OK. I've been here for a while now. I wasn't going to resurrect the thread just to post my rag in it, but since it is back
to the top, I thought about it. I had hesitated to post in this thread cuz I didn't like to consider my rod a rat rod.
But I looked at the pics of it again, and it is a pretty crappy rod. I bought it off ebay from a guy in Michigan. I gave
$1,776 for it. The pics are in my gallery for those who haven't seen it yet. The thing started out with some pretty
good work on it but the guy got bad sick. He sold it to another guy for the price of the engine. The second guy
decided he wanted a stock engine, so he passed it off to the next fool in line, me. I bought the rag cuz I liked the
body and it looked like my other car. My first one was a 1939 Nash LaFayette. This one is a 1939 Nash
Ambassador 6. Well, the thing has a 351 Cleveland with a C6. 9" rear, Mustang 2 front. Lowered in the front more
than in the back to give it a rake. I got it home after an ordeal and left it setting behind my grandfather's house
until we get the garage finished. We are wiring the garage now, and the Nash won't be out of the weather any
time soon. It looks as though he started out on building the car with money and energy, and as both faded, he
still continued. So, the engine doesn't want to run, the tranny won't shift out of 1st, most of the glass is setting
in the front floor board, all the exterior trim is gone, a bunch of pieces are missing, it has some awful bucket seats
of some sort that won't recline and are filthy, the body is done off in some sort of primer that was good 30 years ago,
the front fenders are just laying on the wheels, the hood is set on top of them, the back seat is torn up and just set
in, the battery was located in the trunk, but because the wires are that long, they eat up all the amps so the starter
won't crank, the floorboards are some sort of thin galvanized plate, the firewall was done pretty good, plus various
other problems. I am trying to work through college, and have been unable to find employment for 2 years. So I
don't have a lot of money to spend on the thing. I have been trying to buy parts for it and my other Nash as cheap
as possible. I just got a headlight lens that normally goes for 65 for 29 shipped. Just have to scrape the money up to
pay for it. Ebay can be a wonderful thing. So, my rod is definitely a rat rod. When I do get it running good, I think I'll
start on the interior and the body work. The body is in remarkably good shape. Those Nashes were built like tanks.
I think I'll be able to buy some good seats for not too much. The glass is all flat, so I think I can have some good
tinted auto glass cut for around $200. (that is the going rate for the cabs of two 60-66 chevrolet trucks, so I estimate
that is the approximate amount of glass.) If this lens gets here I'll have a full set for both cars.I'd like to change the
tranny over to a manual, preferrably a 6 speed, but if the engine gets running like it ought to, it is built to the point
it will probably take a 4 speed. I'm trying to sell off some of our other projects to finance this one. I think I can sell
off the 72 Burb for $2600 and an 89 &87 S10 for $1200, so that should go a distance in paying for parts. If any of
you all see parts for this car on sale at meets I'd appreciate a lead. I need taillight lenses and bezels now and
trim pieces. I think I can make a good rod out of what I have. It is just a matter of time and money