before and after..

[timbo]

my 66 Krewl Kab

[dr Love the truck.[cl

 

[Rat33pickmup]

Thanks Timbo

 

[bob w]

And a 'tardy" "I love the truck" too. Heck of a save you made there.

 

[GJunktionMike]

Almost done so there it is.

 

[chevellelovermichael]

Childhood dream I made come true.

very nice![cl

 

[6PACKRAT]

My wintertime project. Now a HEMI

 

[Vance Wine]

My wintertime project. Now a HEMI

WOW!!!

 

[jcdvw66]

My most recent build

This is my 39 Plymouth pickup. I've had the cab for several years and finally got around to building it. Its not very radical, I wanted something I could drive daily and use to carry my bikes and motorcycles. Its on an 86 Ranger frame with a slightly built 302. Of course its not quite finished, gonna do some lettering and change the horrible front wheels.

 

[jcdvw66]

Not exactly a rat rod, but different

I dont call this a rat rod, just a primered low dollar sports car. But to the rest of the world (at least here in northern Michigan) it's a rat rod...whatever. Its a 72 Porsche 914 and its a very fun car to drive.

 

[jcdvw66]

49 Ford

I started this build while living in Arizona then moved to northern Michigan. I sure do miss the sun... It began as a rolling Ford F3 that purchased for $150. sold the front clip for $250 and nearly finished it up for under $2000. It had a Dodge 413 engine, 727 trans and Rockwell rear with 4.85 gears. I sold it about a year ago and I think it looks quite different today.

 

[jcdvw66]

66 Beetle

Another past project. This was my daily for a couple years. Then I got bored with it and went out to the barn one Saturday morning and cut the roof off. It was a very clean 66 form Arizona. I made the front beam extension from scrap pieces and painted it with off white primer/sealer.

 

[46FORD$PU]

On the 49 did you use the frame from the 49,did you alter the rear section of the frame?

 

[jcdvw66]

Yes I used the original 49 frame. I cut about two feet off the rear and mounted the rear axle above the frame.

 

[46FORD$PU]

Yes I used the original 49 frame. I cut about two feet off the rear and mounted the rear axle above the frame.

It looked like it in the pic, I'm going to start my 46 build and do not want to z the frame so I have been looking and asking around on how to get a good look without hacking up a good old frame.
So when you mounted the rear axle above how did it hook up tot he frame?

 

[jcdvw66]

So we were looking at the truck and discussing different methods of mounting the rear axle and I sort of half joking said to my freind " I'll just weld it to the frame ". His response was " No you wont...that would be cool ". So that is what I did. I made some peices from square tubing that cradled the axle and after a lot of measuring it was welded into place. I figured it wasnt going to be driven a lot, the frame already had a lot of flex, the tires had about 8-9" of sidewall, and I was living in Arizona where the roads are smooth. I cant tell you how it drove because I sold it before it was completed.

 

[jmlcolorado]

So we were looking at the truck and discussing different methods of mounting the rear axle and I sort of half joking said to my freind " I'll just weld it to the frame ". His response was " No you wont...that would be cool ". So that is what I did. I made some peices from square tubing that cradled the axle and after a lot of measuring it was welded into place. I figured it wasnt going to be driven a lot, the frame already had a lot of flex, the tires had about 8-9" of sidewall, and I was living in Arizona where the roads are smooth. I cant tell you how it drove because I sold it before it was completed.

Can't be any worse then a hard tail on a bike, except you have the twice the opportunity to hit potholes (specifically in Colorado) with having 4 tires, and 3 times the amount of bolts holding the truck together........that is unless you weld everything together

My buddy has a Tudor that has virtually no suspension due to his poor design. It's a blast to ride in though he never took me out of the airport. He also made me sign a waver in case I got Hurt

 

[46FORD$PU]

Ok that is not going to work at all up here in the northeast way to bumpy and very ruff roads.
I'm just going to take my time and figure out what will work and look the best for me.
Thanks for the feed back.

 

[proauctioneer]

resurrected from the dead

most people thought i was crazy to start with this cab- I think they were right

 

[jmlcolorado]

most people thought i was crazy to start with this cab- I think they were right

Way to prove em all wrong! Looks great!

 

[chevellelovermichael]

most people thought i was crazy to start with this cab- I think they were right

very nice