jmlcolorado
Well-known member
well, jmc, I am not going to be so anal about the way it all turns out because this is supposed to be fun to build not to be a show car. I have many flaws in it so far but this is my first rat rod build so I am learning as I go. Yes I have sat in it and yes I barely fit, I have no head room left, so I guess I will have to build a strong center console since I will be leaning on it a little so my head doesn't bang the roof every time I hit a bump. I am going for the most chopped up rat on the coast and there are quite a few down here. I recently went to a rat rod show and saw some insane rats but no one had a truck as cut up as mine, I feel really proud of myself. I am also going to get a little artsy with the suspension and use a stop sign post as my two link on the front end. It will be safe first and then look really trick. A few pics of the roof welded up. OK I cheated a bit and simply welded my filler metal from the bottom, I will later use something like metal to metal body filler ti fill it in. I'm in a hurry but I can live with it.
Just a thought, but it looks like your going basically scratch built so maybe scrap the tall frame and build it out of 2x4 boxed tubing. That'll give you a couple more inches in the cab.
As far as cheating with filler metal from the bottom, I have you beat! I tried your technique first and then soon realized that I have failed, SO:
this is the inside. Kinda dark but there is almost a 1" gap from the original roof metal to the new piece on the top now
Here's the hack job inside with light.
The chop is not my proudest part by any means, but ya gotta learn somehow
This too is my first build so I'm learning a TON along the way. In fact I was just telling a buddy that when you looked at these trucks (before building one) they look so simple that you think anyone can do it, but now that I'm in the thick of it, I've grown a new respect for everyone willing to jump into something like this and make a thousand different parts work as one.
After all that brain damage, it's not lookin too bad.
Keep up the good work!
