Those turned out WAY better than I thought. And painting the rims black was a great idea. You really can’t tell that the fronts are different from the rear, unless you get really close and inspect. There’s nothing wrong with those $1.60 hubcaps. 👍🏻👍🏻!!!!
Lol. Years ago I needed something to go around my hood pins. Dollar store stainless steel pizza cutters!! Made the center hole big enough to fit over hood pins. 2 sided tape to hood.
I love the way the bowls look as moon caps , But I think if you put beauty rings on those rims they would look 1000 % better. They look nice now but they would look complete with beauty rings. Great job keep up the good work and God Bless you and your family. 💯👍👍💪👌😊
Your baby moons inspired me and so I used some SS thermos cups for wheel centers on my 40 dodge project. They were in my cupboard and dont think I will be going to work so no extra cost to me. Thanks for sharing your ideas. Cheers!
Very creative,,, I once seen a dude put solo cups as center pieces he painted silver and put them in his mag rims.... Ain't it just ain't it 😎 this is a upgraded version.
Cool caps. Back in the 80's I had a 69 C10 pickup with grungy aluminum slots. I bought 4 aluminum frying plan covers and made a bracket so I could use the center knob hole on the covers to mount them. It had kind of a salt flat racer look when done. I'll email you a picture
I didn't use them for for baby moons like you did but what an awesome idea I've used those bowls for the inserts on my 48 for the front lights I am a fabricator by trade for NASCAR 30 years and I think you did a great job and I've added you to my program so I can watch stuff you put out thank you so much
I can’t believe it! I was complaining YESTERDAY about the paper labels on some plastic storage boxes I bought for my workshop. Same deal. Just don’t get it. It’s like they intentionally want to make us struggle. Those bowl caps are great. Innovative idea. Wheels look terrific. I might add 4 more screws around the bowl rim just for optical balance. And some kind of detail element on the flat bottoms. But they are fantastic just as is . 😊👍👍 BTW, I rescue those hose clamps from washing machines and dishwashers people throw out here. Good source of all kinds of hoses, wires, clamps, screws… I can’t help it. I’m a junk lover. But none of mine is high performance!!
Diff very beautiful idea. Gotta love recycling. Awesome idea. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God bless.
@@ratrodsafrica yes for sure. My Uncle was a supervisor for a power plant in the States back in the 50’s to the 80’s. I am sure when things got hectic at the plant there were a lot of improvising going on his part. He was just that kind of man. Those canine water bowls were bought at a local hardware store and were of the size to cover a 5 lug x 4.5 bolt pattern which is common on Dodges & Fords of that time. Your truck uses 6 lug and I am guessing 6 x 5.5 bolt pattern, English measurement of course. So I see it would had to be a bigger bowl for a big dog😂
Ian rousell used his dog's bowl as port hole window trim on a wild dune buggy he built on t.v. Back in the 50s, Barris used plastic chrome eggs that the ladies' panty hose used to be sold in.... as hubcap bullets. I love the look of your bowls as center caps. I always like the stainless look. I have a truck build I'm doing that uses the front suspension from a 2007 p71 cop car crown vic. The wheels have a similar look: black with a stainless nut cover. I love your truck. I noticed a ton of custom touches. I'll go back and watch your other vids.
That's old fashioned hot rodding at it best. My grandpa did that on his 33 hi-boy back in the 50's. He also used brass deck gun shell casings as exhaust tips.
Very cool! I used stainless steel cooking pot lids on my winter rims for my 1988 GMC C1500 , they were Caprice police car wheels, no provision for hub caps they worked great , looked great and covered the lug nuts. I paid $4.50 CDN each for them back in 2005.
And another great video of ingenuity and style .I know how you feel about malls ,if only they had no people in them I would shop there more often and if I had the money .NOT!!! .Don't let they wife get to close to those mixing bowls ,youle come out one day and find them hanging up with flowers in them. Cheers
Oh no ! . But wait , if she drills a 'drainage' hole in the centre they'd be ruined . Or not ? Perhaps our enterprising brother here could restore them to their rightful place as Baby Moons and use the hole to mount a bullet-cap ??? I'm thinking way too much aren't I ? 🤔🤣🤣🤣Pete UK
I have a 1994 Chevy Silverado 4 X 4 Long Wheel Base with 16 inch Steel Wheels. I thought about putting some chrome " Baby Moons " on it but then had a guy offer me 4 " Super Moons " for the price of the Baby's and so I took him up on his offer. They are Steel Wheel Covers and everybody comes up and taps them thinking they're plastic. I really love them and they give the truck a whole different look. I appreciate your Enginuity.
Hey Diff, I agree with you that the blue / green paint will tie the truck together. Great idea with the mixing bowls! Looks great! I've got a peanut butter jar lid covering the center of my steering wheel where the horn button should be. Just don't tell my wife that it was me who took the lid!:). Love the look of baby moons.
Awesome !!! Ingenuity at its best brother !!!! Awesome idea !!!!! Originality is always better than carbon copy !!!! Awesome once again !!! Pray yall have a leeka day brother !!! Say hi to everyone for me !!!
Love how your wheels came out pretty cool. By the way put a stainless steel screen in your carburetor intake tower there, and you won't lose that wing nut down into the carburetor, or most thing's anyway. 🛠 Age 65.
Lekker idea Diff, you've cornered the market for moom eye mixing bowl hubcaps. Back in the 60's some record labels had a vertigo symbol, as the vinyl spun and the more you looked at the spiral, it could cause hypnosis. Great for the flat spot on the hubcaps.
@@ratrodsafrica Good reply. The simple life we once knew has gone by the way. Building practical and basic vehicles without computers and sensors can and will keep us old boy's mobile, just have to source parts for our early rat rods.
So inspired by your video, Diff, we went to a local restaurant last night called "Potjie Pot" and had Boerewors, Pap and carrot salad for dinner. Finished off with Cooked Sister and Castle Lager. Mate, you blokes eat well over there. I was guided through my culinary experience by my partner, who is an ex- Zim :) ;) :) Keep up the great videos by the way
Just realised, I fell for my own joke there. Desert was (as no doubt you realised) not 'Cooked Sister', but in fact koeksister. Sorry about the confusion. :)
Just wanted to let you know that you've started something! Bought a set of bowls today for $ 1.25 each! Will prep and shoot wheels and install as you laid out. Gonna look great and saved me a lot of bread! Thanks!
After a hail storm wrecked the crank up plastic roof vents on my cargo trailer, I replaced them with metal cake pans. Going on 20 years still good no regrets
You have a very good idea, I do the same with my Barbie doll scale RC Semi Trucks. I also take tin cans of coffee for the fuel tanks. For the rims on the front axle, I use decorative trim made of chrome from shut-off valves and sink drain pipes. I use the drain pipes themselves for the exhaust pipes made of chrome. The roof lamps are made of various ballpoint pen elements. So many everyday things are so easy to use and that I really enjoy thinking about what you can do with what you need. For me, the hardware store and the dollar store are my truck chrome shops. Greetings from Germany
@@peterbellwood5412 Jes the work good in smaler Scales my Scale im most build is 1:6 Scale (RC Barbie Doll Size Semi Trucks and Hot Rods /Rat Rods .But for the 1:25 or 1:10 scale are Top
Duff, I think that the mixing bowls work great ! They may just need a spinner cap ? We can't get bowls any where near as cheap as you did but, they work and work great ! I know several people that have used mixing bowls for all kinds of different automotive things ! You just can't beat the price or if they said they were for cars they'd be 3 times more the cost ! Nice work
Zu einem Low-Budget-Projekt gehört natürlich ein gutes Vorstellungsvermögen um zu erkennen, welche Low-Budget-Teile man dazu zweckentfremden kann. Gute Idee und perfekt umgesetzt! TOPP!!
As great as the moxie moons look, I would think something out at the edge of the rim, like a pinstripe, would really set it off. I would get a paint pen and spin the wheel while I held it in place. Did something similar to add blue rim stripes on a motorcycle. Great job keeping it clean and simple. I bet it makes people smile for many years to come.
Now get some Center cap stickers for centers like GM or Chevrolet or the bowtie and stainless beauty rings.Stainless allenhead screws with the little snap on covers on each screw. Then it will look good.
After watching this video when I was looking for Babymoon hub caps then I saw this and I went and got some and did that to my 54 Ford F 100. Very happy with the outlook and nobody knows any different unless you point it out 💪😎👍
It was definitely worth feeling uncomfortable in the shopping mall. Great look on the black wheels. 👍 If you found a nice badge/emblem with a raised relief that could be glued or rivetted on the the flat base of the mixing bowls, it would go a long way to hide their origins. Just an idea.
This cracks me up! I love it.... you think as I do. You made me think of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea as I think the engine room in the Nautilus they used clear mixing bowls with dancing coloured lamps to make it look cool. Great thinking and improvising! I got a quote on a box window last week of $3,500.00 USD so I made one for $300... I just posted the video of how it turned out a few days ago. It turned out pretty well. I am thinking of using your bowl idea on my old 1957 GMC. Thank you Sir. Bobby
@@ratrodsafrica I just finished trimming and painting my box window last night but have posted all I think is needed. It is so much better and I love the depth and light back in that dark corner of my kitchen now. I am going to get some bowls and do your trick on my trailer wheels so I'll be posting that in a few days or so. I powder coated the wheels on my old truck and my little trailer wheels (Snow Bear) looks kinda crummy now. A nice paint up and baby bowl moon caps will be just the thing. If you want to see my box window there are two parts but this is the main video: th-cam.com/video/B14Qp84EW4g/w-d-xo.html Talk to you soon, Bobby
Hey nothing wrong with budget builds that is most of us mechanics/car collectors that is why I do majory of my mechanic that I can on my own One major budget repair I did was a vacuum valve assembly for a 1981 300d using a block of aluminum I fabricated to make the valve using o rings and springs from homedepot (a home repair store in the usa) and that is just a few. Greetings from Texas
Haha I actually met an old hot rodder 9 years ago that had the same thing on his 50s Chevy. I asked if it was mixing bowls and he said I was the only one that has ever guessed it. Genius idea man. Keep up the good work 👍 from Missouri.
Perfect timing Div! 😆 I just got up for work, and can sit down with my coffee and cigarette and enjoy this episode first!......the wheels look great 👍🏻 mooneyes vibes.... Bonza matey! 🤙🏼🇦🇺 Cheers Div! ☕️ 🚬
😂😂😂Great idea using the mixing bowls for hubcaps! The truck looks so much better with the black rims and moonies! I once used an enamel cooking pot and lid as an air cleaner housing on a 1940 Hudson. It was hilarious and a real conversation starter. ( The video about that is on my channel if you are interested 😊- “ How to mod an air filter on a 1940 Hudson “)
That's a great idea and it looks really nice. I think if you paint the running boards black and paint just the fenders green and keep the rest rusted that would look different.just a thought since you hate painting lol.
Looking great, those hub caps look great man, it's getting closer and closer, the truck's great, all the best to you and your loved ones, have a Lekka one
Diff that is brilliant! I know you hate paint, but that really is cool! I am a huge fan of taller tires in the rear. Awesome job my friend! Just think, when you put on the stainless hardware it will even better!
Absolutely brilliant, well done Div! 👍 When you mentioned those bowls in the last video I was wondering if you'll turn them into some sort of lights, but this is just plain awesome 🙂 Personally, I love the combination of satin black wheels and shiny center caps, used to rock this combination on my old Merc back in the day and nowadays I got this (factory) setup on my CrownVic plus some additional trim rings. You nailed it, it does go very well with your truck for a very reasonable price 😀. Also, congrats to all those new subscribers to your channel since the last months! Easily one of my most favourite yt channels - always a must watch whenever you upload another vid. Have a great week!
You gave the mixing bowls a far better life than being abused in the kitchen. I am all a favour for these mods. It is far better to chase 'old school' than to chase technology. I want to run old school style rims on my COE. You never know I might find something else in the kitchen I could use.......LOL
That would be "the other wrong way I expect". That's a great idea, wish I'd thought of it a couple decades ago. Great idea, thanks for sharing this idea.
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100% improvement! As a fan of dog dish and moons this is def over the moon!
Thanks Kenny!
Those turned out WAY better than I thought. And painting the rims black was a great idea. You really can’t tell that the fronts are different from the rear, unless you get really close and inspect.
There’s nothing wrong with those $1.60 hubcaps.
👍🏻👍🏻!!!!
Yes, had to do something to disguise the difference 😅
Lol. Years ago I needed something to go around my hood pins. Dollar store stainless steel pizza cutters!! Made the center hole big enough to fit over hood pins. 2 sided tape to hood.
Outside the pizza box thinking, I love it!
I like the mixing bowl hub caps. Very creative
That’s was such a great idea,,,,,budget rods across the world will be rocking these caps…😊😊
Would be honored if other dudes tries this!
All I can say is WOW👌.
Thanks Mike!
I love the way the bowls look as moon caps , But I think if you put beauty rings on those rims they would look 1000 % better. They look nice now but they would look complete with beauty rings. Great job keep up the good work and God Bless you and your family. 💯👍👍💪👌😊
Not so easy to find those things here, need 2 sizes. But yes!
Your baby moons inspired me and so I used some SS thermos cups for wheel centers on my 40 dodge project. They were in my cupboard and dont think I will be going to work so no extra cost to me. Thanks for sharing your ideas. Cheers!
Great idea! I dig it!🙂
Necessity is the mother of invention...An ingenious idea. Yea boss! Great job man.
Poverty is the mother😂 Thanks Matthew
Very creative,,, I once seen a dude put solo cups as center pieces he painted silver and put them in his mag rims.... Ain't it just ain't it 😎 this is a upgraded version.
Cool caps. Back in the 80's I had a 69 C10 pickup with grungy aluminum slots. I bought 4 aluminum frying plan covers and made a bracket so I could use the center knob hole on the covers to mount them. It had kind of a salt flat racer look when done. I'll email you a picture
I'd like to see! Frying pan lids sounds cool!
Looks great 👍 nice Job
Thanks 👍
Great idea !!! Surprised someone hasn't already done it ? Simple and brilliant 👏
Thanks. They say nothing is new... maybe someone has?
I made myself dog dish hub caps for my LTD, using actual dog dishes four years ago, just chopped a bit :)) But great work with your pickup sir!
To many of the Canadian builders have 20 projects and nothing done . You get things done and you do it all. You have to be a Jack of all trades.
Thanks. Yes, Jack of all, master of none.😆
Man,that's a great idea, looks a million times better than the white, love the mixing bowl look also 😀
Thanks. Yes, the white looked horrible!
Absolutely perfect! Completely changed the whole attitude of the old girl!
Thank you James! I agree!
I didn't use them for for baby moons like you did but what an awesome idea I've used those bowls for the inserts on my 48 for the front lights I am a fabricator by trade for NASCAR 30 years and I think you did a great job and I've added you to my program so I can watch stuff you put out thank you so much
Thank you Johnny! Welcome to my shop.
I think I’m going to your channel.
@@myoneblackfriend3151 We're you as disappointed as I? I would love to see some of his fabrications.
This guy is a freaking legend! In South Africa we don't have access to parts and tools so he makes them!!!! What a legend!
Thanks boet! Ja man, like we say, 'n Boer maak 'n plan!🙂
I can’t believe it! I was complaining YESTERDAY about the paper labels on some plastic storage boxes I bought for my workshop. Same deal. Just don’t get it. It’s like they intentionally want to make us struggle.
Those bowl caps are great. Innovative idea. Wheels look terrific. I might add 4 more screws around the bowl rim just for optical balance. And some kind of detail element on the flat bottoms. But they are fantastic just as is . 😊👍👍
BTW, I rescue those hose clamps from washing machines and dishwashers people throw out here. Good source of all kinds of hoses, wires, clamps, screws… I can’t help it. I’m a junk lover. But none of mine is high performance!!
Lots of great bits in old washing machines!😅 A commenter said that WD40 works well for removing those labels?
Diff very beautiful idea. Gotta love recycling. Awesome idea. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God bless.
I like the idea of a pinstripe but only in the original blue green paint from the truck😁
I was thinking the same.
My Uncle did this with stainless canine water bowls on a 78 Dodge D100 in 1985. Very clever of him and never forget it. I wish I had pictures of it.
Also wish I could see it! Knew there had to be someone somewhere that has done this!
@@ratrodsafrica yes for sure. My Uncle was a supervisor for a power plant in the States back in the 50’s to the 80’s. I am sure when things got hectic at the plant there were a lot of improvising going on his part. He was just that kind of man. Those canine water bowls were bought at a local hardware store and were of the size to cover a 5 lug x 4.5 bolt pattern which is common on Dodges & Fords of that time. Your truck uses 6 lug and I am guessing 6 x 5.5 bolt pattern, English measurement of course. So I see it would had to be a bigger bowl for a big dog😂
Ian rousell used his dog's bowl as port hole window trim on a wild dune buggy he built on t.v.
Back in the 50s, Barris used plastic chrome eggs that the ladies' panty hose used to be sold in.... as hubcap bullets.
I love the look of your bowls as center caps. I always like the stainless look. I have a truck build I'm doing that uses the front suspension from a 2007 p71 cop car crown vic. The wheels have a similar look: black with a stainless nut cover.
I love your truck. I noticed a ton of custom touches. I'll go back and watch your other vids.
You and i think alike. You can always find what you need in different industries.
They call it thinking outside the box.
Another good vid diff 👍
Thank you Shane!
What a great idea . Two or three days before the wife finds out that they are missing , but you can be in the next county by then .
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I also have a 51 Chevy pickup and I am going to try mixing bowls on it. You are a genius they look great!
Would love it if you do it! Send me some photos!
Greetings from Paris!!!
Great idea with the bowls man! That is truly Rat Rod thinking. LONG LIVE THE OLD IRON!!!!!!!!
Thanks brother! Old school rat rod vibes, not these modern high dollar trailer queens..
Looks Great!!!!and is cost effective-Keep the Rat-Rods rolling....
Thanks Ralph!
I'm from the UK and new to the channel, I love budget builds, great video.
Welcome to my shop brother!
(Please excuse my harsh language,) This guy is FUCKING AWESOME!!! SUBSCRIBED!
Hey Justin. Thanks for the sub bro! And no worries about the lingo, we operate in the REAL world!😅
That's old fashioned hot rodding at it best. My grandpa did that on his 33 hi-boy back in the 50's. He also used brass deck gun shell casings as exhaust tips.
Wow, wish I had some of those casings!
Mighty fancy!
Thanks Darren!
Very cool! I used stainless steel cooking pot lids on my winter rims for my 1988 GMC C1500 , they were Caprice police car wheels, no provision for hub caps they worked great , looked great and covered the lug nuts. I paid $4.50 CDN each for them back in 2005.
Cool man! Like it, potlids offer interesting possibilities!
That's an awesome one! Love it!!
Glad you like it! Thanks.
And another great video of ingenuity and style .I know how you feel about malls ,if only they had no people in them I would shop there more often and if I had the money .NOT!!! .Don't let they wife get to close to those mixing bowls ,youle come out one day and find them hanging up with flowers in them. Cheers
😂 You might be right about the wife! Thanks bro
Oh no ! . But wait , if she drills a 'drainage' hole in the centre they'd be ruined . Or not ? Perhaps our enterprising brother here could restore them to their rightful place as Baby Moons and use the hole to mount a bullet-cap ??? I'm thinking way too much aren't I ? 🤔🤣🤣🤣Pete UK
@@peterbellwood5412 maybe Dif will make a set of spinners and retrofit them to the baby moons utilizing the center hole
@@jimc1401 You're on my wave-length , Jim . ☝. I also like the idea of 'bullet' tips . Pete
I have a 1994 Chevy Silverado 4 X 4 Long Wheel Base with 16 inch Steel Wheels. I thought about putting some chrome " Baby Moons " on it but then had a guy offer me 4 " Super Moons " for the price of the Baby's and so I took him up on his offer. They are Steel Wheel Covers and everybody comes up and taps them thinking they're plastic. I really love them and they give the truck a whole different look. I appreciate your Enginuity.
Pretty cool! Maybe some interesting round decals placed in center over flat spots?
Dif you have done it again. Don't ever change your approach to your website. I love it man.
Thanks brother!
Hey Diff, I agree with you that the blue / green paint will tie the truck together. Great idea with the mixing bowls! Looks great! I've got a peanut butter jar lid covering the center of my steering wheel where the horn button should be. Just don't tell my wife that it was me who took the lid!:). Love the look of baby moons.
Put reflectors in the flat center spot on the "moonies".
Awesome !!! Ingenuity at its best brother !!!! Awesome idea !!!!! Originality is always better than carbon copy !!!! Awesome once again !!! Pray yall have a leeka day brother !!! Say hi to everyone for me !!!
Lekka !!! Lol
😆
Thanks a ton!
I am inspired ! My 83 VW bus will be beautiful , Thank you. Mixing bowl baby moons w. Ganesha stenciled in the center.
Wonderful! Glad I could inspire!
Love how your wheels came out pretty cool. By the way put a stainless steel screen in your carburetor intake tower there, and you won't lose that wing nut down into the carburetor, or most thing's anyway. 🛠 Age 65.
Thanks! Yes, good plan
HELL YEAH!!! I never ever thought of using mixing bowls!! BAD AZZ Brother!!! 💪🏼
Thanks brother!
Lekker idea Diff, you've cornered the market for moom eye mixing bowl hubcaps. Back in the 60's some record labels had a vertigo symbol, as the vinyl spun and the more you looked at the spiral, it could cause hypnosis.
Great for the flat spot on the hubcaps.
I remember those things!😂
@@ratrodsafrica There was a TV show called time tunnel, every one would walk into this spiral and end up in another dimension, ah memories.
@@alfbittner6489 these days it seems the whole world is moving into another dimension!
@@ratrodsafrica
Good reply. The simple life we once knew has gone by the way.
Building practical and basic vehicles without computers and sensors can and will keep us old boy's mobile, just have to source parts for our early rat rods.
@@alfbittner6489 and finding parts is getting harder and harder! We need to start stocking up on them!
Looks good. You are thinking outside of the box to save cash. Thanks for the video 👍
Thanks Tim. Not only saves a few bucks, also more fun I think
So inspired by your video, Diff, we went to a local restaurant last night called "Potjie Pot" and had Boerewors, Pap and carrot salad for dinner. Finished off with Cooked Sister and Castle Lager. Mate, you blokes eat well over there. I was guided through my culinary experience by my partner, who is an ex- Zim :) ;) :) Keep up the great videos by the way
Just realised, I fell for my own joke there. Desert was (as no doubt you realised) not 'Cooked Sister', but in fact koeksister. Sorry about the confusion. :)
Hey! Where did you eat all that good food? That's like our stapel food man!😂
Just wanted to let you know that you've started something! Bought a set of bowls today for $ 1.25 each! Will prep and shoot wheels and install as you laid out. Gonna look great and saved me a lot of bread! Thanks!
Awesome man! Enjoy!
They look good and the price is right.
Thanks!
After a hail storm wrecked the crank up plastic roof vents on my cargo trailer, I replaced them with metal cake pans. Going on 20 years still good no regrets
I like it!😅
Thank you for the idea! On vintage campers, they already are metal, but $$$$; great idea!
Those wheels and hubcaps are lekka Div. Absolute insane idea that looks amazing
Thanks brother! At least now those crappy white rims look a little better😅
Rims look brilliant
Boet!!! I had a feeling you may be doing this!!! Nice idea!!!! Hope all is well!!
Thanks Dustymac! All good, trust the same your side.
@@ratrodsafrica all good Boet!!!
You have a very good idea, I do the same with my Barbie doll scale RC Semi Trucks.
I also take tin cans of coffee for the fuel tanks.
For the rims on the front axle, I use decorative trim made of chrome from shut-off valves and sink drain pipes. I use the drain pipes themselves for the exhaust pipes made of chrome. The roof lamps are made of various ballpoint pen elements. So many everyday things are so easy to use and that I really enjoy thinking about what you can do with what you need. For me, the hardware store and the dollar store are my truck chrome shops.
Greetings from Germany
Very creative! I like!
Just got to keep your eyes out for stuff . I've found certain self-adhesive earrings for kids make great hubcaps for models .
@@peterbellwood5412 Jes the work good in smaler Scales my Scale im most build is 1:6 Scale (RC Barbie Doll Size Semi Trucks and Hot Rods /Rat Rods .But for the 1:25 or 1:10 scale are Top
Duff, I think that the mixing bowls work great ! They may just need a spinner cap ? We can't get bowls any where near as cheap as you did but, they work and work great ! I know several people that have used mixing bowls for all kinds of different automotive things ! You just can't beat the price or if they said they were for cars they'd be 3 times more the cost ! Nice work
Thanks brother. My mixing bowls had a "Made in India" sticker on them. Have you tried the dollar stores?
Real moon discs will be way dearer than reasonable prices bowl .
3 times the cost? Try 10 times, at least. The auto industry is such a racket; as is the insurance business😒
I haven't looked at mixing bowls the same since I watched this video. I seriously think I will do this on my 1972 winnebago motorhome.
😂 Would love it if you do!
That flat spot on top of bowl look like excellent spot for some sticker. That circular ones with epoxy on top
Yes, the flat spot is asking for something 😅
You could paint a star on each hub cap flat,or put a decal on them, looks great , good job!
Yes, that flat spot needs something!
Zu einem Low-Budget-Projekt gehört natürlich ein gutes Vorstellungsvermögen um zu erkennen, welche Low-Budget-Teile man dazu zweckentfremden kann. Gute Idee und perfekt umgesetzt! TOPP!!
Vielen Dank! That's the only German I know😅
You are a genius at MIX and match ! 😜👌 Looks perfect !
Thank you 😋
They look great, that's the beauty of building rat rod's
Thanks
As great as the moxie moons look, I would think something out at the edge of the rim, like a pinstripe, would really set it off. I would get a paint pen and spin the wheel while I held it in place. Did something similar to add blue rim stripes on a motorcycle. Great job keeping it clean and simple. I bet it makes people smile for many years to come.
Yes, a pinstripe could look great.
Go with a red pinstripe
Love that !
Hubcaps are ok for motorcycles NOT for cars ( trucks! )
Now get some Center cap stickers for centers like GM or Chevrolet or the bowtie and stainless beauty rings.Stainless allenhead screws with the little snap on covers on each screw. Then it will look good.
After watching this video when I was looking for Babymoon hub caps then I saw this and I went and got some and did that to my 54 Ford F 100. Very happy with the outlook and nobody knows any different unless you point it out 💪😎👍
Cool man! I like that 🙂
The flat area on the bottom of that bowl, would be perfect for mounting a bullet cap too
Yes, that flat area begs for something
@@GIwillo 😂😂😂
That would look like a monster nipple. I would paint the flat area or pop on an emblem, sticker, or pinstripe.
Amazing Rat Rod Bob has a Doppelgänger on another continent !
I'm his long lost African brother...🤣
Mixing bowls for hubcaps I would have never thought of it I was thinking about using moon will disc like you see on the salt racers on my
On your what
@@rodobrien3488 on my 79 C10 long bed
Man, that looks FANTASTIC!! Especially for the money savings!!
Thanks!
It was definitely worth feeling uncomfortable in the shopping mall. Great look on the black wheels. 👍
If you found a nice badge/emblem with a raised relief that could be glued or rivetted on the the flat base of the mixing bowls, it would go a long way to hide their origins. Just an idea.
Thanks Paul! Yes agree, that centre section is just begging for something 😅
Great idea, Paul👍👍👍
This cracks me up! I love it.... you think as I do. You made me think of 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea as I think the engine room in the Nautilus they used clear mixing bowls with dancing coloured lamps to make it look cool. Great thinking and improvising! I got a quote on a box window last week of $3,500.00 USD so I made one for $300... I just posted the video of how it turned out a few days ago. It turned out pretty well. I am thinking of using your bowl idea on my old 1957 GMC. Thank you Sir. Bobby
Holy Cow that's expensive!! Yes, please give it a go!
@@ratrodsafrica I just finished trimming and painting my box window last night but have posted all I think is needed. It is so much better and I love the depth and light back in that dark corner of my kitchen now. I am going to get some bowls and do your trick on my trailer wheels so I'll be posting that in a few days or so. I powder coated the wheels on my old truck and my little trailer wheels (Snow Bear) looks kinda crummy now. A nice paint up and baby bowl moon caps will be just the thing. If you want to see my box window there are two parts but this is the main video: th-cam.com/video/B14Qp84EW4g/w-d-xo.html Talk to you soon, Bobby
Dont forget to whitewall the tires with white Flex Seal 💪🏽
I like your style Diff , I watching it again. Lol like 6 times over the last few months . Lol your awsome man
Thanks brother! Appreciate
I like your Baby Moon hubcaps. Nice cheap upgrade.
Glad you like them!
Hey nothing wrong with budget builds that is most of us mechanics/car collectors that is why I do majory of my mechanic that I can on my own
One major budget repair I did was a vacuum valve assembly for a 1981 300d using a block of aluminum I fabricated to make the valve using o rings and springs from homedepot (a home repair store in the usa) and that is just a few.
Greetings from Texas
Hello James from Texas! I think you are way more clever than me!😅
It was amazing my friend, I love adaptations!
Thanks!
Haha I actually met an old hot rodder 9 years ago that had the same thing on his 50s Chevy. I asked if it was mixing bowls and he said I was the only one that has ever guessed it. Genius idea man. Keep up the good work 👍 from Missouri.
Thanks Kristin from Missouri! Knew there had to be someone somewhere who tried this before.
what a great idea for hug caps, they look fantastic
Thanks man!
I think it works. Looks like a cop cruiser.. not too shabby.
Them hub caps looked pretty good there Diff great job once again brother xx
Thanks 👍
What a Difference a Few Details Make!... Thanks for Sharing... Brother and Keep Up the Great Work
Perfect timing Div! 😆 I just got up for work, and can sit down with my coffee and cigarette and enjoy this episode first!......the wheels look great 👍🏻 mooneyes vibes....
Bonza matey! 🤙🏼🇦🇺
Cheers Div! ☕️ 🚬
Man after my own heart. I need a coffee and a smoke to wake up too!😅 Bonza bru!
Awesomely done Diff mixing bowl conversion hitting the hi-way with your wife's Xmas pudding getting a lekka mix and will be ready for the oven.
HAHA!
😂😂😂Great idea using the mixing bowls for hubcaps! The truck looks so much better with the black rims and moonies!
I once used an enamel cooking pot and lid as an air cleaner housing on a 1940 Hudson. It was hilarious and a real conversation starter. ( The video about that is on my channel if you are interested 😊- “ How to mod an air filter on a 1940 Hudson “)
I like that cooking pot business! Right up my alley.😅 Gonna check out the vid!
Love it ! good job, that's thinking outside the box at it's best !
Thank you!
Looks cool man keep up the good work trucks looking great
Thanks iceman!
Great idea!! I don’t think I would ever thought of that!! 🤛🤛
Thanks! 👍
That's a great idea and it looks really nice. I think if you paint the running boards black and paint just the fenders green and keep the rest rusted that would look different.just a thought since you hate painting lol.
No man, now you talking WAY too much painting!😅
@@ratrodsafrica yeah I hear you just a thought. I saw your salad bowl hubcap idea and my OCD kicked in 😂 it's all looking good.take care.
Yes I did it the only trouble was the mixing driving down the road
Looking great, those hub caps look great man, it's getting closer and closer, the truck's great, all the best to you and your loved ones, have a Lekka one
Thanks brother!
They turned out sweet 👍👍
Thank you
Perfect job.....who ever said that you have to follow the crowd, I think you might have started a new trend.....Subscribed
Thanks for the sub Roy. Welcome to my shop!
The impossible glue on the price stickers is intentional. If you can't peel it off, you can't swap the price tag from a cheaper item.
Ah! That makes sense. From their point of view 😅
Why at the dollar store tho? Everything’s a dollar.
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I really enjoy your videos! I restore cars in Canada. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you like them! Thank you
Diff that is brilliant!
I know you hate paint, but that really is cool! I am a huge fan of taller tires in the rear.
Awesome job my friend!
Just think, when you put on the stainless hardware it will even better!
Thanks Machine Dr! Cool name!
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Thanks Diff!
Looking forward to the next one!
I’m impressed, I think it’s a winner.
Thank you!
Absolutely brilliant, well done Div! 👍 When you mentioned those bowls in the last video I was wondering if you'll turn them into some sort of lights, but this is just plain awesome 🙂 Personally, I love the combination of satin black wheels and shiny center caps, used to rock this combination on my old Merc back in the day and nowadays I got this (factory) setup on my CrownVic plus some additional trim rings. You nailed it, it does go very well with your truck for a very reasonable price 😀. Also, congrats to all those new subscribers to your channel since the last months! Easily one of my most favourite yt channels - always a must watch whenever you upload another vid. Have a great week!
Thanks brother!
You gave the mixing bowls a far better life than being abused in the kitchen. I am all a favour for these mods. It is far better to chase 'old school' than to chase technology. I want to run old school style rims on my COE. You never know I might find something else in the kitchen I could use.......LOL
Oh no, sounds like you gonna have trouble with the wife!😂
Great idea!
Thanks!
Really cool looking truck, like the moon cap idea.
Thanks my man!
Now its name can change to "The HubTub"
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That would be "the other wrong way I expect". That's a great idea, wish I'd thought of it a couple decades ago. Great idea, thanks for sharing this idea.
Pleasure John!
Good idea 💡
Thank you! Cheers!
@@ratrodsafrica you're welcome 😁