the sideplates thankfully but the 1 part I really need to get things rolling is a useable crashbox from anything pre '63 EJ at a realistic price. It doesn't have to be good good, just useable

[mainline]

These are a couple of my choices for coolest bike hauler. Obviously bikes may not actually fit, but who cares.

Rough, but oh so cool.


The amount of work that went into this is amazing...


from back in the day

to restored


and then there's barris

[KB171]

This bloke managed to get a HRD in the back of his   

[oldskool]

mainline the picture of jimmy shine's ute looks like before it was finished. if it was before it has been completely stripped and chassis all re welded and painted black body is still the same the interior is now green canvas for door trims and roof lining kool.watched a show on cable  tv today called rides it was about burbank choppers google the name and have a look at their rat rods especially the one called bad news.some really nice oldskool stuff has come out of the so-cal speed shop.cheers gary

[oldskool]

eliminaters car club puts a show on at beenleigh showground every year and the gathering of rat rods gets bigger every year.there becoming very popular.

[mainline]

mainline the picture of jimmy shine's ute looks like before it was finished.

looks like I tuned out

I thought that was the finished product! I had to make a choice a while back about which mags I would buy, and the VMX stuff won the day.

Having said that, a mate called round this arvo with a cusso roof panel to finish off the mainline......

[Tossa]

To think the first car I owned was a 1954 Vauxhall velox ute, in 1970.  Used to put my 125 bultaco Sherpa S on the back.  Wish i spent the time and done it up now.

it's an Aussie thing though, you have to own a ute at some time, it's the rites of passage!!lol