1951 White semi rat

[Hillbilly bling]

Man, that is one sweet truck. Awesome! Now you need a sleeper for it! perley

Thanx Oldrodder,, I do have a sleeper for it,,,,Just can't get her off the couch!!!LOL. That's Fuji, she's my pin up girl!!

 

[Hillbilly bling]

This is how the radiator is installed. I purposely went with the wrong radiator(necks are on oppisite sides then regular chevy radiator) so it will have that custom look. I needed some 1 1/2" tubing so i used my sons grinding rail for his skateboard. He's into cars now anyway! Had a problem with no circulation so i installed a back flush T on the heater hose to burp the air out. Now it works very well, absolutly no over heating at all.

 

[Hillbilly bling]

Some interior shots.The floor is18 guage sheet metal. Thin??? Yes, but after i made the floor, the tranny needed some work, so the floor head to come out. After the tranny and t case reinstalled, i bent some channels out of sheet metal and put under the floor. Light weight and strong.When i find pics. i'll post them. The seat is foam rubber (4") and an old tonneau cover. Cut to size and shape, sew the corners (by hand, needle and thread). Rap around foam and plywood, then staple to board. My shifter is carrying the hillbilly farmer theme. A hoe, made of 1/8" plate, 1/4 round rod and 1/2" rod.

 

[Hillbilly bling]

For security, i used the original semi steering wheel and rapped it with barbed wire. I have a quick release hub on colomn, so i can switch wheels.

 

[Charley Davidson]

For security, i used the original semi steering wheel and rapped it with barbed wire. I have a quick release hub on colomn, so i can switch wheels.

Now that's some funny $h!+ [cl Love it[ddd[dr

 

[Hillbilly bling]

Homemade mirrors

This is how I made the mirrors. Bend 1/2" pipe to a 90. Then bend again to almost a 90. Cut 4 pieces of 1" angle iron 2 1/2" long. Smash the ends of the pipe to flat. I had to pound the angle to open them a little. Drill and bolt them on. The mirror can be losened up to rotate mirrors out to see around the trailor.

 

[Hillbilly bling]

Shovel the gas to it.

Here is my gas pedal. Still carrying the farmer theme. It works great. I used an old flower garden shovel made in the 40s, a piece of 3/32" cable, a 3/8" bolt 3" long and a stick (Iron wood).

 

[Hillbilly bling]

An other pic. of the gas pedal.

 

[Hillbilly bling]

I don't know what's going on, when i open another folder to get other pics. i lose the first ones. thats why thier on different posts. sorry.

 

[ratrodgirl]

very very cool love it god some killer idea there to make your rod preety cool looking cant wait to see the finished product !

 

[Hillbilly bling]

Thanx Ratrodgirl,,, Today I made two gussets for the steering box mounting plate. All was going well till I heard a loud HISSING noise!! My brake line,,,,, I burnt a hole in it and the fluid was on fire!!! DANG IT!!!!! So i had to replace the line. Oh well, good excuse for ROAD TRIP to try the brakes.

 

[ratrodgirl]

oh darn a test drive lol
well at least thats all it was ! oh and nice thumb looks like my finger lol but now my nails decided it dont like my finger any more and is coming off.

 

[Hillbilly bling]

Leave it to the PROs!!

Today I thought i would try to cut my windshield. All was going good till i bumped the glass and it slid off my makeshift table and cracked!!! DANG IT!!! Oh well,, at least now i can drive it to the glass shop.. It also cracked again when i put the inside trim in. It does have that PATINA look now!!!LOL.

 

[maverickmk]

 

[Hillbilly bling]

What does that mean???

 

[justsomeguy]

Too cool!!!

 

[Hillbilly bling]

Something to share.

My fuel tank, obveous air compresser. I was going to leave all the hardware on the compresser,wheels,motor/pump and handle. But i couldn't see out my rear window. Used some old rough sawn lumber for deck and bed rails for edgeing. The rest of the pics. is a color tour i went on a couple of days ago, Enjoy.

 

[maverickmk]

What does that mean???

It means this thread is awesome. I like seeing the pictures of how you have done the fabrication. It gives me education & inspiration.

 

[LUCKY DEVIL 13]

Diggin' the truck but you should round the corners of that front bumper to go with the curves of the truck a little bit just my opinion otherwise the truck is badass!!!!

 

[Hillbilly bling]

It means this thread is awesome. I like seeing the pictures of how you have done the fabrication. It gives me education & inspiration.

Thanx Maverick,,, I'm new to PCs. and terms from the YOUNGER GENERATION,,,, My son is 15 and i can't understand him anymore..LOL. I'm glad so many folks like my truck. If you or anyone has any questions about it i will be happy to answer them. I'm suprised no one has aked what the lever with the vise grips on the dash is. Thankx again. I'm workin on the lingo!