International guy says hello from the dry side of Oregon

[okeyjohn]

Hello everyone, Im pretty new to the thread, but not new to the idea of a rat rod. I have been collecting parts for my hot rod dream for several years now. I collect and restore internationals, I have more than my wife would care to count.
Many of them can be seen at
www.ttyr2.com/international
I think I am finally going to start my build around the first of the year. We are currently on financial lockdown, so it is a good winter to hunker down and only spend money on some welding supplies. Here is a list of what Im going to start with:
BODY
1947 International KB5 as a cab donor
1946 IH KB6 grille,
KB6 hood without side panels
KB6 hood with arched side panels
1920-something non-ford 5 ft pick-up bed
31 chev 1 ton frame- nice bones after I strip them do
Chassis:
31 chev 1-ton rails
1965 econoline straight axle
1972 maverick 8 inch with locker and 2.73 gears
SBC 307 (283 look alike)
powerglide or T-350 OR T-5 5 speed
Most of the odds and ends as well; heater, seat, guages, headlights, etc. Since the grille has been tucked in the loft of my garage, watching over all other projects, for the last 3 or 4 years, I started calling it "The Rodfather" Im not sure if the name is taken, but it fit the scene.

hopefully I can figure out how to post some pics to give an idea of what I'm starting with

 

[jmlcolorado]

Hello everyone, Im pretty new to the thread, but not new to the idea of a rat rod. I have been collecting parts for my hot rod dream for several years now. I collect and restore internationals, I have more than my wife would care to count.
Many of them can be seen at
www.ttyr2.com/international
I think I am finally going to start my build around the first of the year. We are currently on financial lockdown, so it is a good winter to hunker down and only spend money on some welding supplies. Here is a list of what Im going to start with:
BODY
1947 International KB5 as a cab donor
1946 IH KB6 grille,
KB6 hood without side panels
KB6 hood with arched side panels
1920-something non-ford 5 ft pick-up bed
31 chev 1 ton frame- nice bones after I strip them do
Chassis:
31 chev 1-ton rails
1965 econoline straight axle
1972 maverick 8 inch with locker and 2.73 gears
SBC 307 (283 look alike)
powerglide or T-350 OR T-5 5 speed
Most of the odds and ends as well; heater, seat, guages, headlights, etc. Since the grille has been tucked in the loft of my garage, watching over all other projects, for the last 3 or 4 years, I started calling it "The Rodfather" Im not sure if the name is taken, but it fit the scene.

hopefully I can figure out how to post some pics to give an idea of what I'm starting with

Nice collection of parts. I know guys (me) that start projects without everything in mine and take forever to finish
Make sure you post a link to your build thread once you start. I wanna see this one through [cl

Heres mine:
50 L110 (i think) chopped 7 sectioned 3, split windsheild
68 c10 chassis zee'd
disk conversion
air bagged.

 

[rainman]

Looks like a very solid beginning!!
Welcome to RRR!!!

 

[Old Iron]

Looks like quite a laundry list, welcome to the site.

Jim

 

[Bonehead]

Nice collection, and projects.
Welcome to the site.

 

[Got Rust?]

Welcome to RRR, fun collection of parts.

 

[skull]

plan

nice to see a plan ahead of time, most of us get a body or a frame and hope to find the rest as best we can.

ditto on the build thread, very interested to see the results of the final product.

Later

 

[RAT IHC]

Welcome to the site! Always nice to see more IHC's saved! Look forward to follow your build/s!

-Troy

 

[T DRIVER]

Cant Wait

To see the finished product well down the road anyway welcome to the site [cl

 

[Blue Eyed Devil]

Welcome to site! Since you are a Binder guy I'll throw this out there - I'm looking for a pair of headlight bezels for a '56 S-120. Mine are pretty bad!

 

[okeyjohn]

thanks for all the encouraging comments.
That is a L110- and it has had some geat tin work done to it. I like the start that you have. I may have a rather complete Pile-o-Parts, but you my fellow binder enthusiast- have a roller[dr For that, I am envious.

In response to the headlight bezels: A friend of mine has three S-120's. I will ask him if he has any that he would part with. Those are great trucks. Is yours a 4x4? That was the first mass produced model that IH offered in a 4x model.

It seems that the other vehicles that I look after must have heard me typing last night, cause two of the three commuters at our house, layed an egg this morning. I get to work on new crap while I dream of commuting in the RODFATHER.
Thanks again. Glad to see this site actually welcomes new members.

 

[mountain]

Blue Eyed Devil,
Have you ever gotten any parts form Barns International? He has a large collection of LRS and scouts. Check him out, he is a real cool guy and has gotten me out of a pinch or two.

 

[Torch]

I just had a custom Idea...not necessarily rat roddy but check this out....

take your front fenders... turn them backwards for rear fenders on a stepside box.... and french in some galaxie tail lights where the headlights used to be

 

[the reverend muddy grimes]

Mine is a 53R100. Love old binders. The more built the better i like it

 

[GJunktionMike]

Welcome to RRR

 

[sgtpontiac]

Welcome from Southeast MI.....

Hope you find some inspiration at the RRR

 

[agdeuce]

Welcome form the wet side of Oregon

Glad you found the best site on the net for us slightly skewed gearheads. Big, low and bad.[ddd I can see your International rollin' down the highway now. Make it happen and keep us posted. Steve

 

[okeyjohn]

Thanks all for the welcoming responses.

Torchman- I like your thinking. Those fenders could be really cool in that application. You could also split them to a consistent width and graft them onto a fleetside box to make one cool dually bed... HMMMMM.....[ddev

I have also been thinking of using the cowl hinged hood as a decklid /boattail for some sort of speedster. Im not going to use the hood for this build but maybe a future one. I already have a modified T or A frame that isnt quite heavy enough for the Rodfather.

Great- I havent turned the first wrench on the first RR and now Im planning the second one- I guess I have been bitten.