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![]() heres what we started with
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building a 55' willys rat rod my 55 willys truck build http://ratrodsrule.com/forum/showthread.php?t=290 Last edited by motomech; 08-11-2007 at 01:33 PM. |
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here we are taking it apart down to the frame it took 2 days to get there
lots of rusted bolts and 2 black widow spiders
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this was a 3/4 ton 4x4 were gonna make it a half ton 2wd go were gonna shed alot of extra weight by loosing the pto and the transfercase front axle front driveshaft
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we found a donar car that will supply us with alot of needed parts its a 68' bel-air wagon it runs and drives it has a rebuilt 307 a turbo 400 and a 12 bolt 5 lug rear axle
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we got the engine out of the car and tranny and drive line
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we got the front suspension on its a i-beam axle with hair pins its all from so-cal speed shop of arizona early ford repop parts and disc brakes
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building a 55' willys rat rod my 55 willys truck build http://ratrodsrule.com/forum/showthread.php?t=290 Last edited by motomech; 05-27-2007 at 01:46 PM. |
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we got tires even thoe we are far from needing them but hey they were on sale
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in the rear we had some huge leaf springs that wouldnt even move when i bounced on them and im a big guy so we needed to take out 5 of the 11 leafs so we arnt riding like a mack truck
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your move'n right along.keep it up and you'll be cruzin' in no time.
that pto t-case is got to be worth some buck's.
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Good progress, but I think I would have looked for a different “donor car”
![]() That ’68 appears to be in decent shape, and with the popularity of wagons what they are, this one might have been worth redoing. Just my opinion. Jeff
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