The Ratsun pickup.

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One super-slammed 620 pickup in full rat mode.

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I was stripping this to build a different custom, but the pine-sol left the side graphics on in an interesting way. So i went this way instead.

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I’d already wire-brushed the bits of paint off the hood before i noticed the sides, so i masked and painted the rising sun there, then sanded it back to match the rest of the finish.

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A lot of metal was removed from behind the fender flares to allow the wheels to tuck up. Otherwise only minor trimming was done to the interior and chassis. Most of how well this came out is just down to the paint.

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