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Rat Country Buggy - KO752
PHAT BUG - April 8th, 2012 at 08:02 PM

So last weekend my buddy Jase and I were talking how we really missed the Uber rat at the show's this season,

So we had this hair brained idea to get something happening for yesterday(Our Easter show).

As some of you know I built a rat CB back in 2005......
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/rhett33.jpg

What most people don't know was there was another, much rattier CB (KO752) That Dad and I owned at the same time. It has been dragged through a few house moves and was happily out to pasture in Dad's yard, until last Saturday that is, hahaha.

As it was only a body we needed a pan too, so Dad donated the pan from under a half built choptop that he recently found......
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2012-03-31131647.jpg

We threw in a spare long axle box, got the body on and took it around to HQ............
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2012-03-31152018.jpg

The Pan as of Sunday............
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2012-03-31160833.jpg

The Pan as of Tuesday, 6in narrowed beam, notched spring plates lowered 3 splines, 17in Escras............
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2012-04-02210201.jpg

Engine in.......
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2012-04-05121016.jpg

And Body half on Thursday..........
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2012-04-05121005.jpg

And Thursday arvo we're done..............
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2012-04-05155626.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2012-04-05155652.jpg
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2012-04-05155837.jpg

2Dots ignition panel.............
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2012-04-05155901.jpg

All loaded up and ready for the show......
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2012-04-06223547.jpg

A few pics from the show yesterday...........

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-hdexnQrKOj4/T3_JiqW6UZI/AAAAAAAAbKM/i3Lww0zn66Y/s512/IMG_1064.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-mQ8jfA7-XBg/T3_JYUpnNqI/AAAAAAAAbJ0/_9PQrnifAlw/s800/IMG_1061.JPG

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/IMAG0399.jpg

And parked up with my mate's CB KO377........

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/IMAG0395.jpg

By far the best original un-restored CB I've ever seen...........

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5zF_JzYnjtA/T3_JORFQ8PI/AAAAAAAAbJc/bHXTFyynlJ0/s640/IMG_1058.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-sZDyNi0J62M/T3_JIiAXcfI/AAAAAAAAbJM/9QeLeMExQ-E/s640/IMG_1056.JPG

Huge Thanks to Jase, Dad, 2dots, Brodie and all the other Bendigo Squadron boys :D

It was a huge hit 8)

57 Chook Shed - April 9th, 2012 at 07:57 AM

Love it!

NUG637 - April 9th, 2012 at 04:44 PM

this thing butchered :fakesniff:

hellbugged - April 9th, 2012 at 05:26 PM

Cool, better rollin than sitting Rustin. !

newghia - April 9th, 2012 at 06:39 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by NUG637
this thing butchered :fakesniff:



stirrer of the effluent! Nug

Nath

whatnow - April 9th, 2012 at 11:01 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by NUG637
this thing butchered :fakesniff:


you're just jealous 'cause the front and back of this one are joined by metal and it hasn't been run over by a tractor :smilegrin:

5lam - April 10th, 2012 at 08:57 AM

Damn you. As if your old one wasnt cool enough, you have to go and make me double jealous with this one!! Any more plans for it??

Dasdubber - April 10th, 2012 at 11:26 AM

Sweet.....love it!

PHAT BUG - April 11th, 2012 at 01:43 PM

Thanks for the positive comments boys!

Exept for NUG637, you sir have the face of a jerk.

whatnow - April 11th, 2012 at 04:00 PM

he's got the palms of a jerker too.

11CAB - April 11th, 2012 at 05:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by NUG637
this thing butchered :fakesniff:


It's not a Thing, it's a country buggy..... Bahahaha :P

Rusty AKA my 76 bay - April 11th, 2012 at 05:58 PM

I love this Country Buggy!! It is sweet :cool:

PHAT BUG - April 14th, 2012 at 09:45 AM

Thanks Rusty,

Was good to catch up with you and your old man, I hope you guys enjoyed the weekend :)

PHAT BUG - August 29th, 2012 at 10:27 PM

Last weekend The Federation of Motoring clubs held their Annual picnic out at Marong, I thought it would be cool to drag this out there. So we lifted it up a whisker to make it a bit more drivable and through on some 17in BRMs (thanks Fingers)...........

http://storage.dinography.com.au/dino/cars/marong/Marong_009.jpg

http://storage.dinography.com.au/dino/cars/marong/Marong_010.jpg
(thanks Dino for the pics)

It caused a bit of a stir, it was funny listening to all the "experts" telling their mates all about it :lol:

gerggl - September 9th, 2012 at 09:59 AM

Wicked !

helbus - September 9th, 2012 at 02:16 PM

Chop!

I love it

westi - September 13th, 2012 at 09:53 AM

hot.friggin hot.love it.
put on the chromie's for the homies bro.
that look hot.
makes me want to built another shitter

matberry - September 13th, 2012 at 06:33 PM

^^^ Yes Brad, Junka is Waaaay too pretty

CB is wiked as. :tu::tu::tu:

PHAT BUG - April 13th, 2013 at 08:52 AM

Couldn't believe this thing was all the way back on page 4, poor excuse for a shelf really.....

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2013-04-04204054.jpg

PHAT BUG - April 17th, 2013 at 02:20 PM

After a long hibernation we thought we might as well throw a donk in the CB and take it along to the Jamboree.

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2013-04-04223532.jpg

Big thanks to all the Bendigo squadron, couldn't have got it there with out you guys!
Few pics from Sunday, even took home some silverware......

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2013-04-14140626.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/537118_10151563662468664_1751446500_n.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/529472_447972285284716_1516734882_n.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/529188_500828893311643_1663258308_n.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/150440_609725062389247_291981507_n.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j92/phatvw/2013-04-14142425.jpg

58camper - April 18th, 2013 at 07:34 AM

Toooo Coooool

countrybuggybill

shaven - April 20th, 2013 at 10:31 AM

Always love this thing...
Great to see it out of the shed... New trophy in hand:tu: