Alternative Auto GT Coffee Table/Wall Art

[Gulf GT]

Gulf,

Your photos fill me with lust and we must be cosmic twins. My first bike was a Rupp minibike, but mine didn't have a headlight or rear suspension and it was Red. My 2nd bike was an orange Trail 70. My third bike was a Super Rat. Then I had an SL100 and a Husqvarna 450 Desert Master (you probably had both of those too! :lol)

Do you ride the Hodaka or is it garage art?? Would you like to sell it to your friend in AZ or could I have one built?

Chip

Yep, I followed almost the same path as a kid except after the Super Rat I switched to TT bikes so I could ride them to school and on the trail. I rode a TT bike all the way up through college (got me closer to the classrooms at Texas A&M).

Funny thing is I ride the Rupp minibike the most and would never dream of selling it, but the Super Rat just sits. I could never find a Super Rat that was really built correct from the ground up, they all had problems, so I decided to buy one that was 90% close and pay to have it built that way I would get it right. It took me a year to find a rear fender for that bike while we were restoring it. I am a stickler for authenticity and it's the only one I have ever seen that is 100% authentic, although I am sure there must be others (not many). If you really get serious, I might consider letting it go to the right home. I have an original NOS manual, NOS vintage racing jersey, and a few of the items for the bike as well.

 

[GTdrummer]

I have a 700 pound Viper V10 engine sitting in a crate in my garage. It is VIN 00002. (Iacocco has 1) I would love to make a table out of that but my wife might object to bringing it in the house.

 

[GEE-TEE]

OK You guys are holding out on me. Where can I get the info on the Wall Art?

 

[SYCO GT]

OK You guys are holding out on me. Where can I get the info on the Wall Art?

There's another thread on here with a current supplier, Alternative Auto.

There have been at least two sources over the years, maybe more.

I got mine recently through Alternative Auto. I think most of the guys bought them long ago, when Saleen was selling them.

 

[SYCO GT]

Thanks so much for the helpful hanging information and photos. Decided to try to hang it at an angle.

 

[SYCO GT]

Gulf GT, Tomy, and Midnite, the information and pictures you provided were so helpful.

It was a challenge thinking about where to locate this in the office, and ultimately led to a slight twist. I'm pretty happy with the end result.

Here she hangs in the lobby at the I-5 Self Storage facility in Tustin, CA:

 

[MNJason]

Very Nice!

 

[Gulf GT]

Very cool. I like it. How did you get it at an agle?

 

[SYCO GT]

See post #25, worked to get a bracket fabricated that would hold the Wall Art at the desired angle, in this case, approximately 45 degree.

 

[Specracer]

I happened to notice that aat now has these on their website

http://www.shop.altautotech.com/AAT-Branded-Components_c7.htm

 

[bonehead]

Dave
Thread is 3 years old but does the discount still apply?

 

[maxemus]

Dave
Thread is 3 years old but does the discount still apply?

I'm in too. Let me know. Somehow I missed this. I have a perfect wall for it

 

[soroush]

made my own wall art!

 

[tom46818]

I would be interesting in knowing if the discount still applies or not also.

 

[franimal007]

Any of this still available?

 

[Specracer]

Long gone

 

[B.M.F.]

Long gone

I make both the coffee table and the wall units. I am doing some different cuts right now for a forum member that have never been done before. Mine also include a front splitter in abs plastic and the side rocker pieces for more detail. I have probably made about 20 or better of them already. I sold one of each color including Sonic blue coffee tables to a collector in Ohio.

 

[roketman]

How’s mine doing?
Ready yet?

 

[B.M.F.]

How’s mine doing?
Ready yet?

Just needs the decals put on it and its done.

 

[Awsum GT]

New GT in the future?