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    Default BMW 2002 Rat Rod @ Atlanta Performance & Fabrication

    Just some quick shots of the BMW 2002 Rat Rod being built at Atlanta Performance & Fabrication











    Thoughts?
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    I've seen a few pics of this before, completely awesome
    BUILT NOT BOUGHT .........

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    shop car or customer? Probably my favorite hot rod i've ever seen. any plans for any front end body panels?

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    Fuck I want a rat rod just like either one of those.

    Looks sick man!


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    That is so awesome. The look on other rat rod owners faces will be priceless.
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    wow... what a waste of a 2002... would have been better as a stocker with the engine swap...
    You're right - I have no idea what I'm talking about...




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    THAT.. is dope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cynical 1 View Post
    wow... what a waste of a 2002... would have been better as a stocker with the engine swap...
    I'm with you.

    Those have to be the cheapest tires ever mounted to a pair of CCWs.


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    not feeling it, the art work is awesome, but BMW and Rat Rod dont go together imo

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    Quote Originally Posted by LIKEG6 View Post
    Fuck I want a rat rod just like either one of those.

    Looks sick man!

    Buy my studebaker.. it'd look awesome done this way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Drummerboy View Post
    shop car or customer? Probably my favorite hot rod i've ever seen. any plans for any front end body panels?
    It's the owners car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cm7k24 View Post
    It's the owners car.
    Yup, John Lee.

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    I wanna know what the drive train holds for this monster?




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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigt8aford View Post
    I wanna know what the drive train holds for this monster?
    Looks like a lq4/lq9


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    Quote Originally Posted by Cynical 1 View Post
    wow... what a waste of a 2002... would have been better as a stocker with the engine swap...
    Doesn't look like a 2002. Looks more like a 80's body style.
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    Oh wow, that's awesome!

    (I was fully expecting to just see some beat up BMW with a rusty hood)

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    i need that bmw in my life
    zoom-zoom-zoom

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    Quote Originally Posted by Durtie View Post
    Doesn't look like a 2002. Looks more like a 80's body style.

    Do you even know what 2002 means in this thread ?


    Car is pretty cool. I would rock it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Durtie View Post
    Doesn't look like a 2002. Looks more like a 80's body style.
    Oh man i really hope you are kidding....

    Ill also let you slide if you are 17 and thats your first car ever thats in your sig right there...
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    Quote Originally Posted by D3UC3S View Post
    Oh man i really hope you are kidding....

    Ill also let you slide if you are 17 and thats your first car ever thats in your sig right there...
    I was going to say something about how harsh you were being to him, then I realized what he was saying. I thought he couldn't tell the difference between a 2002 and an e30.

    lolzasaurus rex.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Durtie View Post
    Doesn't look like a 2002. Looks more like a 80's body style.
    ........I hope you're kidding
    BUILT NOT BOUGHT .........

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    Quote Originally Posted by Drummerboy View Post
    shop car or customer? Probably my favorite hot rod i've ever seen. any plans for any front end body panels?

    It's my bosses. I've put many many late nights in it, but he has literally days worth of solely fabrication. No plans for a front end, however it may have some support bars welded on to keep it from wobbling.

    Quote Originally Posted by Cynical 1 View Post
    wow... what a waste of a 2002... would have been better as a stocker with the engine swap...
    The 2002 was rough in the beginning. And the original plan was to swap in the LS1 into the stock bodied 2002, but the engine bay is pretty slim. Plus, as I said, it was pretty rough.

    Quote Originally Posted by AV8ter View Post
    I'm with you.

    Those have to be the cheapest tires ever mounted to a pair of CCWs.
    Hah. I love the judging. These aren't CCW's big guy. They are Kodiaks. Built way long ago for one of our customers cars and never used. The wheel situation is also temporary, it'll have something matching and mean for the final product.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bigt8aford View Post
    I wanna know what the drive train holds for this monster?
    Stock-ish LS1 we threw together. It has a cam we title the "#6". It's sporting a truck manifold, so that's why some people are saying it's the LQ. We ran the truck manifold because it's the tallest and dirtiest thing we had laying around.


    Quote Originally Posted by Durtie View Post
    Doesn't look like a 2002. Looks more like a 80's body style.

    lulz.


    For those who are interested, the car is being built at APF. It's the shop I work at. It's been a project for over a year now. Literally only 800 bucks in it, including everything you see. All of the frame was hand made by laying sharpie down on the ground. When the car was built, the BMW was a running and driving car. John's owned this car since high school. And we can't wait to piss off the purists.

    Thank you for all of the support and comments folks! We'll probably have it ready to rock in about a week.
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    I bet that car is loud when you drive it


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    I will make sure to update this thread until the build is done; then it will be time for a nice video of this thing on the road!

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    Sorry, I really dont know what a 2002 is. I thought he was refering to the year. As far as the car in my sig, it is what it is. Not my ideal car but its what I drive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Durtie View Post
    Sorry, I really dont know what a 2002 is. I thought he was refering to the year. As far as the car in my sig, it is what it is. Not my ideal car but its what I drive.
    It's all good man, it happens. I looked back at some of my posts from a few years ago and laughed at some of the dumb stuff I said.

    2002 is actually the model of the bmw. Just like Celica is a model of toyota. made from 64-7X, if I'm not mistaken.

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    Love that thing good work your shop.does
    DONT MAKE ME NOT EAT MY DAM CEREAL!!!! OR YOU WONT HAVE ANY FUCKING GAS!!!!!

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    That things looks crazy! I likie!

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    APF does immaculate work without a doubt! Though they do mostly american cars, they also do great work on imports! Anything from the basics to full builds!

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    I just realized it's right hand drive too! holy craps!

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    4.8, 5.3, 5.7, 6.0, or 6.2?
    Last edited by Catnip; 04-04-2012 at 07:55 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Catnip View Post
    4.8, 5.3, 5.7, 6.0, or 6.2?

    Pretty much an LS1. 5.7 with a cam and some heads we had laying around. That with truck coil packs and intake, and I believe a CTS-v oilpan. So, 5.7 in displacement. A little bit of a frankenstien. It's all spare parts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Repiks View Post
    Pretty much an LS1. 5.7 with a cam and some heads we had laying around. That with truck coil packs and intake, and I believe a CTS-v oilpan. So, 5.7 in displacement. A little bit of a frankenstien. It's all spare parts.
    frankenbeamervettetruckrod!!!! this is my fav rat rod ever!!!
    DONT MAKE ME NOT EAT MY DAM CEREAL!!!! OR YOU WONT HAVE ANY FUCKING GAS!!!!!

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    Auto Blog posted this article today about the car.

    http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/16/b...t-rod-w-video/

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    Started polishing the new wheels for the rod


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    When I think rat rod, I think American. But car is clean

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