New Ride...

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

New Ride... - 12/09/12 06:27 PM

Stepped into the Rat Rod world this weekend. '48 Ford F1 Truck. Chopped and channeled. Mustang II front end and drive-train from a '75 Nova. It's a BLAST to drive and the looks I get are priceless!

Just got it yesterday...so, I haven't even begun to add my personal touches to it. First up is a tunnel ram and pair of Holley 600s & Hilborn scoop...I already have the carbs & scoop sitting in my garage, just need to land a cheap sb chevy tunnel ram.

Posted By: not_a_charger

Re: New Ride... - 12/09/12 06:28 PM

Posted By: OhioMopar

Re: New Ride... - 12/09/12 06:41 PM

That's a pretty cool ride. It would look GREAT with a Gen 1 Hemi in it. Looks good now, though. Nice score!

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 12/09/12 07:07 PM

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That's a pretty cool ride. It would look GREAT with a Gen 1 Hemi in it. Looks good now, though. Nice score!

I'd LOVE to put a 1st gen Hemi drive train in it -- unfortunately they're made out of Unobtainium. LOL!

Posted By: Pacnorthcuda

Re: New Ride... - 12/09/12 07:09 PM

Cool! Yep that induction has got to go! Also---what about an old-school radiator?

Posted By: DirectSubjection

Re: New Ride... - 12/09/12 07:15 PM

Hillborn stacks!

Posted By: OhioMopar

Re: New Ride... - 12/09/12 07:47 PM

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That's a pretty cool ride. It would look GREAT with a Gen 1 Hemi in it. Looks good now, though. Nice score!

I'd LOVE to put a 1st gen Hemi drive train in it -- unfortunately they're made out of Unobtainium. LOL!

Yes they are! Enjoy!

Posted By: MowP4rsn

Re: New Ride... - 12/09/12 11:06 PM

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Hillborn stacks!

And LRE exhaust stacks!

Posted By: bobs66440

Re: New Ride... - 12/09/12 11:17 PM

Cool ride!

Posted By: maxie

Re: New Ride... - 12/09/12 11:24 PM

So a moparts moderator is promoting the dark side

Posted By: RangerDan440

Re: New Ride... - 12/10/12 12:06 AM

bitchin

Posted By: Junky

Re: New Ride... - 12/10/12 12:30 AM

What do you plan on adding to it? That'll be a fun ride.

Posted By: RedRamQC

Re: New Ride... - 12/10/12 01:53 AM

That looks pretty cool

Posted By: Silver70

Re: New Ride... - 12/10/12 02:45 AM

I like it except the grill just doesn't look right to me.

Posted By: thehemikid

Re: New Ride... - 12/10/12 03:03 AM

...a bit high in my book,...but...

http://www.youtube.com/v/lOBeppyk1Rs

..Edit: well I went back & looked again at that 354 & he says its a 392, but the heads don't have the water outlets like the 92's or the 54's for the thermostat crossover.

Posted By: TheBlueBeast

Re: New Ride... - 12/10/12 03:06 AM

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 12/10/12 05:47 AM

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Hillborn stacks!

Another one of those unobtanium items. There's a lot of them in the car world these days! LOL!

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Hillborn stacks!

And LRE exhaust stacks!

I am tickling the idea of stacks, but not LRE type. Just 4-5" chrome with turnouts, no taller than the cab. I'm thinking that would look sick right behind the cab.

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So a moparts moderator is promoting the dark side

LMAO! Dark side promotions take place all the time around here...you knew it was only a matter of time one of us Mods would join the party!

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What do you plan on adding to it? That'll be a fun ride.

The possibilities are endless. That's what's great about a rat rod. First up is moving the exhaust behind the cab (get a lot of fumes right now). Secondly, I need a few creature comforts int he interior to please my better half.

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I like it except the grill just doesn't look right to me.

Ha! The grill is a "custom" built piece and just a "unique" feature of a rat rod. The '48 Ford grill is hideous...I'm actually glad this one is one there.

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...a bit high in my book,...but...

http://www.youtube.com/v/lOBeppyk1Rs

..Edit: well I went back & looked again at that 354 & he says its a 392, but the heads don't have the water outlets like the 92's or the 54's for the thermostat crossover.

Ya -- that's $4k outside of my budget. Nice, but no way I'd drop $4k on a motor a 15 year old rebuilt. LOL!

Thanks to everyone else for the compliments. There will be progress pics as I move along.

Posted By: amxautox

Re: New Ride... - 12/10/12 05:54 AM

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And LRE exhaust stacks!

I am tickling the idea of stacks, but not LRE type. Just 4-5" chrome with turnouts, no taller than the cab. I'm thinking that would look sick right behind the cab.

My brother's '90? Chevy very short flatbed 4x4 truck has stacks like that. 454 that sounds sorta like a diesel, but MEAN, no mufflers. I think the stacks are sorta half way between the rear window and the side of the cab. No picture of it.

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 12/10/12 06:04 AM

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And LRE exhaust stacks!

I am tickling the idea of stacks, but not LRE type. Just 4-5" chrome with turnouts, no taller than the cab. I'm thinking that would look sick right behind the cab.

Ya -- I'm either going to do stacks or side pipes the length of the cab. I think the side pipes will sound better. I just need to get the exhaust behind the cab. The fumes are pretty bad right now.

Posted By: Twostick

Re: New Ride... - 12/10/12 06:56 AM

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That's a pretty cool ride. It would look GREAT with a Gen 1 Hemi in it. Looks good now, though. Nice score!

I'd LOVE to put a 1st gen Hemi drive train in it -- unfortunately they're made out of Unobtainium. LOL!

Poly with 3 deuces, 4.25 crank and push buttons.

V12 Jag would be cool too.

Kevin

Posted By: Kilroy was here

Re: New Ride... - 12/10/12 08:25 AM

Very cool, I like the pick-up bed in the back. Going to leave it that way?

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 12/10/12 10:22 AM

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Very cool, I like the pick-up bed in the back. Going to leave it that way?

Yep -- it's originally a '48 Ford F1 truck...the bed has essentially been cut in half.

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 12/15/12 03:36 AM

Put carpet in today. $18.98 indoor/outdoor 6'x8' roll of carpet from Lowes and two cans of $8 spray adhesive.

Also dressed up the SBC with valve covers and new wires:

Glamour pic...LOL

Next up is wrapping the rusty-ass headers with fiberglass header wrap.

Posted By: OzHemi

Re: New Ride... - 12/15/12 05:37 AM

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Glamour pic

You use the term loosely, I assume...

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Next up is..

Painting the master cylinder.

Good call..

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 12/15/12 06:12 AM

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Glamour pic

You use the term loosely, I assume...

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Next up is..

Painting the master cylinder.

Good call..

It's a rat rod....not EVERYTHING is supposed to be pretty. LOL

Posted By: Twostick

Re: New Ride... - 12/15/12 08:09 AM

Saw this tinbender display at Moparfest.

Kevin

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Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 12/24/12 07:53 AM

New grille ornament and license plate.

Posted By: rowin4

Re: New Ride... - 12/30/12 05:39 AM

Hold on there, carpet and rat rod do not go together. { It does look good though } The rat rod cult is about how crappy you can make a ride look and still be drivable. But in the end it's your ride, looks cool , other than the chevy engine , I'd drive it

Posted By: Supercuda

Re: New Ride... - 12/30/12 04:31 PM

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Hold on there, carpet and rat rod do not go together. { It does look good though } The rat rod cult is about how crappy you can make a ride look and still be drivable. But in the end it's your ride, looks cool , other than the chevy engine , I'd drive it

Hmm, maybe I'm old school, or got into it when it was fresh. But a "rat rod" (didn't call it that then) was about taking a derelict and getting it running. Everything else was secondary for most, including steering and stopping. I usually worked bassackwards, get it stopping, steering then worry about running good. Looks were always secondary and usually consisted for cleaning out the years worth of rat carp, leaves, spider webs, etc. Maybe throw a cheap Mexican blanket from TJ on the seat but that was about it.

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 12/30/12 05:04 PM

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Hold on there, carpet and rat rod do not go together. { It does look good though } The rat rod cult is about how crappy you can make a ride look and still be drivable. But in the end it's your ride, looks cool , other than the chevy engine , I'd drive it

Hmm, maybe I'm old school, or got into it when it was fresh. But a "rat rod" (didn't call it that then) was about taking a derelict and getting it running. Everything else was secondary for most, including steering and stopping. I usually worked bassackwards, get it stopping, steering then worry about running good. Looks were always secondary and usually consisted for cleaning out the years worth of rat carp, leaves, spider webs, etc. Maybe throw a cheap Mexican blanket from TJ on the seat but that was about it.

I hear y'all. As mentioned, the "rat rod" concept is to get a car running and stopping with whatever is available and cheapest. Back in the day when there was no internet or parts houses on every corner, when a car would break down the owner would fix it with whatever he/she had available to them. This truck is going to be on the fence between a rat rod and actual hot rod. I like the "weathered" look of rat rod bodies, but I also prefer to have some creature comforts (like carpet and windows) so I can get my wife into it and enjoy shows with me. I did a lot of youtube and google image searching for "rat rod", and will continue to do so as I progress with it. A LOT of so called "rat rods", even though the bodies are trashy looking, have decent interiors and nice looking engines...often times with multiple carb induction -- next up on my list is a tunnel ram and two fours. I was rebuilding the carbs just last night.

With all that said, it has been well received at local shows. It may not be a full out "rat", but so far people in the rat rod community accept it and compliment it everywhere I've been.

Posted By: AZ_A12_BEE

Re: New Ride... - 12/31/12 01:15 AM

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Very cool, I like the pick-up bed in the back. Going to leave it that way?

Yep -- it's originally a '48 Ford F1 truck...the bed has essentially been cut in half.

I never mess with that late model stuff.

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 12/31/12 06:35 AM

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Very cool, I like the pick-up bed in the back. Going to leave it that way?

Yep -- it's originally a '48 Ford F1 truck...the bed has essentially been cut in half.

I never mess with that late model stuff.

I wouldn't either if someone had sold me a '37 Plymouth!

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 03/17/13 05:44 PM

Replaced the grill and added stacks...

And...a short video

http://smg.beta.photobucket.com/user/hot...cccc93.mp4.html

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 03/30/13 04:28 AM

The Rat received an engine make over this past week...

Posted By: Supercuda

Re: New Ride... - 03/30/13 02:20 PM

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The Rat received an engine make over this past week...

Why the mouse turd?

Posted By: Hugh Jorgan

Re: New Ride... - 03/31/13 01:37 AM

Cool!

What is the next mod planned?

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 03/31/13 04:52 PM

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Cool!
What is the next mod planned?

Gear drive, new timing cover, and new balancer -- the current balancer broke the rubber seal, so it just spins free. Kinda tough to time it like that!

Posted By: old_goat

Re: New Ride... - 04/01/13 02:37 AM

Looks great with the tunnel ram and 2 4's!
I like the budget interior too. Great improvements! !

I wouldn't want to be anywhere near it tho with a loose balancer ring...ever seen one come off?

Posted By: Hotwheelsjr

Re: New Ride... - 04/02/13 03:27 AM

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Looks great with the tunnel ram and 2 4's!
I like the budget interior too. Great improvements! !

I wouldn't want to be anywhere near it tho with a loose balancer ring...ever seen one come off?

LOL...no -- I figure it has to shear the alt belt before it goes anywhere. It is currently resting against the timing cover, which will be replaced when I put a gear drive in and the new balancer.