THE BIRTH OF DIRK'S RAT ROD!

[@alanpaulick7815]

Thanks for sharing your road trip guy's. Let the fabrications start. Have a lekka time.

[@77Rickenbacker4001]

That's really beautiful country you live in.Thanks for the ride!

[@ratrodsafrica]

Pleasure. Yes, blessed to live in a beautiful part of the world!

[@sufferedenuf]

Thanks for the ride through the country. That truck could become a nice stub-nosed cab forward.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Pleasure man. We will find out what the plans are for that cab...

[@SchysCraftCo.]

Wow that's going to be amazing. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Fab On. Weld On. Keep Making. God bless.

[@hermyherm365]

Beautiful country out that way Div love this channel buddy

[@stashwaxroller1740]

That dude's wife wanted that cab out of her yard so bad that she nearly loaded it by herself ! Nice road trip. Beautiful scenery. Good Luck Dirk. The more Rat Rods the better !

[@ratrodsafrica]

Haha, yes. These South African farmer wifes don't take any nonsense!

[@thomaspollock4274]

South Africa, where men are men, and some women are too.😅

[@ratrodsafrica]

@@thomaspollock4274 Only in the country side😂

[@charlesledbetter1912]

Live your video's. You are very smart and still down to earth Thank you

[@ratrodsafrica]

I appreciate that!

[@terrencebuller7676]

Greetings my friend, great adventure traveling with you and your friend. Look forward to seeing the next episode. Have a Lekka day Boet. 👍👍

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks boet! You too!

[@TheCrackerBox]

Thanks for another “ Brother”From Florida !!

[@ratrodsafrica]

My pleasure brother in Florida! I spent some time there, early 2000's

[@stucook8622]

Thanks for another cool video Div. Great adventure with a friend. Have a lucky one :)

[@ratrodsafrica]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stucook8622]

Every time brother 🍺

[@dirtybird4528]

Those bullet holes in the door are fantastic. I could see a moonshiners hot rod flatbed build with this

[@ratrodsafrica]

They are great! Dirk is planning a radical rod, watch this space...🙂

[@shanewright6958]

Another road trip.. let's go 👍👍

[@donaldhalls2189]

Beautiful country side looks like a lot of Farm land around us here in South Australia, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones, have a Lekka one

[@timhanson2080]

Cool cab. It's a start of something fun.👍

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes, I think so too!

[@tomtruesdale6901]

That cab should make for an interesting build. Your countryside looks very beautiful.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes, Dirk has got some radical ideas!

[@eddiealford3579]

Yes Div lots of work here for your friend to do but can't wait to see the build and what it turns out to b keep up the cool videos

[@ratrodsafrica]

It's gonna keep him busy for sure!

[@aceadman]

Very cool. It’d be fascinating to see what Dirk makes of that find! 😊👍👍

[@ratrodsafrica]

He's got some work waiting for him...😅

[@Tommyp65]

No matter how many projects you already have, a road trip to get another one NEVER gets old. 👍👍

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks, I feel the same way!😄

[@mikewilliams2072]

Gives you time to think about where to look for the next one and another road trip!

[@AndysDogHouse]

Hey Div. Wow, Now there is lots to do in order for Dirk to get this on the road. Good luck with that. Thanks for sharing.👍👍🍁

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes, he's got some work to do!😆

[@crazywickedcustoms7272]

This was a fun video, thank you sir

[@ratrodsafrica]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@shotsrodder]

Way to help out a friend 👍 I’m impressed with the lady manhandling that cab, it must have been in the way of her garden 😂😂 you know that cab casts a big shadow 🤣

[@ratrodsafrica]

😆 Yes, I'm sure she was glad to see it go!

[@Heavypsychoverdose]

Beautiful scenery n lekka new project Best to both of you

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks. Have a lekka one that side!

[@jimmccorison]

I always enjoy your road trips. You live in such a beautiful area.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes, blessed to live here!

[@TheRatzNest]

The thing that most impressed me was that Fella's Wife! Sturdy woman.

[@JickJackJake]

That's what I'm thinking. She really got in there.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes, these South African farmer wives are not to be messed with!😆

[@mariusderwig726]

Welcome Dirk.

[@billywhizz98]

Another great project Diff

[@mikewilliams2072]

I like this cab!

[@j.j.8289]

good luck and have fun with that ol' thing.🤔

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks. Dirk might need some luck with that piece of rust😄

[@bradpage8967]

Beautiful scenery for your road-trip! Though I wouldn’t expect the wildlife to be sheep, pigs and cattle!😁 Sometimes a project is started with the bare minimum, I look forward to seeing that when the rest of the pieces are in place!

[@ratrodsafrica]

Definitely the bare minimum!😄

[@scottc3165]

That's how they roll in South Africa: Two gents lifting on one side and 1 lady on the other. They must breed em strong down there!

[@nom8er]

I can't wait to see more of this one. 👍

[@brianhaw9398]

Div, another great video,beautiful scenery but I think your next build should be a ratrod tractor with a loader or a ratrod forklift. It would make unloading all your projects much easier!🇨🇦👍

[@ratrodsafrica]

Not a bad idea! 😆

[@ReduxGarage]

South Africa (or at least the parts Div shows us) looks a lot like a British Columbia (Canada) and Arizona / Utah (US) mash up. So beautiful. Div, appreciate you. Cheers.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks man. Yeah, blessed to live in a beautiful part of SA

[@TheOldaz1]

Off to a flying start, sort of. Should be an interesting exercise.

[@ratrodsafrica]

A labor intensive exercise if you ask me!😅

[@fredflintstoner596]

GREAT !

[@dirkeggink1799]

Great name! Same here, southern New Jersey

[@ratrodsafrica]

Hey Dirk! I will tell my Dirk🙂

[@DoonerF]

Hope we get to see some of that build. Or at least some progress pics.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes, I will share progress as it takes place. Dirk will be building it at my shop and I will probably help from time to time🙂

[@SuperSportstudio]

👍 ✌ 4"-8" chop cool find

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes Sir! Considering a 5" chop plus some serious channeling. Watch this space 😄

[@Motorhead-y3]

Greetings from Arizona 👍 , That is a Sweet Cab.!

[@ratrodsafrica]

Hello Arizona!!

[@kmnremtp]

I been wondering where you disappeared to! Can’t wait to watch!

[@thestreets5206]

Can't believe you guys didn't stop for a few klippies and coke at a shebeen on the way 😜👍👍👍

[@ratrodsafrica]

If there was a shebeen on the way! 😆But just sheep and cows...

[@johnperreault2280]

Hello again Diff from Canada. I usually tune in for the build tips but I especially enjoy the road trip videos. Beautiful country with lots to appreciate. Good luck to your friend with his build..

[@RosarioSound]

i feel the same. The fabrication is what caught me, but the humble style of this channel is what made me stay. Been once to SA, beutiful country, really looking to come back. Would be awesome to visit Diff if that was a possibility. Maybe some day. Humble greetings from Sweden.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Really glad you enjoyed the little road trip. Yes, blessed to live in a beautiful part of the world!

[@northidahoguy5549]

It’s got good potential. Hopefully we’ll get to see some updates on it in the future.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes, definitely!🙂

[@homesteadingwithtaryn9194]

Another awesome road trip! Have fun Dirk!

[@ODGColornChrome]

Good channel m8! I can't believe the things you do In flip flops.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thank you mate! I was born in those things 😂

[@mikewilliams2072]

Yeah my feet would be burned to hell in flops

[@andrewwalizer8525]

Free is always a good diff

[@ratrodsafrica]

Best price!😆

[@Grizzmakes]

Bliksem Dirk !!! You have your work cut out for you. Thankfully you have a master craftsman to guide you. Though, looking at you, you know your way around a grinder too. Love the under the breath comment on unloading the cab…. “Kak Plank”

[@ratrodsafrica]

Haha, sharp listening! Dirk is not scared of work and a good craftsman in his own right, used to built custom bikes back in the day. Between the 2 old grey beards, we will see how this plays out...😄

[@Ventureout955]

Like the wild pink boars😅just for the pikking oom Diff

[@mikejackman4416]

Your a great friend Div helping out a fellow rat rodder…..I think he’s got his work cut out on that one😉

[@ratrodsafrica]

Lot of work there, but Dirk is not scared!😅

[@leeflanagan3740]

That cab with a 4” roof chop and body dropped over the chassis, 😊

[@ratrodsafrica]

Oh yes, at least a 4" chop plus some serious channeling! Watch this space!😅

[@donaldhalls2189]

Can't wait to see what you create with this gem,,will it be Isuzu or Nissan mabe a Nissan Patrol 😂, I'm sure you'll work something, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones, Have a Lekka one

[@ratrodsafrica]

Old Dirk has got all sorts of radical ideas. I don't think anything Japanese will be part of it🙂

[@pdrake2572]

The fiddle tune that you opened with is Billie in the lowground..It began in England as William in the low Country and it was a dittie sang when William of Orange was in the Low Countries of Holland and Belgium fighting to run the Catholics out, it was brought to the Appalachian Mountains by the immagrants and changed to this fiddle tune..I love it..Google it played by the wonderful mountain fiddler, Clark Kessinger..Paul in Ohio, originally from the mountains of West Virginia..

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes, great tune!

[@arttighe72]

The countryside shown while your driving makes me want to come there, this will be a build worth watching

[@ratrodsafrica]

Come visit! With the exchange rate it will be cheap!🙂

[@arttighe72]

@@ratrodsafrica I just might do that I could not think of anyone I would enjoy a coffee and a chat with more than yourself

[@karensavarese5684]

Thats a great rat-rod cab right there. But, Izzy just loves the scenery, especially the trees. (gear head tree hugger)! Izzy Strong,,,,,,

[@ratrodsafrica]

Izzy got good taste!🙂

[@cliffgrimes895]

It would be nice to meet you in person and see all your work, but there are many miles that separate Texas and South Africa, so I will continue looking forward to watching your videos each week. I like your can-do, positive approach to life. I try to live the same.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks man. Come visit, with the exchange rate it will be a cheap vacation!🙂

[@adamosborne4053]

Can’t wait to c what u do to that one

[@ratrodsafrica]

I will share as progress takes place🙂

[@ginfizz20]

I really enjoyed the view going where ever you were going. Wonder if I can find that town on my computer map. I see another top chop coming.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Glad you enjoyed our little road trip. You should be able to find Herbertsdale. Near Mossel Bay in South Africa. Yes, serious chop is planned!😆

[@rattyphilips9247]

Good morning div from NZ

[@ratrodsafrica]

Morning!🙂

[@dragontattooee]

Great video Div, have a lekka one

[@ratrodsafrica]

Thanks 👍

[@thomaspollock4274]

Saving another one from a sad fate. Now to find a donor chassis. Good mates help each other out, and enable their dreams to come true.

[@dragontattooee]

What a find, absolute treasure.

[@ratrodsafrica]

😂 Sorry man...

[@brycechessum4684]

LC3 Morris by the look of it the front fenders changed to become the LC4 in the late 50s, I picked pears in Aussie on a property that had several of those, one was restored but they were all complete.

[@ratrodsafrica]

After further research, we think it's an LC4 or LC5. The LC3 had headlights on the side of the grill shell. Nice to hear from someone who is familiar with these!

[@henrygibson1530]

Got it for free can't beat that.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes, price was right 😁

[@mikewilliams2072]

That just leaves more to spend on the drive train

[@robertstevison1448]

Pray yall have a lekka one brothers

[@billscruggs5170]

Good luck Dirk. Looks like a good start.

[@robertstevison1448]

Awesome morning brother great adventure as always hope dirk has an awesome ride !!! Waiting patiently for the future adventures lol 😅

[@djscrews]

That is a skinny cab! I like the free range bacon.😄

[@shedbythetracks]

Thanks for the drive through the beautiful countryside. You guys do farming a little different than we do here in Iowa. Here if livestock is on the road, it means somebody left the gate open. 😆 Cheers from the shed

[@ratrodsafrica]

😆 The sheep and cows were being moved to another field, but those pigs live right there next to the road!

[@shedbythetracks]

@@ratrodsafrica 😁

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear Div. 👍👌👏 Hooray 🙌 🙌 another rat rod build! The cab looks promising... sort of! 😁 ;-) Nice round edge 1940/1950 design in any case. Will you help or build the rat rod or will your friend? Will it happen in your shop or elsewhere? Thanks for taking us along. Best regards, luck and especially health to all involved life forms (humans, animals and plants). 😁 ;-)

[@ratrodsafrica]

Dirk will be doing most of the work, but I might help from time to time. I've given him some space here at my shop, so I will be sharing progress.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear @@ratrodsafrica Thanks for replying and especially for another heart. I totally appreciate both very much. That's great to hear. He will learn from a rat rod master builder! Sincerely yours.

[@littlepaddy7444]

Nice find. This cab is surprisingly intact. I guess you will disclose your plans for it in the sequel.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes, we will ask Dirk what his plans are!

[@vollkrassmann858]

Next piece of "Ferrum oxydatum" arrived on the Rat Rod Ranch. Let's see what plan will be executed to bring it on the Southafrican highways with and without cattle sheep and hogs . From my side: Good luck & take care

[@ratrodsafrica]

Haha, yes. Lots of Iron Oxide around here. Have a lekka one!

[@DustyMacsGarage]

Div!!! Enjoyed the video as always!!! You guys saw alot of farm animals on your trip!! Im curious to hear the plans your buddy has for this 😃

[@ratrodsafrica]

Hey boet! Glad you enjoyed. I will post a video about his plans.

[@davidlester6092]

👍

[@larrymcgarage2152]

I think it a 1950, the 52 had a one piece windshield. Great find, can’t wait to see what you do with it.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Some research has since shown that its a LC4 or LC5 Morris Cab. Anywhere between 52 and 59

[@donhippy]

Ha ha all the animals on the road, we here Outback of Oregon USA call that our rush hour traffic

[@ratrodsafrica]

Haha, yes. That sounds about right😆

[@fredclements6843]

Well I know one thing y’all got trucks I’ve never heard of brother! And I swear I heard one of them sheep 🐑 say BYYYAAA😂😂

[@ratrodsafrica]

😆 It's a British truck. The way our history went, we ended up with up with cars and trucks from everywhere

[@fredclements6843]

Hey brother bought a 1950 Ferguson TO 20 with a bush hog an disc for 300 bucks runs like a top !

[@ratrodsafrica]

What a bargain!

[@fredclements6843]

@@ratrodsafrica yep for sure ! Rat rod tractor???🤷

[@ratrodsafrica]

@fredclements6843 why not? 😂

[@fredclements6843]

@@ratrodsafrica yep lol

[@croccustom]

Nice patina cab. Great freebie. anywhere else you would be paying some decent money for it.......oh by the way........I'll weld you up some trailer ramps......LOL......shipping would be an arm and a leg.......... but you can send me one of those 1971 Ford Falcons. I'll have to look up what a 1952 Morris LC4 looks like. But all I can say it would make a good snub nose COE.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yeah, good score!

[@tommcl8548]

👍👊

[@davidweidner1675]

Dirt roads all the way. Great Adventures

[@hoagiesherlin7732]

That cab has rat rod written all over it

[@ratrodsafrica]

Yes man!

[@thenotsojollyrancher-akate9516]

Oh my. That one may be beyond rust. Better go by a train load of 18 gauge.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Nothing a grinder and a bit of welding won't sort out!😂

[@fueladdictiongarage7048]

👍🏻🍺

[@janeames1513]

Div, i will never get over how you guys still move livestock on the roads..it was like that here in the states many many moons ago ..it's kind of a lost art to be a livestock herder and keep them all moving in the same direction and following their marching orders..as for the truck, well it will become something unique and brilliant with you 2 old grey beards ..i can't wait to see how it turns out sending some love from Alabama, USA

[@ratrodsafrica]

The old geezers rule! 😂

[@bart9859]

Looks like your friend has got himself a good start on a Rat Truck. It was a great day here in Nebraska(In the middle of the US--The real mid-west), where I live it was 20 degree C, for this time of year that is almost like a heatwave. I was able to move my project into my shop, and I hope to take some of the stuff I have seen on your channel, and use it on my project. Questions: What were those cows, milk cows? Was that a Corn field you first passed on your way out to get the cab in your video? Also the road that you was on right before your friend open the gate. Was that a public road? If it was, what happens when you meet another vehicle? Which one has to back up until there is an area to pass at? Do you know what pigs that are not fenced in are call here in the states or at least in my area? BBQ Roast Pork! No just kidding, stealing a pig here could land you in jail and cost you more then what he(the pig) is worth(especially with the price of pork now days). Looking forward to your next video. Keep up the great work. Bart

[@ratrodsafrica]

Glad to hear your weather is easing up. Yes, milking cows and a corn field. Some rather narrow public roads in some of these small places. You just have to drive with your eyes open and find a a spot in which to pass. No one ever backs up, we just squeeze past each other🙂

[@bart9859]

@@ratrodsafrica Yea we have a few around here, they are called Minimum Maintenance Roads. They might see a grader maybe once or twice a year, and if it snows you are not getting down them. But some of the best things can be found down those old roads. Like fishing ponds and some old rusty cars and trucks.

[@ratrodsafrica]

@bart9859 Yes, interesting roads indeed. Only difference is that ours only might get graded every few years! If we lucky 😆

[@jamesduke4957]

All day long you were running into Animals ... I heard you swearing at the sheep .......😂

[@ratrodsafrica]

Haha, yes! Swearing in Afrikaans 😆

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

How much did you get for cleaning up the front yard?

[@ratrodsafrica]

Haha. We did get a free piece of rust!😆

[@Roger-hq1yt]

SA...where the women are men too, she sure that cab out of her yard!

[@ratrodsafrica]

😆 For sure!

[@johnnymac1580]

You better get to work on that Bedford and stop fooling around ⚡️

[@ratrodsafrica]

The Bedford can wait, fooling around is more fun! Don't tell my wife I said that...

[@gymshoe8862]

This is what hot rodding looks like today--two old geezers hauling rusty metal home, intending to make something out of nothing (a virtue, I say)--this is not done by young guys these days. The hot rodders are getting older every year, its a generational thing. This cab is worth what he paid. Div may do a miracle, we'll see. I like that guy's wife, a substancial woman!

[@ratrodsafrica]

She's a typical Afrikaans woman, not to be messed with!😄 Yes, the old geezers rule man! We will sort out that piece of rust, watch this space!🙂

[@fabbricaitalianaautomobili5859]

Hey uncle, What about Des? I want one of yours Ciao ciao

[@ratrodsafrica]

Who is Des?

[@fabbricaitalianaautomobili5859]

@@ratrodsafrica dats me! 🤪soek dai datrod! 🫣

[@ratrodsafrica]

@@fabbricaitalianaautomobili5859 waar bly jy Des?

[@fabbricaitalianaautomobili5859]

@@ratrodsafrica Pretoria, Dink net,, so mooi Rat in PTA met n KZbin sticker en RAT RODS FOR AFRICA op 😁

[@jaylee931]

How do sheep & pigs not get eaten from lions & predators & such?i kept wondering if ya gotta have a elephant gun handy in your truck while driving in the country & such looks like paradise..

[@ratrodsafrica]

Its not that wild here anymore. Unfortunately...🙂

[@donolbers]

Just curious, how hard is it to register an old ride in S. Africa? It depends on the state here in the U.S. Some states are easier than others.

[@ratrodsafrica]

Can be difficult if the car has no paperwork. Then, it needs to be registered as a rebuild, which is a long and painful process. 🙂

[@donolbers]

@@ratrodsafrica Right Div, here in Wyoming, we can have the state do a search, after which we can contact the previous owner. If the previous owner doesn't respond, then we can apply for a bonded title, which requires posting a bond in an amount equal to appraised value. It's a pain in the ass, but not too bad. My latest project required me to go through all that, and it does save a lot of old stuff from being scrapped. Carry on, brother!

[@dirk013adfa]

I get a rat rod?!? Oh, wrong Dirk.. :(

[@ratrodsafrica]

😂 Sorry brother...

[@dirk013adfa]

@@ratrodsafrica Keep up the good work and I look forward to the next video!

[@shaynewilliams2594]

That ones to far gone . Scrap it

[@ratrodsafrica]

Nothing a grinder and some welding wont sort out! You'll see...🙂

[@mikewilliams2072]

Never seen one too far gone, just more of a challenge

[@movaughn20]

Literal, road hogs! Ha ha

[@ratrodsafrica]

😆

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: " I paid for a room with a view!" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) " That is Torquay, Madam." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea!" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment ?"