Hey Paul, you're still missing something off the hood. A while back, you were sent a hood mascot of a rat carrying a wrench across it's shoulders. this would look really cool on the ratback's hood.
I'm an old trucker. The best place to mount the horn's is on top of the cab. If you put them under the finder you will regret it because of mud and other debris. Think long and hard before you drill holes to mount the horn's. Good luck my friends
I respect your opinion. I think 4 horn cluster is better than the 2 horn setup. Cab mounted can cause cancer in the cab roof and could leak. Putting it under the fender, you don't have a snag hazard with low hanging obstacles. Make a box that points out front instead of being a fender liner and becoming froze or clogged by mud. I've drove a Freightliner Cascadia with air horn on the cab and it froze shut so tight it sounded like a dogwhistle.😂
Jace, you need to get a plastic baby doll arm, wrap it in a green ace bandage and tape it to a long stick so you can keep it in frame as you swing the camera around. Make it look like Paul is pointing at things.😆
As an old truck driver, top of the cab is where those air horns belong. Those old Mack trucks with the round cab and that single air horn in the middle of the cab was really sweet. Love your channel.
So some cast advice from a farmer who has worked with one on my arms in a cast, multiple times over the years.....get a can of Tinactin foot spray.....spray that in the cast and it cools your arm down, takes away the itch and helps with the smell!!! Works REALLY well!!!
Oh man i remember thst smell too@@logicthought25and it would itch and I'd take a close hanger metal one and scratch down in it and I'd hv skin come off lol it's a wonder I didn't hv an infection but man my leg felt good after I'd do thst lol
Amazing how Paul is adapting, and overcoming his broken arm, and still being able to do some work tasks. When I broke some fingers on my right hand as a kid, I had to learn how to write with my left hand. You just do it!
Lol, that reminds me of when I was in high school, grade 10 I dislocated my right wrist, had it in a cast late summer and when I started back up school I had to sign my name , and some other information the girl volunteering said you have fairly good hand writing for having to use my left hand, I said thanks and walked away. I had messy hand writing always as a left handed person lol.
3:30 in, and now you know why the Metric standard is more convenient than the Imperial standard. I learned my trade during the change over to metric in Australia. And Because of the machines we have at work I still need to be fluent using both systems. Halving a simple number is way easier than halving combined numbers and fractions . Keep up the great content.
Date night with Michelle is a good thing to do. You both are awesome and are clearly head over heels for each other. Working together is a big part of your success.
I was in the same situation as you 2 years ago. Broke my arm at work, got it smashed under a trailer. The best thing I did was refuse to not use it. I got more mobility back than the doctor ever thought I would.
Wow the Rat Back is legal for the road and has lights for night recovery's. Got a new project car, oh boy. Michelle approves of the Rat Back. Jace is helping and learning. Grandma Lolly is supervising the workload. Good video and this vehicle will be a definite asset to Paul's recovery vehicles.
In considering putting the horns under the fenders, think about all of the mud, snow and other crud that builds up there. If you go ahead with that location think about painting or powder coating them because I would say that chrome isn't very thick. It could use a spotlight at least on the driver's side A pillar. The old ones can be retrofitted to LED. You can be cruisin late in 58 then.
*Before my Daughter totaled it,* my Mazda 3 (and some previous cars) was the last one for me to have an Official Fire Engine horn from Grover of Los Angeles. I still have 4 or 5 of them. I had that one mounted to the firewall pointed straight down to the ground! What a *Blast* that was!! I always use the electric solenoid air valves cause the way cooler manual valve is a logistics nightmare in any car. Air tank made of huge PVC pipe and caps with ViAir electric compressor mounted behind the front grille 👍😎✊
Watching Paul work in a cast is hilarious. Brings me back to welding shop class my senior year when I was showing kids how to tig weld in a wheelchair with a cast on my arm and a wired jaw. Good thing things heal!
Just what I like to see is finishing one project and possibly starting a new one! With Michelle's approval, of course! Jace is a huge help, and working with his father will only help him more in the future! Catch you on the next. ✌️ 😊
Nice job on the RatBack. The Valiant should be a fun project. Maybe a drag car, built 440, big Hemi hood scoop, narrowed rear. Paint it Hemi orange. Streetable, but fast. Would be a fairly inexpensive build.
Hey Paul, if you have a piece that is 7 and 3/4 and you need to find the center angle your tape measure to an even number 8 put your center mark at 4 and you have your center.😊😊😊And old carpenter friend of mine taught me that probably 50 years ago.
With your hole puncher, grab a foot pedal switch from Harbor Freight to use with the hole puncher, zip tie the switch to the on position. Now you can use both hands to hold your project material and your foot to activate the hole puncher. Just a thought👍😎😀
surprised it doesn't already come set up like that, you would think you'd want both hands on the piece your Punching. whenever a foot pedal can be used with equipment I'm all for it
It is so fun when Michelle is with you. She is funny and witty much like my wife Michelle. Many of your interactions are identical with ours. Love name that part with Michelle!
1:54 best bet with BIG hole saws, is to drill the pilot hole first with JUST a 1/4" drill bit (or next size smaller) (or take the big hole sa OFF, and use just the pilot drill alone even) ... Easier on the hole saw and the wrist!! :)
14:41 .. On one of my Valiants, I jacked up the rear end with an extra leaf spring shackles and air shocks , and cranked up the front torsion bars, then put truck snow tires on all 4 corners, it was a decent off roader! :) .. And looked badass :) BUT?? ... Air shocks are NOT good on a Valiant, the upper shock mounts are just in the trunk sheet metal, and they tore out .... BUT it was easy to put back to stock, and I welded up reinforcing plates for the upper shock mounts, so they were better than stock, and took the leaf spring out. :) I drove that car for many years! :)
Love it :) Paul's love language has "ol" as the highest honor. It's not age he's talking about, it's the wonderful heart and time you two have spent together... Hope maybe that has you feel better 😂
That Valiant is gonna b awesome when you’re done with it! I think u should make it look CHERRY for Michelle so u both have car show cruisers with your Firebird! 🤘🤘
Great addition of the Air horns, but past experience has told me that you should not place them where ever they can get dirty, because you will never get the all the dirt out of the horns when the mud gets slung into them. Even the snow does a a GOOD JOB plugging up the horns on the roof.
Always loved the look of cars with body lines going from front to back. Surprise challenge bagged restomod. I can see your eyes rolling, 😆 you can call it RATBAG
Back in 1973, we visited the USA; the Avis hire car was a Plymouth Satellite Custom. I was 17 with a full UK driving license, but I could not legally drive. We drove from Reno to Vagos, my dad took Sympathy, and I took over from Tonapah. The speed limit for Navda had just been reduced to 55mph, from reasonable and prudent. As we floated through the desert, we were followed by one car, a Patrol Car. We weren't stopped; we pulled over for a photo opp. at which point we were left alone. We then realised why the Holiday Inn guy was worried when we told him our planned route and insisted on providing some water carriers. He had a point. We were seriously dependent on the air con. Happy memories.
I did a drive from San Diego to the Grand Canyon at 55 mph, switched and let my girlfriend drive while I got some sleep. She got bored and put her foot down and got a ticket for speeding. I think that was in or around Lake Havasu
‘73 Scamp (Plymouth version of the Dart) - best thing about it being a ‘73 is I believe you should have the big 4.5”x5 bolt pattern for the wheels - ‘72 & earlier would have been 4”x4.5”. Would be very surprised if the engine is anything other than a 318. Great lil A-body mopar!…. 5.7 Hemi swap anyone? 👍🏻
@fabrats Holesaw anti kickback tip: Put the drill on one of the high-number 'slip' settings. Spin the saw, and don't push too hard. If the saw stops, the brake on the drill keeps from kicking back, torquing your arms, and bending the bit / saw.
oh man I had instant car envy when I saw that Scamp. what would be sweet would be to take that motor and modernize it and see how it performs in terms of fuel mileage. Also paint it orange and black
Hi Paul love this truck man it really came out great i called the other day forgot to tell grandma that i hope you heal quick i really enjoy what you do in your shop
FYI, if you end up putting the air horns on the roof - you point the horn end towards the back of the truck so that it doesn't end up with bugs and other trash inside the horn. The sound is low enough in frequency that it will still sound loud (low frequencies spread radially in all directions, high frequencies are more directional).
😂😂😂had a 73dart back in 84 the year we got married, the front torsion bars had worn so bad the camber was out by degrees , I gas welded it straight and used the car for a winter beater for 2 years, oh such fond memories.🙏 Nice future project you have . Need a license plate light.
13:10 .. I am a Chevy guy GMC the odd time :) .. BUt I have had TWO 1874 Dodge Valiants, BOTH with 318's :) ... Great driving car!! The front torsion bars rust out, but frankly .. not to bad to fix! :)
Paul & Michelle - here's a tip to help protect the cast and keep it a little cleaner! With all those boys around you must have some old "tube socks" you can cut up and use the upper part as a nice/tight sleeve!
10:53 i would have put the plate holder on hinges and tied bungees front and back. Stays centered but will give if it hits something while loading or wheeling
Love the Ratback that is super cool. One of my favorite builds so far. Are you going to put a emergency light bar on it ? I think it would be cool and make visibility better when on a recovery or picking up a veh strobe lights. I think it would Set it off be a good last touch. Thanks for another great video fabrats crew and especially paul for working with one arm. I wish you a speedy recovery!!!
Paul , You do realize placing those nice horns behind the wheels,, under the tilt bed,, or in the finder wells, the first muddy road you drive on will fill them with mud !! Which will make those nice horns sound more like a loud fart or a muted trombone facing the wind ! Please place them on top of the ca or fender !
On your valiant, look at the harmonic balancer behind the bottom drive fully. If it looks like it has a cam lobe, it's a 360 as they are externally ballance. If the ballancer is flat on the front of it, it's a 318 . And it's stamped on the driver's side front of the block just below the head.
As you can see by my profile picture, I am a fan of the Valiant. I've had mine since 1992,prior to that, it was my mom's first car from new (1968). Fun cars when you put a V8 in them.
When I was in High School back in the 70's, every kid in school that had a pickup had a gun rack in the back window of the truck. The gun rack usually had a hunting rifle, a 12 ga. shotgun and a fishing pole in it. Now days if you have a gun rack in your truck and there is a rifle of shotgun in it, you will probably get pulled over for brandishing a weapon. God, I miss the old days.
Land speed car. You're close enough to Bonneville, Mojave mile etc. Weight is your friend. Heavier the better for traction. I've been all over the world and Bonneville is a special place. Stands the hair up on my neck.
I am patiently waiting ro see the Jeepster come in the garage. My cousin had an one in the late 60's we ragged on that something terrible. Hoping to see your take on an old favourite SOON!
HEY BUD THE HORNS UP TOP LOOK IS KILLER AND WOULD SOUND THE BEST !!! ALSO HENRY FIREARMS SELLS RIFLES WITH OCTAGON BARRELS..WITH LEVER ACTION.. WOULD LOOK BADASS !!!
Need a couple of rear facing lights down low as when there is a load, you cant see under it. you can also get some deck mounted lights shining up (pool lights work and are waterproof)
Despite the previous comment, its a bad idea to mount trumpet horns facing forward. They fill with rain, bugs, dust and dirt and stop working or 'fart'. No matter where they are mounted, they should always also have a tilt downwards to drain out any condensation or collected rain. Its often better to mount them sideways across the truck and behind the grill is okay or inside the hollow back of the front bumper bar. Down in the fender might be okay but well ahead of the wheel or build a inner fender cover to prevent mud and dirt build-up thrown by the tyre. On your framework at the front of the load bed pointing down might be another suggestion.
Making it into a real nice and useable truck. Horns on the roof, adjust your rear lights to point out to the side a bit more, much easier to see back there with the mirrors.
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Hey Paul, you're still missing something off the hood. A while back, you were sent a hood mascot of a rat carrying a wrench across it's shoulders. this would look really cool on the ratback's hood.
Yo!! Add more comments to this! It’s got to be added!
I concur
Agreed
YES!
I'm an old trucker. The best place to mount the horn's is on top of the cab. If you put them under the finder you will regret it because of mud and other debris. Think long and hard before you drill holes to mount the horn's. Good luck my friends
I respect your opinion. I think 4 horn cluster is better than the 2 horn setup. Cab mounted can cause cancer in the cab roof and could leak. Putting it under the fender, you don't have a snag hazard with low hanging obstacles. Make a box that points out front instead of being a fender liner and becoming froze or clogged by mud. I've drove a Freightliner Cascadia with air horn on the cab and it froze shut so tight it sounded like a dogwhistle.😂
I thought about putting them on the headache rack to keep them clean
On top just fits lol
The 45-70 would be a great attention getter.
That old car reminds me of my first car - a 1974 Dodge Dart Swinger. The hood/grill came to a point. Had a 318 with a torque flight trans
Jace, you need to get a plastic baby doll arm, wrap it in a green ace bandage and tape it to a long stick so you can keep it in frame as you swing the camera around. Make it look like Paul is pointing at things.😆
That would be hilarious!
Paul and Michelle jokes and teasing about cars and furniture and date nights...PRICELESS!
My dad taught us to listen for the different sound a drill makes when almost through. You then let off and gently push through the last bit.
Paul, you need to find and install the "Hood Rat" hood ornament you were given by a subscriber on the Ratback rollback truck!
As an old truck driver, top of the cab is where those air horns belong. Those old Mack trucks with the round cab and that single air horn in the middle of the cab was really sweet. Love your channel.
So some cast advice from a farmer who has worked with one on my arms in a cast, multiple times over the years.....get a can of Tinactin foot spray.....spray that in the cast and it cools your arm down, takes away the itch and helps with the smell!!! Works REALLY well!!!
Oh man i remember thst smell too@@logicthought25and it would itch and I'd take a close hanger metal one and scratch down in it and I'd hv skin come off lol it's a wonder I didn't hv an infection but man my leg felt good after I'd do thst lol
In the military we used Gold Bond down our briefs. Keeps the boys cool, dry and itch free on a hot summers day.
@logicthought24 Yep....smells like death lol!!!
You should build a nice cruiser for your Daughter. Father daughter build. She will love it.
This is a great idea
Paul, you should really build a car for the duct tape drags next year!!
Amazing how Paul is adapting, and overcoming his broken arm, and still being able to do some work tasks. When I broke some fingers on my right hand as a kid, I had to learn how to write with my left hand. You just do it!
Lol, that reminds me of when I was in high school, grade 10 I dislocated my right wrist, had it in a cast late summer and when I started back up school I had to sign my name , and some other information the girl volunteering said you have fairly good hand writing for having to use my left hand, I said thanks and walked away. I had messy hand writing always as a left handed person lol.
3:30 in, and now you know why the Metric standard is more convenient than the Imperial standard. I learned my trade during the change over to metric in Australia. And Because of the machines we have at work I still need to be fluent using both systems. Halving a simple number is way easier than halving combined numbers and fractions . Keep up the great content.
I was just about to say something similar
Save the Mopars!! Great job Paul, that car is worthy of a new life as a hot rod!
Date night with Michelle is a good thing to do. You both are awesome and are clearly head over heels for each other. Working together is a big part of your success.
I was in the same situation as you 2 years ago. Broke my arm at work, got it smashed under a trailer. The best thing I did was refuse to not use it. I got more mobility back than the doctor ever thought I would.
Your channel is such a blessing. Watching you makes me get back to work with a good attitude. Thank you Paul.
Wow the Rat Back is legal for the road and has lights for night recovery's. Got a new project car, oh boy. Michelle approves of the Rat Back. Jace is helping and learning. Grandma Lolly is supervising the workload. Good video and this vehicle will be a definite asset to Paul's recovery vehicles.
@11:44 "two birds with one stone" LOL!
Pick up the girl then pick up the hobby car, I like it!
In considering putting the horns under the fenders, think about all of the mud, snow and other crud that builds up there. If you go ahead with that location think about painting or powder coating them because I would say that chrome isn't very thick. It could use a spotlight at least on the driver's side A pillar. The old ones can be retrofitted to LED. You can be cruisin late in 58 then.
For those that say you never get anthing, well looks like you made pretty good progress on this project! Way to go, on to the next!
*Before my Daughter totaled it,* my Mazda 3 (and some previous cars) was the last one for me to have an Official Fire Engine horn from Grover of Los Angeles. I still have 4 or 5 of them. I had that one mounted to the firewall pointed straight down to the ground! What a *Blast* that was!! I always use the electric solenoid air valves cause the way cooler manual valve is a logistics nightmare in any car. Air tank made of huge PVC pipe and caps with ViAir electric compressor mounted behind the front grille 👍😎✊
Nice work on the Ratback with your arm in a cast.
Michelle loves that Mopar...life is good !
Paul you should put a welding sleeve over your cast so you don't catch on fire. It might help 😂
Watching Paul work in a cast is hilarious. Brings me back to welding shop class my senior year when I was showing kids how to tig weld in a wheelchair with a cast on my arm and a wired jaw. Good thing things heal!
Just what I like to see is finishing one project and possibly starting a new one! With Michelle's approval, of course! Jace is a huge help, and working with his father will only help him more in the future! Catch you on the next. ✌️ 😊
Nice job on the RatBack. The Valiant should be a fun project. Maybe a drag car, built 440, big Hemi hood scoop, narrowed rear. Paint it Hemi orange. Streetable, but fast. Would be a fairly inexpensive build.
Since it's a Plymouth, Petty Blue would be my choice, and more of a classic NASCAR build...
Paul, I had a 72 Vallent with a leaning tower of power! Strong car for a needing family. Stay strong and blessing to all.
Hey Paul, if you have a piece that is 7 and 3/4 and you need to find the center angle your tape measure to an even number 8 put your center mark at 4 and you have your center.😊😊😊And old carpenter friend of mine taught me that probably 50 years ago.
Best thing for injuries is to keep on moving and do as much as you can!
My high school ride was a 73 dodge dart with the 225 slant six, absolutely loved that car!
With your hole puncher, grab a foot pedal switch from Harbor Freight to use with the hole puncher, zip tie the switch to the on position. Now you can use both hands to hold your project material and your foot to activate the hole puncher. Just a thought👍😎😀
surprised it doesn't already come set up like that, you would think you'd want both hands on the piece your Punching. whenever a foot pedal can be used with equipment I'm all for it
It is so fun when Michelle is with you. She is funny and witty much like my wife Michelle. Many of your interactions are identical with ours. Love name that part with Michelle!
Be mindful of your arm Paul! Let it heal up good :)
Right! I think he thinks he'll heal like he used to as a youngster, except now pushing 40 (ish) he wont heal as fast.
Well, I tried it and can tell you positively with 60 it heals as well as it did with 25
If you use an injury like that as much as you can or can stand, it actually heals faster.
1:54 best bet with BIG hole saws, is to drill the pilot hole first with JUST a 1/4" drill bit (or next size smaller) (or take the big hole sa OFF, and use just the pilot drill alone even) ...
Easier on the hole saw and the wrist!! :)
Ratback Chad's kids did a awesome job on wiring stuff
The Rat Back is looking great!! Anxious to see it out crawling and saving cars!!
Paul, you need to weld racks under the bed to put the ramps in.
14:41 .. On one of my Valiants, I jacked up the rear end with an extra leaf spring shackles and air shocks , and cranked up the front torsion bars, then put truck snow tires on all 4 corners, it was a decent off roader! :) .. And looked badass :)
BUT?? ... Air shocks are NOT good on a Valiant, the upper shock mounts are just in the trunk sheet metal, and they tore out .... BUT it was easy to put back to stock, and I welded up reinforcing plates for the upper shock mounts, so they were better than stock, and took the leaf spring out. :)
I drove that car for many years! :)
Love it :) Paul's love language has "ol" as the highest honor. It's not age he's talking about, it's the wonderful heart and time you two have spent together... Hope maybe that has you feel better 😂
That Valiant is gonna b awesome when you’re done with it! I think u should make it look CHERRY for Michelle so u both have car show cruisers with your Firebird! 🤘🤘
Great addition of the Air horns, but past experience has told me that you should not place them where ever they can get dirty, because you will never get the all the dirt out of the horns when the mud gets slung into them. Even the snow does a a GOOD JOB plugging up the horns on the roof.
Always loved the look of cars with body lines going from front to back. Surprise challenge bagged restomod. I can see your eyes rolling, 😆 you can call it RATBAG
Back in 1973, we visited the USA; the Avis hire car was a Plymouth Satellite Custom. I was 17 with a full UK driving license, but I could not legally drive. We drove from Reno to Vagos, my dad took Sympathy, and I took over from Tonapah. The speed limit for Navda had just been reduced to 55mph, from reasonable and prudent. As we floated through the desert, we were followed by one car, a Patrol Car. We weren't stopped; we pulled over for a photo opp. at which point we were left alone. We then realised why the Holiday Inn guy was worried when we told him our planned route and insisted on providing some water carriers. He had a point. We were seriously dependent on the air con. Happy memories.
I did a drive from San Diego to the Grand Canyon at 55 mph, switched and let my girlfriend drive while I got some sleep. She got bored and put her foot down and got a ticket for speeding. I think that was in or around Lake Havasu
Being from Cali garentees that I ALWAYS did at least 90 mph. Never got a ticket. Fuc* the speed limit in Nevada.
Horns under the fender or hood would be my choice.
‘73 Scamp (Plymouth version of the Dart) - best thing about it being a ‘73 is I believe you should have the big 4.5”x5 bolt pattern for the wheels - ‘72 & earlier would have been 4”x4.5”. Would be very surprised if the engine is anything other than a 318. Great lil A-body mopar!…. 5.7 Hemi swap anyone? 👍🏻
Restorod with a 392 is my vote!
@fabrats Holesaw anti kickback tip: Put the drill on one of the high-number 'slip' settings. Spin the saw, and don't push too hard. If the saw stops, the brake on the drill keeps from kicking back, torquing your arms, and bending the bit / saw.
Drill the pilot hole first. Then place the holesaw onto the mandrel. Now you can better keep the holesaw under control.
I was going to write the exact same thing, I learnt this years ago and save a lot of wrist pain and drill bits.😁
It's great to see the rat back and go team fab rats and paul is a hard worker
oh man I had instant car envy when I saw that Scamp.
what would be sweet would be to take that motor and modernize it and see how it performs in terms of fuel mileage. Also paint it orange and black
Hi Paul love this truck man it really came out great i called the other day forgot to tell grandma that i hope you heal quick i really enjoy what you do in your shop
FYI, if you end up putting the air horns on the roof - you point the horn end towards the back of the truck so that it doesn't end up with bugs and other trash inside the horn. The sound is low enough in frequency that it will still sound loud (low frequencies spread radially in all directions, high frequencies are more directional).
For the roof mount, you can get little covers to keep the bugs out.
Or buy horn caps. Putting them on backwards is not the answer.
Throw some panty hose on the end 😅
The rat back is really coming together. Should be an awesome part of the fleet
Shoe horn a big block 440 into that Scamp!😁
Love the looks of the RatBack. Great build.
That's a beautiful car yall picked up. A rust-oration is needed on it at the minimum.
Nice play of words.
The new car is sweet! I can hardly wait to see what you do with it! Welcome home, RATBACK !!!!😊❤
😂😂😂had a 73dart back in 84 the year we got married, the front torsion bars had worn so bad the camber was out by degrees , I gas welded it straight and used the car for a winter beater for 2 years, oh such fond memories.🙏 Nice future project you have . Need a license plate light.
Clearance lights on the roof with a visor for the windshield and she will be looking sweet!😎🤙🏼
Love the MOPAR great find !!!!
13:10 .. I am a Chevy guy GMC the odd time :) .. BUt I have had TWO 1874 Dodge Valiants, BOTH with 318's :) ... Great driving car!! The front torsion bars rust out, but frankly .. not to bad to fix! :)
It great to see the work continuing on the truck. It’s a great build. Great video, take it easy on your arm (if that possible).
My first car was a 1974 Dodge Dart Swinger i got from my Grandpa. Wish I still had it. That Valiant brought back memories! Build it!
Air horns on left side of Roof and Three marker lights in front/center of roof... period correct, and would look good too..
Paul & Michelle - here's a tip to help protect the cast and keep it a little cleaner! With all those boys around you must have some old "tube socks" you can cut up and use the upper part as a nice/tight sleeve!
To make it nice you still gotta do it twice !
Thank you Paul and crew for the update on the Ratback ! It's looking awesome !
Paul you know you are going to get a little molten pill fall into your cast . Welding with a bum arm and no gloves, that's how you roll ✓
10:53 i would have put the plate holder on hinges and tied bungees front and back. Stays centered but will give if it hits something while loading or wheeling
More projects = more content. Hooray for us :)
That Valiant would make a great giveaway prize, I'd love a chance to get my hands on it. Always thought those were beautiful cars.
Those horns looked awesome on top of the front fenders. Don't hide them. They are works of art and need to be seen to be appreciated IMHO.
That Cummins sounds great. The rat back is lookin good!
To finish the looks off it needs a Visor over the windscreen and also two for the headlights.
Paul u doing great being one arm fabricator 🛠️⛏️⚒️
A new project? Come on FabRats fam, let's make a fat tire dragster, Big blower hood 🤙 on a junkyard budget
Love the Ratback that is super cool. One of my favorite builds so far. Are you going to put a emergency light bar on it ? I think it would be cool and make visibility better when on a recovery or picking up a veh strobe lights. I think it would Set it off be a good last touch. Thanks for another great video fabrats crew and especially paul for working with one arm. I wish you a speedy recovery!!!
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Paul , You do realize placing those nice horns behind the wheels,, under the tilt bed,, or in the finder wells, the first muddy road you drive on will fill them with mud !! Which will make those nice horns sound more like a loud fart or a muted trombone facing the wind ! Please place them on top of the ca or fender !
On your valiant, look at the harmonic balancer behind the bottom drive fully. If it looks like it has a cam lobe, it's a 360 as they are externally ballance. If the ballancer is flat on the front of it, it's a 318 . And it's stamped on the driver's side front of the block just below the head.
As you can see by my profile picture, I am a fan of the Valiant. I've had mine since 1992,prior to that, it was my mom's first car from new (1968). Fun cars when you put a V8 in them.
Hell yea! Some Mopar love! I have a dart that I converted to a scamp clone! Can't wait to see you guys rip it
I had a 73 Plymouth scamp in the 80s 318 was a great car put the dart stripes stripes on the back and loved it !!!! 😂 have fun with it !!!!
Oh yeah,
Light it up!
Looks good!
Nice work
When I was in High School back in the 70's, every kid in school that had a pickup had a gun rack in the back window of the truck. The gun rack usually had a hunting rifle, a 12 ga. shotgun and a fishing pole in it. Now days if you have a gun rack in your truck and there is a rifle of shotgun in it, you will probably get pulled over for brandishing a weapon. God, I miss the old days.
Hey Paul, would love to see a buil of that Mopar. Wish you a speedy recovery.
Land speed car. You're close enough to Bonneville, Mojave mile etc. Weight is your friend. Heavier the better for traction. I've been all over the world and Bonneville is a special place. Stands the hair up on my neck.
I'd mount the air- horns on the head-ache rack. Make the windshields quiver!
Old Doge Darts are awesome cars. The scamp was basically a Dart! love them.
well done on the black license plate, love the old school utah black plates!
I am patiently waiting ro see the Jeepster come in the garage. My cousin had an one in the late 60's we ragged on that something terrible. Hoping to see your take on an old favourite SOON!
Paul don't need no two stinkin' arms to get stuff built and done...he just needs a lot more time² to get things build and done! Lol
HEY BUD THE HORNS UP TOP LOOK IS KILLER AND WOULD SOUND THE BEST !!! ALSO HENRY FIREARMS SELLS RIFLES WITH OCTAGON BARRELS..WITH LEVER ACTION.. WOULD LOOK BADASS !!!
6:10 you have to give a rundown of the final moments before snap! goes your arm!
Glad to see another Mopar on the channel! Love the A bodies . How bout a street/strip car? Mini tubs, move the leafs inboard, and big block for power!
Paul’s pause after his “ol” comment is gold. He payed for that 😂
Love the new car, my daughter has one we are body swaping onto a new charger. Will make a great daily driver
Hey Paul, horns on top of cab. Old school all the way. 👍
Need a couple of rear facing lights down low as when there is a load, you cant see under it. you can also get some deck mounted lights shining up (pool lights work and are waterproof)
Despite the previous comment, its a bad idea to mount trumpet horns facing forward. They fill with rain, bugs, dust and dirt and stop working or 'fart'. No matter where they are mounted, they should always also have a tilt downwards to drain out any condensation or collected rain. Its often better to mount them sideways across the truck and behind the grill is okay or inside the hollow back of the front bumper bar. Down in the fender might be okay but well ahead of the wheel or build a inner fender cover to prevent mud and dirt build-up thrown by the tyre. On your framework at the front of the load bed pointing down might be another suggestion.
I would mount a couple of lights to shine level with the bed when loaded to help with strapping down 👍🏻
That truck is soooooo freakin cool! Man I love the vision… but the tow truck is still my favorite!
Making it into a real nice and useable truck. Horns on the roof, adjust your rear lights to point out to the side a bit more, much easier to see back there with the mirrors.