AnvilBlockForge
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Hi, Christian Bivens here. I'm 17 and about to graduate and decided to take on a rat rod project. I plan to go into metal working and machining, so I'm hoping this will be great practice. So I've been reading on this forum about building a rat rod for a month or two now and finally invested in one.
I found a 1948 Chevrolet A/D 3600 5 window on craigslist, no picture, but decided to call anyways and liked what I heard. Drove 2 hrs to look at it and left. I made a guy an offer that night of 150$, figured I start by low balling him. He took it! So for another 100 I had it delivered and now here we are. The only reason I got it was for the fenders, frame, and the fact it has a bill of sale and registration. From what I've read, legalization for a rat rod can be rather difficult I started building a shop specifically for it as you can see, but got rained out
The Plan, let me know what ya'll think. Constructive criticism is appreciated as long as it's helpful
The Plan:
The chassis is complete in the rear, with 8 lug wheels. Looks salvageable
Complete bottom of the cab is gone due to rust
My solution so far is to cut 8 inches out of the bottom of the cab doors and all
This solves a couple things
Brings the cab down so I can mount buckets and give it a chopped look
Brings me to clean metal to refab a floor
Is this a good idea? Seems to me the quickest and cheapest fix
Next is the front suspension. All that's left is the steering and 2 leaf springs
I don't even know where to start here, so help and ideas for a front end is much appreciated
As for a motor I plan to drop a 350 in it, with a manual tranny
Interior will be bare minimum
And paint scheme is chevy orange and flat black
That's my plan so far
When the weather gets nice again I shall start disassembly. Some of the bolts are coming out, but a lot will need to be cut.
After I disassemble next is rust removal and prime. Thats what I have planned this month
Let me know what you guys think and start throwin ideas!
I found a 1948 Chevrolet A/D 3600 5 window on craigslist, no picture, but decided to call anyways and liked what I heard. Drove 2 hrs to look at it and left. I made a guy an offer that night of 150$, figured I start by low balling him. He took it! So for another 100 I had it delivered and now here we are. The only reason I got it was for the fenders, frame, and the fact it has a bill of sale and registration. From what I've read, legalization for a rat rod can be rather difficult I started building a shop specifically for it as you can see, but got rained out
The Plan, let me know what ya'll think. Constructive criticism is appreciated as long as it's helpful
The Plan:
The chassis is complete in the rear, with 8 lug wheels. Looks salvageable
Complete bottom of the cab is gone due to rust
My solution so far is to cut 8 inches out of the bottom of the cab doors and all
This solves a couple things
Brings the cab down so I can mount buckets and give it a chopped look
Brings me to clean metal to refab a floor
Is this a good idea? Seems to me the quickest and cheapest fix
Next is the front suspension. All that's left is the steering and 2 leaf springs
I don't even know where to start here, so help and ideas for a front end is much appreciated
As for a motor I plan to drop a 350 in it, with a manual tranny
Interior will be bare minimum
And paint scheme is chevy orange and flat black
That's my plan so far
When the weather gets nice again I shall start disassembly. Some of the bolts are coming out, but a lot will need to be cut.
After I disassemble next is rust removal and prime. Thats what I have planned this month
Let me know what you guys think and start throwin ideas!