Calgarymale86
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Well with the price of oil so low and layoffs rolling through Alberta, I thought it would be a good time to get back into the garage and make some headway on a now 3 year long project. I've spent quite a bit of time visiting antique stores, talking to friends, and collecting a handful of parts to get me somewhat started. I still don't have a clear view of where I'm going with this build. I told myself I wanted a true "rat rod" but after visiting some car shows and seeing some sketchy builds, I decided safety's gotta come first! I realize I may offend some die hard rat rod builders and may not be true to form when purchasing new parts, but let's be honest, I want to finish this build sometime in the near future safely without travelling the whole countryside waiting to find the perfect part that isn't totally trashed (which I've come to understand is few and far between, or completely overpriced).
Anyhoo, onward with the actual build!
I started out with buying a aftermarket 4" drop axle with disc brakes from Lucky 7 and am planning on doing a 4 link to tie it to the frame, and possibly a pan hard bar if need be.
For the rear I bought some coil over shocks and am planning on a triangulated 4 link to tie in the Dana 70 which has 4.10 gears.
The engine is a 1993 12 valve VE cummins, turbo'd and innercooled, with if I remember correctly a 46RE?
So far I've been in the garage last week messing with the frame getting all the proportions where I think I'll need them to be. I'm not planning on putting a box on the truck and using a piece of 16" casing pipe as a fuel tank.
Anyhoo, onward with the actual build!
I started out with buying a aftermarket 4" drop axle with disc brakes from Lucky 7 and am planning on doing a 4 link to tie it to the frame, and possibly a pan hard bar if need be.
For the rear I bought some coil over shocks and am planning on a triangulated 4 link to tie in the Dana 70 which has 4.10 gears.
The engine is a 1993 12 valve VE cummins, turbo'd and innercooled, with if I remember correctly a 46RE?
So far I've been in the garage last week messing with the frame getting all the proportions where I think I'll need them to be. I'm not planning on putting a box on the truck and using a piece of 16" casing pipe as a fuel tank.