so, its not a VW but does it count as a rat?

well, I have my mazda 1300, I literally dragged it onto a trailer from where it had been sitting for a few years in someones front yard - that was about 5 years ago.

it looks like its been in the weather for those years, and in a dusty, dirty shed for the last five.

its had the blown up 4 banger pulled out and a reasonably hot rotor put in (that I just happened to have sitting around for just such an occasion) and will soon have panels off at least 2 other different coloured cars on it.

so, since no-one from any of my usual forums is into the rat look, and Danielle is fairly regular on here, and I knew thios forum has a rat section... would my 1300 qualify as a rat?

probably not on this forum. but you can always be the trail blazer on a mazda forum, eh! :duh

You Put it together from parts you had, at a low cost, it goes fast, its still in progress...... its enuff to be a "Rat". Who cares what badge is on it ...... im sure its got style. chuk us some pics.

Adam_C wrote:You Put it together from parts you had, at a low cost, it goes fast, its still in progress...... its enuff to be a "Rat". Who cares what badge is on it ...... im sure its got style. chuk us some pics.

lol, when irs running I'll be sure to get some pics up, but right now, its still a motor out the back, gearbox in the shed, rolling shell in the shed, and other bits in various places.

im pretty sure rat rod term isnt specific to VW so i dont see why it wouldnt be a rat rod :thumb pics would be good

Paulio wrote:im pretty sure rat rod term isnt specific to VW so i dont see why it wouldnt be a rat rod :thumb pics would be good

hmmmm... lets see rat rod forum on a vw forum site!so i think that means vw rat rod.

take it to a mazda site, and post it there for fellow 'mazda enthusiast' to get off on. or if it was a transplant motor into a bug!!! :P

put a rotary in it then it would qualify......VW bought NSU and the rights to the wankel rotary engine. so the engine is a distant cousin or something.

or put a 2332 on ida's in the front! thatll get some peoples noses out of joint!

sounds pretty ratty to me... sure its not a VW rat rod, but its a rat, and i reckon its gonna be ace...

vw, now mazda... wat next? a matt black renault with a chevy?