motomike
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Hi to all fellow ratroders here, Im a newbe to the sight and it seems I have to get involved with some posts so here it goes, 1 year and 8 mo or so I started building a rat rod truck and I quit drinking at the same time, a story for another day, my focus was on, and I had alot of new free time on my hands, I started out with the intentions of building one while I was still drinking but enough on that I baught a 48 kb international cab and front end with all the crome and whateaver parts I would need for the build 300$ with title I guted the truck in the farm field it lay in kentucky, once home I dug right in with a olds 455 a olds o type posi 12 bolt a 400 turbo with a shift kit I already owned all the olds power plant, the center council and steering wheel was from my first eaver car a olds cutlass convertabile, a speedway front end kit with disc brakes qa1 coil over rear shocks ansen slots with 50's in the rear 70's in the front the engine started out single carb but now has a old edelbrock o65 intake with dual edelbrock 600 carbs the frame is all 2x4 tubing made by me the truck has been running at around the 8 mo mark of the build with lots of miles on it this past year, an 2 wins at the local car showes here in the dekalb il area one was a top 100 out of 1,000 cars and trucks people walk right past beautifull cars to look a a piece of @#$@ of corse little things still need to be done but are we eaver done I have already started my next one with a buddy of mine to sell, a 48 dodge truck rat rod wrecker
Welcome to The triple R!!!!
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