1941 Ford 1/2 t "RatGrua" from Spain

CrocodileWrench · Sep 28, 2011

Hi guys,
here I go !
this is about my Rat Rod proyect, (one more time, excuse my bad english, I´ve learn english, the same way I learn to make cars, at my own !!)
I bougt this Ford 1941 from a JunkYard 20 years a go,
my brother tell my about it, and I make all the necessary to take it home,
its 200 km far away but anyway, I go for it.
All this past years, I save it to go one more time to the yunkyard, changing my home 3 times, and take it with me every time.
In my head I imagine some diferent configurations,
to make pick up, ot a truck who can carrier a car up in the big floor,
but when I discover the Rat Rod Worlds...
its like...
OK !! now its the moment !!!
and this cabin finally can rebird.
I hope you enjoy the pics and the history, that is in his first steps.
Here I upload some pics of the moment (20 years a go) I bought the cabin.
Next days I´m gonna upload more pics of the process with, some explanations.
thank you.

Origins:

CrocodileWrench · Sep 28, 2011

the truck in the JunkYard, 20 years a go...

and here one week a go:

CrocodileWrench · Sep 28, 2011

Day one in my proyect "RatGrua"

the donor of the frame and axel, IFS, and a lot of more things...
the guy its Ivan, a friend of mine who help me in the dissabling...

maybe looks easy work, but finally the van fail to the left, and the things gone complicated a little,
a few things are destroyed, but nothing inportant...

that´s me...smiling, the proyect is on the way, and no one result injured !!

Tim...Ok · Sep 28, 2011

cool project..what is that a Duetz diesel? I robbed a few parts for my build from an Italian built Iveco cabover truck (fiat)..keep the pics coming

Tim

CrocodileWrench · Sep 28, 2011

hi Tim, its a Iveco comercial Van, and the engine : 2.8 turbo diesel.

CrocodileWrench · Sep 28, 2011

Day two in my proyect "RatGrua"

let in the cab and frame into the garage, the place where I will continue the transRATformation

CrocodileWrench · Sep 28, 2011

Day two in my proyect "RatGrua"

more cuttings...

let me present you, one of my dogs, (got five) this is nine months old, and like to stay everytime in the middle of my works. no matter if I´m cutting, welding, hammering or wathever, its brave...

I let all in the floor, to start from there building, and latter put some system (?) to raise the vehicle to safety driving level...
the wheels are not intended to put on, only to take a view and let my imagination fly...

CrocodileWrench · Sep 28, 2011

I think this start to be something...something RAT [ddev

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the tubes at the back of the cab, comes from other pick up truck, I stored this from months and now, I know shere it can take place

In the back I must put a lot of things, the fuel tank, the tow system to carry cars (I´m in the process of design, like in the 99% of this proyect hahh) and I been keeping this parts from years and now all this stuff hace a new life

Snake Farm · Sep 28, 2011

Very cool 'Crocodile' man! I'll be watching your build for sure [cl[cl

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CrocodileWrench · Sep 28, 2011

Day four in my proyect "RatGrua"

in the day four, I cut the subframe of the IFS, (independent front suspension) of the Iveco Van donor, to make it narrower. I don´t know yet how I can put all this system in order...but I want to do [S [

me and in my hand the hook waiting for his place in my Rat tow truck.
This hook I,ve lose in my property 8 years a go, and one month a go , I found it under the ground, when I make some movements with my tractor Fordson, I think this is a sign !!!
it want (the hook) to be part of this proyect and emerge from the earth to make it possible

this hook its very special form me, becouse looks like make by hand, not industrial good finished.
the hook that I need

seems taht my hands (or the proyect) have magnets or something and the necessary parts come alone, like in a Walt Disney animation cartoons. ... (o.k. maybe in a mix of Tim Burton´s/Disney movie mix

and here, with the dents and all...

sgtpontiac · Sep 28, 2011

Great Job!!

Usted está haciendo un gran trabajo en la barra de la rata .... parece que tienen algunas grandes ideas y sus habilidades son, evidentemente, excelente ... mantener el buen trabajo!

You do good work CW.....keep it up....can't wait to see how this goes....[P

GJunktionMike · Sep 28, 2011

Keep on keep'n on

Who knows maybe one day you will see my UFO or as I would put it URO (unidentifable ratroding object

) in your rearveiw. Good luck on your build and hope your gov let you drive that on day[cl

CrocodileWrench · Sep 28, 2011

Day five in my proyect "RatGrua"

thank you guys for your support and warm welcome to me,
I think finally I discover a place where the people understand me and I understand...
And thank you for your inspiration,your freedom of thought and action are real lighthouse to me.
sorry GJunktionMike , but..URO is a military truck maker here in Spain, believe or not

)
anyway, your truck (or something) is an unidentifable ratroding object we swear !!
And now...
the RATgrua [ddev
day five:
days after the first boiling,
I remind me that I must put (some) order in the working area...
this its a lot of work

and not specially creative...
but I must do, wathever i take a moment to make some pictures with a little more details.

about the engine, I´m not sure I go to let that one in this proyect,
its a good engine but, I´m thinking to put something a little biger,
maybe one 6 cylinders in line with turbo (of course, and diesel too) from a bigger truck, I must open my eyes and make some calls...
or maybe must open my ears and make some views?? mmm

zzrodder · Sep 29, 2011

This should be a fun build to watch. [P[P Very cool to see how guys in other countries put together rats with parts we never see on this side of the ocean. [cl

CrocodileWrench · Sep 29, 2011

Day six in my proyect "RatGrua"

thanks zzrodder,
a lot of incredible buildings [dr and nice people here in RRR

I like that mine have some watchers that enjoy with my works too

...and in the day six:
things go a little slower, I decide to make some big estructure with wheels
to move all this heavy stuff the next months to come.
I use for that some scratch parts I have here, but need a lot of welding, [

I cut and weld, and re-cut and weld again to make it more higher and wider,
at the end I start to think this is a big work, and now I´m in the middel of the way, thinking to go in front or take the estructure and let out in the yard [S
but if I finish it, the next months my work will be more safety and relaxed, without big effort moving this heavy axels or leveling the cab to the fixement works must do etc, etc...
ok, I will finish, but the roof of the garage its a problem, not to high...mmm [S
must work making the roof more high??

oh no !! this is a never ending history,
I will finish the esctructure as best I can, and go in front the proyect ...
if not, it can start to walk in circles with no advances...
my dog looks scared too about this...

CrocodileWrench · Sep 29, 2011

Day 7 in my proyect "RatGrua"

still modifing the estructure, to lift more easy the engine, axels, cabin...[

next time i build a garage, remindme please to make the roof up to 5 meters high ...
I think this estructure gonna eat day 8 and day 9 in my proyect ...

CrocodileWrench · Oct 1, 2011

Day 8 in my proyect "RatGrua"

still working in the bridge crane....[

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I've done more higher and stronger, ...I won´t it breaks, with me under

and about the "RatGrua", I discover this piece from a chimney in my scrap mountain,
and I think can be good to put in the air intake,
it moves, twist, I don´t know yet how fast, but looks atractive to me the idea.
I paint it blue, before was gray.
I never see nothing like this, and can be a good partner with the turbo, both twisting.
Latter we can sell things like this, tell in that is good, becouse increase the molecular alignment of the air flux

440shorty · Oct 1, 2011

Ingenuity

Looking great! The bridge crane looks like a great way to handle those heavy truck parts.

Hot Rodding is also about making the tools needed to build the rods themselves.

440shorty

CrocodileWrench · Oct 1, 2011

440shorty said:
Looking great! The bridge crane looks like a great way to handle those heavy truck parts.

Hot Rodding is also about making the tools needed to build the rods themselves.

440shorty

thank you shorty, I love cars, and tools too,
and I like to make tools (the way my brain and hands can

)

my proyect: 1941 Ford 1/2 ton "RatGrua" from Spain

38fordtruck · Oct 3, 2011

thats cool! i like these foreign builds

1941 Ford 1/2 t "RatGrua" from Spain

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