Thread: lets see some ratrods

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My other ride, a '41 Chevy pickup 5" vertical chop and a 3" section.

Don't want to double post pics, so check out all the pics I just posted in the Hot Rod Talk Section .....I think you will like em.

this is a rat rod racer, a 44 year old photo. our neighbor had built this car in like 1959 or so. that is the bug that bit him and he soon after built and ran a fuel altered.

Damn, I hate that term "Rat Rod"!!! I know, I know, thats young people jargon for "old style Hotrod", but I hate the sound of it.---Brian

Well at this point, I guess its a "Rat Rod". Its a 60 Belair. I've got a 454 with a world class T5 5 speed lined up for it. Going to spray it "Hot Rod Black" and go sparingly with the stainless trim... Going to also try to keep the front end up in the air and use fenderwell headers for that Gasser look.

I like it the rims go great

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hell of a long way to go

Here's the 40 P.U. I've been tinkering with for 10 years. really slow progress. Sits on a S10 chassis with a 350/350 combo.



I've since cut the rot out of the hood and liked it that way.



And the 39 P.U. that has very little done yet. It's on a old datsun truck chassis cause I liked the torsion bar suspension, with a 53 Merc flatty. The front fenders were dented beyond repair so I removed them and like the fenderless look now. Plan to use moon hub caps to hide the 6 lug wheels.

Hey man I like these pics you got here. I really like how you have made them look.

I was reading the question below on what everyone calls a ratrod. I bet this one qualifies !! Normally I'm a 2 wheel drive guy, but I've taken a stab at building my own SUV. Its been 4 years in the making. The bod is a 51 gmc, frame 1983 wagoneer, 79' dodge dana 60 and rear gm 14 bolt. The transfer case is a 80 jeep Dana 300. The engine a 1976 well warmed mopar 440 with a 727 tranny. The tranny is rebuilt using stuff from my 401 727 into the 440 727 to use the short 4x4 tailshaft. The seats are out of an Escort. Anyway, if ya want something on this critter, you gotta make it. Thats a ratrod. Take a look.

Does this qualify as a 'rat rod'?

This is how far I got with the 29


And here is my new project!

What are you goin to do with the 29????Wanna sell it?or trade ?

Originally Posted by jimmyjeep

I was reading the question below on what everyone calls a ratrod. I bet this one qualifies !! Normally I'm a 2 wheel drive guy, but I've taken a stab at building my own SUV. Its been 4 years in the making. The bod is a 51 gmc, frame 1983 wagoneer, 79' dodge dana 60 and rear gm 14 bolt. The transfer case is a 80 jeep Dana 300. The engine a 1976 well warmed mopar 440 with a 727 tranny. The tranny is rebuilt using stuff from my 401 727 into the 440 727 to use the short 4x4 tailshaft. The seats are out of an Escort. Anyway, if ya want something on this critter, you gotta make it. Thats a ratrod. Take a look.

Way cool maybe not a rat rod but very nice. I am putting my 53 chevy 3100 on a 85 S10 then a 305 that I have and a blazer rear end from an 85 blazer I have, and am going for the rad rod look flat black my wife loves that color and it will be my daily drive and will sell the chopped 72 el camino daily driver. THEN the 50 F1 ford get torn apart like you did and do all the body work and interior the drive train and frame stuff is all done and is a driver now. good luck Ed ke6bnl

Its been Sold