Recent content by GTXKen

Thanks

You have inspired me....

That bothers you? I love being talked down too by some know it all who spends their life on a keyboard.

I really dig the GAZ!

I do have a good 71 440 HP block, heads and crank I could use, I picked them up for $200 a year or so back. The machine work and the rest of the parts could be some coin yet, I'd need rods, pistons, a tunnel ram and carbs besids all the little BS. I really need to attend more swap meets

What can I tell you..... The 440 is a .030 over stroker, ported aluminum heads, RMP intake, quick fuel carb, MSD distributer and ignition. The 727 was built by Cope Racing Transmissions and stalls at 3800 rpm, the rear end is an 8 3/4 with 355 gears. Suspension is mostly stock, all bushings...

I was kind of thinking it would never be a true rat rod but I'm not sure I can pull off a restoration on this without spending some big money. Let me give you some more detail. Outer body is pretty solid like I said but for a resto you would need patch panels on the quarters and to completely...

I couldn't photoshop to save my life... Clear coat? Really

I spent 7 years building it in my 22x20 garage. Built my own rotisserie and did everything but spay it myself. It was in rough shape with no interior when I got it, 3 coats of paint of which the topcooat was flat black.

I have a 66 satellite that I have been thinking about turning into a rat rod for a while now. I know its a little new and not a tradtional rat rod but its what I have to work with. The body is fairly solid and complete but the floors and trans cross member are shot. I have a 56 ford straight...

Hi everyone, Came on board to see what everyone is doing. I see lots of cool stuff out there and I want to learn a little about how and what you all are building. I have worked on lots of muscle cars and late models. I have a 66 Plymouth that I have been thinking of building in a muscle/rat...