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Title: English newbe saying hi!
Post by: paulatxntric on May 10, 2011, 11:18:53 AM
Evening chaps

I'm a rodder from England currently building a 50 Fiat Topolino pick up for my wife.....all steel body modified in to a truck cab with a 32 Ford pick up bed. It's being built for very little money, as we don't have any and it currently owes us just £330 ($500)...For ease of build and to fit with UK regulations it's being built on a VW Beetle floor pan. yeah I know I'm gona get burned for that but building a Rod in the UK has got real hard in the last couple of years and basically the body swap I'm doing get's around most of the legal shit.
 My rod is a 28A roadster, fully fendered running a 350 SBC and 700r4....I have a 13 sec timing slip for that and it's a regular daily commuter for work...it's impossible to use it daily because of the price of gas.....$10-$12 a gallon over here so my round trip to work is around $50!!...
Title: Re: English newbe saying hi!
Post by: obama on May 10, 2011, 11:30:47 AM
Welcome to the forum, love to see some pictures if ya get a chance.
Title: Re: English newbe saying hi!
Post by: paulatxntric on May 10, 2011, 11:44:06 AM
hope this works....
the wifes 50 Topolino...the rear panel is now on and the grill shell cut down and ready for fitting
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5030/5677677966_39760d7aa3.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7771210@N07/5677677966/)
new wheels and grill shell in place (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7771210@N07/5677677966/) by paulatxntric (http://www.flickr.com/people/7771210@N07/), on Flickr

this is how it started off...cut in to 5 pieces close to 15 years ago
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5069/5654212431_b4451716a6.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7771210@N07/5654212431/)
passenger roof on (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7771210@N07/5654212431/) by paulatxntric (http://www.flickr.com/people/7771210@N07/), on Flickr

my A with the teardrop I built last year...with the wife and my son at Retro Warwick in August 2010
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5018104849_f2ace41d9f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7771210@N07/5018104849/)
Retro Warwick  (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7771210@N07/5018104849/) by paulatxntric (http://www.flickr.com/people/7771210@N07/), on Flickr
Title: Re: English newbe saying hi!
Post by: porkstick2 on May 10, 2011, 12:47:50 PM
Thanks for posting this Paul--if only to get these whinnniiingg cry babies in the US to STFU about gas prices.  We've always had it too good here, now we're getting what we deserve for being in bed with those Saudi bastards.  :P
Title: Re: English newbe saying hi!
Post by: ezrat on May 10, 2011, 01:54:05 PM
Nice job, Work with what ya got. Thats what rat rods are about.
Home built, low budget. Looking forward to seeing more...
Title: Re: English newbe saying hi!
Post by: hotwheels on May 10, 2011, 05:11:34 PM
welcome to ratrodnation, it is really great to meet ya. thanks too for sharing pic's of your ride, that is kewl........
Title: Re: English newbe saying hi!
Post by: Greybeards Customs on May 10, 2011, 06:02:30 PM
Welcome to the fun zone !