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some random pics these r just some pics of the rat....

The drive shaft The eng and trans set up so high that iwas able to leave most of the floor in tact and drill a 5 inch hole in the back of the cab to let the shaft exit, had to cut drive shafts down to fit ( 2 of them) will try to balance once its running.

front axle and steering This is a 1990 Rockwell International front axle from a 1 ton Ford flatbed truck, had to remove a little over 5 inches out of the center of the axle so it would fit on the axle springs. Was necessary to redrill the holes for the U bolts as the springs were a lot narrower...

pic of the doner vechicle This is a 84 Cruise Air 2, i cut the front in order to get at the 454 eng and 400 turbo trans, pulled it all togethor. Removed the rear axle, was a direct bolt in into the rat (plus it has rear disc). Also took the brake lines, the top shock mounts off the frame, the...

2 ton IH rat rod build been working on rat, pics comin soon

wiring an electric choke U could also use a relay and a 2 prong oil psi switch, the 80's and early 90's GM used these to run the fuel pump along with the pump relay. Might not even use the relay, just a hot wire run through the oil psi switch to the choke coil. This way when oil psi came up it...

I'm digging that truck I'm digging that truck, looks like a old time gasser drag truck, Needs some wheelie bars and drag it!!!!!!!!!!! P.S love those chrome reverse!!!!!!!

gregster digging that big block, what is trhe radiator grill, a farmall tractor? Let me know.

41 rat who says A frames look bad on an open wheel truck, OH did they mean BAD ASS, love that build.

41 rat i'm digging the look of that old rat, can u give me a look at some more pics?

door panels love those door panels, told the wife i would like to do something like that to my headliner

finished chop @ cab mounts heres the chop in primer (finallllly) also heres a pic of the cab mounts front and rear, their off of the sub frame of a 95 Eldorado (2 different cars, off the rear of th sub frame) they worked perfect. on the front i placed them so the bolt hole would line up with...

love the drawing of the truck. im digging the hood and the strecthed frame. There's only one thing wrong with the truck.... I need more pics!!!!!!!!!!!!! what gives ?u got me very interested in this low budget build....lets see some more please!!!!!!!!!!!

floor pan i love that floor, gives me ideals!!!!!!!!!

1950 IH 2 ton gearhead, that is one nice cab, and i thought mine was nice. As 4 a windshield i been reading how to cut them down, it appears that sand blasting is the way to do it on a curved glass. hombre, that is one sweet truck, it was made to hotrod (or rat rod it), that black one is...

1950 IH 2 ton this one is a L 160, i'll have plenty of parts left over, real nice dog house minus hood. hardly any rust on fenders, all i'm using is the cab.

finishing the chop the rear glass was chaneled downward so i wouldnt have to mess with the rear glass, the doors will have solid glass ( no wing glass). NOTE: the cab mounts were made from rear eldorado sub frame mounts, found 2 cars at salvage yard. I cut them off straight, positioned cab...

more IH build the frame will get cut off shorter in the rear when i figure where the rear wheels will sit. I will be using a 4 link setup. The front will be a straight axle with a rack steering. Big block chevy power with a 4L60 trans (though i havent rulled out a 6.5 diesel). The chop took...

this is my first build, i looked at a lot of Utube before cutting, I plan on keeping the duall wheels and straight axle, but using a 3500HD chev rear with 19.5 wheels and the front axle out of the HD (disc brakes all the way round).