CHR Ratrodders

Come on all closet ratrod lovers, join up in the chr secret society.

She started her life out as a ' Ford 2 door sedan in 1927 . But now she is my creation, she is going to be a true Ratrod, complete with some rust left on her! I built my own frame using a 26 Chevy front cross member, (just to make things differant from the norm)The body sets on it real nice and looks very cool!
Right now it's coming along pretty well, slowly but yet pretty good.. Got the front end all mounted 3 weeks ago, am runnning a suicide stle with a 5" dropped axle, still have to mount the shocks but that should be pretty easy.. I just finished the rear end last week, am running my own eliptic suspention on the rear. Sure was a lot more work that what I thought it would be, I thought it would be a very easy rear end to mount but, am very happy wth how it's turned out. The frame will ride at 5.5" of ground clearance when completed, that's as low as I wnted to go so hopefully I won't drag, to much! Got the motor mounts built for the 350 and got it all mounted in place, it's mounted kind of high, 6.5", wanted to make sure there was no whay to drag the oil pan (been there done that before!) Am going to run two 97's just for the sack of coolness. Am going to have to run a eletric fan on the radiator though, darn it! But I think I can hide it behind the Case tractor radiator shell.
Hopefully will get the body back on this weeklend so I can get the stearing colume mounted and the floors. in Really enjoying this build. ....Am planning on making her a mid 20's Chevy when it's all said and done, after all there are more Chevy parts than Ford on her and I am a true Chevy guy through and through![html]

hey guys im building a bbc 396 and have alot of ?s. Your advice would help me out alot .casting#on block are 3955272 and the heads are 3931068

i was wondering if i need to worry about valve clearance.I have close chambered heads and pistons i beleive the pistons are stock.i was wanting to put a 280 or a 290 dur 522-550 lift cam can i do that with what i have. ive called several speed shops one person said i couldnt and others tell me i can .I am in a bind here I need someone who knows what the hell they are talking about.

i hate to spend a whole lot of money and then smack a valve and then starte over again

Sorry guys, i have not checked here in awhile, glad to have some members! Hey rhino, pm dennyw that guy is real smart.

any guys from around Atlanta?

JOINED! - Check mine out under my details..