That's really looking good ! I think maybe some sort of bumper is needed to close the gap between the bottom of the mudgards. Maybe the centre leaf from an old leaf spring . The curve will compliment the shape of the grill and you'll get nice rolled ends if you leave the eyes on the blade tips . 👍
I'm out here in South Texas and I have to say I respect your rat rod style. I am in my 40's and only became serious about building cars. You are a positive influence on my vision of current and future builds. Keep building.
That was a good score and they are almost the correct size. The untrained person would never see it. I live in western Canada and these trucks are common here somewhat. They are desirable and get snapped up pretty quickly. I really like what you're doing with the old girl. Are you going to take us for a ride in the teal ford? I really love that tilting front clip.
Great looking head lights Div ! I like a bit of chrome with my rust ! It was 90 degrees F with 90% humidity here in south west Missouri U.S.A . today ! like a sauna man ! Still not warm enough for me to weld in flip-flops ! Keep up the great work !
That looks awesome Div. My first thought was how do you know those lights are not going to face the heavens...lol. I was thinking mock up the lights temporarily, switch them on to focus as required, then you know where or at what angle to mount them. But you seems to have a plan. That fabrication grafting in of the bucket work out great. You make make it look easy as usual. Thank you again for sharing.
The lights does offer a fair amount of adjustment, I just had to modify the little bracket on the light itself to improve it. But not like I plan to do lots of driving in the dark! 😅
"Back in the day", we who have to have our vehicles inspected, were typically hit with the headlights needing "adjustment" at a normal "adjustment charge" in addition to the inspection fee. They would "mess" with those screws to adjust the headlights up and down so they were perfect, until the next year.
Dear RRFA Div. 👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! Fits perfectly well and looks really good. Maybe adding two of those relatively cheap little visors would look good on the VW bug headlights. What do you think? 2) Maaaan, I simply love dogs 💚 and would really like to see more of yours. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all involved life forms (humans and dogs). 😁 ;-)
Dear @@ratrodsafrica Div Thanks for replying and especially for another heart. I totally appreciate both very much. 2) That's kind of interesting because usually dogs can sleep even if its noisy. But maybe yours simply don't like rat rods!? 😁 ;-) Sincerely yours.
I love what you do!, no bs, no excuses. you're very creative and a hard worker, thank you for giving us all this great content and passing so much knowledge on to us. this car is so unique it embodies 4 brands so far, Nissan, ford vw, chevy. what would you call it? the CheWnissfor?
Oom Diff, please can you make a video giving advice to a novice like myself, on how to pic a vehicle, what to look for. A small beginners Guide,vir ons wat nog Dom is.
At some point you are going to need to put a clear coat on to protect the metal. Before I would do that, I would mix several Paints together, see what you come up with, for your base coat!
Nice , and yes the chrome does add that sparkle , just curios when you said the weather was cooler how cold does it get where you are this time of year .. and of course Build On
Here in south africa tempuratures can reach below - 5° at times during the winter season that we currently in now .Average tempurautres range between 3° to 15° in this season...summer is another lesson for another episode😂😂😂
Where I live it might occasionally go below freezing at night to create some frost. Never any snow though. Daytime temps typically rise to around 20 degrees, except when cold fronts come through. Then it might stay in the single digits for a day or two. In comparison our winters in SA are quite mild
Love how you recycle and re use every for anything. Can't wait to see what u do next.
I love to repurpose junk. That's what rat rods should be about!
Looks great. Nicely done
Thanks!
True ingenuity brother another awesome adventure awesome video say hi to everyone hope yall have an awesome day
A real kicker! Thanks so much for sharing. The headlights look great.
Thanks brother!
The headlights look great, nice work 👍
Thank you Chris
Huge difference, looks great. Cheers from Texas.
Thanks! Greetings from South Africa to Texas
Ingenuity is definitely your long suit my friend. Amazing adaption, and you make it seem so easy. Love your work...
Thank you very much!
Nice job with those beetle headlights good price on them too
Thanks Rick. Yes, price couldn't have been better 😅
Man, those headlights turned out sweet! That was genius to use the VW headlights, they fit almost perfectly! Really love the work you do.
Glad you like them! Thanks brother
Heck yeah!!!! What up Div!!
Howzit boet! All good, trust same your side.
@@ratrodsafrica enjoyed the video. You made them lights fit like a glove!!!
Lights look good, a little bit of bling for the front. Thanks Div.
almost like they were made for there ,nice work my friend
Thank you! Yes, the size is very close.
Aw man this truck is looking great, great enginuity, those lights really set it off, you have a luken one too,
Thanks Donald!
The best price is always FREE. 👍 the build is looking good my friend! Won’t be long before you are done with the old girl. Have a great day. 👍🙏🇺🇸
Thank you Don! I like free...😂
That's a great idea for headlights they look good 😊
Glad you like them! Thanks Henry
@@ratrodsafrica You're welcome 😁
That's really looking good ! I think maybe some sort of bumper is needed to close the gap between the bottom of the mudgards. Maybe the centre leaf from an old leaf spring . The curve will compliment the shape of the grill and you'll get nice rolled ends if you leave the eyes on the blade tips . 👍
Not a bad idea, will look into it. Thanks!
I'm out here in South Texas and I have to say I respect your rat rod style. I am in my 40's and only became serious about building cars. You are a positive influence on my vision of current and future builds. Keep building.
Thank you very much for your kind words. Humbled if I can inspire!
That was a good score and they are almost the correct size. The untrained person would never see it. I live in western Canada and these trucks are common here somewhat. They are desirable and get snapped up pretty quickly. I really like what you're doing with the old girl. Are you going to take us for a ride in the teal ford? I really love that tilting front clip.
Yes, they very close in size, it worked out well. I guess I need make a video about the Ford at some stage😅
Those headlight buckets turned out really nice! Thanks for the idea. Next time I do one I will have to try it when the buckets are gone
Any time! Thanks
Your truck is coming together just great, you are with out question very creative . Great video's.
Thank you Stephen!
Lights look great on your truck. Another win.👍
Thank you!
You are being very resourceful I hope your bride likes the budget
😅 Thanks
Nice work, those look like the where meant to be.
Thanks 👍
Great looking head lights Div ! I like a bit of chrome with my rust ! It was 90 degrees F with 90% humidity here in south west Missouri U.S.A . today ! like a sauna man ! Still not warm enough for me to weld in flip-flops ! Keep up the great work !
Chrome does add a bit of class! 😅 Jeez, hot man! What temp to do flip-flops?😂
Lights look great and the price was right.
Thank you Stanley
The beauty of the rat is that anything goes.
Yes man. That's why I love them!😅
Lekka mate! I really like the VW headlights... The slightly bigger ones look sharp!
Glad you like them!
Can't have a shop without dogs! :D
Pretty lucky find to get everything you need, nice work
Thanks!
Bonnets blending nicely diffy. Looking lekker as.
Thank you 😊
They fit right in the hole Perfect Match
That looks awesome Div. My first thought was how do you know those lights are not going to face the heavens...lol. I was thinking mock up the lights temporarily, switch them on to focus as required, then you know where or at what angle to mount them. But you seems to have a plan. That fabrication grafting in of the bucket work out great. You make make it look easy as usual.
Thank you again for sharing.
The lights does offer a fair amount of adjustment, I just had to modify the little bracket on the light itself to improve it. But not like I plan to do lots of driving in the dark! 😅
"Back in the day", we who have to have our vehicles inspected, were typically hit with the headlights needing "adjustment" at a normal "adjustment charge" in addition to the inspection fee. They would "mess" with those screws to adjust the headlights up and down so they were perfect, until the next year.
😅 Until next year... work lined up...
looking lekka man, another step forward Div,. !
Thanks David!
hello from New Zealand , very inspiring videos very lekka
Thanks bro! Greetings down under.
Looking GREAT!!!!
Thank you!!
Very nice you are talented!
Thank you! 😊
great show, realy enjoy
Glad you enjoyed it. Thank you!
Dear RRFA Div.
👍👌👏 Simply fantastic! Fits perfectly well and looks really good. Maybe adding two of those relatively cheap little visors would look good on the VW bug headlights. What do you think?
2) Maaaan, I simply love dogs 💚 and would really like to see more of yours.
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all involved life forms (humans and dogs). 😁 ;-)
Our dogs dont like the workshop very much, so they dont come there often. Too noisy for them I think
Dear @@ratrodsafrica Div
Thanks for replying and especially for another heart. I totally appreciate both very much.
2) That's kind of interesting because usually dogs can sleep even if its noisy. But maybe yours simply don't like rat rods!? 😁 ;-)
Sincerely yours.
Ish man those wayward polar bears do my head in they must be coming by me in Perth also.
Nice work that's given me a good idea for my mk1 transit
So you got them polar bears too! 😂
Looking Lekka Div, the beetle lamps look like they were supposed to. Be there
Thanks buddy. Yes, they work really well
Awsome job
Thank you Chuck
The truck is looking really cool! Good job! By the way, have you ever encountered a lion in your yard?
(I live in Alabama, USA. No lions here, lol)
Thanks brother. No, we don't really have lions here where I live, I was only joking.
I like that color. Use it on the interior
Have to agree that it is a nice color 😀
Viva la DIV ⚡️
looking good👌🏽
lekka👌🏽
Thank you! Cheers!
I love what you do!, no bs, no excuses. you're very creative and a hard worker, thank you for giving us all this great content and passing so much knowledge on to us. this car is so unique it embodies 4 brands so far, Nissan, ford vw, chevy. what would you call it? the CheWnissfor?
Thank you! We played around with the names, but in it is now called Flytrap🙂
I like it
Bug eyes! 👍
😂 Exactly!
Naand diff,nou daai was n idee 1000!dankie vir nog n smart video.
Dankie en plesier Barend!
Oom Diff, please can you make a video giving advice to a novice like myself, on how to pic a vehicle, what to look for. A small beginners Guide,vir ons wat nog Dom is.
At some point you are going to need to put a clear coat on to protect the metal. Before I would do that, I would mix several Paints together, see what you come up with, for your base coat!
Personally I dont like clear coat. Will be posting a video about enhancing the patina!
Nice , and yes the chrome does add that sparkle , just curios when you said the weather was cooler how cold does it get where you are this time of year .. and of course Build On
Here in south africa tempuratures can reach below - 5° at times during the winter season that we currently in now .Average tempurautres range between 3° to 15° in this season...summer is another lesson for another episode😂😂😂
Where I live it might occasionally go below freezing at night to create some frost. Never any snow though. Daytime temps typically rise to around 20 degrees, except when cold fronts come through. Then it might stay in the single digits for a day or two. In comparison our winters in SA are quite mild
Great fit oom onthou om my badge terug te bring🤣🤣
Yes, badge is veilig. Moet net onthou om in bakkie te gooi as ek dorp toe kom...😅
dig it dif
Thanks man!
It looks like it is meant to be! Great job!
Thanks!
0:39 I had to translate the words on the sign and it said "Come with your silly ideas".
😂😂
Mount them backwards and put a red bulb in. 😂😂
For Free! Dat is altijd goed! nie? 👌
Altjid goed! Ja wel!😅
😎 👍
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No spoiler no bumper. Leave it just as is.
Yes man! I agree👍